Ken Coomer

Alternative Rock Country and/or Western Rock 

We’ve Been Had: Uncle Tupelo’s Anodyne at 30

October 11, 2023October 11, 2023 Justin Cober-Lake 0 Comments 1993, 30th Anniversary, Anodyne, Jay Farrar, Jeff Tweedy, John Stirratt, Ken Coomer, Max Johnston, Reprise Records, Sire Records, Son Volt, Uncle Tupelo, Wilco

Reflections on the alt-country pioneers’ studio swan song

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Films North Americana Rock 

The Jilting of Jay Bennett

April 27, 2022February 19, 2024 Joseph Kyle 0 Comments documentary, Jay Bennett, Ken Coomer, Summerteeth, Titanic Love Affair, Where Are You Jay Bennett, Wilco, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

A new documentary on the late Wilco multi-instrumentalist attempts to tell the story of an unsung studio wizard

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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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New Wave North Americana Power Pop 

Perfect Teeth

November 19, 2020March 9, 2024 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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