Wilco

Wilco just makes sense. At any dose or decibel, driving down an empty highway or sitting alone, it works. With synthesizers and computers, feedback and distortions, aching piano tracks and country twangs, Wilco will make you re-evaluate what you think about alt-country. Since Uncle Tupelo disbanded, Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy has continued to produce music that leaves people desperate for heartache. Just try not to put “I Am Trying to Break Your Heart” on a compilation for the person who crushed your will to live and love. Even as Tweedy hits rehab to kick painkillers, his band is still prepped to kick off its tour in Columbia with two new members and some spankin’ new songs from the upcoming album A Ghost Is Born. Driving to Columbia and flagging down scalpers to get into the show would normally seem like lunacy. But to see Wilco, it just makes sense.