“The sound in the Bowery Ballroom was really excellent – A perfect place to see Jeff Tweedy solo. The crowd had been drinking pretty steadily for about 1 1/2 hours by the time Autumn Defense started ...

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The creative output of Wilco can't be limited to just one band. With The Autumn Defense, Pat Sansone and John Stirrat continue to tread new pop-rock ground. Fifth is, in fact, their fifth album, and ...

Who would have thought that an ensemble featuring some of today’s leading pop practitioners would come up with an album that’s so … well … old school? On ...

Record Store Day is on its way, and with it comes a slew of exclusive releases. One that we’re excited about is a cover of Bob Welch’s “Sentimental Lady” by indie rockers The Autumn Defense, led by ...

Pat Sansone, left, and John Stirratt of the Autumn Defense. (Chloe Aftel) Even a rock band can be a day job. John Stirratt and Pat Sansone have one in Wilco, which means their off-time is spent ...

For the last fifteen years, Pat Sansone has been quietly releasing albums with John Stirratt as The Autumn Defense. Stirratt and Sansone first met in New Orleans in the mid 90’s, long before they were ...

When a member of a well-known band briefly steps out, expectations run high–especially when the band is as daring and driven as Wilco. “In rock, the word `sideproject’ generally strikes fear in the ...

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Pat Sansone began working with John Stirratt a few years before he ever became a part of the bassist’s other project, a little band called Wilco. While that group has undergone its fair share of ...

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