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Engineer’s note: While Jeff helps take care of Susie after successful surgery this week, we have a video to share about last month’s shows in Portland, Oregon, prepared by Starship Casual’s very own Georgia Greenberg. Enjoy! For more about this topic from the Captain, read here . Featuring Jeffy TweedySpencer TweedySammy TweedySima CunninghamMacie StewartLiam Kazar…and Scott McCaughey Songs: “Loui...

Chit-Chat Check-In #143 •  Transcript Today we have a video, a Chit-Chat Check-In, and a song. Oh my! The fantastic Starship Casual crew put together a video about one of the events we did for the release of Twilight Override , at the Adler Planetarium. And I attempted a Kate Bush song. Kate Bush is out of my skill set, but I did my best. What a weird song. I think the name Heathcliff always kept...

Thanks for tuning in to this week’s livestream. Jeffy’s new album, Twilight Override , is out September 26. Twilight Override tour dates with Spencer, Sammy, Sima Cunningham, Macie Stewart, and Liam Kazar begin in October. Get the album . See the tour . —Starship Casual Engineers This Week in Wilco, Etc. 2025 / July 15: Jeff announces his fifth studio album, Twilight Override , out September 26, 2...

I’ve seen Wilco a fair few times. But this is the first time I have seen an audience steal the show. An audience that matched the quality of output coming from those six guys on stage. No offense to the other audiences, there is a place for all of you. But also step it up! Music is what it’s all about. This tour was a reminder. When times are tough we have each other. When things feel upside down,...

Thanks for tuning in. That was fun. Have a safe weekend, everybody. OxO—Jeffy [ Engineer’s note: See Jeff at the Vic Theatre on April 18-19 in Chicago.] Starship Casual is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episod...

Crystal, Starship Casual officer here. Reviews were good enough for our inaugural Japan video diary, so we’re back with a second installment. Click the play button above to check in with the Captain behind/on the stage from his recent solo tour stop in Columbus, Ohio (the hometown of Jeni’s Ice Cream!). If you ask me for my completely objective opinion, Jeff’s solo shows are a must-see IRL. But I’...