Get Out Tonight: Wilco at Marymoor with Richard Swift

Personally, this Seattlest is stoked to see Wilco back together, making the rounds, bringing their folk-rock/alt.country stylings to the people once again. They've certainly had their fair share of band drama, but the band can still rock. We caught Jeff Tweedy solo down in Lyons, Colo., last summer at the Rocky Mountain Folks Festival and thoroughly enjoyed his solo set. So it is with quite a bit of fanfare that we are happy to announce that his band Wilco will be performing at Marymoor Park tonight. (Fanfare, confetti, trumpets.)

Opening for them will be Richard Swift, whose songs are something like Randy Newman, the Beatles and Elton John all in one, using all method of keys, guitars, snaps and claps. Their skippy pop bounce is flat-out undeniable, and we can only imagine his live performance is equally as optimistic. After all, it's pretty fun in this video (weird instrument close-ups aside):

Wilco w/ Richard Swift // Marymoor Park // Tue. Aug. 21, 7 PM // $25 and up // Tickets available online