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  1. via chicago
    Can Wilco Interest You in a 100-Year-Old Organ?The band is selling some gear from their legendary studio, the Loft.
  2. switched on pop
    Is Releasing an Album a Painful Breakup or a Beautiful Link to the World?Sylvan Esso’s Amelia Meath talks to Maggie Rogers, Jeff Tweedy, Bartees Strange, and Katie Gavin about the emotional difficulty of releasing a record.
  3. wholesome content
    Japanese Breakfast and Jeff Tweedy Joined Forces at Pitchfork Music FestivalFor “Kokomo, IN” and “Jesus, Etc.”
  4. double duty
    The Double Album Is ThrivingWhy is this once-derided symbol of shaggy self-indulgence suddenly making a comeback?
  5. album review
    Wilco Attempts to Let GoImmediacy is the point with Cruel Country, but a bit of polish might have smoothed the rougher edges.
  6. how everything works
    I Wrote One Song With Jeff TweedyPutting the Wilco leader’s new book, a songwriting manual of sorts, to the test with the man himself.
  7. q&a
    Spencer Tweedy on His Book, Why Everyone Should Have a Home Studio, and His DadThe son of Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy releases his first book, Mirror Sound, this week, just one week after his dad’s.
  8. best of 2019
    The Best Albums of 2019This year should be remembered as a bridge between music’s past and future.
  9. album review
    Wilco’s Ode to Joy Is a Thrilling New Beginning for the BandAs it was with Foxtrot, the urge to read Joy as a state of the union address for the tech-giant generation receiving this music is enticing.
  10. fall preview 2019
    Jeff Tweedy on the Best and Worst of Wilco“Oh I’ve got reservations / About so many things.”
  11. songs of the week
    6 Best New Songs of the Week: Taylor Swift, Eminem, Dashboard ConfessionalThe best song on Taylor Swift’s Reputation renders those obituaries of her songwriting skill irrelevant.
  12. don’t feed the trolls
    Jeff Tweedy Writes Letter to Trump Trolls“If you can trust a reality TV star billionaire when he says, ‘believe me,’ surely you can believe me when I say you’re welcome in my bubble.”
  13. Listen to Spencer Tweedy’s Debut EP Geezer LoveThe son of Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy drops his first solo offering on the eve of his 21st birthday.
  14. the videodome
    Watch the Video for Wilco’s ‘Someone to Lose’Claymation, schmaymation.
  15. last night on late night
    Wilco Doesn’t Regret Naming Album SchmilcoWriting is hard, guys.
  16. Wilco’s Schmilco Is Sad, Quiet, Risky, and GreatSchmilco bleeds sadness.
  17. exclusive
    Hear a New Jeff Tweedy Song, Based on a Poem by Carl Sandburg“Theme in Yellow” comes from David Nagler’s Chicago Poems project.
  18. right-click
    Wilco Announce New Album, SchmilcoHear “If Ever I Was a Child” and get all sentimental.
  19. please don’t let me be misunderstood
    Eric Church’s ‘Mr. Misunderstood’ Reignites That Old Debate: Is Wilco Country?Eric Church borrows from Wilco’s “Misunderstood” for his title track.
  20. Wilco Resists Comfort With New Album Star WarsLike vintage Wilco, Star Wars is prickly in all the right places. 
  21. surprise albums
    Wilco Just Surprise-Dropped a New Album: Brooklyn Babies, Alert Your DadsIt’s free!
  22. have you seen the drummer’s hair?
    Wilco Covering Pavement Is the Most ’90s ThingThe song will appear in the band’s upcoming documentary, Every Other Summer.
  23. vulture lists
    14 TV and Movie Characters Whom Wilco Helped Grow UpFor man-children and actual children alike, the music of Jeff Tweedy has provided much-needed opportunities for maturation.
  24. tours
    Bob Dylan Touring With Wilco, My Morning JacketIt’s called the AmericanaramA Festival of Music.
  25. bon iver
    See People on the Red Carpet at the Grammys Asked to Pronounce ‘Bon Iver’No, it’s not “boner.”
  26. wilco
    See a New Popeye Cartoon Set to Wilco, or Vice VersaYour move, Thom Yorke — may we suggest Steamboat Willie?
  27. mavis staples
    Watch Mavis Staples, Nick Lowe, and Wilco Rehearse a Cover of ‘The Weight’Good people making great music? That’s how you face Hump Day.
  28. kids these days
    Look, It’s Tavi in the New Wilco Music VideoShe’s apparently buddies with lead singer Jeff Tweedy’s son.
  29. wilco
    Watch the Video Jeff Tweedy’s Son, Spencer, Made for a Wilco SongJeff Tweedy’s son and Tavi Gevinson in a music video for Wilco? Well, good luck turning your kid into a hipster.
  30. jeff tweedy
    See Jeff Tweedy Try His Hand at Being a WeathermanJeff Tweedy tells viewers, “You can read,” single-handedly teaching local news producers everywhere how to cut costs dramatically.
  31. clickables
    Watch Wilco Play a Full, Hour-long Show for LettermanThe band plays their classics, as well as new songs from their upcoming album ‘The Whole Love.’
  32. clickables
    Watch Spencer Tweedy Kick Ben McKenzie Out of His BandYes, as in Jeff Tweedy’s son.
  33. out on the weekend
    This Weekend’s Concerts, From Akon to WilcoPlus: Willie Nelson, Sugarland, Guided by Voices …
  34. out on the weekend
    This Weekend’s Concerts, From Akon to WilcoPlus: Willie Nelson, Sugarland, Guided by Voices …
  35. Sandwiches
    Today’s Sandwich News: The Stew Eats One a Day for April, Wilco ReviewsBecause everyone loves sandwiches.
  36. labels
    Wilco Started Its Own LabelFor themselves and other artists.
  37. premieres
    Premiere: Mavis Staples Soulfully Sings CCRHear the song!
  38. right-click
    Jeff Tweedy Wrote a Really Good Song for Mavis StaplesListen to it!
  39. music
    See Jeff Tweedy Cover ‘Single Ladies’Wilco’s Dereon jeans are tiiight!
  40. out on the weekend
    This Weekend’s Concerts, From Major Lazer to WilcoPlus: Death, Dum Dum Girls, Ash, Bonnie Prince Billy, Girls, Armin Van Buuren, the Temper Trap, and Sister Anne.
  41. music
    See Wilco Rock, Quietly, for La BlogothèqueBonus: Jeff Tweedy cracks a joke!
  42. Mediavore
    L.A. Crazy for Whole Pigs; Should Guns Be Allowed in Starbucks?Butchering pork is trendy in SoCal and firearms issues are framed through a coffee chain.
  43. Mediavore
    Starbucks Embroiled in Gun Debate; Flay Settles With EmployeesPlus: the FDA gets serious about food-label claims and Wilco-inspired sandwiches, all in our morning news roundup.
  44. quote machine
    Joss Whedon and Fox Probably Aren’t on the Same Page When It Comes to DollhousePlus: What did Mos Def learn from ‘Dynasty’?
  45. last night’s gig
    Wilco’s Coney Island Performance Rocks Dads and Circus Geeks AlikeWilco will love ya, baby!
  46. The New York Times Really, Really Likes the New Wilco AlbumThe ‘Times’ thought Wilco’s new album was good enough to warrant two separate interviews with Jeff Tweedy in yesterday’s paper.
  47. obits
    Jay Bennett’s Autopsy Results Are InHe passed away from an overdose of the prescription painkiller fentanyl, which he was using to treat his chronic hip pain.
  48. festivals
    Bonnaroo 2009: Bruce Springsteen Goes Phish-ing While Trent Reznor Says Good-byeWhat a weekend!
  49. obits
    Jay Bennett, R.I.P.Former Wilco member Jay Bennett, 45, died in his sleep from unknown causes on Sunday in Urbana, Illinois.
  50. leak of the week
    Wilco (The Album Leak)It’ll probably only further their reputation as a bunch of dad-rocking Steely Dan fans, but they sound like they’re cool with that.
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