Reuters - Jul 14, 2009
Wilco doesn't need special effects or a theatrical set for its live show. What other bands aim for with those high-budget concert accessories, this one offers in the stage charisma of its frontman...
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When it s remarked to Jeff Tweedy while walking backstage at the recent Bonnaroo Music Festival that it s a shame he won t have time to catch most of the festival s other acts, he turns and smiles....
More »AP - Jul 1, 2009
Wilco, Wilco (The Album) (Nonesuch) Wilco will love ya, baby, the band sings on the rollicking opening track of its seventh studio release, Wilco (The Album). It s tough not to crack a smile, along...
More »AP - Jun 24, 2009
Former Wilco guitarist Jay Bennett died of an overdose of a pain killer, a coroner said Tuesday, and authorities are viewing his death as accidental. Toxicology tests showed the 45-year-old musician...
More »Yahoo! Music - May 25, 2009
Former Wilco band member Jay Bennett has died at age 45. The multi-instrumentalist died in his Illinois home on Saturday night (May 23), although the cause of death has not been revealed. A message on...
More »AP - May 5, 2009
A former member of Wilco is suing the band s lead singer, claiming he s owed royalties for songs during his seven years and five albums with the group. Jay Bennett also claims in the breach-of-contract...
More »Reuters - Mar 27, 2009
Wilco has confirmed rumors that Feist will appear on its next album, a still untitled set due for a late June release. In a posting Friday (March 27) on the band's website (http://wilcoworld.net/...
More »Reuters - Dec 17, 2008
The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival will celebrate its 40th anniversary this spring with a star-studded lineup featuring Aretha Franklin, Dave Matthews Band, Wilco, James Taylor, Wynton Marsalis,...
More »Reuters - Nov 17, 2008
Neil Finn has drafted members of Radiohead and Wilco, as well as his son Liam, for a sequel of sorts to his 2002 live album Seven Worlds Collide. The as-yet-untitled studio project will be taped over...
More »Reuters - Aug 18, 2008
Rock band Wilco hopes to have its seventh studio album out by spring 2009, frontman Jeff Tweedy told Albany, N.Y., radio station WAMC recently. After opting for a highly performance-oriented recording...
More »AP - Dec 6, 2007
Crowded anonymously between vacant storefronts, auto-repair shops and discount markets on a desolate North Side street, the nondescript white building housing Wilco s band loft belongs in one of its songs...
More »Reuters - Jun 18, 2007
Wilco, Widespread Panic and the White Stripes helped close the Bonnaroo music festival in grand fashion on Sunday. The fourth and final day of the Manchester, Tenn., event was marred, however, by jazz...
More »E! Online - Jun 18, 2007
Bonnaroo called, the Police came, and a sell-out crowd of some 80,000 music fans followed. The reunited rockers took the stage Saturday night at the sixth annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in...
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Illinois alt-rockers Wilco have responded to criticism from some of their fans over the use of material from new album Sky Blue Sky being used in Volkswagen commercials. Fans have said that the band...
More »USRN - Aug 29, 2002
(8/29/02, 1 p.m. ET) -- R.E.M. s Peter Buck will again hit the road with his main sidegig, the Minus 5, which has several west coast shows lined up with Wilco. This time around, the guitar-pop group headed...
More »USRN - Feb 8, 2001
2/8/01, 6 p.m. ET) -- The songs of Woody Guthrie will again get the spotlight with the release of Man In The Sand, a DVD and VHS about the making of Mermaid Avenue, the Billy Bragg/Wilco collaboration...
More »USRN - Feb 2, 2001
(2/2/01, 12 p.m. ET) - Wilco s Jeff Tweedy will hit the road later this month for a brief solo tour perhaps to test-drive songs from the impending follow-up to the group s acclaimed 1999 album, Summerteeth...
More »USRN - Jun 15, 2000
(6/15/00, 4 p.m. ET) - Mermaid Avenue Volume 2, the sequel to the Grammy-winning, Woody Guthrie-inspired Mermaid Avenue, is currently in stores, and co-writer Billy Bragg says fans may see it live this...
More »USRN - Jan 27, 2000
(1/28/00, 10 a.m. ET) - James Mangold, director of the critically acclaimed film Girl, Interrupted, uses one of his favorite bands to make an important point in the film. The movie focuses on a teenage...
More »USRN - Mar 23, 1999
(3/23/99, 1 p.m. PST) - Back when R.E.M. announced its first tour since 1995 (LAUNCH, 2/8) bassist/ keyboardist Mike Mills wasn t sure who the group would tap as opening acts, but he vowed that it would...
More »USRN - Mar 9, 1999
With today s release of Wilco s third album, Summer Teeth, singer-songwriter Jeff Tweedy may give James Brown a run for the title The Hardest Working Man In Show Business. In 1998, Wilco collaborated...
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