Showing All "Wilco" Posts
Jun 25th, 2009 50 Comments
Tweedy and the gang decided to class themselves up for The Tonight Show last night, dusting off the Nudie Suits they debuted at Lollapalooza last year. The band was making good use of an off-night in…   Read Story »
Jun 23rd, 2009 Comment
According to authorities, the former Wilco guitarist's recent death was the result of an overdose of the pain killer fentanyl, and is being investigated as an accident. Billboard has the details.   Read Story »
Jun 23rd, 2009 30 Comments
Last night Wilco played the first show in a sold-out three-night run at the Wiltern Theatre, sure to be attended by fans young and old. Whatever your age group, Wilco's playing relentless marathon…   Read Story »
Jun 22nd, 2009 57 Comments
The last time Scott checked in with the old folks (his favorite folks) of Breakfast At Sulmay's, he requested they do Dirty Projectors next. And so they did. Seeing how polarizing the arty Brooklyn…   Read Story »
Jun 14th, 2009 29 Comments
By Scott Lapatine & Amrit Singh
Sets from Jimmy Buffet and Bruce Springsteen bookended a day of mellow, familiar dadrock with more mass appeal than the inscrutable indie pop that dominated Friday.…   Read Story »
May 25th, 2009 45 Comments
The former Wilco guitarist and Titanic Love Affair founding member passed away in his sleep Saturday night. Bennett was a key contributor to the first half of Wilco's discography, and his contentious…   Read Story »
May 13th, 2009 101 Comments
A month and change before its proper release, Wilco (The Album) is streaming at Wilco (The Band)'s site. The humped album art might've hinted at something funny, but the sounds are pretty sober (and…   Read Story »
May 8th, 2009 56 Comments
Remember when Wilco album covers used to look like this? Even this? Well if Wilco's Wilco (The Album) album title didn't totally deconstruct any lingering whiff of pomo self-seriousness, welcome to…   Read Story »
May 5th, 2009 28 Comments
Bennett famously left Wilco in 2001, just after working on Yankee Hotel Foxtrot and appearing in the I Am Trying To Break Your Heart doc, and just before those things helped turn Wilco into Wilco…   Read Story »
May 1st, 2009 1 Comment
Offering post-Mermaid Avenue Guthrie action, Jeff Tweedy & Co. cover "The Jolly Banker," a song that's clearly as relevant as ever. Download it for free if you're "unemployed / underemployed or…   Read Story »
























