![]() ![]() It was band manager Tony Margherita's idea, explained Tweedy. Wilco lead singer and guitarist Jeff Tweedy is still somewhat amazed that MASS MoCA said yes to the weekend-long festival concept. That means thousands of fans are expected to descend on MASS MoCA, and the quiet town of North Adams, this weekend. The melodic, beautifully noisy band has a rabidly loyal fan base, and this weekend is the band's only appearance on the East Coast this summer. ![]() “I think we suggested a couple of bands and maybe one or two of ours made it on the list, but this is essentially a Wilco-curated event from top to bottom.” Chicago indie band Wilco (Courtesy)Īs “curators,” Thompson said Wilco is transforming the mammoth 200,000 square-foot museum into a playground for musicians and music lovers. "We sort of pretended to be collaborators on this, but it’s a very narrow pretension,” Thompson admitted, quite happily. And it's not just them - they've put together an event called the Solid Sound Festival, and, as MASS MoCA Director Joe Thompson says, the band is doing more than just playing music. They're coming to the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art in the northwest corner of the state. But this weekend, indie band Wilco is trying something different: an art museum. Music festivals typically take place in parks, cow pastures or sports arenas. It was empty a couple of weeks ago, but the space around MASS MoCA will be transformed into a multi-stage performance venue at this weekend's Solid Sound Festival, curated by Wilco. ![]()
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