If you liked Wilco at the Orpheum the other night, you might want to book a room in or around North Adams for Aug. 13-15. In what looks like a huge coup, MASS MoCA announced today that the band will curate the Solid Sound Festival at the museum on those dates. Wilco headlines in what's supposedly the bandʼs only East Coast performance this summer. This new festival also features performances by all the Wilco membersʼ side projects including Glenn Kotcheʼs On Fillmore, The Nels Cline Singers, The Autumn Defense featuring John Stirratt and Pat Sansone and Mikael Jorgensenʼs Pronto.
Also on the bill: more music, a comedy stage, interactive installations and exhibits,planned workshops by luthiers, film, video installations and DJs. Expect a lot of attention for the Solid Sound Stompbox Station, an interactive guitar pedal exhibit created and demonstrated by Wilco guitarist Nels Cline.
I first heard from Jeremy Goodwin, who describes it best, I think, as "a big wonderful mess of creativity and general awesomeness."
Fest attendees will have full access to the entire MASS MoCA campus too. One can only imagine fans in an altered state wandering into the Sol LeWitt building. All those wavy lines...
Tix go on sale Friday. Through May 31 they're $86.50, and on June 1 they go up to $99.50. They'll be available here.
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