On Friday night, Wilco joined Yo La Tengo during their concert at the Metro in Chicago. The coveted sit-in occurred after Ira Kaplan and company ran through two full frames of music, which pulled heavily from their 2023 release, This Stupid World. During the collaborative part of the night, the two bands teamed up for a series of four covers, which included cuts written by The Beatles, Bob Dylan and more.Prior to Wilco’s arrival, Yo La Tengo hinted at their guest’s impending appearance by covering the Jeff Tweedy-penned “If I Ever Was a Child.” The song which was initially released on Wilco’s 2016, Shmilco record, served as Yo La Tengo’s lone cover during the first set. Previously, during Yo La Tengo’s annual Hanukkah run at The Bowery Ballroom in New York, Tweedy had joined in on the cover, making the song selection all the more telling of what was to come.
After two main frames of music, the members of Wilco descended to the front of the room and joined their hosts for a fiery take on The Beatles’ “She’s a Woman.” The initial number saw Tweedy and Kaplan share the lyrics, embodying the essence and energy of the 1964 tune. In continuation of the sit-in, Tweedy picked up an electric guitar and the group of players moved into Dylan’s “Love Minus Zero/No Limit,” with James McNew leading the iconic lyrics from the 1965 song, which was delivered via the Bring It All Back Home album.
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