You don't need a half-wit music critic to tell you it's been a remarkable year for America, one historians will be discussing and researching for centuries to come. War, financial collapse, politics, technology: All have been dinner-table topics for many Americans. Racial barriers in 2008 were demolished by a Midwestern black man, and gender barriers were hurdled by an Arkansan and an Alaskan.Democracy has a few awesome new dance moves rolling into the Obama presidency, and it'll be a feast f
This Weekend: Wilco at the beautiful Fox Theater Pomona.
Better Than: Sneaking downloads of all those leaks of their forthcoming self-titled album.
Saturday night was a Wilco first for me--no, it definitely wasn't my first time catching them live, but it was the first time I've ever seen frontman Jeff Tweedy even somewhat happy.
Tweedy replaced his usual endearing snark with smiles and requests to sing along with him, even jumping onto the floor and playing the guitar amongst fl
