Wilco have released new song “Tired of Taking It Out on You” and announced a North American tour in support of their next album, Cruel Country. “Tired of Taking It Out on You” is a breezy bit of introspective country-folk with Jeff Tweedy crooning over a steady guitar strum and …
Read More »Wilco Give 'Yankee Hotel Foxtrot' Back Some of Its Edge at 20th-Anniversary Shows
The audience didn’t know what to make of the strange, dissonant sounds coming from the four musicians onstage at New York’s United Palace on April 16. Swift, dive-bombing squeals and nervous rhythms poured out of the Aizuri Quartet‘s instruments for 10 minutes straight. They paused; the crowd applauded, a little …
Read More »Wilco Mark 20th Anniversary of 'Yankee Hotel Foxtrot' With New Collab — 'Jesus Don't Cry' Beer and All
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. It’s been more than two decades since Wilco dropped one of the best albums of all time, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. To celebrate the 20th anniversary of their 2002 …
Read More »'I Can't Believe How Lucky We Are': Jeff Tweedy on the Return of Wilco's Solid Sound Festival
When Wilco are putting together the lineup for their biannual Solid Sound Festival, they have just one rule: If they love it, it’s in. “Everybody in the band keeps a running dream list of people that we would like to play with or to see,” says Jeff Tweedy, calling from …
Read More »Wilco Pass the Mic to Neal Francis for a Raucous Live Version of 'Theologians'
When Wilco invited Neal Francis to join them onstage at their Sky Blue Sky destination festival in Mexico this past January, they asked the Chicago piano-rocker what song of theirs he’d like to play. It was a tough question for the longtime Wilco fan, but eventually Francis landed on “Theologians,” with …
Read More »Wilco Announce 'Yankee Hotel Foxtrot' 20th-Anniversary Shows
Wilco will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their critically acclaimed record, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, performing the album in full at a run of shows in New York City and Chicago in April. The Chicago-based band will also unveil a series of archival Yankee Hotel Foxtrot re-releases later this year, with …
Read More »Stephen Malkmus Debuts Two New Songs at First Live Show Since 2019
Stephen Malkmus showcased two new songs at a concert in Portland, the musician’s first show since 2019. Performing at venue the Alberta Abbey, Malkmus and his band also played Pavement’s “Father To A Sister Of Thought.” The new songs, titled “MTV” and “Making Friends,” have yet to be officially released. …
Read More »One Wilco Fan's Choice: Get Covid, or Kiss $6,000 Goodbye
Mitch Timbanard is hoping his Covid test comes back positive. The 47-year-old Orange County, California resident is one of many Wilco fans anxiously awaiting the band’s SkyBlueSky festival in Cancun. The multi-day fest is scheduled to begin January 17th and feature Spoon, Kurt Vile, Stephen Malkmus and Thundercat, among others. …
Read More »Jeff Tweedy Recalls That Time P. Diddy Thought He Was a Grammys Usher, Performs 'Gwendolyn'
Wilco‘s Jeff Tweedy beamed in to Late Night With Seth Meyers Monday from his Loft studio in Chicago to perform “Gwendolyn,” off of his newest solo album, Love Is King. He was joined by his son, Spencer Tweedy, on drums. Tweedy recently recruited an array of celebrities for the video …
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