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Sunday, August 17, 2025

Nels Cline on His Love for Bob Dylan’s Theme Time Radio Hour (dedicated to Croz who introduced me . . . . and let me collect the set!) RAY PADGETT

Bonus Track: Nels Cline on His Love for Theme Time Radio Hour

"It's one of my favorite things ever in the history of media"

My next Bonus Track interview from the Bob Dylan Center’s ‘Going Electric’ concerts is guitarist Nels Cline. He’s probably best known as Wilco’s lead guitarist since 2004, but he boasts an extensive discography outside the band showcasing his more experimental and/or jazz sides.

Backstage at Cain’s Ballroom, we started off talking about that evening’s concerts, but soon moved on to missed Jimi Hendrix concerts, Roger McGuinn’s guitar technique, and how much he loves Theme Time Radio Hour. Since everyone was hanging in the same area backstage, Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley of Sonic Youth each popped into the conversation too.


(If you missed my earlier Bonus Track conversations with Lee and Steve, catch up here)

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