On April 18th, Wilco will release the live DVD Ashes of American Flags. Footage was recorded over five different venues from the band’s 2008 tour: Cain’s Ballroom (Tulsa, OK), Tipitina’s (New Orleans, LA) The Mobile Civic Center (Mobile, AL), The Ryman Auditorium (Nashville, TN) and the 9:30 Club (Washington, DC). All footage was shot in [...]
Today must be the day of free music. First Matt Pond PA and now Jay Bennett (ex-member of Wilco). Bennett’s record, Whatever Happened I Apologize, can be downloaded here. It features a cover of Daniel Johnston’s “Wicked World” and is available on Rock Proper Records. document.getElementById(“post-696-blankimage”).onload();
I have been a fan of Wilco since their debut album A.M. In a time when mainstream alternative country was still in its embryonic stage, Wilco was playing by their own rules. With the exception of the first single off A.M., “Box Full of Letters,” just about every track would never find airplay outside the [...]