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  FestWatch: Lineups for Newport Folk, Forecastle, Sled Island Festival Arrive

  March 1, 2012 – The Newport Folk, Forecastle, and Sled Island fests have announced (or added to) their lineups this week. …
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  POTUS Playlist: Barack Obama Drops a Sweet Spotify Mix

  February 9, 2012 – It's not like we're very surprised, but President Obama, who has already gone down in history as the first candidate to have waged a truly effective social media-based presidential campaign, is at it again: Barack has dropped a 27-track "Campaign Playlist" via Spotify and his Facebook page (via the Washington Post). …
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  Watch Jeff Tweedy Awkwardly Report the Weather on Chicago Morning Show

  December 15, 2011 – This morning, on Chicago's WGN morning show, Jeff Tweedy made his debut as an awkward, self-deprecating weatherman. …
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  Wilco, 'The Whole Love' (dBpm)

  September 27, 2011 – Twelve years ago, Jeff Tweedy sang, "I dreamt about killing you again last night, and it felt all right to me." Now it's, "You won't set the kids on fire / Oh, but I might." Ideally, he's speaking to the same person. Whoever has been dismissing Wilco as "dad rock" must have pretty complicated relationships with their fathers. …
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  Watch Wilco Play New Tunes in Hour-Long Set

  September 22, 2011 – Wilco will release their eighth album, The Whole Love, on September 27. Wednesday night, the Chicago rockers hit Late Show With David Letterman to show off their new material. In addition to an on-air rendition of the record's jauntily existential "Born Alone," the band also played a full 63-minute set for the online audience. …
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  Wilco Preview New Songs at Early Tour Stop

  September 19, 2011 – When your new album is bookended by two of your longest songs, it's generally not a good idea to start off with them back to back. But over eight albums of stylistic experimentation, Wilco have earned the right to make their own rules. …
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  Jeff Tweedy Plays Black Eyed Peas Medley

  September 7, 2011 – Jeff Tweedy played acoustic versions of two Black Eyed Peas songs and recited the lyrics to another last night at Chicago venue the Hideout, Time Out Chicago reports. Watch him cover "I Gotta Feeling" below. The leader for Windy City rockers Wilco was appearing at the release party of a new book by Dan Sinker, The Fucking Epic Quest of @MayorEmanuel. …
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  Reed, Wilco, James Celebrate Woody Guthrie's 100th

  August 26, 2011 – Woody Guthrie, one of music's most important songwriters who inspired everyone from Bob Dylan and Pete Seeger to any aspiring musician who picked up a guitar, would've turned 100 next July. Now, his estate is planning plenty of tributes to mark the centennial occasion in 2012. …
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  Jeff Tweedy Unveils Another New Wilco Tune

  August 23, 2011 – Wilco have debuted new music left and right from their upcoming set The Whole Love (out Sept. 27), and Jeff Tweedy isn't done previewing new tunes. The latest is a track titled "Dawned on Me," which the frontman performed acoustic during a photo shoot for St. Louis Magazine. …
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  Wilco Preview Fall Album in Behind-the-Scenes Clip

  August 15, 2011 – As they lead up to the September 27 release of The Whole Love, Wilco have posted a behind-the-scenes video of the making of their eighth album. Ever want to see guitarist Nels Cline shred like a maniac up close? Watch the clip here. The Chicago rockers cut the disc in their Loft studio, and the trailer offers an insider's view of their clubhouse. …
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