photo credit to Autumn de Wilde
Guitarist Nels Cline revealed that the band has decided not to renew their contract with Nonesuch Records and is, instead, taking creative liberties into their own hands by starting their own label.
Cline was murkey anymore major details: “Yeah, I don’t know the name of it.” For now, the whole operation seems to be managed by Jeff Tweedy and the band’s manager, Tony Margherita. “Jeff [Tweedy] was basically not wanting to be on a record label for a while — he didn’t renew his contract with Nonesuch — so we’re striking out on our own, our own label. There might be a 7-inch or something, a little souvenir when we do this Mass MoCA [Solid Sound Festival in North Adams, Ma.] I’m not sure, really. Basically, Jeff and [Wilco manager] Tony Margherita are the masterminds, so I’m just cruising with what they want to do.”
Given this news, those attending the Wilco-curated festival in North Adams next month should keep an eye out.
