Described by the CBC as "one of the most compelling new voices on the Canadian scene", the band has opened for Feist, Jeff Tweedy, Owen Pallett, Timber Timbre, Ohbijou, Great Lake Swimmers and The Hidden Cameras.
Jeff Beck | Jeff Koons | Jeff Foxworthy | Jeff Buckley | Jerry Jeff Walker | Jeff Daniels | Jeff Bezos | Jeff Minter | Jeff Tweedy | Jeff Sagarin | Jeff Bingaman | Jeff Goldblum | Jeff Bridges | Jeff Porcaro | Jeff Hardy | Jeff Bennett | Jeff Wall | Jeff Kennett | Jeff Gordon | Jeff Jarrett | Jeff Garlin | Jeff Flake | Jeff Fisher | Jeff Coffin | DJ Jazzy Jeff | Jeff Stelling | Jeff Martin | Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds | Jeff Rowley | Jeff Probyn |
Other scenes depicted the breakdown of the relationship between members Jeff Tweedy and Jay Bennett, and Tweedy's debilitating migraines.
Following the departure of Jay Farrar in May, 1994, the remaining members of Uncle Tupelo, including Johnston, Ken Coomer, and John Stirratt, formed the band Wilco under the leadership of Jeff Tweedy.
The band's name is taken from Jeff Tweedy's reference to their music "We made it, it's ours to destroy" in the Wilco documentary I Am Trying to Break Your Heart on the making of Yankee Hotel Foxtrot.
Contributors to the project include 7 Worlds Collide's 2001 alumni Johnny Marr, Ed O'Brien, Sebastian Steinberg, Phil Selway, Lisa Germano, Tim Finn and Liam Finn; as well as Don McGlashan, Bic Runga, Glenn Richards, KT Tunstall and Wilco members Jeff Tweedy, John Stirratt, Glenn Kotche and Pat Sansone.
Subsequently Ray moved to Chicago and began collaborations with many of that city’s leading musical lights, including Uncle Tupelo’s Jeff Tweedy and Jay Farrar, Jon Langford of the Mekons, the performance artist Brigid Murphy, and Poi Dog Pondering’s Frank Orrall.
It covers the time period from when Wilco singer Jeff Tweedy was born, through the formation and breakup of Uncle Tupelo, and the career of Wilco through their 2004 album A Ghost Is Born.