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WILCO |
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Biography
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Wilco specialize in approximating Americana backdrops, orchestral pop-like arrangements, and the ability to teeter back and fall apart during a song, only to catch themselves and pull it all together by the end. Following the 1994 breakup of Alternative Country pioneers Uncle Tupelo, co-founder Jeff Tweedy formed Wilco and recorded the rootsy A.M. album. Being There took Wilco's sound to heartfelt and cerebral depths, while Mermaid Avenue, an album of Woody Guthrie lyrics for which the band (and Billy Bragg) wrote music, earned them a Grammy nomination. In 1999, Summer Teeth found Wilco running towards a sunny, West Coast-inspired pop utopia of complex introspection. Wilco's endearing characteristics remain consistent through each of their recordings as Tweedy's raspy vocals sometimes sound like a pubescent boy's voice changing, while on other songs he affects a more groggy and hungover inflection. Upon recording their fourth album, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot the band parted ways with founding member and guitar player Jay Bennett (the big, white guy with the David Pirneresque dreadlocks). Then for a long time, nothing happened (their album was shelved by The Man). The band later bought the tapes of this adventurous album from Warner/Reprise for $50,000 and released it on a smaller (and obviously much cooler) label. It is with this fourth album that Wilco succeeds at leaving Alt Country geekyness (and Alt Country geeks) behind to sojourn into more moody, dislocated songwriting that blends deconstructed Power Pop with an almost Radioheadesque sparseness, all tangled up inside sonic noise experiments and amputated guitar leads. |
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Popular Recordings by WILCO |
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CAN'T STAND IT
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GHOST IS BORN
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I AM TRYING TO BREAK YOUR HEAR
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KICKING TELEVISION: LIVE IN CHICAGO
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OUTTASITE (OUTTA MIND)
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SHOT IN THE ARM
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SUMMER TEETH
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SUMMERTEETH
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YANKEE HOTEL FOXTROT
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The Wilco Book CD
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More Like the Moon EP
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A Ghost Is Born
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Sky Blue Sky
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Sky Blue Sky (bonus disc)
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Ashes of American Flags
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Wilco (The Album)
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Box Full of Letters
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A Shot in the Arm
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2009-11-04: HMV Forum, London, UK
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2006-07-07: Massey Hall, Toronto, ON, Canada
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1999-05-24: House of Blues, West Hollywood, CA, USA
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1998-06-12: Chicago, IL, USA
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1997-05-10: The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA, USA
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1997-02-05: Harper College, Palatine, IL, USA
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2006-10-18: Mountainlair Ballroom, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
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2006-11-25: Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA
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2007-06-29: The Green at Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, VT, USA
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2007-06-30: Massey Hall, Toronto, ON, Canada
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2008-02-15: Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA
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2007-05-25: Große Freiheit 36, Hamburg, Germany
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2004-12-31: Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA
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1997-03-31: Melkweg, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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2005-02-08: Foellinger Auditorium, Urbana, IL, USA
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2009-07-13: Keyspan Park, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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2009-07-23: 10K Lakes Music Festival, Detroit Lakes, MN, USA
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2008-05-12: Stubb's, Austin, TX, USA
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2008-08-06: The Florida Theatre, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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2006-10-12: Will Rogers Auditorium, Fort Worth, TX, USA
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2003-09-04: McDonald Theatre, Eugene, OR, USA
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2006-06-28: MacEwen Hall, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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2006-10-10: Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts, Oxford, MS, USA
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2007-06-20: Ovens Auditorium, Charlotte, NC, USA
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2007-10-19: A.J. Palumbo Center, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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American Stars in Bars
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2008-08-08: Koka Booth Amphitheatre at Regency Park, Cary, NC, USA
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2007-09-01: The Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, CO, USA
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Yankee Hotel Foxtrot Demos
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1997-02-18: The Cave, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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2002-09-02: Bumbershoot, Seattle, WA, USA
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2003-09-08: Bumbershoot, Seattle, WA, USA
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2008-03-18: Enmore Theatre, Sydney, Australia
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2006-03-17: Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN, USA
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2006-03-22: Val-Air Ballroom, Des Moines, IA, USA
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2006-07-05: Summerfest, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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2003-01-22: The Metro, Sydney, Australia
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2004-11-20: Marquee Theatre, Tempe, AZ, USA
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2007-06-22: Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, NJ, USA
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1997-05-23: Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA
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1998-06-28: Spartan Stadium, San Jose, CA, USA
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2008-05-14: 10th and Hampshire, Lawrence, KS, USA
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2001-12-05: El Rey Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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1999-11-05: Bogart's, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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2007-06-15: Murat Theatre, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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2008-03-03: Mobile Civic Center, Mobile, AL, USA
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2007-06-19: Chastain Park Amphitheater, Atlanta, GA, USA
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2008-05-15: The Pageant, St. Louis, MO, USA
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2005-10-13: Murat Theatre, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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2008-05-16: The Pageant, St. Louis, MO, USA
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2005-09-18: Farm Aid, Tinley Park, Chicago, IL, USA
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2002-04-21: Convocation Hall, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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2000-04-28: The Howlin Wolf, New Orleans, LA, USA
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2004-11-15: The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA, USA
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2007-09-19: 9th Street Summerfest, Columbia, MO, USA
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2003-06-21: Three River Arts Festival, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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2006-07-02: Duluth Entertainment Convention Center, Duluth, MN, USA
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Outta Print, Outta Site, Volume 1
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2007-06-15: WXPN, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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2004-05-20: DeKalb, IL, USA
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1997-05-10: Filmore West, San Francisco, CA, USA
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2004-10-31: Chicago, IL, USA
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2002-11-09: The Pageant, St. Louis, MO, USA
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2002-05-18: Rock am Ring, Nürburgring, Germany
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1998-09-04: On the Waterfront Fest, Rockford, IL, USA
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2004-12-31: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA
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2004-08-02: Eagle's Ballroom, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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1998-09-12: Clinton Lake State Park, Lawrence, KS, USA
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2005-10-22: Museu de Arte Moderna, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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1995-05-23: Boulder, CO, USA
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2006-08-06: Lollapalooza, Grant Park, Chicago, IL, USA
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1995-05-13: Rhino Records, Westwood, CA, USA
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1997-11-04: The Blue Note, Columbia, MO, USA
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1997-01-31: Mississippi Nights, St. Louis, MO, USA
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2006-07-01: Burton Cummings Theatre, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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2006-06-29: Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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2005-02-19: House of Blues, Myrtle Beach, SC, USA
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1999-03-11: Tower Records, Chicago, IL, USA
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2007-07-07: Kongsberg Jazz Festival, Kongsberg, Norway
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1995-07-20: Dancing in the District, Nashville, TN, USA
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2006-04-19: Merrill Auditorium, Portland, ME, USA
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1996-11-13: Morning Becomes Eclectic, KCRW-FM, Santa Monica, CA, USA
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2001-07-04: Petrillo Band Shell, Grant Park, Chicago, IL, USA
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2003-06-13: Walker Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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2003-09-01: Bumbershoot, Seattle, WA, USA
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2004-11-06: Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, CO, USA
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2004-07-07: Tradgarn, Göteborg, Sweden
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2006-03-05: Memorial Hall, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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2006-03-18: Walton Arts Center, Fayetteville, AR, USA
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2006-03-10: The Florida Theatre, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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2006-03-14: The Moon, Tallahassee, FL, USA
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2006-03-16: Tennessee Theatre, Knoxville, TN, USA
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2006-03-06: Memorial Hall, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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2006-03-21: Uptown Theater, Kansas City, MO, USA
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2006-03-12: Langerado Music Festival, Markham Park, Sunrise, FL, USA
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2006-03-15: Temple Theatre, Meridian, MS, USA
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2002-08-31: Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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2006-04-20: Meehan Auditorium, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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2006-04-21: Starland Ballroom, Sayreville, NJ, USA
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2006-04-22: William and Mary Hall, Williamsburg, VA, USA
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2006-04-23: Charlottesville Pavilion, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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2001-09-26: The 9:30 Club, Washington, DC, USA
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2004-11-17: Morning Becomes Eclectic, KCRW-FM, Santa Monica, CA, USA
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2004-11-13: Center for the Performing Arts, San Jose, CA, USA
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2005-10-14: Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, Asheville, NC, USA
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1995-08-30: H.O.R.D.E. Festival, Starplex Amphitheatre, Dallas, TX, USA
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2008-05-02: Burton Cummings Theatre, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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2000-09-17: WXPN, Cooper River Island, Collingswood, NJ, USA
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2006-10-09: Von Braun Center Concert Hall, Huntsville, AL, USA
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2006-10-13: Sunset Station, San Antonio, TX, USA
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1999-10-28: Headliners, Madison, WI, USA
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2006-11-22: Barrymore Theater, Madison, WI, USA
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2004-06-23: Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth, UK
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1997-05-09: The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA, USA
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2006-10-15: The Cotillion, Wichita, KS, USA
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2006-10-20: Carey Center Gymnasium, St. Vincent College, Latrobe, PA, USA
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2006-03-19: The Pageant, St. Louis, MO, USA
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1997-02-28: The Blue Note, Columbia, MO, USA
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1997-04-13: Shepherd's Bush Empire, London, UK
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1997-04-04: Rockefeller, Oslo, Norway
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1997-02-01: Mississippi Nights, St. Louis, MO, USA
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1995-08-18: World Music Theater, Tinley Park, IL, USA
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1995-08-17: Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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1995-08-19: Marcus Amphitheatre, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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1995-08-24: Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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1995-08-27: Coca-Cola Lakewood Amphitheatre, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Summerteeth Demos
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2006-11-24: Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA
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2008-05-04: Emerson Cultural Center, Bozeman, MT, USA
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1997-05-18: Fox Theatre and Cafe, Boulder, CO, USA
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2005-02-24: The 9:30 Club, Washington, DC, USA
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2002-10-29: Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN, USA
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2007-09-14: The Palladium Ballroom, Dallas, TX, USA
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2004-06-06: Three Rivers Arts Festival, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (disc 1)
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1995-06-09: Tramps, New York, NY, USA
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1996-11-12: Troubadour West, Hollywood, CA, USA
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2006-10-19: The 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C., USA
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2001-10-05: Majestic Theatre, Detroit, MI, USA
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2005-06-28: Metropolis, Montréal, QC, Canada
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2004-06-29: San Bernandino Institute, Brescia, Italy
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2006-10-06: Michigan State University Concert Auditorium, East Lansing, MI, USA
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Yankee Hotel Foxtrot Engineer Demos
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2007-04-16: The Tivoli, Brisbane, Australia
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2007-04-18: Palais Theatre, Melbourne, Australia
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2007-04-19: Palais Theatre, Melbourne, Australia
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1999-06-23: Earl's Court, London, UK
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2000-07-30: The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA, USA
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2005-03-14: Carling Apollo, Hammersmith, London, UK
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2007-05-23: Live Music Hall, Cologne, Germany
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2007-05-28: Longhorn, Stuttgart, Germany
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2004-09-24: Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, Asheville, NC, USA
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2007-06-25: Hammerstein Ballroom, New York, NY, USA
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2007-06-17: Bonnaroo, Manchester, TN, USA
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2007-06-21: Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD, USA
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2007-06-28: Bank of America Pavilion, Boston, MA, USA
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2003-06-28: Penn's Landing, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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2007-06-02: Primavera Sound, Barcelona, Spain
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2007-06-26: Warsaw, New York, NY, USA
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2007-07-14: Victoria Park, Glasgow, UK
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2007-07-20: Festival Internacional de Benicàssim, Benicàssim, Spain
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2007-06-24: Pines Theater, Northampton, MA, USA
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2002-10-19: Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA, USA
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2006-07-14: Quebec City Summer Festival, Quebec City, QC, Canada
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2002-09-10: Morning Becomes Eclectic, KCRW-FM, Santa Monica, CA, USA
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2002-09-12: 4th & B, San Diego, CA, USA
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2004-09-15: Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MO, USA
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2007-08-22: Edgefield, Troutdale, OR, USA
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2007-08-29: The Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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2007-09-02: The Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, CO, USA
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2007-08-24: Greek Theater, Berkeley, CA, USA
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2007-10-14: Iowa Memorial Union, Iowa City, IA, USA
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2007-09-21: Louisville Slugger Field, Louisville, KY, USA
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2007-10-20: Charlottesville Pavilion, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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2007-09-12: Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, Chicago, IL, USA
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2007-10-17: Fox Theatre, Detroit, MI, USA
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2007-10-13: The Crossroads at KC, Kansas City, MO, USA
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2007-10-09: Eagle's Ballroom, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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2008-03-05: Tipitina's, New Orleans, LA, USA
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2007-05-30: De Vooruit, Ghent, Belgium
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2008-02-24: Shubert Theater, New Haven, CT, USA
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2008-02-16: Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA
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2008-02-27: 9:30 Club, Washington, DC, USA
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2008-02-26: 9:30 Club, Washington, DC, USA
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2008-03-08: Cain's Ballroom, Tulsa, OK, USA
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2007-07-17: Spazio 211, Torino, Italy
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2008-03-09: Val Air Ballroom, Des Moines, IA, USA
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2008-02-18: The Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA
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2008-02-19: Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA
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2008-02-20: Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA
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2008-02-23: Tower Theater, Upper Darby, PA, USA
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1999-05-07: Riviera Theater, Chicago, IL, USA
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2008-03-04: Tipitina's, New Orleans, LA, USA
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2006-10-08: Iroquois Amphitheater, Louisville, KY, USA
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1999-07-07: Die Röhre, Stuttgart, Germany
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2008-03-26: Palace Theatre, Melbourne, Australia
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2002-09-03: Roseland Theatre, Portland, OR, USA
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2008-05-05: Harry Adams Center, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, USA
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2005-11-01: Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA
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2006-07-10: Metropolis, Montréal, QC, Canada
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2006-07-13: The Playhouse, Fredericton, NB, Canada
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1997-02-15: Irving Plaza, New York, NY, USA
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1997-02-19: The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, ON, Canada
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2002-11-02: Tampa Theatre, Tampa, FL, USA
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2008-05-17: The Pageant, St. Louis, MO, USA
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2008-03-02: Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN, USA
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2008-05-11: Stubb's, Austin, TX, USA
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2008-08-04: White River State Park, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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2008-08-10: Grand Opera House, Wilmington, DE, USA
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2008-07-26: The Moose's Tooth, Anchorage, AK, USA
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2008-08-12: Tanglewood Music Center, Lenox, MA, USA
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2008-08-07: North Charleston Performing Arts Center, North Charleston, SC, USA
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2008-08-23: Les Schwab Amphitheater, Bend, OR, USA
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1999-08-15: Antone's, Austin, TX, USA
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1997-02-21: Majestic Theatre, Detroit, MI, USA
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1999-03-27: Shepherd's Bush Empire, London, UK
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2006-07-12: Alderney Landing, Dartmouth, NS, Canada
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2006-07-15: Ottawa Blues Fest, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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2011-06-25: MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA
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I Might / I Love My Label
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The Whole Love
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