Flagging Down the Double E's

Flagging Down the Double E's

Bonus Tracks: Mikael Jorgensen (Wilco) & Ethan Miller (Howlin' Rain) Talk 'Tarantula' and the Bass Part on "Desolation Row"

"We were all in a Dylan frame of mind. Just rolling with the punches."

Ray Padgett
Jan 11, 2026
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I’ve already shared my backstage interviews with three of the five “Million Dollar Bashers”—the house band at the Bob Dylan Center’s recent “Going Electric” concerts at Cain’s Ballroom. Today, the final two: Keyboardist Mikael Jorgensen, who plays in Wilco alongside Nels Cline, and bassist Ethan Miller, who leads Howlin’ Rain and plays in the new avant-…

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