Monday Afternoon Quick Fix runs every Monday afternoon to showcase the best of Chicago music news, views and stories from around the interwebs and blogosphere that we might have missed.
Russian Circles, currently on an extensive tour of Europe, linked to some photos by Jana Van Nuffel of their performance last week at De Kreun Kortrijk in Belgium.
In Bonnaroo news, Umphrey’s McGee was added to the line-up which will be their sixth appearance and Wilco is featured on the Music for Action “Best of Bonnaroo” free download sampler.
Americana-alt-rockers Van Ghost in conjunction with Split Red Records released an iPhone app that they’ve made available for free download.
Steve Albani will be the keynote speaker at the NX35 Music Conferette in Denton, Texas which starts this Thursday and runs through March 14.
The first image was released of an animated Kanye West who in May will be featured on the Cleveland Show on Fox.
Fresh off of being named honorary citizens of Madison, Wisc. and Duluth, Minn. comes news that Lagunitas, the craft brewery out of Petaluma, Cali. has created Wilco Tango Foxtrot an imperial brown ale set for limited release.
Monday Afternoon Quick Fix runs every Monday afternoon to showcase the best of Chicago music news, views and stories from around the interwebs and blogosphere that we might have missed.
In town last week for the GrammyMusiCares tribute concert for Neil Young (but not the Grammy Awards show), Wilco stopped by Craig Ferguson’s Los Angeles studio to tape a performance of “One Wing” for the Late Late Show. The song appears on Wilco (the Album) which was nominated for the Best Americana Album award that Levon Helm won for Electric Dirt.
Last week had a post with a rundown of what local artists are doing to help out the people of Haiti as they recover from the devastating earthquake that ransacked the poor island country.
Late last Friday Wilco made their July 13, 2009 at Kesypan Park, Brooklyn, NY and November 4, 2009 at the HMV Forum, London, shows available for download along with a request that a minimum of $15 be donated to either OXFAM or Doctors Without Borders. Head on over and download and donate if you can.
The Grammy Award winning ensemble eighth blackbird, a contemporary sextet that currently is in residence at the University of Chicago, has teamed up with Paul Kahan, chef/owner of The Publican for its annual benefit.
Recruited for the March 10 event were Iron Chef Mario Batali and Wilco drummer Glenn Kotche. Batali is bringing his culinary talents, preparing a post-concert meal with Kahan, but will also display his acoustic guitar skills in a unique performance of “Learn to Crawl” by Ed O’Brien specially arranged by Kotche for the event.
The Grammy Award winning ensemble 
