Wilco (The Thread)

Space Wanderer said:
Yeah - I was confused because I’ve never seen a show there that had seats on the floor. I almost threw them back for that reason - I assumed I was getting GA and would have preferred good lower bowl seats. But I looked at the seating chart for this show and lo and behold...
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Good for you.
Live and learn.
 
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We'd rather be at a record store, that's for sure.

Our indie friends are taking a hit. And while we agree nothing beats flipping through the bins, we encourage you to check in with your local record store to see if you can peruse their inventory online. Many shops are even offering curbside pick-up for new, used and collectable vinyl, CDs and more. Record Store Day has compiled a helpful list to get you started. After all, "without these stores, there’s just no way Wilco would still be around." - Jeff Tweedy

And if you already own the Wilco catalog, browse the band's latest recommendations below. Or check out this playlist for a sampling of tunes they have been listening to lately.

Take care of each other - HQ

A Grape Dope – "Puppet Clubbing"
Andy Shauf – The Neon Skyline
Arthur Russell – Love is Overtaking Me
Arvo Pärt – Pärt Top 10
Bill Evans – You Must Believe In Spring
Bob Dylan – "Murder Most Foul"
Bonnie Prince Billy – I Made A Place
Charles Wright – Together
CoH – COHGS
Don Gibson – The Best Of The Hickory Records Years (1970-1978)
Emahoy Tsegué–Maryam Guèbrou – Ethiopiques, vol. 21
Faye Webster – "In a Good Way"
Chilly Gonzales – Solo Piano
Horse Lords – The Common Task
James Elkington – Ever-Roving Eye
Jason Lytle – Arthur King Presents: NYLONANDJUNO
Jeff Parker – Suite For Max Brown
John Coltrane – A Love Supreme
John Prine – The Missing Years
Jonathan Wilson – Dixie Blur
Joni Mitchell – Blue
Juana Molina – "Cara De Espejo"
Liam Hayes – Mirage Garage
Liam Kazar – "Shoes Too Tight"
Little Walter – Hate To See You Go
Margaret Glaspy – Devotion
Mica Levi – "Hosting"
Michael Nesmith – Nevada Fighter
Midori Hirano – Invisible Island
Moses Boyd – Dark Matter
Mura Musa – R.Y.C
Ohmme – Ghost
Pink Floyd – Meddle
Robyn Hitchcock – I Wanna Go Backwards
Roger Eno & Brian Eno – Mixing Colors
Sachiko Kanenobu – "Aoi Sakana"
Superposition – Superposition
The Fall – Grotesque (After the Gramme)
Thundercat – It Is What It Is
Tre Burt – Caught It from the Rye


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My buddy wrote a book: One Last Song, Conversations on Life, Death, and Music.
Tweedy is the subject of one of the chapters
Gotta wait till October to read it though.

One Last Song Conversations on Life, Death, and Music
An ironically upbeat book that asks some of today's most inimitable musicians which song they would choose to be the last one they ever hear If you could choose the last song you'd hear before you died, what would it be and why? Your favorite song of all
www.abramsbooks.com
www.abramsbooks.com


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The modern music industry is built almost entirely on Black art. The wealth that rightfully belonged to Black artists was stolen outright and to this day continues to grow outside their communities. No one artist could come close to paying the debt we owe to the Black originators of our modern music and their children and grandchildren. As an individual I have recognized the unfairness of the life I live in relation to the deprivation of people whose work mine is but a shadow of. I’ve tried to compensate for those inequities in both my public and private life. It hasn’t been enough.
I’ve often thought there should be an industry-wide plan to address this enormous injustice. Considering that our business prides itself on its progressive ideals and commitments to social justice, I’ve waited, thinking we would eventually put some type of sustained tithing in place — some initiative that would allow us all to redirect a portion of our revenue to the communities that have been deprived of it. I’ve resisted being the one to initiate such a plan for reasons I find unpersuasive now. I feel it’s important to pledge my personal commitment to paying this debt, and to publicly ask every one of my peers to work toward doing the same.
What I propose going forward is a program that allows songwriters and musicians to direct a percentage of their “writer’s share” revenue to organizations that assist and support Black communities. This could take the shape of a box to check on rights management contracts, putting it at the foundation of our business. Or it could take another shape entirely. I don’t possess the expertise to manifest this initiative, but I can begin to do my part by committing 5% of my writer revenue to organizations that are working toward racial justice, which include but are not limited to Movement for Black Lives and Black Women’s Blueprint.
To BMI, ASCAP, SESAC, and all other organizations that collect and disburse songwriter’s royalties, I ask you to please investigate a way to implement such a program. To industry leaders: please join me in forming a coalition. My small contribution alone is a sincere but insufficient gesture. Hundreds of us joining together could provide some tremendous relief. Thousands of us committing to a reparations initiative could change our business and the world we live in. Black Lives Matter. Thank you.

- Jeff Tweedy
 
phramenma said:
Wilco - All Lives, You Say?
wilcostore.com

All Lives, You Say? 7

Please note, this run of 7" will not ship until October. 2020. 7" featuring the first vinyl release of Wilco's "All Lives, You Say?." Side B features a live version of the song performed by Jeff Tweedy backed by Punch Brothers, originally recorded in 2017 on Live From Here on Minnesota Public...
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Pay what you can. All profits will be donated to Movement for Black Lives.
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Just listened to Jay Bennett's post-Wilco The Palace at 4am album with Edward Burch after only reading about it back in March when I read Learning How to Die. Really enjoyed it. What are all your favourite Wilco-adjacent records?
 
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