"Dark Was the Night" concert on NPR

NPR has made available a live recording from the "Dark Was the Night" concert at Radio City Music Hall on May 3.  Many of the artists from the album appear in various configurations:

"Feist and Bon Iver, David Byrne and The Dirty Projectors, David Byrne with Justin Vernon of Bon Iver, The National with My Brightest Diamond and Sharon Jones with everyone." 

Here is the link: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104655046&sc=nl&cc=mn-20090530

Farewell Jay Bennett

Jay Bennett, multi-instrumentalist and former member of Wilco, died in his sleep on Sunday, May 24. He was 45. This is a sad loss for the Wilco family even though was fired from the band in 2001 during the YHF recording sessions. To this day, Wilco-heads still argue whether or not the band was better with Bennett. What is clear is that the three albums Bennett worked on (Being There, Summerteeth, and Yankee Hotel Foxtrot) are widely considered to be the best of Wilco's catalog. Bennett was a gifted musician, with a firm vision of where he wanted the music to go. He was responsible for much of the "weirdness" that occurred on those albums and were a major evolution in Wilco's sound. Ultimately, it was his unyielding dedication to his vision that led to the falling out between he and Jeff Tweedy which led to Bennett being fired from Wilco. Bennett never seemed to recover from the bitterness of the separation, naming a solo album "Whatever Happened I Apologize", and recently sued Jeff Tweedy for alleged unpaid royalties. Regardless of the personal issues between Bennett and Tweedy, Wilco fans will always be grateful for the unique contributions that Jay Bennett brought to the band. We will miss him.

Wilco streaming new album for free!

To combat the bootleggers, Wilco are streaming their new album in it's entirety here: http://beta.wilcoworld.net/records/thealbum/index.php

Check it!

Wilco (the album) out June 30

Wilco just posted the cover art on their website for their new album to be released June 30. One thing's for sure, Wilco cannot be accused of taking themselves too seriously! 

Song list:

Wilco (the song)
Deeper Down
One Wing
Bull Black Nova
You And I
You Never Know
Country Disappeared
Solitaire
I'll Fight
Sonny Feeling
Everlasting Everything

Note: The picture was taken in Milwaukee, WI (Mader's Restaurant in the background).