Can't Stand It

DC’s 9:30 Club has booked Wilco for February 26^th and 27^th. Pre-sale tickets go sale tomorrow, Wednesday the 9^th.

Sorry, I had to just blurt it out.  

Wilco, the first of many bands to somehow hold their indie rock face in a major label world (currently crumbling to the ground… but I digress…), has kept alt-folk lovers guessing since the 90’s. With a deep love of and respect for experiment, literature, and Pro Tools, Wilco has expanded far beyond their Chicago loft.

I love the effect Wilco seems to have on critics. No one’s ever sure what’s brewing, but the fact doesn't stop them from guessing. A lot of time is spent pulling apart the band’s discography. Someone dredges out the controversial Yankee Hotel Foxtrot and someone shoots back with the less experimental Sky Blue Sky. Everyone empties their Jeff Tweedy facts all over the table. Rehab, oohhhh. Then, an album hits and it all starts over. 

Personally, there’s little I wouldn’t do, or pay, to stand in a room and experience any amount of Glenn Kotche’s drum playing.

So, If anyone’s looking for me between 11:55 p.m. tonight and 12:05 a.m. tomorrow morning, I’ll be pressing the “refresh” key on WilcoWorld.net, credit card in hand.