Wilco, Born Alone (live), Fox Theater, Oakland, CA, October 18, 2021 (HD)

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Wilco play their song "Born Alone" live in concert at the Fox Theater in Oakland, California on October 18, 2021. Born Alone appeared on the band's eighth studio album, The Whole Love (2011). Wilco consists of Jeff Tweedy (lead vocals and guitar), Nels Cline (guitar), John Stirratt (bass), Glenn Kotche (drums), Mikael Jorgensen (keyboards), and Pat Sansone (guitar and keyboards). Wilco had recently wrapped up their It's Time tour, but their October 2021 dates were the conclusion of the Ode To Joy tour, the last few dates of which were postponed because of the pandemic in March 2020. ================ Born Alone lyrics: I have heard the war and worry of the gospel Ferry fast across the void I have married broken spoke charging smoke wheels Spit and swallowed opioid I am the driver at the wheel of the horror Marching circles at the gate Mine eyes have seen the fury So flattered by fate Tonight, I'd rather count the warm fuse internally Subtract the silence of myself I would rather choose the middle mind of mystery Reverse a riddle for my health I'll unwind strange rinds overpowering Toss the chimneys in the sea I believe I've seen The finger divine extremity [Guitar solo] Please come closer to the feather smooth lens fly Sadness is my luxury Will you weather, join the cold, come before I die More aware of it than me The valves are blowing stone The kids are unabashed Loneliness postponed Mine eyes deceiving glory I was born to die alone Alone Written by Jeff Tweedy / Pat Sansone ================= Wilco - Ode To Joy live tour dates (2021): 10/5 - 10/6 — Portland, OR @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall 10/8 — Eugene, OR @ McDonald Theatre 10/9 — Olympia, WA @ Washington Center for the Performing Arts 10/10 — Bellingham, WA @ Mount Baker Theatre 10/12 - 10/13 — Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre 10/15 — Napa, CA @ Oxbow RiverStage 10/16 — San Jose, CA @ San Jose Civic 10/17 — Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater 10/18 — Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater 10/20 — Santa Barbara CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl 10/22 — Las Vegas, NV @ Brooklyn Bowl 10/23 — Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium 10/25 - 10/26 — Los Angeles, CA @ Orpheum Theatre ================= Jeff Tweedy live tour dates (2022) 2/21 - 2/22 — San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore 2/24 — Los Angeles, CA @ Largo 2/25 — Los Angeles, CA @ Largo 2/26 — Los Angeles, CA @ Largo 2/28 — Los Angeles, CA @ Largo 3/1 — Los Angeles, CA @ Largo 3/3 — Austin, TX @ Paramount Theatre 3/5 — Dallas, TX @ Majestic Theatre 4/2 - 4/3 — Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue 4/7 — Denver, CO @ Paramount Theatre ================= Wilco official bio: Throughout the past two-plus decades Wilco has won multiple Grammy Awards, released 11 studio albums, as well as a trio of albums with Billy Bragg penning music to lyrics by Woody Guthrie. They have founded their own record label (dBpm Records) and festival (Solid Sound). This year saw them curating Sky Blue Sky, a destination concert experience in Mexico, for the first time. The Chicago sextet continues to be regarded as a live powerhouse, as described by NPR “To see Wilco on stage is to hear the best of the best.” The band’s newest album, Ode To Joy, was released fall 2019. Wilco return with Ode to Joy, out October 4th via dBpm Records. Ode to Joy comes three-plus years after the release of the “world-weary, wheezy – and wonderfully warm” (The Guardian) Schmilco, and encourages the act of finding joy in a dark political climate. The album presents a unique rhythm track and a minimalist instrumentation, with lyrics at once observant, hopeful, morbid, tolerant, and abstract. “Love is Everywhere (Beware),” the album’s extrospective lead single, is an upbeat, guitar-driven track that explores the dual joy and threat of a community focused on love. Whether our joy is measured by sparks felt when clutching old sweaters to our chests, by the number of tiny digital hearts earned from a shared photograph, by a guitar solo or a drumbeat or a piece of cotton on a stick in your ear, or by something even greater, Wilco wants to sincerely remind us to wear that feeling loud and proud. This is Ode to Joy: pick it up, hold it tight. ================= Jeff Tweedy official bio: As the founding member of the ground-breaking rock band Wilco and co-founder of the alt-country band Uncle Tupelo, Jeff Tweedy is one of contemporary American music’s most accomplished songwriters, musicians and performers. While maintaining a full schedule of recording and releasing albums and touring extensively with Wilco, Tweedy has also toured frequently as a solo artist, playing intimate unscripted acoustic sets that draw from his 400-plus song repertoire. A departure from Wilco’s carefully orchestrated, sonically complex performances, the solo shows showcase Tweedy’s prolific output as a songwriter, his proficiency as a guitarist and his wry sense of humor. Tweedy has also recently added producer to his list of accomplishments, working with legend Mavis Staples on her album You Are Not Alone.