WILCO (Jeff Tweedy) ......rOgEr DoDgEr...

[tripticket]

...is nominated for Best Rock Album (Grammy's this Sunday).......*Sky Blue Sky*



#dance#

I HOPE they get it! ;D

[blinddogs]

Foxtrot Yankee Hotel

Is one of my all time Favorite records.

Whenever I try and listen to their other stuff I get bored really quick.

I have not tried the new one yet.

[tripticket]

blinddogs said:

Foxtrot Yankee Hotel
Is one of my all time Favorite records.



I have not tried the new one yet.

FYH is great one too!, then there are odd songs from other albums...like Being there I think..
anyway....U've got to get the new one! Jeff was interviewed saying that he finally feels like his band is where is should be after all these years. That where they are now is what he envisioned way back when.

The new one from front to back, is based on pure grooves! they speed up n slow down alot ;D

[Mr. Sexy]

this is another instance where something is mentioned and it starts popping up all over the friggin place! Tracy played them a while back, then I randomly hear a song or people talking about them.

weren't a few of them in Uncle Tupelo or something, I like them too.

[anvil]

5 sold out shows at the Riv. One of Chi towns biggest clubs.

[*Sonya*]

I copied this conversation from the other Wilco thread that is now locked:

anvil said:

live stream from the Rivera in Chicago on 2/19 @8:30 pm est

www.wxrt.com/

If you've never heard these guys I suggest you give them a listen.

tripticket said:

thanks for the link!
Welcome to the forum as well.
I've stumbled across these guys last year. Sky Blue Sky is Tops! man!

anvil said:

I couldn't get tix. I also won't be able to hear the stream, and I have zero idea how to capture it. If anyone does I would be forever in your debt for a copy.

[greg]

Wilco Catalogs Its Career at The Riviera

Wilco is currently three shows into its five-night, hometown Winter Residency at Chicago’s The Riviera Theatre. Throughout its multi-night run, Wilco has promised to deliver the “complete Wilco catalogue,” including numerous songs the band’s current lineup has never publicly performed. To the surprise of many, each night Wilco has used the same core of songs from its most recent releases, Sky Blue Sky (2007), A Ghost is Born (2004) and Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002), as the nuts and bolts of its show, fleshing out that setlist with rarer material from A.M. (1995), Being There (1996), Summerteeth (1999) and the Woody Guthrie songs the group reworked with Billy Bragg for Mermaid Avenue Vol. I and II. The sextet has also offered a few additional rarities each night, including the Mermaid Avenue outtake “When the Roses Bloom Again” and Yankee Hotel Foxtrot demo “Cars Can’t Escape” on Friday, and the More Like the Moon EP song “A Magazine Called Sunset,” as well as the never before played A.M track “Dash 7” on Saturday. Last night, the group focused in on its mellower material, unearthing rarities like “Bob Dylan's 49th Beard,” the Mermaid Avenue Vol. 2 number “Remember the Mountain Bed,” the A.M. single “Box Full of Letters” and former member Jay Bennett’s co-composition “My Darling,” which has not been played since 1999. Wilco also allowed bassist John Stirratt to take the central stage for his lone lead vocal on “It’s Just That Simple” Saturday.

On Saturday frontman Jeff Tweedy addressed the crowd’s disappointed reaction to the hefty number of repeats, saying “all we said is that we were going to the play the catalogue… we are still going to put on a rock show.” Tweedy appeared loose between songs, joking that “the next song is from the first Wilco album most of you bought,” before launching into “Jesus, Etc.” from the group’s breakthrough Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. His banter also helped Wilco segue between styles, as the sextet moved from the latent, alt-country of its early recordings to the upbeat, infectious moments included on Summerteeth to more avant-garde experimentation of A Ghost is Born and the more somber, reflective Sky Blue Sky. The group also picked up a few additional instruments on occasion, with multi-instrumentalist Pat Sansone showing off his banjo skills and Tweedy breaking out his harmonica. On both Saturday and Monday, longtime friend Andrew Bird, who has collaborated with the members of Wilco since his time in Squirrel Nut Zippers, roamed on and off the stage, playing violin and joining Tweedy for “Red Eyed & Blue’s” whistling section. At various points, the group has also employed a horn section, which Tweedy joked was part of the world’s “fastest growing band.”

Perhaps the residency’s real surprises were the rearranged versions of both Wilco’s early material and it newer songs, particular tracks off Summerteeth like "I'm Always in Love" and "Nothing'severgonnastandinmyway(again)," both of which have been stripped of their trademark synthesizers. Guitarist Nels Cline also shifted his tone to reflect the group’s early country-influenced sound on “How to Fight Loneliness” and played pedal steel on “Blue Eyed Soul,” “Remember the Mountain Bed” and “Bob Dylan's 49th Beard.”

Wilco will return to the Riviera Theatre tonight and tomorrow to deliver the remaining 30% of the material included on its proper studio recordings. There is no word whether the group will dig deeper into its extensive collection of EPs or the Minus 5 collaboration Down with Wilco.

[greg]

Via Chicago: Another Round of Wilco Rarities

Wilco’s career spanning, multi-night run at Chicago’s The Riviera Theatre continued last night with another sold-out, two-set show. The entire performance was broadcast on WXRT and Jeff Tweedy joked he was glad Wilco “got to promote material from their first two albums because they weren’t able to the first time around.” He also took the opportunity to wish his kids goodnight over the radio.

The group continued to breakout rarities, including the A.M tracks “I Must Be High,” which was last played in 1996, and “Hotel Arizona,” which was retired for over a decade before last Friday. During set one, the group debuted “Leave Me Like You Found Me,” the only track off 2007’s Sky Blue Sky the group has yet to play live, and later offered one of that album’s b-sides, “The Thanks I Get." The performance showcased Wilco at its most jam-friendly, particularly an elongated take on “Spiders (Kidsmoke)” that segued out of “Reservations” and versions of “Outta Mind (Outta Site)” that bookended the band’s performance. Wilco’s longtime manager, Tony Margherita, also took the stage with the group at the start of its set, playing sleigh bells on “Outta Mind (Outta Site),” while The Total Pros Horn Section returned for a handful of songs, including “Was I In Your Dreams?,” “Hate It Here,” “The Thanks I Get,” “Walken,” “I'm The Man Who Loves You” and “I'm A Wheel.” The sextet is only five songs away from performing every track included on a proper Wilco album.

[tripticket]

Taken from a myspace bulletin :

Greetings all,

A couple of quick things:

Wilco's show tonight (Wed.) from Club 9:30 in Washington DC will be streamed live by NPR. Show kicks off at 8 p.m. eastern time with a set by John Doe, followed by Wilco at 9. www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=19271953

As many of you have no doubt heard, Wilco will appear on NBC's Saturday Night Live this weekend. Check your local listings for time/station. Our apologies go out to the good people of Charleston and elsewhere who were planning on attending the Wilco gig there this weekend. We never take cancellations/postponements lightly but you'll just have to take our word here that logistically, we had no choice. We'll make it up to all of you this summer, we promise. Information on the rescheduled date here wilcoworld.net/tours/index.php

Thanks as always and more soon.

HQ in DC

[Mr. Sexy]

They're on Saturday night live tonight

[tripticket]

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[tripticket]

the music world will miss ex wilco guitarist Jay Bennet (45) . and official autopsy said it was from a Pain killer OD.
you can DL Jay's latest solo album free here....

rockproper.com/jay-bennett/whatever-happened-i-apologize.html

also. Wilco has an NEW album coming out on the 30th of this MONTH! YAY! #rock#