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FOTOBOM: WILCO @ WANG THEATRE

Written by BEN STAS Posted October 16, 2019 Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews

The joke inherent in Wilco’s new record Ode to Joy – the band’s eleventh full length – is that it’s actually kind of a downer. The Chicagoan collective who perpetually straddle the lines of indie, art-rock and alt-country have never been the cheeriest band to begin with ...  read more

Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews Tagged With: daughter of swords, Jeff Tweedy, Music, Nels Cline, ode to joy, Wang Theatre, Wilco

SOLID SOUND FESTIVAL 2019 – WILCO, THE FEELIES, COURTNEY BARNETT, THE MINUS 5, CATE LE BON, TORTOISE, JONATHAN RICHMAN, MDOU MOCTAR, ETC

Written by TIM BUGBEE Posted July 3, 2019 Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews

 

Before I start, can we just talk about Nels’ guitar solo in “Impossible Germany” for a minute? I think it changed something deep inside of me, on the molecular level. That Cline is a brilliantly fearless and inventive guitar player has been well established but his 300-odd ...  read more

Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews Tagged With: Cate Le Bon, Courtney Barnett, Fotobom, Jeff Tweedy, Jonathan Richman, MASS MOCA, Mdou Moctar, Milo, Music Festival, North Adams, Ohmme, Solid Sound, the Feelies, The Minus 5, Tortoise, Wand, Wilco

NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL: WILCO, ANGEL OLSEN, AND THE ART OF STORYTELLING ON DAY 2

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted July 30, 2017 Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews

Once again, the best parts of Newport Folk Festival came in the shape of a story, and Saturday's lineup treated us to some of the best.

Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews Tagged With: 2017, Angel Olsen, Boston, Chicano Batman, Dig, DigBoston, Festival, Fotobom, Grandmas Hands Band, Jalen N'Gonda, Justin Vernon, Marlon Williams, Newport Folk Festival, Offa Rex, review, Rhode Island, The Avett Brothers, The Decemberists, Wilco

2017 NEWPORT FOLK FEST: 10 PERFORMERS IN THE MUST SEE CATEGORY

Written by TIM BUGBEE Posted July 24, 2017 Filed Under: MUSIC, Notes from the Scene

The three day festival is officially introducing the Museum Stage as a fourth venue to accommodate the growing number of impromptu jam sessions and surprise performances and is once again hosted by Chris Funk from The Decemberists, with J. P. Harris filling in on Friday.

Filed Under: MUSIC, Notes from the Scene Tagged With: American Acoustic, C. W. Stoneking, Chicano Batman, Christopher Paul Stelling, Drive-By Truckers, Hurray For The Riff Raff, I'm With Her, live music, Michael Kiwanuka, Music Festival, Newport Folk Festival, Regina Spektor, The Ballroom Thieves, The Punch Brothers, weekend getaway, Wilco

RYLEY WALKER: PART COSMIC TROUBADOUR, PART PUNK ROCKER

Written by TIM BUGBEE Posted July 6, 2015 Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC

Do you want another dumpy white dude playing acoustic guitar and singing about his girlfriend? No, let's go far out.

Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC Tagged With: Bert Jansch, Boston, Can, Chelsea Light Moving, Chicago, Dig, DigBoston, Festival, Folk, grateful dead, Indie Rock, Interview, Jazz, Music, Neu!, Nick Drake, North Adams, Ryley Walker, Solid Sound, Sunburned, Van Morrison, Wilco

SOLID SOUND FESTIVAL 2015: WILCO, MAC DEMARCO, RICHARD THOMPSON, ETC @ MASS MOCA, JUNE 26-28

Written by TIM BUGBEE Posted June 29, 2015 Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC, Performing Arts, Reviews

Wilco and their various side projects take over the grounds of Mass MoCA once again for the fourth time, along with invited bands such as Mac DeMarco, Richard Thompson, Real Estate, Parquet Courts, Cibo Matto, and many more.

Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC, Performing Arts, Reviews Tagged With: 2015, Bonnie Prince Billy, Boston, Charles Lloyd, Cibo Matto, Dig, DigBoston, Festival, Folk, Glenn Kotche, Indie Rock, Jeff Tweedy, Jessica Pratt, John Stirratt, Lambchop, Mac DeMarco, MASS MOCA, Mikael Jorgensen, Music, Music Festival, Nels Cline, North Adams, Parquet Courts, Pat Sansone, Real Estate, Ryley Walker, Shabazz Palaces, Silver Jews, Solid Sound, Speedy Ortiz, Taj Mahal, The Felice Brothers, Tim Bugbee, Tweedy, Uncle Tupelo, Wilco, William Tyler

TWEEDY + HOSPITALITY AT BERKLEE PERFORMANCE CENTER

Written by RYAN BRAY Posted October 13, 2014 Filed Under: MUSIC, Reviews

One less-obvious thread of the Jeff Tweedy narrative that too easily gets glossed over sometimes is that fact that he's a funny guy. Hilarious, even.

Filed Under: MUSIC, Reviews Tagged With: A Ghost Is Born, AM, Being There, Berklee Performance Center, Brooklyn, California Stars, Hospitality, I Am Trying To Break Your Heart, Jeff Tweedy, Muzzle of Bees, Nobody Dies Anymore, Passenger Side, Sky Blue Sky, Sukirerae, Wilco, Woodie Guthrie, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, You And I

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