Larry Grenadier

Wilco's favorite records of the year include Weyes Blood, Cate Le Bon, Black Midi, Bill Callahan, Earl Sweatshirt, Blood Incantation, FKA twigs, Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Lana Del Rey, Purple Mountains and more.

Plus: Blu Anxxiety, Hollerado, Tennis System, ECM Records 50th anniversary celebration, Dead & Company, Kool Keith, Black Midi, and more upcoming tour and show news.

The 2019 edition of Knoxville, TN's Big Ears Festival happens March 21-24 and also features Spiritualized, This Is Not This Heat, Béla Fleck, Mercury Rev, serpentwithfeet, Harold Budd, Moor Mother, Sons of Kemet, and lots more.

The 15th annual Winter Jazzfest happens January 4-12 and will have, for the first time, have its annual Marathon stretch across two weekends.

Founded in 1954, the Newport Jazz Festival was the first jazz festival in America, and has been host to some historic happenings. This year's fest includes Bela Fleck & The Flecktones, The Roots, Snarky Puppy, Maceo Parker, Branford Marsalis, Andra Day & more.

The indoor, ticketed lineup for the 38th Montreal International Jazz Festival also includes Buddy Guy, Joey Bada$$, Robert Glasper, Tanya Tagaq, Xenia Rubinos, and many more.