It might be the oldest rock’n’roll cliche in the book: that being in a band is akin to being married, in a relationship or part of a family. When bands break up, the word “divorce” gets thrown around pretty regularly to describe the circumstances (in fact, it’s the word John Lennon used when he left […]
Jeff Tweedy is releasing a deluxe edition of his record from last year, Love Is The King/Live Is The King out digitally on December 10 via dBpm Records. Additionally, Tweedy announced a slew of shows taking place this winter. The expanded package features all 11 original Love Is The King tracks, a bonus disc with live versions […]
Jeff Tweedy is the latest artist to contribute to Sub Pop Singles Club. The Wilco frontman shared a pair of singles titled “C’mon America” and “UR-60 Unsent.” The Sub Pop series includes limited, subscription-only singles by an eclectic array of artists including John Waters, Duma, LIDS, Washed Out, Hand Habits, BNH Deluxe, among others. The […]
There’s a new Roky Erickson tribute album titled May The Circle Remain Unbroken: A Tribute To Roky Erickson on the way in time for the latest Record Store Day Drop in a few weeks. One of the participants is none other than Jeff Tweedy. The Wilco frontman took on Erickson’s “For You (I’d Do Anything).” […]
Even for the most diehard fans of Pawnee, Indiana’s thriving rock scene, it’s been quite some time since the world last heard from Scott Tanner, the enigmatic frontman of one of the most popular bands in the city’s history, Land Ho! But today, the talented singer and guitarist who bears more than a passing resemblance […]
Moonlight director Barry Jenkins has given Wilco’s 2002 breakthrough Yankee Hotel Foxtrot album a “Chopped and Screwed Remix” with Houston’s Chopstars, turning the acclaimed LP into the 11-song Yankee Purple Foxtrot. “NOBODY asked for this BUT… in a world where Jeff Tweedy and the boyz was from Houston, TX… @candlestickem, @OGRONC and me present YANKEE PURPLE FOXTROT… Some […]
In honor of what would be John Lennon’s 80th birthday (Oct. 9) artists including Kevin Parker of Tame Impala, Pete Yorn, Jeff Tweedy and Rufus Wainwright have covered songs from the late singer’s catalog. Tweedy, joined by his son Spencer and Liam Kazar, shared a version of Lennon’s “God,” off the John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band […]
September 11 marked the year anniversary of Daniel Johnston’s death, and Electric Lady Studios curated a star-studded tribute to the quirky singer-songwriter to commemorate his life. Honey I Sure Miss You, A Tribute To The Life Of Daniel Johnston aired Friday night and featured intimate, home performances from Beck, Jeff Tweedy, Phoebe Bridgers, and more […]
Wilco singer/songwriter Jeff Tweedy will release How to Write One Song, billed as a “candid and fascinating primer on the art form he knows best,” on Oct. 13 on Dutton. The new book, which follows up his 2019 memoir, Let’s Go (So We Can Get Back), promises to reveal the “the behind-the-scenes process, and the […]
In his latest quarantine-inspired Instagram episode of “The Tweedy Show,” Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy enlisted his wife Susie and sons Spencer and Sammy for a family affair of covers. Throughout the sessions, Jeff covered Neil Young’s “Try,” Sammy covered Arthur Russell’s “Close My Eyes” and Link Wray’s “La De Da,” and the family dished out a rendition of My […]