Earlier this week Wilco revealed the details of their annual summer photo contest, with this year’s theme being “Wilco In Nature.” To enter, simply snap a photo that includes Wilco, nature, why this image will remind you to vote the environment this November, then Tweet your photo @wilco with the hashtags #wilcoinnature & #becauseilove. The grand prize winner, which will be determined via a public vote on the band’s website, will get receive a Jeff Tweedy Signature Model Martin Guitar. Good luck, and start snapping those pics.
Wilco are currently in the midst of their lengthy summer tour, which brings Jeff Tweedy & Co., to Sioux City, Iowa this Saturday, where they will headline the city’s free Saturday in the Park Music Festival that also includes sets from Gary Clark Jr., Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Lissie and The Dirty Guv’nahs.
- List Time: Rolling Stone’s Top 20 Obscure Neil Young Songs
- Marky Ramone launches his own NYC food truck – Marky Ramone’s Cruisin Kitchen
- Cover Alert: Bettye LaVette tackles The Black Keys
- Pre-oders of Animal Collective’s new album Centipede Hz come w. a bonus DVD
- Download This: Pink Floyd – Fillmore East – 1970-09-27
- Hendrix biopic to feature Andre 3000 covering The Beatles, Muddy Water, but not Jimi
Finally, 2012 has been a banner year for stellar releases from legacy artists, and it’s looking like that trend will continue as on August 28 as Rickie Lee Jones will release her latest studio effort The Devil You Know via Concord Records. For her first album in three years, Jones has tapped Ben Harper to produce an all covers set that will include songs from The Rolling Stones, The Band, Neil Young and Donovan. Check out the full track listing…
Sympathy For The Devil (Mick Jagger-Keith Richards) / Only Love Can Break Your Heart (Neil Young) / Masterpiece (Ben Harper) / The Weight (Robbie Robertson) / St. James Infirmary (traditional) / Comfort You (Van Morrison) / Reason To Believe (Tim Hardin) Play With Fire (Mick Jagger-Keith Richards-William Wyman-Robert Charles Watts-Brian Jones) / Seems Like A Long Time (Theodore Anderson) / Catch The Wind (Donovan)
