Ashes of American Flags (DVD)

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This DVD, produced and directed by Christoph Green and Fugazi’s Brendan Canty, presents Wilco live in concert during their 2008 tour. Culled from concerts in five quintessentially American venues—Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa, Tipitina’s in New Orleans, Mobile Civic Center in Mobile, Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, and 9:30 Club in DC—the film captures the energy, poignancy, and musicality of a Wilco concert and tour. DVD is formatted for Region 1.

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Ashes of American Flags was produced and directed by Christoph Green and Fugazi’s Brendan Canty and shot in five quintessentially American venues: Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa, OK; Tipitina’s in New Orleans, LA; The Mobile Civic Center in Mobile, AL; The Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN; and the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC. Mixing live concert footage with band interviews, it takes the viewer behind the scenes of Wilco’s 2008 US tour capturing both the expansive experience of rolling across America in a tour bus and the intimacy that happens night after night between the members of Wilco and the music they make, and between the band and their fans who come to experience it with them. While playing at a number of film festivals, Ashes of American Flags was awarded the prize for Best Cinematography at the Big Sky Film Festival. Watch the trailer at nonesuch.com/media.

“It is really interesting to me how the experience of watching the live performances changes when the songs are given geographical, personal and historical contexts," said Christoph Green. " We wanted to make a tour film that would deepen and change the viewer’s relationship with the music.”

“Ashes was captured completely on the fly with a terrifying lack of planning, so everything you see in this film is real," adds Brendan Canty. "The musicianship and their combined will to elevate each song to new heights every night is real. Their appreciation of one another is real, and at the core of the film is their increasingly brilliant body of songs. I can only hope the film conveys the feeling of utter joy, beauty and triumph I feel after I see them play.“

Shot in high definition, Ashes of American Flags is a Trixie production in association with Nonesuch Records and dBpm, Inc. This DVD is formatted for Region 1 Only.

ProductionCredits

PRODUCTION CREDITS
Produced and Directed by Brendan Canty and Christoph Green
Cameras: Eric Martin, Nikos Kourkoulakos, Amy O'Byrne, Adam Krell, Jim Saah, Christoph Green and Brendan Canty
Edited by Christoph Green
Additional Editing by Brendan Canty
Color by Nikos Kourkoulakos
Concert audio recorded by Eli Janney
Audio mix by Brendan Canty

Total Pros: Max Crawford, Paul Mertens, Nick Broste
Wilco Crew: Jason Tobias, Abigail Greenbaum, Stan Doty, John Stovicek, Nate Murphy, Steven Versaw, Matrix Macnamara, Ryan Murphy, Andy Nemcik

Packaging and menu design by Christoph Green

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451644

Number of Discs in Set
1disc
Album Status
Artist Name
Wilco
MusicianDetails

MUSICIANS
Jeff Tweedy, John Stirratt, Glenn Kotche, Nels Cline, Patrick Sansone, Mikael Jorgensen

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DVD
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075597993813
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News & Reviews

  • Wilco's Jeff Tweedy joined Cheryl Pawelski in conversation at a Recording Academy event in Chicago celebrating the twentieth anniversary of the band's groundbreaking album Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. The super deluxe anniversary edition of the album, released in September 2022, earned them the Grammy Award for Best Historical Album in 2023 as compilation producers and writer Bob Mehr the Grammy for Best Album Notes. You can watch their conversation here.

  • Wilco’s 2007 album Sky Blue Sky is now available in a limited-edition two-LP, sky-blue vinyl release; you can take a quick look inside here. The Gold-selling album made year’s best lists from Rolling Stone, Uncut, Mojo, BBC Radio 6 Music, and more. “Near perfect,” said Spin. Featuring the band that was assembled after the release of 2004’s A ghost is born, Sky Blue Sky was the first studio album from a lineup that has remained the same to today: guitarist, singer, and principal songwriter Jeff Tweedy, bassist John Stirratt, percussionist Glenn Kotche, keyboardist Mikael Jorgensen, multi-instrumentalist Pat Sansone, and avant-jazz guitarist Nels Cline.

  • About This Album

    Ashes of American Flags was produced and directed by Christoph Green and Fugazi’s Brendan Canty and shot in five quintessentially American venues: Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa, OK; Tipitina’s in New Orleans, LA; The Mobile Civic Center in Mobile, AL; The Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN; and the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC. Mixing live concert footage with band interviews, it takes the viewer behind the scenes of Wilco’s 2008 US tour capturing both the expansive experience of rolling across America in a tour bus and the intimacy that happens night after night between the members of Wilco and the music they make, and between the band and their fans who come to experience it with them. While playing at a number of film festivals, Ashes of American Flags was awarded the prize for Best Cinematography at the Big Sky Film Festival. Watch the trailer at nonesuch.com/media.

    “It is really interesting to me how the experience of watching the live performances changes when the songs are given geographical, personal and historical contexts," said Christoph Green. " We wanted to make a tour film that would deepen and change the viewer’s relationship with the music.”

    “Ashes was captured completely on the fly with a terrifying lack of planning, so everything you see in this film is real," adds Brendan Canty. "The musicianship and their combined will to elevate each song to new heights every night is real. Their appreciation of one another is real, and at the core of the film is their increasingly brilliant body of songs. I can only hope the film conveys the feeling of utter joy, beauty and triumph I feel after I see them play.“

    Shot in high definition, Ashes of American Flags is a Trixie production in association with Nonesuch Records and dBpm, Inc. This DVD is formatted for Region 1 Only.

    Credits

    MUSICIANS
    Jeff Tweedy, John Stirratt, Glenn Kotche, Nels Cline, Patrick Sansone, Mikael Jorgensen

    PRODUCTION CREDITS
    Produced and Directed by Brendan Canty and Christoph Green
    Cameras: Eric Martin, Nikos Kourkoulakos, Amy O'Byrne, Adam Krell, Jim Saah, Christoph Green and Brendan Canty
    Edited by Christoph Green
    Additional Editing by Brendan Canty
    Color by Nikos Kourkoulakos
    Concert audio recorded by Eli Janney
    Audio mix by Brendan Canty

    Total Pros: Max Crawford, Paul Mertens, Nick Broste
    Wilco Crew: Jason Tobias, Abigail Greenbaum, Stan Doty, John Stovicek, Nate Murphy, Steven Versaw, Matrix Macnamara, Ryan Murphy, Andy Nemcik

    Packaging and menu design by Christoph Green