Wilco makes fall tour plans, together and apart

Wilco will hit the road again in October, following a couple late-summer months when several of the band's members will be out working on their own solo projects.

Drummer Glenn Kotche will do some roadwork to back the March release of his third solo album, "Mobile," with Wilco guitarist Nels Cline along for support. The pair--who will perform solo sets and as a duo during the tour--will kick off their two week outing Sept. 10 in St. Louis.

Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy also has a couple of solo shows coming up as well: an Aug. 16 appearance in Raleigh, NC, and a slot at the Aug. 18 Folks Festival in Lyons, CO.

Finally, the whole band will reconvene Oct. 4 in West Lafayette, IN, the first date of a nine-city trip spread across a little more than two weeks. The outing consists mostly of headlining dates, with a single festival appearance--the Oct. 7 Tall Stacks Festival in Cincinnati--included in the itinerary.

Tickets for the opening show in West Lafayette are currently on sale. See the band's website for information as to when the group's other dates become available.

Wilco's most recent album was the live document "Kicking Television--Live in Chicago," which hit stores last November. The 23-song collection was recorded in May 2005 at Chicago's Vic Theatre. Wilco's last studio album was 2004's "A Ghost is Born," and the group has been at work on a new set in recent months.

Loose Fur, a collaboration involving Tweedy, Kotche, and multi-instrumentalist Jim O'Rourke (formerly of Sonic Youth), recently released "Born Again in the USA" on the Drag City label. The 10-song disc is the second offering from the impromptu outfit, following the group's 2003 self-titled debut.

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]
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Jeff Tweedy solo tour

August 2006
16 - Raleigh, NC - North Carolina Museum of Art
18 - Lyons, CO - Folks Festival

Glenn Kotche & Nels Cline tour

September 2006
10 - St. Louis, MO - Riverfront Times Music Festival
16 - Newark, NJ - Modern Drummer Festival
18 - New York, NY - Wordless Music Series at Lincoln Center
19 - Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
20 - Washington, DC - Black Cat
22 - Columbus, OH - Wexner Center for the Arts
23 - Lexington, KY - Recital Hall @ Singletary Center for the Arts
24 - Chicago, IL - The Black Orchid

Wilco tour

October 2006
4 - West Lafayette, IN - Elliot Hall of Music @ Purdue University
6 - East Lansing, MI - MSU Concert Auditorium
7 - Cincinnati, OH - Tall Stacks Festival
9 - Huntsville, AL - Von Braun Center Concert Hall
12 - Fort Worth, TX - Will Rogers Auditorium
13 - San Antonio, TX - Sunset Station
15 - Wichita, KS - The Cotillion
16 - Springfield, MO - Shrine Mosque
20 - Latrobe, PA - Carey Center Gymnasium

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