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This Weekend's Kindiefest Plus Conversations With Curtis Stigers and Trans-Siberian Orchestra's Paul O'Neill

Mike Ragogna | Posted 04.25.2012

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Mike Ragogna

Family music has changed much in recent years, with groups representing every possible musical genre (folk, rock, bluegrass, jazz, Latin, Americana, hip-hop, etc) only under the sub-genre of Kindie Rock.

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Show and Tell: Learning to Embrace Wilco's Whole Love Story

Michael Bialas | Posted 03.28.2012

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Michael Bialas

One of America's finest and hardest-working alternative rock/country acts is back on the road this month, resuming their tour in support of their Grammy-nominated 2011 album, The Whole Love.

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Jeff Tweedy's Son Creates Video For Wilco

Posted 01.07.2012

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Jeff Tweedy sets a lot of store by his sons. They've recorded music together, been brought on stage at concerts, and now, we hear word that 16-year-ol...

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WATCH: Wilco Frontman Gives Deadpan Weather Report

Posted 12.15.2011

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The always quirky WGN Morning News show had a special guest reporting on Chicago's weather forecast Thursday morning--Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy. ...

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The Last Straw Poll

Michael Sigman | Posted 11.30.2011

Read More: Wilco, Rick Scott, Michele Bachmann, Haley Barbour, President Obama, Ron Paul, Herman Cain, Rick Santorum, Dennis Miller, Mitch Daniels, Mitt Romney, Jeff Tweedy, Rick Perry, Politics News
Michael Sigman

Republican presidential straw polls are supposed to test the direction of that party's leading windbags. But what to do when there is no direction? A slew of these polls have so far produced results that reflect few votes and no trends.

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Hit Singer Recites Hilarious Version Of 'My Humps'

Posted 11.07.2011

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Jeff Tweedy and his band Wilco have a new album coming out soon, but it's a song very different from the indie rocker's traditional ouvre that is crea...

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Wilco Releases A Trailer For The Whole Love

Posted 10.15.2011

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We're almost there. Wilco put out a trailer for their forthcoming The Whole Love, and it will wake you up quicker than an espresso shot. The clip ...

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Jeff Tweedy Sings A Deerhoof Song

Posted 10.07.2011

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Deerhoof announced early this year that they would be releasing a split seven-inch series of collaborative singles, with artists having a go at the tr...

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Mavis Staples Seeks First Grammy For 'You Are Not Alone'

AP | CARYN ROUSSEAU | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — Mavis Staples still thinks about the advice that her father, the legendary Pop Staples, gave her about awards shows when she was young...

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Music: Mavis Staples Shines, Fitz & Tantrums Party

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mavis Staples, Joe Jackson, Soul, Wilco, Gospel, Fitz and the Tantrums, Paul Weller, Music, Jeff Tweedy, James Hunter, Fitz & the Tantrums, Daryl Hall, Entertainment News
Michael Giltz

Two soul-inflected concerts this week to catch you up on. MAVIS STAPLES *** out of **** Bell House in Brooklyn Mavis Staples has been testifying to ...

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Rahm Emanuel Gets A Rock Star Endorsement

Posted 05.25.2011

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Wilco frontman and Chicago favorite Jeff Tweedy is the latest celebrity to help Rahm Emanuel raise some cash for his mayoral campaign. Tweedy will j...

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Best Albums Of 2010. NO Really!

Sal Nunziato | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Orleans, Peter Wolf, Mavis Staples, John Fogerty, Alison Krauss, Queen, Led Zeppelin, Wilco, Ani DiFranco, Jeff Tweedy, Tom Waits, Foo Fighters, Southern Culture on the Skids, J. Geils, Maurice Brown, Robert Plant, My Morning Jacket, Taylor Hawkins, Buddy Miller, Richie Havens, Rolling Stones, Allen Toussaint, Supergrass, Entertainment News
Sal Nunziato

Throughout the year I've posted daily doses of music commentary and record reviews over at Burning Wood. I try to be honest and shoot from the hip. So...

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WATCH: Mavis Staples And Jeff Tweedy Cover CCR

Posted 05.25.2011

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Rhythm and blues legend Mavis Staples and Wilco rocker Jeff Tweedy may not have followed the same path musically, but the Chicagoans have come togethe...

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Mavis Staples and Jeff Tweedy:
You Are Not Alone

Danny Miller | Posted 05.25.2011

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Danny Miller

Of all my brother-in-law Jeff Tweedy's projects, what could possibly be more exciting than his collaboration with gospel legend Mavis Staples? He produced her new album and sings on several tracks.

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HuffPost Reviews: Slash, Madonna, David Byrne and Fatboy Slim, Plus A Conversation with Matt Hires, and More

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tori Amos, Slash, Save the Day, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Chris Carrabba, Sonny Terry, Dashboard Confessional, Jason Castro, Steve Earle, Norman Cook, Evita, F-Stop Music, The Beatles, John Mayer, Matt Hires, Private Practice, Grey's Anatomy, Atlantic Records, Kate Pierson, Cyndi Lauper, James Lee Stanley, Roomtobreathe, The Swimming Pool Q's, The Byrds, Kate Voegele, Fatboy Slim, David Byrne, Wii, Taking Back Sunday, Madonna, Martha Wainwright, St. Vincent, My Brightest Diamond, George Harrison, Donald Fagen, Iggy Pop, Led Zeppelin, Green River Ordinance, Wilco, Ozzy Osbourne, Jeff Tweedy, Imelda Marcos, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Phantom of the Paradise, Batman, Cougar Town, The Hotel Cafe, Talking Heads, Brownie McGhee, When in Rome, Robert Francis, Itunes, The Band, Joe Walsh, Mac McAnally, Sara Bareilles, Live Nation, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Slash's first solo album shows continuity and expert songwriting despite all of the musical influences involved. But despite its being a solid release, the old school rock 'n' roll can sometimes get a little too reliable.

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HuffPost Reviews: Alice In Chains, Rosanne Cash, Kiss, and more, plus a Brandi Carlile Interview, and This Week's New Albums

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Peter Gabriel, Black Orpheus, Sarah Cracknell, Linda Ronstadt, Bola Sete, Indigo Girls, Roxy Music, The Eagles, Andrew Gold, Neil Young, Sade, Stan Getz, Alice in Chains, Brandi Carlile, Miles Davis, Cal Tjader, J.D. Souther, Peanuts, Dave Brubeck, Stephen Stills, Lisa Germano, Rosanne Cash, Elton John, Dan Fogelberg, Elvis Costello, Meshell Ndegeocello, Kiss, Joan Armatrading, Jaco Pastorius, Robert Fripp, Wal-Mart, Crosby Stills & Nash, Charles Schulz, Vince Guaraldi, Wilco, Mary Travers, Jeff Tweedy, Robbie Robertson, Erroll Garner, Charlie Brown, Astrid Gilberto, Charlie Mingus, Karla Bonoff, Entertainment News, Joni Mitchell, Rufus Wainwright, Amy Ray, Sam's Club, Bruce Springsteen, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

With Layne Staley's death, Alice In Chains was all but done. But fourteen years later, here we are with something that sounds a lot like what the group would have had they returned to the studio a couple years later.

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Rosanne Cash's The List Covers a Lot of Ground

Michael Bialas | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Country, Nashville, Rodney Crowell, Johnny Cash, Rosanne Cash, Cd, Record, Rufus Wainwright, Jeff Tweedy, Music, Elvis Costello, Carter Family, June Carter Cash, Bruce Springsteen, Entertainment News
Michael Bialas

In 1973, the Man in Black gave his teenage daughter a cultural legacy: his 100 essential country songs. More than 30 years later, Rosanne Cash has decided to pass this legacy along to her fans.

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Compact Reviews of This Week's Compact Discs, For Those Who Still Care #6

Sal Nunziato | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Billy Zoom, Built to Spill, Indie Rock, The Carter Family, The Shangri-La's, John Leventhal, Aerosmith, Neko Case, John Doe, Wilco, Merle Haggard, Jeff Tweedy, Jason Falkner, Moon Safari, Backstreet Boys, X, Kraftwerk, Steven Tyler, Johny Cash, Rosanne Cash, Don Gibson, Joe Perry, Air, Rufus Wainwright, Autobahn, Ray Charles, Willie Nelson, Elvis Costello, Bruce Springsteen, Krautrock, Entertainment News
Sal Nunziato

Reviewed this week: Rosanne Cashe, Built to Spill, Kraftwerk, Willie Nelson and more.

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Compact Reviews of This Week's Compact Discs, For Those Who Still Care #5

Sal Nunziato | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Wondermints, Brian Wilson, K.T. Tunstall, Corey Harris, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, The Beach Boys, Wilco, Barbra Streisand, Tim Finn, Oxfam, Alice in Chains, Radiohead, Jeff Tweedy, Jason Falkner, Seattle, Eddie Vedder, The Smithereens, Pearl Jam, Rykodisc, Elton John, Neil Finn, Diana Krall, Elvis Costello, Entertainment News
Sal Nunziato

This week's picks: Alice in Chains, Elvis Costello, Corey Harris, Ian Hunter, Kris Kristofferson, Madness, Rod Stewart, Madonna and more.

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Wilco (The Album)

Chris Campbell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, Ipod, Wilco, Album Reviews, New Releases, Alt-Country, Wilco (the Album), Feist, Uncle Tupelo, Music, Jeff Tweedy, Rock and Roll, Entertainment News
Chris Campbell

Wilco have now released seven studio records and every single one has been met with critical adoration.

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New Tunes On Monday: Wilco, The Mars Volta, Don Henley and Christina Courtin

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dr. Smith, Andy McKaie, Jim Keltner, Cedric Bixler-Zavala, Danny O'Keefe, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Geddy Lee, Nels Cline, Grammy, The Beatles, Crack the Sky, Maria Muldaur, Rush, Duran Duran, Don Henley, Yes, The Zombies, Battlestar Galactica, Lost in Space, Julia Fordham, George Harrison, Wilco, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Jeff Tweedy, Stephen Marcussen, Benmont Tench, Larry John McNally, The Mars Volta, Greg Leisz, World Party, Maren Jensen, The Grateful Dead, Leonard Cohen, Entertainment News, Rolling Stone, Prog Rock, Randy Newman, Chris Bell, Dark Horse Records, Scorpions, Christina Courtin, Jon Brion, Melanie, Copernicus, Grease, Bruce Hornsby, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

The songs on Wilco's self-titled album are laden with fat, beefy hooks although there isn't the usual amount of boundary pushing here.

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Jay Bennett, Former Wilco Member, Dies At 45

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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URBANA, Illinois — Jay Bennett, a former member of the band Wilco, has died at age 45, according to his record label. "We are profoundly sadden...

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Jeff Tweedy Denies Lawsuit Claims Of Former Wilco Bandmate

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — A former member of Wilco is suing the band's lead singer, claiming he's owed royalties for songs during his seven years and five album...

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Wilco's Jeff Tweedy Sued For Royalties By Former Bandmate Jay Bennett In Chicago Court

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — A former member of Wilco is suing the band's lead singer, claiming he's owed royalties for songs during his seven years and five album...

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Has Obama Eclipsed Oprah?

New York Times | Jeff Zeleny | Posted 05.25.2011

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SO long, Crawford, Tex. Even before President-elect Barack Obama takes office in 61 days, effectively crowning Chicago as the site of the Western Whi...

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