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Your support makes all the difference.Back at the start of the 1990s, Jeff Tweedy, Wilco's vocalist, was banging mandolins and electric guitars in the pioneering Uncle Tupelo. They were possibly the most innovative band on the US underground but then grunge broke and they were consigned to cult status. By the mid-90s, Uncle Tupelo had split: Jay Farrar, the other main songwriter formed the excellent Son Volt while Tweedy got the more poppy Wilco together. Now three albums on Wilco have dropped their twang resulting in the stunning Summerteeth album which puts a 90s urban feel onto the classic foundations of the Byrds, Beach Boys and Beatles. Their last gig here was a disappointment but there's so much more to play for this time as Wilco could become massive in this country and Tweedy's golden tonsils are among the very best in current day rock.
Shepherd's Bush Empire, London W12 (0171-771 2000) tonight
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