It appears Jeff Tweedy and entourage have decided to unclutter their closets for the New Year with the recent announcement of February's residency at Chicago's famed Riviera Theatre. Entitled "Wilco Winter Residency 2008" the five shows will run February 15, 16, and 18-20. The shows, which boast no supporting band, will delve deep into the Wilco back catalog and will include a "one-of-a-kind" setlist each night.
In the past, Tweedy has been hesitant to play older material seeing as that a majority of it was written when Wilco was a very different band with very different members (exhibit A: Sam Jones' essential 2002 film, I Am Trying To Break Your Heart), but it appears he's mentally and physically prepared this time around. It's also probably no coincidence that the band dipped into early material for their recent November run, including the fantastic "Too Far Apart" off 1995's A.M. (Sire/Reprise).
The boyishly handsome sextet has also announced a busy spring fling set to begin February 22 in Cleveland, OH and concluding March 26 in Brisbane, AU, with a two-night stand March 4-5 at Tipitina's in New Orleans somewhere in the middle.
