Blog: heartbreak tango

Wilco began a three night, sold-out residency at the Wiltern last night with a marathon set that lasted nearly 2 1/2 hours, covered 29 songs from each of the band's 7 albums, and of course allowed ample room for guitar guru Nels Cline to do that shredding thing that he does so well. Wilco has maneuvered into a spry, loose machine, and with the exception of Radiohead, there's no other band performing now (or in recent memory) made of such talented players who also happen to play exceedingly well together. Where three nights ago, the Wiltern as [...]