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Wilco grabs Grammy nod, plots late winter shows
Fresh off a Grammy nomination for their most recent studio album, this year's "Sky Blue Sky," alt-rockers Wilco have announced their initial road plans for 2008.
The Chicago-based group, which heads out for a brief tour of Australia following the domestic shows, will kick off the nine-city outing Feb. 22 in Cleveland. On-sale information for the shows, which are listed below, will be announced at a later date through the band's website.
"Sky Blue Sky," the band's seventh studio album, follows 2004's "A Ghost is Born." The group self-produced the new set in its own Chicago studio, with TJ Doherty (Sonic Youth, The Hold Steady) handling recording chores and Jim Scott (The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dixie Chicks) doing the mixing.
The album arrived on The Billboard 200 album chart in the No. 4 spot, marking the band's highest debut ever.
The disc helped Wilco nab its fourth Grammy nomination earlier this week, receiving a nod in the Best Rock Album category. The band, which has now received four Grammy nominations overall, scored two trophies with 2004's "A Ghost is Born," which took home wins for Alternative Rock Album and Best Recording Package.
