Jeff Tweedy

WATCH: Jeff Tweedy, Nick Lowe & Mavis Staples perform "The Weight"

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By Colton Eddy (CHARTattack) January 10, 2012 12:53 pm
One can only hope that this is a foreshadowing of this generation's Travelling Wilburys. How great would a supergroup made up of R&B icon Mavis Staples, British crooner Nick Lowe and Wilco's Jeff Tweedy be?  Shot backstage at the Civic Opera House in December and released via Wilco's Twitter page, all three artists exchange smiles as...
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WATCH: Jeff Tweedy's son's video for "Whole Love"

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By Colton Eddy (CHARTattack) January 6, 2012 1:25 pm
Jeff Tweedy and his sons share a special musical bond.  His eldest son, Spencer posted a video on his Vimeo account of The Whole Love's title track. It features his youngest son, Sam, with their best friend Joey and Rookie Magazine editor-in-chief Tavi Gevison. It lives up to the hype that Tavi and Spencer stirred up when they...
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WATCH: Jeff Tweedy of Wilco reports the weather

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By Jon Pappo (CHARTattack) December 15, 2011 1:32 pm
Fellow Chicagoans and recent Grammy nominees Wilco are currently at home doing what they do best: playing shows and delivering the weather.  Jeff Tweedy brought his wry wit and meteorologist training to Chicago’s local news outlet WGN, delivering the weather and letting us know that “things could be worse.”  Very optimistic. The rest of...
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Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy is producing Chicago hip-hop band Kids These Days

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By Dan Busheikin (CHARTattack) November 21, 2011 6:50 pm
Well here's an unexpected pairing: Jeff Tweedy (of the acclaimed rock outfit Wilco) is lending his production skills to Kids These Days -- a group of teenagers (none over nineteen years old) that create genre-blending hip-hop/jazz/rock music.The eight-piece band has one EP under their belt, and have enlisted Tweedy's help on their forthcoming LP...
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I Read The News Today... For Oct. 29, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) October 29, 2010 1:39 pm
Holy crap! The Lonely Island has a "huge-ass announcement" for you! Check it out below: Alexisonfire are offering a free MP3 of "Dog's Blood," recorded at this year's CASBY Awards. Yeah, the same event where George Pettit sprayed seltzer water all over Todd Shapiro's pants. —theonlybandever.com Sucks to be the Black Eyed Peas. They're...
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Jay Bennett Remembered As Coroners Investigate His Death

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By CHARTattack Staff May 29, 2009 10:39 am
It will probably be at least two weeks before a cause of death for former Wilco member Jay Bennett can be determined. Bennett died in his sleep at his Urbana, Ill. home early Sunday morning at age 45. Toxicology and histology tests analyzing tissue samples must be completed before coroners will be able to piece together what happened to the...
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Jeff Tweedy Responds To Bennett's Lawsuit

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By CHARTattack Staff May 6, 2009 11:04 am
Wilco leader Jeff Tweedy has responded to the lawsuit filed against him on Monday by former bandmate Jay Bennett for money that the musician/producer believes he's owed from his time in the group. Tweedy issued this statement through Wilco's publicist: "I know exactly as much as everyone else does. I've read the news and I honestly have no...
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Wilco War: Bennett Sues Tweedy

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By Steve McLean (CHARTattack) May 5, 2009 10:59 am
Former Wilco multi-instrumentalist Jay Bennett has sued the Chicago band's frontman, Jeff Tweedy, for unpaid royalties and other payments. Bennett was a member of Wilco from 1994 to 2001 and his breach of contract lawsuit states he worked as a sound engineer and performed instruments on the group's Being There, Summerteeth, Mermaid Avenue,...
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Jeff Tweedy Takes Page From Gerard Way's Playbook

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Photographer: 
Rachel Verbin
Venue: 
Massey Hall
City: 
Toronto
Date: 
July 2, 2007

Jeff Tweedy Solo DVD On The Way As Wilco And Their Members Still Tour

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By CHARTattack Staff August 25, 2006 5:00 pm
Wilco have toured extensively this summer, and they'll be hitting the road for more U.S. shows in October, but there's even more going on with the band if you consider their members' various side and solo projects. Four shows from frontman Jeff Tweedy's solo tour from earlier this year were captured on film by Christoph Green and Fugazi drummer...
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