Wilco, “Cousin.” The best compliment for a new Wilco record is saying you can’t wait for bedtime to lay in a dark room with headphones, soaking up the misery and patchy optimism in songs with unpredictable paths. Cousin Wilco dBpm Records, Sept. 29 8/10 Get the album on Amazon…

Wilco, “Cruel Country.” Chicago rockers Wilco have always reminded me of a good football team. While the band’s chief songwriter, Jeff Tweedy, is clearly the quarterback, the self-effacing frontman has surrounded himself with a bunch of powerful players, each with his own skillset. During the band’s early years the…

Jeff Tweedy performs with Wilco at the Fox Theater in Oakland on Oct. 17, 2021. Karen Goldman/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — A Tweedy family reunion broke out at the Jeff Tweedy show Monday at the Fillmore. And not just because the drummer and backup singer also go by the last name…

Insert Foot is ready for Jeff Tweedy, his first concert in nearly two years. Original photo: Karen Goldman/STAFF. I’m going to my first concert in two years on Monday, which is exciting, if not a little scary. But first I need to check and see if the coast is…

Wilco performs at the Fox Theater in Oakland on Oct. 17, 2021. Karen Goldman/STAFF. OAKLAND — A light drizzle fell on Sunday night as Chicago rock group Wilco played the first of two nights at the Fox Theater. Many are hopeful the rain signaled an end to the long,…

Jeff Tweedy, “Love Is The King.” Love is the King, the new record from Jeff Tweedy, is really lazy Saturday music, for when you have nowhere to be and the clocks might as well be busted. Love is the King Jeff Tweedy dBpm Records, Oct. 23 6/10 It’s not…

Insert Foot Vs. Donald Trump. It’s just another Scrambled Sunday, when ideas for making an omelet frequently become trying to salvage messy eggs from a burned skillet. Another of my go-to phrases over the years has been “Irony can be so ironic.” I don’t remember where it came from;…

Norah Jones, “Pick Me Up Off the Floor.” On the opening track of her new album, pianist and songwriter Norah Jones manages to capture the heartbreak many of us are feeling as we drag ourselves through the year from hell that is 2020. During the gentle jazzy piano tune…

SAN FRANCISCO — Wilco is nothing if not consistent. For the better part of the past decade, the band’s been saddled with the grand undefined label “dad rock,” which simultaneously fits and seems unfair. As the group showed Saturday during the fourth in a five-night residence that concluded Sunday at The…