The Daily Swarm

The Cap Times:

After receiving some admonishment from the rock band Wilco at their sold-out concert at the Overture Center last week, one City Council member is setting the record straight on the city’s fondness for the frequent musical visitors by declaring them honorary citizens of this fine city.

“Last night, the mayor of Duluth made us an honorary Duluth band,” Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy informed concert attendees on Saturday. “And we’ve only played there twice. How many times have we played Madison? A lot. No key to the city, no certificate, nothing.”

Not to be outdone by Duluth of all places, Ald. Satya Rhodes-Conway quickly drafted up a resolution over the weekend that will be introduced within a few hours at the City Council meeting. After introduction, it will likely be brought back for a vote at the next council meeting on March 2.

Last week the Mayor of Duluth, Minnesota made Wilco honorary citizens:

“We’re from here now. We’ve got the documentation to prove it.”

Jeff Tweedy wasn’t kidding when he made that declaration six songs into another ridiculously fun Duluth concert by Wilco. Before the DECC show, the city’s young mayor Don Ness (who’s 36 but he looks like he’s 19) gave the Chicago kingpins a proclamation backstage officially declaring them Duluth citizens. Holding up the pleather-bound document, Tweedy explained: “This teenager came up to us and said he was mayor. We think it’s legit.” He then proceeded to hold up the fancy document about 50 times during the show whenever he wanted to get some cheap applause.