Wilco (Band)

Jenny Scheinman's Mischief and Mayhem

Rhett Miller

Jay Farrar

Live: Wilco Braves The Elements In Central Park

Wilco w/Nick Lowe Central Park SummerStage Friday, September 23 Better than: Standing in one place for two hours in the rain in Central Park without Wilco. The dudes from NYCTaper peer up at the steady falling rain and the umbrella perched over their microphones, worried that the drops' patter ... More >>

Download: The Churning "The Mite," By Jenny Scheinman's Mischief And Mayhem

Michael Wilson​ Already renowned as arranger to the stars and New York's go-to violinist, Jenny Scheinman is building a new reputation as a formidable bandleader as well; her emotive scrapes and dramatic whines now dance around the propulsive jazz-rock of a newish quartet. The band—bassi ... More >>

The Celestial Septet

Michael Wilson​ Already renowned as arranger to the stars and New York's go-to violinist, Jenny Scheinman is building a new reputation as a formidable bandleader as well; her emotive scrapes and dramatic whines now dance around the propulsive jazz-rock of a newish quartet. The band—bassi ... More >>

Mavis Staples Is for the Children

The soul icon/golden girl hooks up with Jeff Tweedy and charms the world anew

This Week in the Voice: CityTime Costs and Costs and Costs

​This week in the Voice, Graham Rayman details the disaster that is CityTime, a project of the Bloomberg administration meant to automate the city's payroll system. Last month, one CityTime consultant, Spherion, was indicted for defrauding the city of $80 million. Over the last 12 years, CityT ... More >>

Winter Guide: Iron & Wine Hop on Pop

Your fake name is good enough for him--Sam Beam chats about his new album

Jeff Tweedy+the Autumn Defense

Your fake name is good enough for him--Sam Beam chats about his new album

Autumn Defense+Johnny Irion & Sarah Guthrie

Your fake name is good enough for him--Sam Beam chats about his new album

Dawes+Vetiver

Your fake name is good enough for him--Sam Beam chats about his new album

Umphrey's McGee

Your fake name is good enough for him--Sam Beam chats about his new album

Choo Choo La Rouge

Your fake name is good enough for him--Sam Beam chats about his new album

The BBC

Your fake name is good enough for him--Sam Beam chats about his new album

Jenny Scheinman's Mischief & Mayhem

Your fake name is good enough for him--Sam Beam chats about his new album

Wilco at Keyspan Park (The Live Review)

photo by Harry Shuldman Wilco/Yo La Tengo 13 July 2009 KeySpan Park Brooklyn, NY Things Wilco are not (the American Radiohead; uncute). Things Wilco are (strummable; a great band to sing along to on a breezy eve on Coney Island, where they played last night in centerfield of KeySpan Park). Steeple ... More >>

Letters: July 8, 2009

photo by Harry Shuldman Wilco/Yo La Tengo 13 July 2009 KeySpan Park Brooklyn, NY Things Wilco are not (the American Radiohead; uncute). Things Wilco are (strummable; a great band to sing along to on a breezy eve on Coney Island, where they played last night in centerfield of KeySpan Park). Steeple ... More >>

Wilco: The Review

Music for white people to relax to, and what's wrong with that?

This Week's Voice: Michael Jackson, 1958-2009

In this week's Village Voice, we remember Michael Jackson: Greg Tate on the man and his legacy, rapper Jean Grae on what Jackson meant to musicians everywhere, and Jessica Hopper, reporting live from Gary, Indiana the night Jackson died. Elsewhere, Rob Harvilla describes the daffy sci-fi audacity ... More >>

EASY DOES IT

A blander Wilco should still be great live

Tonight! Cam'ron, Marc Ribot, and Explosions in the Sky

In the event you're hoping for a love connection at Harlem megastar Cam'ron's show tonight, know that the guy's idea of foreplay is "Get in the car, and don't touch nothin'/Either we lovin' or I'll see you tomorrow." He's at B.B. King's. Marc Ribot is best known for the shambling licks he contrib ... More >>

News Roundup: Beastie Boys, The Roots, Jay Bennett, Lil Wayne

--After proving they-still-got-it at Bonnaroo less than two weeks ago, the Beastie Boys announced details about their new disc, Hot Sauce Committee Part 1. The album is due September 15, and its seventeen tracks include the Nas collaboration "Too Many Rappers" (which they performed together at the f ... More >>

The Avett Brothers Mix Maudlin Sentiment with Punk Ferocity

Rick Rubin approves.

Richard Swift

Rick Rubin approves.

Jay Bennett, 1963-2009

The terrible news that singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/producer/former Wilco cohort Jay Bennett died in his sleep at age 45 over the weekend will both draw attention to his most recent solo album, Whatever Happened I Apologize (still officially available as a free download here) and make tha ... More >>

Wilco's Album-Leak Damage Control: "Everyone Was Talking About Us!"

I have tremendous sympathy for bands whose new records leak months prior to their release dates, perhaps borne of a vivid, unpleasant memory of a 2006 Shins CMJ gig wherein all the stage banter was them moaning, in an unconvincingly jocular manner, about the recent inadvertent Internet unveiling of ... More >>

Nels Cline

I have tremendous sympathy for bands whose new records leak months prior to their release dates, perhaps borne of a vivid, unpleasant memory of a 2006 Shins CMJ gig wherein all the stage banter was them moaning, in an unconvincingly jocular manner, about the recent inadvertent Internet unveiling of ... More >>

How to Reappear Completely

Radiohead's triumphant coup is a victory more cultural than musical

Cred Sheet

Stuff You Need to Know to Avoid Cultural Ostracism

Cred Sheet

Stuff You Need to Know to Avoid Cultural Ostracism

Rather Exhilarating

The best band in the universe do their Brecht thing with hooks

Chelsea Mourning

Nightclubs get the whip, but the cabaret law is still kicking

New New Wavers So Exuberant You Could Call Them Ric Five

Nightclubs get the whip, but the cabaret law is still kicking

Cut the Clap

Ebbot Lundberg and fellow Swedes rock big, confusing fans

Chemistry Class

Exploring the sounds of science experiments, on slabs suitable for turntables or framing

Lollapalost

Where to catch your favorite bands now that the big show is canceled

No Artificial Additives

Heroic humans reveal game plan: Get organic, let stuff happen, opt for antique machinery

No Hope Radio

Prog Cognition and the Future of ?

Listings

Prog Cognition and the Future of ?

Tell Them Apart

Chicago Is Not Tucson, Unless It Is

Letters

Chicago Is Not Tucson, Unless It Is

Heaven, Hell, and Jersey

Chicago Is Not Tucson, Unless It Is

Lost and Found

Corporate Labels Still Suck

Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)

Corporate Labels Still Suck

Music

Corporate Labels Still Suck

Music

Corporate Labels Still Suck

No No Depression

Corporate Labels Still Suck

Flak On Both Sides

Moby and Merritt Vs. Hitters and Cheerleaders in a Bad Year for Nerds

Bummer Romps

Moby and Merritt Vs. Hitters and Cheerleaders in a Bad Year for Nerds