Wilco to release new DVD to indie stores first

Old news, to be sure, but worth reporting all the same (Via):

In an effort to boost excitement for Record Store Day (April 18), Wilco is making its new Nonesuch concert DVD, "Ashes of American Flags," available early, and exclusively, to indie retail for the occasion, Billboard has learned.

The film -- recorded in Tulsa, Okla.; New Orleans; Mobile, Ala.; Nashville; and Washington, D.C., during the band's 2008 tour -- will go on sale to all retailers two weeks later. It will serve as a teaser for Wilco's next studio album, expected this summer.

The DVD is to set anticipation for Wilco's upcoming full-length, which the band is recording. To read more about Jeff Tweedy's thoughts about the importance of Record Store Day, an annual event aimed at getting consumers to shop at independent record stores by offering them exclusive deals, go here.

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