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Feb 08, 2017

The Eaux Claires Music & Arts Festival has announced its 2017 lineup. The festival is put together by Bon Iver‘s Justin Vernon and The National‘s Aaron Dessner. This is the third year and it goes down June 16-17 in Eau Claire, WI (a shift from the last two festivals, which were in August). More

Watch: Courtney Barnett Shares “Elevator Operator” Video Featuring Jeff Tweedy and Sleater-Kinney

Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit Out Now via Mom + Pop

Jul 06, 2016

Last year Australian singer/songwriter/guitarist Courtney Barnett released her debut full-length album, Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit, via Mom + Pop and landed at #6 on Under the Radar‘s Top 100 Albums of 2015 list. Now she has shared a video for “Elevator Operator,” which fittingly features Barnett as an elevator operator and features some cool cameos. More

Feb 08, 2016

The Harlem Globetrotters showed up at the offices of the A.V. Club and did some basketball tricks for the staff. Tweedy (aka Wilco‘s Jeff Tweedy and his son Spencer) were about to embark on a cover of Adele’s “Hello” for A.V. Club’s Undercover series when the Globetrotters crashed their session. More

Watch: Tweedy on “Conan”

Perform "World Away"

Mar 24, 2015

Last year Tweedy, the joint project of Wilco‘s Jeff Tweedy and his son Spencer, released their debut album Sukierae. More

Oct 27, 2014

Over the weekend Wilco‘s Jeff Tweedy and his son Spencer, a.k.a. Tweedy, became the latest act featured on this season’s Austin City Limits. More

Watch: Tweedy - “Low Key” Video

Door-to-Door Salesmen

Sep 26, 2014

Familial duo Tweedy have premiered a brand new music video featuring their Sukierae single “Low Key.” More

Sep 25, 2014

Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy just released a new album with his son Spencer. Sukierae is the first album from the duo, who go by Tweedy, and they played a full set at the album’s release party at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. More

Watch: Tweedy on “The Colbert Report”

Perform "Low Key" and "World Away"

Sep 23, 2014

Last night Tweedy, the musical project of Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy and his son Spencer, were welcomed as the musical guest on The Colbert Report. More

Sep 15, 2014

Next week Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy and his son Spencer will release Sukierae, the debut album of their familial music project, Tweedy. More

Sep 02, 2014

In honor of their 20th year as a band, Wilco will be hitting the road this fall for a quick string of U.S. shows. The milestone will also be celebrated via a best of compilation and rarities box set, the details of which are forthcoming. More

Listen: Under the Radar’s Weekly Playlist Featuring alt-J, Jessie Ware, Arcade Fire, Stars, and More

Plus New Tracks from Zola Jesus, Blonde Redhead, I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness, Röyksopp and Robyn, Pharmakon, Saint Pepsi, Willis Earl Beal, Ryn Weaver, The Vaselines, My Brightest Diamond, Tweedy, The Juan MacLean, and Others

Aug 15, 2014

Welcome to Under the Radar’s weekly playlist, where we compile the best and most exciting tracks to debut online in the last week (give or take). In this mix we’ve got new songs by alt-J, Jessie Ware, Arcade Fire, Stars, Zola Jesus, Blonde Redhead, I Love You But I’ve Chosen Darkness, Röyksopp and Robyn, Pharmakon, Saint Pepsi, Willis Earl Beal, Ryn Weaver, The Vaselines, My Brightest Diamond, Tweedy, The Juan MacLean, and more. Look no further, your Friday and weekend playlist is here. More

Listen: Under the Radar’s Weekly Playlist Featuring Tweedy, A Sunny Day in Glasgow, and More

Plus New Tracks from Ryn Weaver, Happyness, Lemonade, Medicine, Gold Panda, Little Dragon, Mr. Twin Sister, Bass Drum of Death, Celebration, Lily & Madeleine, Yumi Zouma, and Others

Aug 08, 2014

Welcome to Under the Radar’s weekly playlist, where we compile the best and most exciting tracks to debut online in the last week (give or take). In this mix we’ve got new songs by Tweedy, A Sunny Day in Glasgow, Ryn Weaver, Happyness, Lemonade, Medicine, Gold Panda, Little Dragon, Mr. Twin Sister, Bass Drum of Death, Celebration, Lily & Madeleine, Glass Ghost, Zammuto, Yumi Zouma, Wyldest, Swim Mountain, and more. Look no further, your Friday and weekend playlist is here. More

Listen: Tweedy - “High As Hello”

Sukierae Out Sept. 23

Aug 07, 2014

As the release date for Sukierae from Tweedyside project of Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy and his son Spencerapproaches, the duo keep dropping more songs. This time it’s “High As Hello,” which they also recorded live in a tunnel for NPR. More

Listen: Under the Radar’s Weekly Playlist Featuring alt-J, Tweedy, JJ, The Rosebuds, and More

Plus New Tracks from J Mascis, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Music Go Music, Speedy Ortiz, Wampire, Chance the Rapper, Marrisa Nadler, Foxes in Fiction, and Others

Aug 01, 2014

Welcome to Under the Radar’s weekly playlist, where we compile the best and most exciting tracks to debut online in the last week (give or take). In this mix we’ve got new songs by alt-J (remixed by clipping.), Tweedy, JJ, The Rosebuds, J Mascis, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Music Go Music, Speedy Ortiz (covering Sibylle Baier), Wampire, Chance the Rapper (covering the theme song to ‘90s cartoon Arthur), Marrisa Nadler (covering Leonard Cohen), Foxes in Fiction, Terry Malts, Literature, Kamp!, Kate Boy, Purling Hiss, and more. More

Listen: Tweedy - “Fake Fur Coat”

Also Performs "High as Hello" and "Summer Noon" on Tonight Show

Jul 25, 2014

On Sept. 23 Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy will release Sukierae, a brand new solo album under his last name that was recorded with his son Spencer on drums. More

Listen: Under the Radar’s Weekly Playlist Featuring alt-J, Jenny Lewis, Bat For Lashes, and More

Plus New Tracks from Jessie Ware, Jeff Tweedy, Cut Copy, Anna Calvi and David Byrne, Twin Peaks, Laetitia Sadier, We Were Promised Jetpacks, and Others

Jul 11, 2014

Welcome to Under the Radar’s weekly playlist, where we compile the best and most exciting tracks to debut online in the last week (give or take). In this mix we’ve got new songs by alt-J, Jenny Lewis, Bat For Lashes, Jessie Ware, Jeff Tweedy, Cut Copy, Anna Calvi and David Byrne (covering Connan Mockasin), Twin Peaks, Cassie Ramone (ex-Vivian Girls), Laetitia Sadier (ex-Stereolab), We Were Promised Jetpacks, Speedy Ortiz, Generationals, and more. Look no further, your Friday and weekend playlist is here. More

Listen: Tweedy – “Wait For Love”

Sukierae Will See the Light of Day on Sept. 23 Via dBpm

Jul 11, 2014

Here’s a new single from Tweedy, the band featuring Spencer Tweedy and the world’s coolest dad, Jeff Tweedy. More

Listen: Tweedy – “I’ll Sing It”

Sukierae is out Sept. 23 on dBpm

Jun 05, 2014

Because it isn’t just enough to be the man behind Wilco, Jeff Tweedy announced today that he’s starting a new band with his 18-year-old drumming son Spencer. More



Interviews

May 20, 2016

The last time Courtney Barnett and Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy saw one another face-to-face was at the November 2014 Crossing Border Festival in the Netherlands city of Den Haag. More


Reviews

Oct 09, 2014

Wilco’s first big splash as a band came with their sophomore release, 1996’s Being There. A double album stuffed to the brim with varying styles, moods, and themes, it remains an enjoyable and eclectic listen as a tour through rock and roll and alt-country history. More