Stereogum — Following his recent Portlandia appearance, Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy made his long-awaited debut on Parks And Recreation last night as the reluctant former frontman of Land Ho, a popular Pawnee band who suffered an ugly breakup. The plot of the episode ... more info

Stereogum — Country Mice leader Jason Rueger and drummer Austin Nelson formed the mellowed-out roots rock band Curtin in Brooklyn, but these days they’re based out of Chicago. There they encountered Wilco’s Mikael Jorgensen, who lent his moody keyboard sonic... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Aziz in a Daft Punk helmet Last night (4/3) was a good night for music on TV. Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy made an appearance on Portlanda (as announced), where he records a new song in the studio as Fred Armisen... more info

Stereogum — As promised, Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy appeared in a season 4 episode of Portlandia last night. Tweedy played himself in a sketch that involved Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen urging him to write a folk song more in line with his suburban upbringing. ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Flaming Lips aren't the only band with an April Fool's Prank today. Pitchfork points to a tweet from Wilco that says they'll be releasing their "1st ever album of 'deconstructed-yet-patriotic' children's music Yankee Doodle Foxtrot on July 4."... more info

Stereogum — One of the major plot lines in the back half of this season of Parks And Recreation is the department’s attempt to put on a Pawnee-Eagleton Unity Concert. We’ve already heard that Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy will be stopping by for the concert, and we ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Ron Swanson & Colin Meloy (via Nick Offerman Twitter) The season 6 finale of Parks and Reaction airs on April 24, and executive producer Michael Schur has told The A.V. Club that the episode will have some pretty big name... more info

Stereogum — David Eugene Edwards came up as frontman of the Denver-based 16 Horsepower, an alt-country band that signed to A&M at a time when major labels were signing alt-country bands across the United States (16 Horsepower released their debut EP in 1995, the... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Kronos Quartet, ever spinning in a thousand directions, brings special anniversary concerts to UCLA with the help of Chinese pipa player Wu Man, Wilco's Nels Cline and Laurie Anderson.Forty is old for a string quartet but not ancient. The Budapest St... more info

Stereogum — New Jersey’s Real Estate recorded Atlas, their third album, at Wilco’s studio in Chicago, and it’s possible to see them easing into the same sort of perma-touring, base-satisfying existence that Wilco enjoys, especially on the strength of an al... more info