Results for "Wilco"

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Wilco: New York, NY, September 22, 2011

by Lawrence Peryer
October 1, 2011

WilcoRumsey Playground, Central ParkNew York, NYSeptember 22, 2011 Nels Cline can conjure wind. He did so mid-way through the third song of Wilco's performance in New York City on September 22. There were several thousand witnesses. Cline, Wilco's guitarist-cum-audio mad scientist, was at the crest of an ...

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The Friday Morning Listen: Wilco - The Whole Love (2011)

October 1, 2011

Salon writer Touré misses monoculture. This isn't the monoculture of a Starbucks every 1 1/2 miles, bookending the Walmart and the Lowes. Obviously, that monoculture hasn't gone anywhere. No, this is what Touré refers to as “Massive Music Moments," when a release is so huge that it dominates the culture. The examples given—Nevermind, Purple Rain, Thriller, ...

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On Second Thought: Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2003)

September 13, 2011

By Tom Johnson Over time, I have had to face that fact that this album is far better than I'd once thought. When I picked up Wilco's Yankee Hotel Foxtrot—the day it was released—I really enjoyed it. I didn't think it was anywhere near as groundbreaking or startling as the hype would have had me believe. ...

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Wilco Adds Fall Dates

September 3, 2011

NEW ROUND OF EUROPEAN AND U.S. TOUR DATES Wilco have added a slew of new dates which will see them hit Europe in October and November before returning stateside on November 29 in Dallas, TX for an additional run of U.S. shows. Check out all their tour dates below. Wilco Tour Dates 09-13 Indianapolis, IN—Murat Theatre ...

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Wilco - A Ghost is Born (2004)

July 22, 2011

By Tom Johnson Where I liken 2002's darkly beautiful, but depressing Yankee Hotel Foxtrot to the sound of a man about to hit bottom, 2004's A ghost is born is the sound of someone at the bottom, looking up: It's hopeful, in other words. This analogy seems fitting, as 2004 was the year when Wilco leader ...

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Wilco: New Album, Fall Tour

June 30, 2011

THE WHOLE LOVE OUT SEPTEMBER 27; FALL TOUR TO KICK OFF SEPTEMBER 13 IN INDIANAPOLIS Wilco have announced a September 27 release date for their brand new studio album, The Whole Love via the band's own dBpm label. Check out the tracklisting below, along with all scheduled North American tour dates for the fall. The Whole ...

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Huntsville: For Flowers, Cars and Merry Wars

Read "For Flowers, Cars and Merry Wars" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman
June 29, 2011

Jumping to the relative upstart Hubro label, Huntsville continues to mine similar territory to its sophomore Rune Grammofon release, Echoes, Arches and Eras (2009), but there are some significant changes as well. Unlike Echoes--its second disc culled from a live performance teaming the improvising trio with American guitar maverick Nels Cline and his partner in alt-country ...

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Scott Amendola, Nels Cline & Trevor Dunn in World Premiere with Oakland East Bay Symphony

March 31, 2011

OAKLAND EAST BAY SYMPHONY PRESENTS THE HEIGHT OF ROMANTICISM, FEATURING THE WORLD PREMIERE BY BANDLEADER, COMPOSER AND DRUMMER SCOTT AMENDOLA FEATURING NELS CLINE OF WILCO PLUS TCHAIKOVSKY'S 4th SYMPHONY AND BERNARD HERRMANN'S SUITE FROM ALFRED HITCHCOCK'S FILM VERTIGO The Oakland East Bay Symphony (OEBS) presents an evening of intensity and drama with its concert The Height ...

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Seval: i know you

Read "i know you" reviewed by Karl Ackermann

by Karl Ackermann
February 11, 2011

Jazz fans and speech pathologists may disagree on the technicalities, but analogies between vocals and instrumentation date back to Billie Holiday. Holiday referred to her own singing as feeling like, ..."I'm playing the horn." If validation of the theory were in doubt, Ethiopian-born, Vietnamese-raised vocalist, Sofia Jernberg lays it to rest. The very inventive vocalist is ...

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Wilco and Jeff Tweedy Live Dates

January 29, 2011

FULL BAND SHOWS IN MAY, SOLO GIGS IN MARCH Wilco and their leader Jeff Tweedy have announced their first spring and summer tour dates for 2011. JEFF TWEEDY SOLO DATES MAR-22—Toronto, ONT—Queen Elizabeth Theatre MAR-25—Montreal, QUE—L'Olympie de Montreal MAR-26—Portland, ME—State Theatre MAR-28—Madison, WI—Capitol Theater MAR-29—Rochester, MN—Mayo Civic Center Presentation Hall MAR-30—Iowa City, IA—The Englert Theatre WILCO ...