About halfway through Wilco’s set at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland on Sunday, Jeff Tweedy quipped that the band’s show would be followed by a performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. This was a reference to Wilco’s stage setup, […]
Jeff Tweedy performs at Bluesfest Byron Bay, NSW Australia
We began the year at the Celtic Connections in Scotland, then traveled to the Carrribean for the Cayamo Cruise. Last week, we hit SXSW in Austin, Texas, and now we head to another hotbed of Americana and roots music: Australia. It’s festival […]
Food stalls at Bluesfest Byron bay, NSW Australia. If you look closely, that’s Jeff Tweedy on the big screen inside the Crossroads tent.
Jeff Tweedy plays with Tweedy the band at Bluesfest Byron Bay, in NSW Australia.
Many of us who write about music often like to ask artists what songs have most inspired them, or what songwriters most influenced them. Bob Boilen, creator and host of NPR Music’s All Songs Considered — as well as their […]
Mavis Staples needs no introduction from me, here or anywhere. You’ve been reading about her a lot lately, though. She won a GRAMMY, her second, this month for Best Roots Performance (“See That My Grave Is Kept Clean”); she is on a tour […]
Scott McCaughey & Jeff Tweedy wish ND Happy Birthday
