“There is and was only one Daniel and to be able to work with him and help present his music was a huge honor for me and the band, one for which we are all very thankful.” – Jeff Tweedy
Daniel Johnston’s final album, Chicago 2017, will be released via Wilco’s dBpm Records on Jan. 31.
During what became his last extended US tour, Daniel performed in several cities with different backing bands. How Chicago performance was with Tweedy (Jeff and Spencer Tweedy, James Elkington, Darin Gray and Liam Kazar).
Chicago 2017 includes new arrangements of 14 beloved songs (plus one Beatles cover), nine performed live at The Vic Theater, and five pulled from the previous day’s session at The Loft.
Profits from this release will be donated to the Johnston family’s “Hi How Are You” Foundation for the study and treatment of mental illness and addiction recovery.
Australia is on our minds.
Jeff Tweedy’s 2019 Brisbane show is now available to purchase in the Wilco Store. All proceeds from sales will be donated to three organizations that are assisting people, animals and firefighters affected by the wildfires.
If you’re able to donate more, please consider doing so at the following links:
https://www.redcross.org.au
https://www.animalsaustralia.org
https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au
Photo by Austin Nelson
The band continues to tour in support of Ode to Joy. Catch them on the road in a city near you throughout 2020.
They’re headed into Canada, across the PNW and down the West Coast.
Tickets are limited and on sale now
photo by Zoran Orlic
Wilco’s 11th studio album is available now, in stores, online and on streaming services.
Ode to Joy features 11 new songs including the single, “Love is Everywhere.”
Happy Listening!
Wilco’s 2019 Chicago Winterlude Residency was one for the books. You can relive it now via our Roadcase series in the Wilco Store.
Wilco X Field Notes
Six unique, durable, made-in-the-USA, 48-Page Graph Paper Memo Books, each one designed by a different artist in collaboration with a Wilco.
Available now and ready for your ideas, setlists and meeting notes.
Now Playing: A new music video (feat. Wilco) for “Everyone Hides,” the second single from Ode to Joy.
Watch as the band plays the ultimate game of hide-and-seek around Chicago.
For the Wilco collector: We created a beautiful hand-crafted autographed deluxe edition of Ode to Joy that includes and hand-numbered pop-up art book paired with a 180g vinyl. To see more of the process, watch the video below. Available for purchase here.
Bundle up with WARM and WARMER. Jeff’s latest solo albums now available together in one package.
US Wilco Store | EU Wilco Store
Read liner notes from George Saunders and watch the video for the lead single “Some Birds” now via The New Yorker.
Get an inside look into the recording sessions for Ode to Joy via new video for “Before Us,” filmed by Zoran Orlic.
Today we’re humbled to share Cate Le Bon’s version of “Company In My Back,” the lead track from Wilco Covered.
Wilco Covered is a limited edition CD covermount, released with Uncut Magazine’s November 2019 issue. It features 17 new recordings of Wilco songs covered by some of our favorite artists, including Courtney Barnett, Kurt Vile, Sharon Van Etten and many more.