Episode Nine: The Life & Times of Jeff Tweedy
The Stage Banter team is joined by Wilco über-fan Jen Reinking as they take listeners on a tour of Jeff Tweedy's musical landscape. Like all July episodes of Stage Banter, this episode is supersized — here, 76 minutes. We play tracks from all of Wilco's various permutations, and DJ Danger Locke offers up a special remix of two songs, where we hear them performed solo acoustic, in the studio, and by the live band, all in one breath. Best of all, stick around to the end of the show for a special treat from a Wilco show earlier this year.
The Stage Banter team was featured in the August 1, 2006 edition of The Journal-Gazette. Arts & entertainment writer Emma Downs shadowed us while recording Episode Nine (she was joined by a photographer, who you can hear throughout the episode). We think Ms. Downs did a great job.
Read the article here.
Jen Reinking sees more concerts in a month than most people see in their lifetime. A friend of the Stage Banter team, Jen's a serious Wilco fan who'll travel anywhere (pretty much) to catch one of their shows.
Wilco - Official Site
The Stage Banter team is joined by Wilco über-fan Jen Reinking as they take listeners on a tour of Jeff Tweedy's musical landscape. Like all July episodes of Stage Banter, this episode is supersized — here, 76 minutes. We play tracks from all of Wilco's various permutations, and DJ Danger Locke offers up a special remix of two songs, where we hear them performed solo acoustic, in the studio, and by the live band, all in one breath. Best of all, stick around to the end of the show for a special treat from a Wilco show earlier this year.
The Stage Banter team was featured in the August 1, 2006 edition of The Journal-Gazette. Arts & entertainment writer Emma Downs shadowed us while recording Episode Nine (she was joined by a photographer, who you can hear throughout the episode). We think Ms. Downs did a great job.
Read the article here.
Jen Reinking sees more concerts in a month than most people see in their lifetime. A friend of the Stage Banter team, Jen's a serious Wilco fan who'll travel anywhere (pretty much) to catch one of their shows.
Wilco - Official Site
14 Comments:
I'd have to agree with Matt that the movie I Am Trying to Break Your Heart is a tough one to watch - very uncomfortable. It's like watching parents get divorced except with a happy ending.
I actually saw the Wilco movie before I bought the album, but that's just me.
Greg was right -- TRACE was indeed produced by Brian Paulson!!
a round of applause for jen and her fantastic job of surpassing the fellas (imo) in this very informative and interesting episode of the banter
sincerely ... i think its an epic episode that jen did a wonderful job on - she is the only person i can think of suitable to discuss the life and times of j tweedy
im expecting as much fan mail as sturm got and anticipate having her on again for future episodes
do ya'll think the Farrar/Tweedy struggle and the Tweedy/Bennett struggle are similar?
sean, you are too sweet. thanks for the props. i owe you an apology, though. i listened to one of the jay bennett cuts on myspace today and dug it quite a bit. i'm sure if he plays chicago, i'll go on up and check him out. i haven't seen him live since '99!
on another unrelated sweet note, wilco has put their july 2 show in duluth, mn on their website, available for streaming in its entirety. they play lots of old faves and some new songs not yet available on any other album. still, with wilco, as with the silver jews (correct, greg?) seeing is believing. if you get the chance, catch them at purdue on october 4 (it's a school night, kids!) or on a more sensible friday night (october 6) in east lansing. tickets info is still TBA.
you am i. westerberg. (that's for you, matt.) by the way, wendy and i did get the right you am i...bonus tracks and all. a fine purchase, i must say. thanks for the tip.
last thing...i am excited about part two of the elephant 6 story. part one was fabulous.
duh...here's the link to the duluth show.
http://wilcoworld.net/roadcase/index.php
I've been told you have to see the Jews to believe it, but I don't agree. Gettin' down with the Joos just takes patience - even if MK tells ya otherwise. Sixteen listens and AMERICAN WATER will sound like the best thing you've ever heard.
BEING THERE was the first Wilco I heard (age 17), it did little for me ... SUMMERTEETH though, got me right away and I haven't looked back.
Here's how I would rank the Tweedy projects (sans Tupelo):
1. SUMMERTEETH
2. YANKEE HOTEL FOXTROT
3. A GHOST IS BORN
4. BEING THERE
5. MERMAID AVE. 1
6. BORN AGAIN IN THE USA
7. A.M.
8. WEIRD TALES
9. MERMAID AVE. 2
10. LOOSE FUR
11. DOWN WITH WILCO
... I forgot about KICKING TELEVISION, which is totally worthwhile.
I agree that Jen blew us away, which I was hoping she would do. Thanks Jen, you did awesome.
Brian Paulson, represent.
Keanu Reeves, represent.
p.s. I now love BEING THERE and did by age 22. I'm now 26 for those of you dying to know. The baby.
"Handshake Drugs" on a Rivergreenway iPod excursion finally put me solidly on the bandwagon after much effort. To paraphrase David Fricke from the film, It doesn't matter how, when, or where you get it, as long as you get it. I get it. A band to love, for sure.
Greg, don't forget DOWN BY THE OLD MAINSTREAM, which features several Tweedy classics -- including "Radio King" and the first Tweedy song I ever remember hearing, "Pecan Pie" (courtesy our mutual friend M. Traughber).
The flag-bearer if instantial gratifaction,
MK
what about the pretentious overbloated self indulgent chelsea walls soundtrack?
"pretentious overbloated self indulgent" that's a bad thing? only in the wrong hands.
No S-B this week. I'll miss it, but at least that'll save me some money (for now). "You Gotta Hear This" usually means "I Gotta Buy That."
p.s. It seems like you have been threatening a Cracker review forever.
weve been waiting for mkelley to buy a copy and form an opinion
We can review it now or we can review it on the year-end Top Ten show.
Wait, did I tip my cards?
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