Wilco plays Newport
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 – Wilco will play the Newport Folk Festival on Friday, July 27 at 5 p.m. on the opening gig of the three-day festival.
The festival takes place at Fort Adams State Park. Special guests Blitzen Trapper and Megafaun will play on the Wilco bill. "We are excited to return to the tradition of presenting a Friday concert at the festival, and we are happy to have Wilco, Blitzen Trapper and Megafaun kick off what already promises to be a great weekend of music," said Newport Folk Festival Producer Jay Sweet.
Tickets are $45 and go on sale on Friday, April 13 at 11 a.m. at www.ticketmaster.com. All seating is general admission on an open lawn. Gates open at 4 p.m. Limited edition keepsakes will be given to the first 1,000 people to enter the gates.
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Now, in conjunction with celebrations of what would have been Guthrie's 100th birthday, Nonesuch Records has bundled »»» |
Being There
Wilco's follow up to "A.M." is the strange, noisy, unchannelled, dissonant, seductive, tuneful, and fiercely joyful result of the burden of expectations. Jeff Tweedy founded Uncle Tupelo, and inadvertently inspired a country insurgency. This double CD is Tweedy's kiss-off.
"Misunderstood" opens with primitive feedback, melting into six string and piano. "I want to thank you all for nothing," Tweedy cries over tribal drumming. We know this isn't to be a record of subtleties. »»» |
A.M.
After the breakup of pioneering alternative-country band Uncle Tupelo, it looked like the end of the line for the band's large cult following, who found musical nirvana in Uncle Tupelo's blend of indie-rock guts and heartfelt country twang. The legacy continues, however, in Wilco and Son Volt, respectively led by former Tupelo principals Jeff Tweedy and Jay Farrar.
"A. M," showcases Tweedy's more pop-leaning sensibilities. The album begins with a couple of rootsy pop-rock gems ("I Must Be High" »»» |
Editorial: Walking the talk –
When names like Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Waylon and the Hag are invoked, you're talking hard core country. These are the touchstones of country , the guys who made country music what it was and still is (or maybe can be). When these folks would sing about being down-and-out and the rough-and-tumble, they knew of what they were singing about. Fast forward a few years to the country singers of today. »»»
Concert Review: Steve Earle doesn't rest (on laurels) –
If you didn't realize Steve Earle had a new disc out, "The Low Highway," it would have been no problem realizing that quite and quickly.
That was because Earle started the two-hour show with three straight tracks from "The Low Highway," and he would not be done for the night. The title track of was a midtempo effort... »»»
Concert Review: The Howlin' Brothers leave the radar behind –
The Howlin' Brothers - this trio, in reality, contains no brothers - are about eight years into their career and on their fifth album. To say they've been under the radar screen may be an understatement. You couldn't even say they've been flying under that screen because they have stuck very close to their Nashville environs.... »»»
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