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Wilco, Sam Roberts to Play Free Vancouver Olympic Concerts

Sara Harowitz — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:16:23 +0000

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Sam Roberts Band, Wilco, Alexisonfire, Jully Black, Blue Rodeo, and Malajube are among the musicians who will play free outdoor concerts as part of the festivities surrounding the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.

The shows are part of LiveCity Vancouver, made up of two sites in Vancouver that will play host to family-geared programs as well as concerts.

David Lam Park in Yaletown will host most of the music events, while the downtown location at Cambie and Georgia streets will be more of an area where people can eat and drink and watch Olympic events on big screens. The Games will run from Feb. 12 to 28 in Vancouver and Whistler.

The free concert lineup has yet to be finalized, but it is due to be announced within the next few weeks.

Wilco’s Feb. 13 performance at David Lam Park will launch their 2010 “Trans Canada” tour. The band will then head east with eight Canadian stops, wrapping up on Mar. 3 in Halifax. Edmonton, Calgary, Saskatoon, Montreal, Ottawa, Hamilton, Ont. and London, Ont. are all also stops on the “Trans Canada” trek.

The band will also perform a handful northwestern U.S. dates at the same time, beginning with on Feb. 7 in Missoula, Mt.

Wilco performed last night, and will perform again tonight, in Toronto at Massey Hall as part of their North American tour.

Jay Bennett’s Death Being Investigated As Accident

Ilan Mester — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:55:36 +0000

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After former Wilco member Jay Bennett was found dead in his home, an Illinois coroner determined the multi-instrumentalist died of an accidental overdose of painkillers, according to media reports.

Tests show that a drug that is prescribed to treat chronic pain, fentanyl, is what Bennett died from. The coroner’s office is investigating the death as an accident, according to the Chicago Tribune.

Just a month before his death, Bennett put up a post on his MySpace page and mentioned the pain he suffered continuously from a hip injury.

Bennett wrote, “A decade-plus of multiple nightly stage jumps and various other rock’n'roll theatrics had finally taken a toll that I could no longer deal with.”

In 2008, a division of Johnson & Johnson called PriCara recalled fentanyl patches after finding out some could leak and in turn lead to a potential overdose, according to reports from “The Tribune.”

Bennett was a songwriter, musician and engineer for alternative rock band Wilco from the mid 90’s until the release of “Yankee Hotel Foxtrot” in 2002.

Feist Lends Vocals To New Wilco Track

Eva Lam — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 20:03:54 +0000

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Wilco have confirmed that Canadian chanteuse Feist will make an appearance on their latest, as-yet-untitled album, which is slated for release in late June.

“Rumors and blogs regarding a guest appearance on (the track “You and I”) are, amazingly, quite true,” a posting on the band’s website stated Friday. “Feist does indeed lend a great vocal.”

It was reported earlier this month that the two acts hit it off when they met at last year’s Grammys and have kept in touch over the past year. “(Wilco singer Jeff) Tweedy is a huge fan of duets, and wanted to work a duet into the new album. Feist was their first call,” Rolling Stone’s Smoking Blog revealed.

According to Wilco’s recent posting, the alt-rockers have spent the last few weeks working on the album in Valencia, California. So far, the band has produced ten songs with producer/engineer Jim Scott, who also mixed their previous album, 2007′s “Sky Blue Sky.”

Wilco fans can also look forward to another release – the band’s live DVD, “Ashes of the American Flags,” which will be available exclusively at indie retail outlets on Record Store Day (April 18). It will be released to all retailers two weeks later.

Feist is up for two awards at this Sunday’s Juno Awards, the fan choice award and video of the year for “Honey Honey.”

Neil Young Teams Up With Death Cab, Wilco For Tour

Eva Lam — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:45:38 +0000

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Neil Young will hit the road for a North American tour this fall, with Death Cab For Cutie and Wilco in tow.

The iconic Canadian singer-songwriter will play at least eight Canadian cities during his tour, which kicks off Oct. 14 in St. Paul, MN, and ends Dec. 15 in New York.

Within the Canadian dates, indie rockers Death Cab will accompany Young for shows in Winnipeg, Regina, Calgary and Vancouver, while Wilco will bring their alt-country sound to Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto.

Also on the bill are Los Angeles’ Everest, who previously opened for Young in Ireland, Holland and the U.K. They will support all dates on the upcoming tour.

Pre-sale tickets will be available as early as Thursday.

Young, a Rock And Roll Hall Of Famer, recently completed a three-month, 14-country European tour. His 30th and most recent studio album is “Chrome Dreams II,” which was released last October.

Meanwhile, Death Cab are backing their sixth studio album “Narrow Stairs,” which was released in May, while Wilco have been touring behind last year’s “Sky Blue Sky,” also their sixth studio release.

Everest, whose members came together after having worked with or been members of such bands as Sebadoh, The Folk Implosion, John Vanderslice and The Watson Twins, released their debut album “Ghost Notes” in May.

Here are the Canadian dates on Neil Young’s upcoming tour:

• Oct. 16 – Winnipeg, MB @ MTS Centre (w/Death Cab For Cutie and Everest)
• Oct. 18 – Regina, SK @ Brandt Centre (w/Death Cab For Cutie and Everest)
• Oct. 19 – Calgary, AB @ Pengrowth Saddledome (w/Death Cab For Cutie and Everest)
• Oct. 22 – Vancouver, BC @ General Motors Place (w/Death Cab For Cutie and Everest)
• Nov. 29 – Halifax, NS @ Metro Centre (w/Wilco and Everest)
• Dec. 1 – Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre (w/Wilco and Everest)
• Dec. 2 – Ottawa, ON @ Scotiabank Place (w/Wilco and Everest)
• Dec. 4 – Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre (w/Wilco and Everest)