Jeff Tweedy

Bluegrass Folk North Americana Rock 

ALBUMS: Trampled by Turtles Basks in the Alpenglow

October 26, 2022October 27, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments album, Alpenglow, Americana Dreams, Bluegrass, Duluth, Jeff Tweedy, Minnesota, Trampled By Turtles

With their Jeff Tweedy-produced new album, the acclaimed bluegrass outfit find themselves on a fast track forward

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Rock 

It’s Hot In The Poor Places Tonight: Yankee Hotel Foxtrot at 20

April 27, 2022April 27, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 2002, Jay Bennett, Jeff Tweedy, Jim O'Rourke, John Stirratt, Nonesuch Records, Wilco, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Looking back on a 21st Century rock classic upon its expansion as a massive deluxe box set

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Alternative Rock Country and/or Western North Americana 

Wandering Dreamers: Wilco’s ‘Being There’ at 25

November 16, 2021April 3, 2022 Jason Scott 0 Comments 1996, 25th Anniversary, Being There, Jay Bennett, Jeff Tweedy, John Stirratt, Ken Coomer, Outtasite (Outta Mind), Wilco

A quarter century later, Wilco’s second album resonates even brighter

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Alternative Rock Country and/or Western Electronic Indie Rock Rock 

Playing Kiss Covers Beautiful and Stoned: Yankee Hotel Foxtrot at 20

September 18, 2021April 3, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2001, Glenn Kotche, I Am Trying To Break Your Heart, Jay Bennett, Jeff Tweedy, Jim O'Rourke, John Stirratt, Nonesuch Records, Reprise Records, Stop Smiling, Wilco, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

I’ve got reservations about so many things, but not about my appreciation for Wilco’s complicated 2001 milestone

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New Wave North Americana Power Pop 

Perfect Teeth

November 19, 2020November 19, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1999, A Shot In The Arm, Box sets, Can't Stand It, Jay Bennett, Jeff Tweedy, John Stirratt, Ken Coomer, Rhino, She's A Jar, Summerteeth, Wilco

An expanded version of Summerteeth explores Wilco’s shifting stance

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Alternative Rock Country and/or Western North Americana 

Dropped To The Sun Alone: Wilco’s A.M. At 25

March 26, 2020March 26, 2020 Zachary Corsa 3 Comments 1995, AM, Jeff Tweedy, John Stirratt, Ken Coomer, Sire, Uncle Tupelo, Wilco

The largely forgotten and much-maligned debut LP from the Chicagoland heroes was not everyone’s cuppa back in 1995

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Indie Rock Power Pop 

ALBUMS: The Minus 5 Is Back!

July 10, 2019July 10, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments Beatles, Beck, Corin Tucker, Jeff Tweedy, Peter Buck, R.E.M., Scott McCaughey, Steve Wynn, Stroke Manor, The Minus 5, Yep Roc

Scott McCaughey beats the odds with Stroke Manor

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North Americana 

Get Back To Where You Once Belonged

April 14, 2019April 23, 2019 Trevor Seigler 1 Comment Jeff Tweedy

In his new memoir, Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy ponders small town life

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Gospel Soul 

The Gospel According to Mavis

February 16, 2019February 18, 2019 Bobby Moore 0 Comments Jeff Tweedy, Mavis Staples, The Staples Singers

As she plans her 80th birthday blowout at the Apollo, soul and gospel icon Mavis Staples celebrated the last year of her seventies in London, documented on this beguiling new live album

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Country and/or Western Folk Rock 

He Is Trying To Break Your Heart

December 6, 2018December 6, 2018 Luci Turner 0 Comments Chicago IL, dBpm Records, Jeff Tweedy, Wilco

Inside Jeff Tweedy’s excellent new solo LP

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