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Wilco's latest release, A Ghost Is Born, hasn't caught fire like 2002's critical darling Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, but that hasn't stopped Jeff Tweedy and crew from touring the shit out of their new jam-heavy material. Following an almost weekly string of tour updates, Wilco have once again made us their bitch by announcing even more shows for their expanding 2004 road trip. The good news, however, is that among those dates are a string of eight west coast performances-- the band's first since they began touring in support of A Ghost Is Born earlier this year. Opening for the midwest powerhouses on select dates will be experimental roots-rockers Calexico, and, for the east coast leg, Pitchfork faves The Fiery Furnaces. Dates:

Wilco's current tour schedule:
09-14 Columbia, MO - The Blue Note (w/ Calexico)
09-15 St. Louis, MO - The Fox Theatre (w/ Calexico)
09-17 Dallas, TX - The Granada (w/ Calexico)
09-18 Austin, TX - Stubbs BBQ (w/ Calexico)
09-19 Austin, TX - Zilker Park (Austin City Limits Music Festival)
09-22 Nashville, TN - The Uptown Mix
09-23 Atlanta, GA - The Fox Theatre
09-24 Asheville, NC - Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
09-25 Raleigh, NC - Raleigh Memorial Auditorium
09-27 Norfolk, VA - The Norva (w/ The Fiery Furnaces)
09-28 Baltimore, MD - Meyerhoff Symphony Hall (w/ The Fiery Furnaces)
09-30 Burlington, VT - Memorial Auditorium (w/ The Fiery Furnaces)
10-01 Boston, MA - The Wang Center (w/ The Fiery Furnaces)
10-03 Northampton, MA - Calvin Theatre (w/ The Fiery Furnaces)
10-05 New York, NY - Radio City Music Hall (w/ The Fiery Furnaces)
10-06 New York, NY - Radio City Music Hall (w/ The Fiery Furnaces)
10-08 Saratoga Springs, NY - Skidmore College Sports Center Gym
10-10 Ann Arbor, MI - Hill Auditorium
10-25 Minneapolis, MN - Orpheum Theatre
11-06 Denver, CO - The Fillmore Auditorium
11-10 Seattle, WA - Paramount Theatre
11-11 Portland, OR - Roseland Theatre
11-13 San Jose, CA - SJSU Events Center
11-14 Oakland, CA - Paramount Theatre
11-18 Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern Theatre
11-19 Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern Theatre
11-22 Salt Lake City, UT - Kingsbury Hall

Also, as any Wilco fan worth his salt knows, the band has a healthy habit for side projects. That being said, Wilcoworld.net reports that drummer Glen Kotche's other band, On Fillmore, will also be playing a handful of live dates this year. The shows will support (if a handful of dates can indeed be referred to as "support") the release of the band's third album Sleeps with Fishes, which is set for a September 20th release on Quakebasket/Drag City. Dates are as follows:

08-23 Louisville, KY - Rudyard Kipling Theater
08-24 Pittsburgh, PA - Modern Formations Gallery
08-25 Buffalo, NY - SoundLab
08-26 Boston, MA - The Zeitgeist Gallery
08-27 Montague, MA - The Montague BookMill
08-28 New York, NY - Tonic

> And finally, Wilco's A Ghost Is Born was recently nominated for the 2004 Shortlist Music Prize. The Wilco effort is one of 73 albums (including selections by PJ Harvey, Franz Ferdinand, Joe Strummer, and TV On The Radio) competing for the award, and saw nomination by a panel of artists including Robert Smith, Josh Homme, John Mayer and Chris Carrabba. The winner will be announced on November 10th at a concert in Los Angeles.