Wilco shines with ‘Star Wars’ and more at the Greek Theatre
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Jeff Tweedy and company start their two-hour show by performing their new album front to back before segueing into a sparkling, career-spanning set.
Tonight in L.A.: Wilco, Jamie Cullum, First Aid Kit, the Suffers
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Also: As Cities Burn, Merry Christmas/Criminal Hygiene, Deluka, Cosmonauts, the Filthy Souls, Alessia Cara, Beck Black
This Week's Shows: Low End Theory Festival, Wilco, Tame Impala, Sheryl Crow
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Other L.A. concerts: Milky Chance, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Matt & Kim, Fu Manchu, Dwight Yoakam, First Aid Kit, A.A. Bondy, Sky Ferreira, Yuna, more
Wilco releases surprise new album, ‘Star Wars,’ as a free download
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Wilco’s new album is titled “Star Wars” and there’s a cat on the cover and it’s been made available as a free download for a limited time.
Photos: Tweedy and Eleanor Friedberger at the Theatre at Ace Hotel
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When Tweedy — the band helmed by Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy and his drumming son Spencer — took the stage for a sold-out show Saturday night at the Theatre at Ace Hotel, the venue was only partially filled. Turns out much of the crowd was still in the lobby enjoying drinks and listening to a DJ. […]
Tonight in L.A.: Wilco/Joanna Newsom, Priscilla Ahn, Mister Loveless, The Internet, Blood Red Shoes/Alt-J, Tropic of Cancer, Earth, Wind & Fire
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For your sunny Sunday: ‣ Wilco returns to SoCal and teams up with the lovely Joanna Newsom at the Hollywood Bowl. ‣ Singer-songwriter Priscilla Ahn [pictured above] headlines the Bootleg Bar where she’ll be joined by the Parlour Suite and Communist Daughter. ‣ Mister Loveless comes to the Satellite. The Cigarette Bums and A Girl […]
The Week Ahead: Sept. 24-30
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Incoming: Django Django, Spirit Animal, Amanda Palmer, Beach House, Dragonette, the Killers, the Features, Harlan, Hey Champ, Taken by Trees, Conor Oberst, Menomena, Ryan Bingham, Band of Horses, Earlimart, Dave Stewart, Citizen Cope, Rodriguez, Alt-J, the Go-Go’s, Wilco. Above: Mister Loveless stops by the Satellite on Sunday in support of their latest album “Grow Up.” […]
Tonight in L.A.: Lucinda Williams, Wilco, Dengue Fever, Vicky Cryer, Mike Viola/Bleu/Taylor Locke
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Fare for your fantastic Friday: ‣ Lucinda Williams returns for a show at UCLA’s Royce Hall behind her acclaimed release “Blessed.” Blake Mills opens. ‣ Cambodian psych-rockers Dengue Fever join Secret Chiefs 3 for a concert at the El Rey Theatre. ‣ It’s one more local show for Wilco, this one at the Los Angeles […]
Wilco plays Everyman for everybody at the Palladium
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Jeff Tweedy on Tuesday night allowed as how he’d been watching Sammy Hagar perform recently and realized he’s never dropped the P-word onstage. So in front of a sold-out crowd at the Palladium, with hand-in-the-cookie-jar glee, the Wilco bandleader boyishly said it. Three times. “Pussy.” The band got a chuckle out of that one, and […]
Tonight in L.A.: Alabama Shakes, Wilco, Summer Twins, Bowery Beasts, Skrillex/Diplo, Y LUV
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Happy Wednesday, and it will be a happy one … ‣ Alabama Shakes, the Athens, Ala., quartet winning accolades for their ferocious and unpretentious fusion of Southern rock and blues, visit the Troubadour for a show that’s been sold out for weeks. Alabama Shakes’ debut album will be out April 10 on ATO Records. On […]
