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Consequence of Sound reports that in celebration of their 20th anniversary, alt-country superstars Wilco have announced a brief string of US tour dates at the end of October, starting in Nashville on Oct. 21 and ending in Port Chester, NY on Oct. 29, with an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on Oct. 27. In addition to this tour, they’ve also announced plans for their first ever compilation. -
Wilco's Jeff Tweedy Announces Fall Tour Dates [FULL SCHEDULE]
Pitchfork reports that Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy has announced a tour of the US and Europe in support of his upcoming album Sukierae, which he recorded with his new band Tweedy, featuring his 18-year-old son Spencer on drums. The tour kicks off in Athens, Georgia on Sept. 19 and ends in Leuven, Belgium on Nov. 15. In addition to the Tweedy tour dates, Wilco will also be playing four dates at the beginning of September in Ohio and Virginia. -
White Denim Making Austin City Limits Live Debut Monday Night
Austin's White Denim will be making their Austin City Limits (ACL) Live debuton Monday, Aug. 4. Though this is their first time playing for the famed show, White Denim has played all throughout their home city, including widely attended events like South By Southwest (SXSW), ACL Festival and Blues on the Green. They are playing Sunday, Aug. 3 at Lollapalooza. -
8 Great Opening Tracks That Are Unlike The Rest Of The Album: Wilco, The Smiths, And More
A good opening track should offer a captivating example of the rest of the album to come, but sometimes a song is chosen to open the album that doesn't sound anything like the other songs. Here are eight great opening tracks that are unlike the rest of the album. -
'Harry Potter' Returns With New Material From J.K. Rowling: Music Times Imagines What Music He Would Listen To
Today author J.K. Rowling surprised fans by publishing a short story about a 34-year old Harry Potter. Though music isn't talked about so much over the course of the seven Harry Potter books (other than the Weird Sisters), here are some bands that I think Harry Potter would probably listen to. -
10 Best American Bands Of The Last 20 Years
England may have given us the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, and Radiohead, but the list of legendary bands from the United States is just as impressive: The Velvet Underground, The Ramones, R.E.M., and much more. To celebrate America's birthday today, here's a ranking of the ten best American bands of the last twenty years. -
Marilyn Manson, David Duchovny: ‘Californication’ & ‘X-Files’ Star Talks Debut Wilco-Influenced Album, Duets With Rocker On Eagles Classic
Actor David Duchovny may have recently said au revoir to his oh, so wonderful Showtime series Californication, but he is now saying bonjour to something brand new, a music career. Helping him along the way is friend and former co-worker Marilyn Manson. -
7 Alt-Rock Songs About The Artist's Hometown: Interpol, Blur, And More
A huge part of a person's identity is based on the place where they come from, so it's inevitable that musicians are going to explore this idea in the songs they write. Here are seven alt-rock songs about the artist's hometown. -
Jeff Tweedy announces solo tour and album
Wilco's own Jeff Tweedy recently announced that he'll be going on a solo tour and releasing his debut solo album. -
6 Artists Who Never Went Solo (But Should): Carrie Brownstein, Michael Stipe, and more
With the release of Damon Albarn's first solo LP Everyday Robots, I've started thinking about other artists who have been in the music game for a long time, but have never chosen to go solo. Here are six artists that I would love to hear solo albums from. -
Seven Awesome Artists Who Are Ruined by Their Fans: Bob Marley, Oasis, and more
We all know at least one person who is so incredibly irritating that you refuse to listen to anything they say. If there's this one band they keep suggesting to you, you simply refuse to look into them, out of fear that you'll actually enjoy them and become irritating, too. Here are seven artists whose fans make me embarrassed to be a fan. -
The Decemberists, Yo La Tengo, Jeff Tweedy and more to appear on 'Parks and Recreation'
In the current season of Parks and Recreation, Amy Poehler's character (Leslie Knope) is working on a unity concert in an attempt to mend relations with the newly merged towns of Pawnee and Eagleton. According to The AV Club (via Consequence of Sound), the show's season finale (airing April 24) will feature several notable musicians performing the concert as members of fictional bands. Wilco's Jeff Tweedy has been cast as well as The Decemberists and Yo La Tengo.
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