The world's finest alt-country dad rockers are back with new music. Wilco's latest single, "Evicted," isn't breaking new ground for the legendary Chicago sextet. It's a chilled out alt-rock song that is much more Adult Contemporary than any of us would like to admit. But it's a great song that fits right into what Wilco does best. It's music that lives smack right in the center of the mainstream and the underground that even the most snarky music snob will enjoy, even if they refuse to admit it. As with any lead single from an upcoming Wilco album, it has us curious what direction they're going with this time, and that's never a bad thing.
You can watch the lyric video for "Evicted" below. Cousin is due out September 29 on dBpm Records, and is available for pre-order here. For more on Wilco, check out their website. Upcoming tour dates are below the video.
Thu. Aug. 10 - Cochran, BE @ Lokerse Feesten Sat. Aug. 12 - Aranda de Duero, ES @ Sonorama Festival Mon. Aug. 14 - St. Feliu de Guíxols, ES @ Festival Porta Ferrada $ Wed. Aug. 16 - Marbella, ES @ Starlite Marbella $ Thu. Aug. 17 - Alicante, ES @ Plaza de Toros $ Sat. Aug. 19 - Portugal, ES @ Paredes de Coura Festival Sun. Aug. 20 - Vigo, ES @ Espazos Festival $ Tue. Aug. 22 - Ramonville St. Agne, FR @ Le Bikini Thu. Aug. 24 - San Mauro Pascoli, IT @ Acieloaperto Festival # Fri. Aug. 25 - Turin, IT @ TOdays Festival Sun. Aug. 27 - Utrecht, NL @ TivoliVredenburg # [SOLD OUT] Mon. Aug. 28 - Utecht, NL @ TivoliVredenburg # Wed. Aug. 30 - London, UK @ 02 Forum Kentish Town # [SOLD OUT] Thu. Aug. 31 - Wiltshire, UK @ End of the Road Festival Sat. Sep. 2 - Edinburgh, UK @ Usher Hall # Sun. Sep. 3 - Birmingham, UK @ Moseley Folk Festival Tue. Sep. 5 - Manchester, UK @ The Bridgewater Hall # Wed. Sep. 6 - Belfast, UK @ Mandela Hall+ Fri. Sep. 8 - Dublin, IE @ 3Olympia Theatre + [SOLD OUT] Sat. Sep. 9 - Cork, IE @ Cork Opera House + Mon. Sep. 25 - Wichita, KS @ Wave Tue. Sep. 26 - Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom * Thu. Sep. 28 - Dallas, TX @ South Side Ballroom * Fri. Sep. 29 - Austin, TX @ Moody Amphitheater @ Waterloo Park * Sun. Oct. 1 - Albuquerque, NM @ Kiva Auditorium * Tue. Oct. 3 - Scottsdale, AZ @ Scottsdale Civic Center East Bowl Stage * Wed. Oct. 4 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Theatre at Ace Hotel * Thu. Oct. 5 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Theatre at Ace Hotel * Fri. Oct. 6 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Theatre at Ace Hotel * Sun. Oct. 8 - Monterey, CA @ Rebels & Renegades Festival Wed. Oct. 11 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Bellwether * Fri. Oct. 13 - Santa Barbara, CA @ Arlington Theatre * Sat. Oct. 14 - Berkeley, CA @ Greek Theatre ^ Mon. Oct. 16 - Portland, OR @ Keller Auditorium * Tue. Oct. 17 - Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre ^ Wed. Oct. 18 - Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre ^ Fri. Oct. 20 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Eccles Theater ^ Sun. Oct. 22 - Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom ^ Mon. Oct. 23 - Omaha, NE @ The Astro Theater ^ Wed. Oct. 25 - Kansas City, MO @ Midland Theatre ^ Thu. Oct. 26 - St. Louis, MO @ Stifel Theatre ^ Fri. Oct. 27 - Bentonville, AR @ The Momentary ^ Sat. Dec. 2 - Wed. Dec. 6 - Riviera Maya, MX @ Sky Blue Sky (Hard Rock Hotel) $ w/ Tré Burt # w/ Courtney Marie Andrews + w/ Anna Miekie * w/ My Brightest Diamond ^ w/ Nina Nastasia
Somehow Peter Prescott of Mission of Burma and Volcano Suns has another band that I never knew about. Minibeast already released an album that I completely missed back in 2012, and they are currently at work on the follow up, Free Will. Based on a track from the upcoming album, "High Sea," Minibeast shares some common sonic ground with Mission of Burma, but with an added emphasis on the groovy side of things. It's basically the noise and dissonance of Burma but heard through a 60s surf groove, as if Frankie and Annette were punks. You can listen to "High Sea" below. Minibeast currently have a Kickstarter to help fund the final production of Free Will. You can get more information on that here . It should be out sometime in June.
With this weekend's upcoming Newport Folk Festival, we thought we'd highlight some of this year's can't miss acts. We're focusing on the bands playing smaller stages and earlier in the day. I mean, you're obviously going to see Ryan Adams and Jack White. Instead, these are the acts worth getting there early for, and seeking out the smaller stages. Phox Friday, 1:50, Quad Stage Phox hails from Baraboo, WI, the winter home of the Ringling Brothers' Circus. I'm not sure if that is connected to their music or not, but Phox has an otherworldly charm and a magical feel. They come across as a more grounded St. Vincent or a less intense version of early Tori Amos. Their music is simply beautiful and uplifting. Reignwolf Friday, 2:55, Quad Stage Truly pushing the boundaries of what can be considered "folk" are Reignwolf. Reignwolf is Jordan Cook, who sounds like a mixture of The Black Keys and Queens of the Stone Age, mixed with just a lit...
Earlier this week I was expressing sympathy for Limp Bizkit. Limp Bizkit just don't seem to be riding that surge of 90s nostalgia that all sorts of other terrible bands from that era are. Sure, they're terrible. But are they really that much worse than Filter, Alien Ant Farm, and other bands on those 90s nostalgia packages. And then this video is released. The first lyrics to the song are literally "Go fuck yourself." It then features Fred Durst sitting on a toilet, bikini clad chicks pretending to fellate garden hoses and leaf blowers, and Fred Durst talking about fucking bitches, all while wearing a hoodie and a backwards red baseball hat. Then Lil Wayne comes out. Please keep in mind Fred Durst is a 42 year old man.
