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Wilco will rock The University of Montana
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WILCO WILL ROCK THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA
MISSOULA—
Alternative country band Wilco will bring its distinctive rhythms to Missoula on
Tuesday, Nov. 27, for a concert at The University of Montana.
The show kicks off at 7:30 p.m. with opening act Mercury Rev in the University Center
Ballroom. Tickets are $15 for students and $17 general admission. They are available at all Tic-
It-E-Z locations or by calling (888) MONTANA.
Formed in 1994, Wilco has become one of rock's least categorizable entities. Rising from the ashes of roots-rockers Uncle Tupelo, Wilco established their own unique sound, mixing musical textures from country, rock and pop to psychedelia and soul.
The band’s debut album, “A.M.,” was followed by “Being There,” judged by many critics to be among the best releases of 1996. In 1998, Wilco collaborated with singer-songwriter Billy
Bragg on “Mermaid Avenue,” a collection of performances based on unreleased material originally written by Woody Guthrie. The lush “Summer Teeth” followed in 1999.
The band’s latest release is last year’s “Mermaid Avenue Vol. II,” described by one reviewer as a “new-century hootenanny.”
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