A Creative Way To Address Chicago's "Venue Problem"Of course theres only one Red Rocks (and one Gorge for that matter) and every music fan should make it a priority to visit these musical Meccas.But that doesn't mean that the mystique of a one-of-a-kind destination venue can only be captured amidst the foothills...

Wilco will release Schmilco on Friday, September 9 but a handful of local record stores will be hosting listening parties three days prior.Fans can also purchase a vinyl copy on Tuesday, September 6th as well. They also promise contests including "white label Schmilco vinyl, slipmats featuring Joan Cornell artwork + some shocking...

Jeff Tweedy performed two shows at Chicago's Vic Theater this weekend to benefit youth scholarships. After the 2015 event was reduced to a single show, it's great to see him pack to the pair, especially since each show gave a different look.Of course, the same house rules from years past still apply. The first 30 people...

See More Designs from Apparel Thee WellDouble Kick-drum By The Landing In The SummerNot a lot of Wilco Lot-style merch out there, so thought we'd give one a shot. Please allow 5-8 business days for printing / delivery.Have special requests with this design (hoodies, children's, ladies, special colors)? Just shoot us a message and...

Wilcos Jeff Tweedy was recently featured on Song Exploder, the podcast dedicated to artists breaking down the process in which their songs were written and developed.For the episode, Tweedy discusses the creation of Magnetized from Star Wars, offering a lot of interesting insight into his writing process.First, he creates a mumble track, which...

Acoustic sets are a familiar thing to fans of Wilco and Jeff Tweedy. Theyre a long-standing tradition for the Wilco frontman and have recently been closing out Wilcos shows.Despite the familiarity, a Jeff Tweedy set always contains surprises.Tweedy played an intimate show at Park West on Friday night with ticket sales benefitting the...

By: Alex WoodWith recent releases The Whole Love and Star Wars, Wilco moved increasingly further from their classic sound, utilizing ambience and electronics in the former and raw guitar work and noise in the latter.Following the release of Star Wars, Wilco sent email subscribers a list of recommended records based on the bands taste,...

Ghostface Killah & Adrian Younge- Twelve Reasons To Die II [7/10]Combining a fictitious action storyline, a spaghetti-western sound and Ghostfaces notoriously gruff delivery, Twelve Reasons To Die II exceeds the boundaries of modern hip-hop. Organs, bass and live drum sounds make up the majority of the beats with guitar, bells and other instruments coming in...

  I can only think of one other instance of a band debuting an entire album's worth of material in one show. On Halloween 2013, Phish ran down a dozen new songs as a part of the Wingsuit set, a musical costume playing "an album from the future."Of course, that was similar but not...

Wilco released an unannounced album today titled Star Wars. The album features 11 previously unreleased compositions, and is available for free at www.WilcoWorld.net for a limited time.As the silly name and feline album-art might make one suspect, the record isnt a proper follow-up to The Whole Love, but sounds self-recorded and produced.However,...