In a pairing certain to thrill jam band followers and rock aficionados alike, Grateful Useless bassist Phil Lesh is teaming with Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy and guitarist Nels Cline for his or her first-ever efficiency as PHILCO this summer time. The musicians will collaborate Aug. 26 on the Sacred Rose pageant exterior of Chicago, in what’s being described as “a once-in-a-lifetime musical second.”
PHILCO will carry out songs from each the Useless and Wilco, and also will be joined on stage by a number of visitor musicians, together with Jeff Chimenti (Useless & Co, Wolfpack), Phil Lesh & Buddies collaborators John Molo, Stu Allen and Grahame Lesh, and Elliott Peck (Midnight North).
Lesh and Wilco have teamed up simply as soon as earlier than, once they coated the Useless’s “Ripple” at Wilco’s Might 29, 1999 live performance in Angels Camp, Calif. Lesh and his Terrapin Household Band carried out Wilco’s “Misunderstood” reside in 2019, and Wilco has additionally drafted the Useless’s Bob Weir to cowl “St. Stephen” again in 2013.
“Nels and I are honored to be requested to hitch Phil and Buddies for Sacred Rose,” says Tweedy. “There was a lot about Phil and the Useless to be impressed by over time, from their longtime musical brotherhood to their fantastic and incomparable music, to their relentless touring and longevity. However maybe the most important inspiration is their dedication to the group that has grown up round them. It is a trait that we in Wilco deeply recognize and have aimed to emulate over time. There’s nothing higher than enjoying music with your folks, on your associates.”
Sacred Rose incorporates a wealth of extra performers, together with Khruangbin, The Battle On Medication, Black Pumas, Umphrey’s McGee, Joe Russo’s Virtually Useless, Goose, STS9, Greensky Bluegrass, Kamasi Washington, Animal Collective and Margo Value. Tickets are on sale on the occasion’s Site.
