Wilco
Wilco is an American alternative rock band from Chicago, Illinois. The band was created in 1994 by the last members of alternative country group Uncle Tupelo after singer Jay Farrar quit the band.[6]
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Background information | |
Origin | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
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Years active | 1994 | –present
Labels | dBpm, Nonesuch, Reprise |
Associated acts | Uncle Tupelo, Loose Fur, Billy Bragg, The Minus 5, Son Volt, Golden Smog |
Website | wilcoworld |
Members | Jeff Tweedy John Stirratt Glenn Kotche Mikael Jorgensen Nels Cline Pat Sansone |
Past members | Ken Coomer Max Johnston Brian Henneman Jay Bennett Bob Egan Leroy Bach |
Wilco Media
The two Mermaid Avenue albums consisted of recordings of unreleased Woody Guthrie (pictured) songs.
The Marina Towers in Chicago, IL are depicted on the cover of Yankee Hotel Foxtrot.
Wilco at the Wired Rave Awards in 2003
Wilco performing in support of Sky Blue Sky at Festival Internacional de Benicàssim on July 20, 2007
References
- ↑ "Wilco Biography - Starpulse". Starpulse. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
- ↑ "Grammy Award Winning Band, Wilco, Will Make the Pilgrimage to Franklin, TN". Pilgrimage Festival. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
- ↑ Album review: Wilco, Star Wars. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11488781. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
- ↑ "Wilco Releases Surprise New Album Star Wars". The Huffington Post. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/wilco-releases-surprise-new-album-star-wars_55a84257e4b0896514d0ef38. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
- ↑ "Wilco is Not A Country Band". Boise Weekly. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
- ↑ Blackstock, Peter (Fall 1995). Jay Farrar Traces a Path Away from Uncle Tupelo. No Depression. http://www.nodepression.net/issues/nd01/sonvolt.html. Last accessed July 9, 2007.
Other websties
- Official website
- Wilco at the Open Directory Project
- Wilco at Allmusic
- Wilco at Rolling Stone