Win Jeff Tweedy’s New DVD, Wilco Poster

Following up on the Primus contest I featured last week — the correct answer was “Winona’s Big Brown Beaver” — I’ve got a copy of Jeff Tweedy’s new DVD, Sunken Treasure, and a Wilco poster to giveaway this week…

The DVD will be released on October 24 and MusicToday is currently offering up some goodies for fans that pre-order the release.

“Recorded over five nights during his February 2006 solo acoustic tour, the first ever Jeff Tweedy solo DVD features footage gathered from concerts at Seattle’s Moore Theater, Portland’s Crystal Ballroom, Eugene’s McDonald Theater, Arcata’s Humboldt State University, and The Fillmore in San Francisco. The disc showcases songs from Wilco, Uncle Tupelo, and Loose Fur, including the unreleased “The Thanks I Get.”

Every DVD pre-order will include a limited edition 4-postcard set commemorating posters from various Jeff Tweedy solo shows dating back to the Lounge Ax days. Each 4″x6″ postcard boasts a hi-gloss finish and is approved for mail (stamps not included).

The winner of the contest will get a copy of Sunken Treasure and the Wilco Poster of their choice from the Wilco Store.”

Drop a comment telling me what you like most about Jeff Tweedy and/or Wilco and I’ll choose a winner at random from the list later in the week…

October 9, 2006 | by Justin Ward | News

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bigjim

I would do him
bigjim

I would do him
http://www.last.fm/user/bryle/ Bryant

He’s the man that loves me.
http://www.last.fm/user/bryle/ Bryant

He’s the man that loves me.
Eric

Well, I’ve never had the pleasure of seeing a live show. I’ve been a fan since the days of Tupelo. I can’t think of a contemporary artist other than Tweedy who is as experimental (yet always accessible), and who pays tribute to his musical heroes not by ripping them off, but “updating” their sound, if you will (Summerteeth/Beatles, as an example). Also, he’s obviously not greedy, as Wilco’s taping policy proves. The Mermaid Avenue project was amazing, and “Kicking Television” is an amazing live record – better than most bands’ studio work. He’s an artist for the ages.
Plus, Glenn Kotche is one of the finest drummers I’ve ever heard.
Eric

Well, I’ve never had the pleasure of seeing a live show. I’ve been a fan since the days of Tupelo. I can’t think of a contemporary artist other than Tweedy who is as experimental (yet always accessible), and who pays tribute to his musical heroes not by ripping them off, but “updating” their sound, if you will (Summerteeth/Beatles, as an example). Also, he’s obviously not greedy, as Wilco’s taping policy proves. The Mermaid Avenue project was amazing, and “Kicking Television” is an amazing live record – better than most bands’ studio work. He’s an artist for the ages.
Plus, Glenn Kotche is one of the finest drummers I’ve ever heard.
http://www.narkarts.com nark

i dig his sense of humor and the willingness of the band to experiment with and change their music. tweedy called out a buddy of mine at a show earlier this year for not cheering…it was hilarious.
http://www.narkarts.com nark

i dig his sense of humor and the willingness of the band to experiment with and change their music. tweedy called out a buddy of mine at a show earlier this year for not cheering…it was hilarious.
Nathan

The fact that Tweedy and Wilco never sit still – the band and its style are constantly changing. The only thing that remains constant is the level of quality.

No other current band, over the same period of time, has managed to maintain such a level of quality and still remain so intriguing.

Whether its interpreting Woody Guthrie or full blow guitar solos on A Ghost Is Born – they are always interesting.

Plus they have given us one of the best music docos ever in ‘I Am Trying To Break Your Heart’ and are part of folklore for the great story behind the protracted release of YHF.
Nathan

The fact that Tweedy and Wilco never sit still – the band and its style are constantly changing. The only thing that remains constant is the level of quality.

No other current band, over the same period of time, has managed to maintain such a level of quality and still remain so intriguing.

Whether its interpreting Woody Guthrie or full blow guitar solos on A Ghost Is Born – they are always interesting.

Plus they have given us one of the best music docos ever in ‘I Am Trying To Break Your Heart’ and are part of folklore for the great story behind the protracted release of YHF.
Pat

Because Yankee Hotel Foxtrot is the most heartbreakingly beautiful album ever.
Pat

Because Yankee Hotel Foxtrot is the most heartbreakingly beautiful album ever.
Cody

I like that Jeff and the band keep me guessing. I am always wrong and always pleased with being wrong.
Cody

I like that Jeff and the band keep me guessing. I am always wrong and always pleased with being wrong.
Hannah

Where do I even begin. First off, he and Jay Fararr pretty well invented one of my favorite forms of music, Alt Country. If that wasn’t enough Jeff has the ablitity to expirement with all sorts of music, compining pop with counrty and disjointed melodies the way no other musician has in the past 20 years. On top of that Tweedy is a poet, widly accepted as one of the finest song writers of his day, he writes in the style of Eliot and Cummings. Metaphores out the wazoo and most importantly, a beautiful command of the language. Tweedy has written lyrics that speak to all of his fans, and some that make his fans wonder at how a human mind thought up such a beautiful combination of works. Then, there is Jeff live. I was lucky enough to be there for his show at the Folks Festival in Lyons, CO. The only artist who makes a festival seem like a living room. He was personable and funny, and the music was still beautiful. If you have read Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce, you know that his deffinition of art is something that appeals to a higher atshetic, something that gives the reader/viewer/listener some sort of enlightenment. In that respect, the music of Tweedy and Wilco is truely art.
Hannah

Where do I even begin. First off, he and Jay Fararr pretty well invented one of my favorite forms of music, Alt Country. If that wasn’t enough Jeff has the ablitity to expirement with all sorts of music, compining pop with counrty and disjointed melodies the way no other musician has in the past 20 years. On top of that Tweedy is a poet, widly accepted as one of the finest song writers of his day, he writes in the style of Eliot and Cummings. Metaphores out the wazoo and most importantly, a beautiful command of the language. Tweedy has written lyrics that speak to all of his fans, and some that make his fans wonder at how a human mind thought up such a beautiful combination of works. Then, there is Jeff live. I was lucky enough to be there for his show at the Folks Festival in Lyons, CO. The only artist who makes a festival seem like a living room. He was personable and funny, and the music was still beautiful. If you have read Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce, you know that his deffinition of art is something that appeals to a higher atshetic, something that gives the reader/viewer/listener some sort of enlightenment. In that respect, the music of Tweedy and Wilco is truely art.
Hannah

Where do I even begin. First off, he and Jay Fararr pretty well invented one of my favorite forms of music, Alt Country. If that wasn’t enough Jeff has the ablitity to expirement with all sorts of music, compining pop with counrty and disjointed melodies the way no other musician has in the past 20 years. On top of that Tweedy is a poet, widly accepted as one of the finest song writers of his day, he writes in the style of Eliot and Cummings. Metaphores out the wazoo and most importantly, a beautiful command of the language. Tweedy has written lyrics that speak to all of his fans, and some that make his fans wonder at how a human mind thought up such a beautiful combination of works. Then, there is Jeff live. I was lucky enough to be there for his show at the Folks Festival in Lyons, CO. The only artist who makes a festival seem like a living room. He was personable and funny, and the music was still beautiful. If you have read Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce, you know that his deffinition of art is something that appeals to a higher atshetic, something that gives the reader/viewer/listener some sort of enlightenment. In that respect, the music of Tweedy and Wilco is truely art.
Hannah

Where do I even begin. First off, he and Jay Fararr pretty well invented one of my favorite forms of music, Alt Country. If that wasn’t enough Jeff has the ablitity to expirement with all sorts of music, compining pop with counrty and disjointed melodies the way no other musician has in the past 20 years. On top of that Tweedy is a poet, widly accepted as one of the finest song writers of his day, he writes in the style of Eliot and Cummings. Metaphores out the wazoo and most importantly, a beautiful command of the language. Tweedy has written lyrics that speak to all of his fans, and some that make his fans wonder at how a human mind thought up such a beautiful combination of works. Then, there is Jeff live. I was lucky enough to be there for his show at the Folks Festival in Lyons, CO. The only artist who makes a festival seem like a living room. He was personable and funny, and the music was still beautiful. If you have read Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce, you know that his deffinition of art is something that appeals to a higher atshetic, something that gives the reader/viewer/listener some sort of enlightenment. In that respect, the music of Tweedy and Wilco is truely art.
Stephen

I love that they refuse to sit still, that they’re continually evolving. Who would have thought that the same band who did AM would have gone on to do A Ghost Is Born… I can’t wait to hear what they come up with next.
Stephen

I love that they refuse to sit still, that they’re continually evolving. Who would have thought that the same band who did AM would have gone on to do A Ghost Is Born… I can’t wait to hear what they come up with next.