ContactMusic — WILCO frontman JEFF TWEEDY has landed his own day in St. Louis, Missouri.The Illinois native learned of the honour just before he took the stage at Loufest on... more info
Guardian Music — (Bella Union)Philip Selway, the 26th greatest drummer in the world according to a recent poll, thanks to two decades of pioneering work with Radiohead, doesn't so much as lift a stick on his solo debut. Delegating drum duties to Wilco's Glenn Kotche,... more info
L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — There would seemingly be little that would catch Mavis Staples by surprise. Yet with Staples now 71 years old, Wilco's Jeff Tweedy found a way to get the soul/gospel veteran to step out of her comfort zone -- literally. Staples'... more info
Guardian Music — The plastic present is about to become reacquainted with a 'musical miniature of the cosmos'There is a budget-price edition of Karlheinz Stockhausen's Mantra, for two pianos, percussion – sometimes crotales, which are essentially antique cymbals â... more info
CNN Showbiz — The Chicago rock band Wilco took over the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art from Friday, August 13, through the weekend to throw the first Solid Sound Festival, a celebration of art, music, comedy, film, and community.
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All About Jazz — Featuring Rare Performances by Marc Ribot, Merzbow, Fennesz, Matthew Shipp and ECM Recording Artists Michael Formanek Quartet and Dans Les Arbes
(Philadelphia, PA)Ars Nova Workshop (ANW) just concluded its 10th Anniversary seasonbringing o... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — words & photos by Lori Baily The Baseball Proiject headlined a show at Maxwell's on Thursday night. It was before their set over the weekend at Wilco's Solid Sound Festival in North Adams, MA...Wilco headlined, and Mavis Staples was their... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — words & photos by Lori Baily The Baseball Proiject headlined a show at Maxwell's on Thursday night. It was before their set over the weekend at Wilco's Solid Sound Festival in North Adams, MA...Wilco headlined, and Mavis Staples was their..... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — The Baseball Project Move over Gary Glitter:The Baseball Project understands that music heard in a sports stadium is not particularly good. And, although that wasn't the sole impetus, the rock quartet conspired to write rock songs that mostly deal wi... more info
The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — I was very excited to hear that there was a practically completed Jay Bennett album left behind by Jay. Not that that's good news when I'd much rather have Jay still around turning out some extremely heartfelt tunes. As much as Jeff Tweedy was th... more info