More on this show later, but first here's the song list for night one on the Winterlude Riviera residency. Via Chicago Whole LoveI Must Be High ("the first song we ever recorded")Handshake Drugs >Wishful Thinking Hotel ArizonaEither WayChildlike & Evergreen (Jeff solo)Country Disappeared Forget The FlowersNothing'severgonnastandinmyway(again)Hummingbird $On and On and On$One...

For November, weve got 13 capsule reviews from Alex Wood. A key track from each release is included in the embedded Spotify playlist at the bottom of the page.Neil Young- Storytone [11/4]Recorded live with a full orchestra, Storytone is yet another odd project by the endlessly productive Neil Young. The orchestral backing is lush, adding...

Wilco returns to Chicago this December for a six-night residency at the Riviera.Announced via XRT this morning, the Wilco Winterlude dates will conclude the bands 20th Anniversary tour in their hometown. The band will change their set list nightly, performing songs from every era of their discography throughout.Wilcos last Chicago residency took place...

Jeff Tweedy is set to embark on a highly anticipated tour this summer, but not with Wilco or his tried-and-true solo acoustic format. He'll tour with a newly formed band -- now called TWEEDY -- behind the forthcoming album Sukierae (sue-key-ray), to be released on September 16th.When I set out to make this record,...

Jeff Tweedy returned to the Vic for his annual solo shows to benefit charity. Hopefully we'll have more to come on this one, but for now here's the setlist via setlist.fm.Jeff TweedyFebruary 14th, 2013Vic Theater, Chicago, IL

In my recent essay reviewing the Chicago stop on the AmericanaramA tour, one of the things I was most impressed with was how Wilco is becoming more like the Dead. No, they're not much in the way of improvisational jamming, but they are beginning to craft setlists like them. It seems the band is pulling...

With only four acts, and one stage (in a soccer stadium), AmericanramA was a far cry from festivals, even the traveling ones, that have been insinuating themselves on the music industry these days. But with an indisputable legend on the top line and ample time allocated for the big name support, it seemed too good...

Bob vs. Robert$$$ vs. FreeSuburbs vs. CityFolk vs. RockToyota vs. GrantAnyway you square it off, two of the most iconic rock entertainers in history will both be in town on July 12th. Bob Dylan is joined by Chicago's own Wilco and My Morning Jacket for the Americanarama tour at Toyota Park in Bridgeview. An equally...

Night two is in the books. Audience requests, dedications and covers all made their way back into the song list on Thursday for Jeff's set at the Vic.There's a six song video playlist below... the version of Casino Queen and the hilarious Q&A beforehand are must hears.Jeff TweedyMarch 14, 2013Vic Theater, Chicago, ILVia...

Jeff Tweedy returned to the Vic for the first of two mid-week solo shows. According to reports, this was an extremely "loose" show and from the setlist below (sourced from viachicago.com), you can tell he mixed it up with interesting covers, "spoken word" versions of tunes and other interesting touches (dedication to Pope Francis!)....