Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy to play solo show in Germantown
Nearly 30 years after his first appearance in Memphis, as a member of altcountry band Uncle Tupelo, Jeff Tweedy is returning to town as a critically acclaimed singer-songwriter, Grammy winner, published author and solo artist.
Tweedy — the longtime leader of Chicago post-rockers Wilco — has announced a concert date at the Germantown Performing Arts Center. Tickets for the March 7 show went on sale Nov. 30.
The announcement comes at the end of an eventful 2018 for Tweedy that’s included the recent publication of his New York Times best-selling memoir, “Let’s Go (So We Can Get Back),” and the release this week of his first solo album of all new material, “WARM.”
Tweedy and his various projects, primarily Wilco — the band he founded in 1994 after the breakup of Uncle Tupelo — have been regular visitors to the Bluff City for the last three decades. Wilco has recorded at local studios Easley McCain and Ardent, and graced the stages of the Orpheum, Mud Island Amphitheater and Beale Street Music Festival. Prices for Tweedy’s Germantown concert are $65 for pit tickets, $50 for premium, and $35 to $47 for all other seats. They will be available via gpacweb.com or by calling (901) 7517500.
Acoustic Sunday Live to benefit Protect Our Aquifer
Local entertainment attorney Bruce Newman’s "Acoustic Sunday Live" concerts have become a year-end staple. Held each December, Newman’s shows have consistently gathered together an esteemed and eclectic array of folk, roots and blues performers for a variety of good causes.
This year Newman is producing the 2018 edition as a fundraiser for local record label/studio owner Ward Archer’s Protect Our Aquifer initiative. The show, set for Dec. 9 at St. John’s United Methodist Church, will be headlined by Grammy-winning R&B legend Bobby Rush, Grammy-winning folk artist Tom Chapin, blues-soul songstress Shemekia Copeland, multi-instrumentalist David Bromberg and Memphis singersongwriter John Kilzer.
In announcing the concert, Newman noted the series “has benefited the Memphis community in various ways for years. But I’m especially pleased to team up with Ward Archer and the work he is doing to protect the environment in our own backyard with Protect Our Aquifer.”
Tickets are $50 for general admission and $100 for VIP seats. Ticket purchases are tax deductible, supporting Protect Our Aquifer, which is a registered nonprofit. Showtime is 7 p.m.
For more information go eventbrite.com.
Memphis Ukulele Band to play Lafayette’s Music Room
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The Memphis Ukulele Band will mark the release of its new sevensong EP, “Holidays Ain’t The Same” (out now on Memphis International), with a show at Lafayette’s Music Room on Dec. 9.
“Holidays Ain’t the Same” was cut “live on the floor” at Sam Phillips Recording in Memphis with Halley Phillips, granddaughter of the studio’s founder and namesake, producing.
Founded in 2014, the Memphis Ukulele Band — which features local music scene notables Mark Edgar Stuart, Logan Hanna, Kyndle McMahan, Jon Hornyak and Jason Freeman — has become a local favorite and a popular outfit within the international uke community, with gigs at the Folk Alliance and AmericanaFest and opening slots for ukulele giant Jake Shimabukuro, among others.
The band will kick off its Dec. 9 show at Lafayette’s starting at 4 p.m. Lafayette’s is at 2166 Madison Ave. For more information go to lafayettes.com/memphis.