Chit-Chat Check-In #143 • Transcript

Today we have a video, a Chit-Chat Check-In, and a song. Oh my!

The fantastic Starship Casual crew put together a video about one of the events we did for the release of Twilight Override, at the Adler Planetarium.

And I attempted a Kate Bush song. Kate Bush is out of my skill set, but I did my best. What a weird song. I think the name Heathcliff always kept me from really embracing it, because to me that was a cartoon cat, not a fixture of English literature.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy. This is probably the last time I’ll address you in the year 2025. I didn’t really wish everybody a Happy Hanukkah or Merry Christmas or anything, so belated wishes. Hope you had a great one, or great ones.

Carry on. OxO—Jeffy

This Week in Wilco, Etc.

1970 / December 31: Happy Birthday, Glenn Kotche!

2020 / December 31: On The Tweedy Show #136, Jeff opens the show with an instrumental version of “Auld Lang Syne.”

2025 / January 3: Jeff plays Largo at the Coronet in Los Angeles with SNL’s Mike O’Brien opening. The 20-song set is livestreamed by Susie as The Tweedy Show #225. The Twilight Override song “Love Is for Love” is debuted live. Sammy and Spencer join Jeff for two encores, “I Found a Reason” by the Velvet Underground and another Twilight Override song, “Cry Baby Cry.”

1956 / January 4: Happy Birthday, Nels Cline!

Wuthering Heights (Kate Bush cover)

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Thanks for tuning in to this week’s livestream. Jeffy’s new album, Twilight Override, is out September 26. Twilight Override tour dates with Spencer, Sammy, Sima Cunningham, Macie Stewart, and Liam Kazar begin in October.

Get the album.

See the tour.

—Starship Casual Engineers

This Week in Wilco, Etc.

2025 / July 15: Jeff announces his fifth studio album, Twilight Override, out September 26, 2025, on dBpm Records.

2007 / July 17: The power goes out at Spazio 211 in Torino, Italy during Wilco’s performance of “Spiders (Kidsmoke).” The crowd sings the riff while Wilco plays percussion until the power returns.

2002 / July 19: At the Murat Egyptian Room in Indianapolis, Mikael Jorgensen plays his first Wilco show. The 20-song set includes every Yankee Hotel Foxtrot song except “Poor Places.”

2023 / July 20: Jeff shares a 1987 demo of “Screen Door” recorded by Tim Albert on Starship Casual.

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I’ve seen Wilco a fair few times. But this is the first time I have seen an audience steal the show. An audience that matched the quality of output coming from those six guys on stage. No offense to the other audiences, there is a place for all of you. But also step it up!

Music is what it’s all about. This tour was a reminder. When times are tough we have each other. When things feel upside down, SING AT THE TOP OF YOUR LUNGS.

Big thanks to Wilco for this one. And a bigger thanks to the fans in South America. I confidently speak for everyone when I say that you knocked our socks off.

The band is off to Europe for a few weeks. I’m here today to fill in the gap as Jeff is traveling across the great blue sea. I hope you enjoy this video. I hope you feel what we all felt.

—Crystal

This Week in Wilco, Etc.

2005 / June 17: The Roots open for Wilco at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, CO. The 26-song set concludes with a cover of Thunderclap Newman’s song, “Something in the Air.”

2022 / June 17: Jeff shares a live video of “Radio King” with Gary Louris from the Golden Smog reunion in Minneapolis on Starship Casual.

1969 / June 21: Happy Birthday Pat Sansone!

Video Credits

Songs:1. "Day Poem" (unreleased) by Jeff Tweedy2. "Kid" by the Pretenders3. "Handshake Drugs" by Wilco4. "I Am Trying to Break Your Heart" by Wilco5. "Pot Kettle Black" by Wilco6. "Random Name Generator" by Wilco7. "Hate It Here" by WilcoCast: Wilco and Wilcrew, featuring Delfina Campos, the Pretenders and audiences and crew in São Paulo and Buenos AiresEditor: Georgia GreenbergDirector and videographer: Crystal MyersProducer: Jeff Tweedy

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Thanks for tuning in. That was fun. Have a safe weekend, everybody.

OxO—Jeffy

[Engineer’s note: See Jeff at the Vic Theatre on April 18-19 in Chicago.]

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Crystal, Starship Casual officer here.

Reviews were good enough for our inaugural Japan video diary, so we’re back with a second installment.

Click the play button above to check in with the Captain behind/on the stage from his recent solo tour stop in Columbus, Ohio (the hometown of Jeni’s Ice Cream!).

If you ask me for my completely objective opinion, Jeff’s solo shows are a must-see IRL. But I’m happy we can share some clips for anyone who’s not able to make it out this time around. Thanks for watching.

—Crystal

This Week in Wilco, Etc.

2020 / October 24: Jeff is featured on CBS Mornings and talks about both The Tweedy Show and Love Is The King.

1995 / October 26: Wilco appears on the New York, NY cable radio show “Static.” The band plays “I Must Be High,” “Casino Queen,” and a cover of Tom Petty’s “Listen to Her Heart.”

2004 / October 27: At the Orpheum Theater in Madison, WI, Wilco plays a 24-song set that includes “At Least That’s What You Said,” “Handshake Drugs,” and “The Late Greats.” All three songs are later officially issued as part of the 2-CD A Ghost Is Born bonus special edition sold in Europe and Australia.

Video Credits

Song: “Orphan” and “Jesus, Etc.” performed by Jeff TweedyCast: Jeff Tweedy with appearances by Crystal Myers’s shoes, Andy Nemcik, Eric Frankhouser, Ashwin Deepankar, Jared Dottorelli, Elizabeth Moen, and Gus MartiniEditor: Mark GreenbergDirector and videographer: Crystal Myers

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