Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy performing at Solid Sound 2010 (photo Seth Rogovoy)
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – Once again indie-rock group Wilco headlines the Solid Sound Festival, which takes place at MASS MoCA on Friday, June 26, to Sunday, June 28, 2015. Among the two-dozen-plus other acts that Wilco has chosen to perform are folk-rock singer-songwriter Richard Thompson, Afrobeat stars King Sunny Ade & his African Beats, downtown-rockers Cibo Matto, jazz legend Charles Lloyd, avant-guitarist Bill Frisell, roots-rockers the Felice Brothers, world-blues legend Taj Mahal, and quirky rock outfit NRBQ.
In addition, the festival will include performances by numerous spinoff bands of Wilco, including Autumn Defense, Glenn Kotche + Jeffrey Zeigler, Mikael Jorgensen (also performing with Quindar), Stained Radiance: Nels Cline + Norton Wisdom, and Tweedy, featuring Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy and his son, Spencer Tweedy, on drums.
More to come…
Richard Thompson at the Mahaiwe (photo by Seth Rogovoy)
SOLID SOUND 2015 CONFIRMED LINEUP:
The Autumn Defense
Bill Frisell’s Music
Cibo Matto
Expandable Brass Band
The Felice Brothers
Glenn Kotche + Jeffrey Zeigler
Jeff Davis
Jessica Pratt
Jessica Williams
John Hodgman(‘s Big Time Comedy Thing)
King Sunny Ade & his African Beats
Charles Lloyd
Luluc
Mac DeMarco
Mikael Jorgensen (also performing with Quindar)
NRBQ
Parquet Courts
Paul F. Tompkins
Real Estate
Richard Thompson – RT
Ryley Walker
Shabazz Palaces
Stained Radiance: Nels Cline + Norton Wisdom
Taj Mahal
Tig Notaro
Tweedy
William Tyler
Wilco