Wilco? Still No.

Pop Quiz!

From the list below, pick the city not on Wilco's tour itinerary
a) New York City
b) Baltimore
c) Philadelphia
d) Washington DC

This is not a tough question. The answer is: c.

For the third leg on their A Ghost Is Born (a sub-par album by Wilco standards) tour, Jeff Tweedy and company are skipping Philadelphia a third time. With three strikes, Wilco is now at the top of the list of performers who slight Philadelphia (a slot previously reserved for Radiohead who cancelled a Philly gig to play Madison Square Garden).

The last Wilco show in the City of Brotherly Love was a phenomenal waterfront concert with Sonic Youth on July 28, 2003. That evening was particularly memorable for me because I got thrown out halfway through Wilco's set for pissing in the bushes only to sneak back in a song later.

In other Wilco-screwing-its-fans news, the band is reissuing A Ghost is Born with bonus tracks only available on the expanded version of an album their most loyal fans already own. Other reissue rip-off artists include The Flaming Lips, The Strokes, Franz Ferdinand, etc.

And record companies wonder why people are downloading songs for free off the internet. It's because they're tired of getting screwed, you greedy bastards.

Other record scams include the "Best Of" compilation with one new song only available on said comp, and the motion picture soundtrack with a new recording (usually a cover) by a favorite band sandwiched between a lot of shitty filler music.