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1994Birth Place :
Chicago, Illinois, USAClaim to fame :
Album "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot" (2002)
Rage Against the Machine Added to Lollapalooza?
March 13, 2008 10:03:56There have been rumors swirling around that the reunited Rage Against the Machine will also appear at Lollapalooza. According to The Chicago Sun-Times, the rock band will join other rumored acts like Wilco, Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails at the festival taking place on August 1 to 3 in Grant Park, Chicago.
The official line-up of the music festival will only be announced next month, but should the four bands really are on the bill, then this would be one of the biggest and most-anticipated events of the year. C3, the Texas-based company that is behind the festival will not confirm any of the act, stating that they cannot confirm or deny anything at the moment.
Caught Chicken Pox, Wilco Cancel Dates
August 14, 2007 03:08:26
Wilco's guitarist Nels Cline has contracted chicken pox and therefore the band have to cancel their scheduled shows for the next two weeks. Some dates have been rescheduled with Duluth, Minnesotta that was supposed to take place today (August 14) pushed back to September 4.
Those who can't make it to the Sept. 4 day can refund their tickets at the place of purchase. Meanwhile the gig in Winnipeg, Manitoba on August 15 will be rescheduled to "sometime in 2008". For the rest of the dates that come within the next two weeks, will be decided later by the management of the band.
Wilco Explains Songs Used in VW Ads
June 06, 2007 02:06:11
Wilco finally gave their explanation on why more than four of their new songs are used in the Volkswagen ads. The band defends the car company by writing on their site that the VW ads claimed the songs licensed off their latest album "Sky Blue Sky".
The statement on the site read: "With the commercial radio airplay route getting more difficult for many bands (including Wilco); we see this as another way to get the music out there. As with most of the above (with the debatable exception of radio) the band gets paid for this. And we feel okay about VWs. Several of us even drive them."
Wilco's Newly Announced Gigs
April 05, 2007 11:04:51
Prior Jeff Tweedy's solo gig in Chicago, IL on April 6, he will tour with his band Wilco in Australia, Europe and North America. The two different sets of tour to support "Sky Blue Sky" have kept the band's schedule packed up to July 20.
First kicking off for Australian tour, Wilco will embark from Brisbane on April 16 and proceed with two nights shows at Melbourne's Palais Theatre and Sydney's Enmore Theatre before wrapping up in Perth on April 22. All along these dates, Glenn Richards of Australian rock band Augie March will come in support.
Wilco's New Album Leaks on the Internet, Again
March 12, 2007 09:03:39
For the third time, Wilco's new album leaks on the Internet prior its release date. "Sky Blue Sky" is intended to be released officially on May 15, yet its download sales can be accessed almost three months earlier.
This is not the first time for Wilco as the band's previous two albums had experienced the same thing. "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot" (2002) was out on the Internet before its planned release date and so did "A Ghost is Born" (2004).
Responding to this Wilco's frontman Jeff Tweedy is both disappointed and proud at the same time. "There's probably some good argument to be made that (the latest online leak) will prevent a few people from buying the record," he said in a statement. "But there's also the idea that I believe is true for us, which is, it's people listening to our music."
The 2007 Bonnaroo Music Festival Headliners
February 14, 2007 02:02:47
As of this year, the Bonnaroo Music Festival is scheduled to take place June 14-17 on a 700-acre farm in rural Manchester, Tenn., 60 miles south of Nashville. And among the 75 acts slated to perform at the music festival, there are the likes of The Police, The White Stripes, Tool and Wilco.
The complete lineup, to be announced Wednesday Feb 14th, includes planned performances by Widespread Panic, The Roots, Franz Ferdinand, and The Flaming Lips. Also slated to perform among others are The Decemberists, The Hold Steady, Regina Spektor and many more.
The Lineup for the 2006 Lollapalooza Festival
March 17, 2006 09:03:44
The 2006 Lollapalooza festival is coming. The blow-out event is scheduled to be held Aug. 4-6 in Chicago's Grant Park. Lollapalooza co-founder Perry Farrell has on Thursday March 16th, 2006 announced the lineup tapped to perform at the fest.
Among the many names mentioned as the lead lineup are rap superstar Kanye West, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Wilco, Death Cab for Cutie, Queens of the Stone Age and Ween. Also there are some other notable musicians, like Matisyahu, The Shins, Jack White's new band, The Raconteurs and many more.
The Brand New Wilco
June 04, 2005 09:06:39Jeff Tweedy has already sober from his addiction to painkillers and so he's now joining back his music group Wilco. Soon then, Wilco will hit the road this summer headlining a tour through June, while hitting the main stage at summer festivals such as Bonnaroo.
Commenting on his becoming a new man and his coming back as Wilco frontman, Tweedy commented "I'm enjoying everything a lot more than I probably have most of my life. I'm more excited than I've ever felt. I don't really have any idea about where it's going. I just know that it's still going and I'm awake."
