Jeff Tweedy did the Salt Shed audience a favor Saturday. Speaking in his typical half-joking manner, the Chicago-based singer-songwriter told the near-capacity crowd he would warn them before he started a quiet song.

True to his word, he did. There were plenty of hushed and meditative moments, including those that steered clear of percussion. Yet there was also an abundance of sweeping tones and contrasting volumes in the delightful concert, which saw the vocalist-guitarist in a relaxed mood and seemingly in better physical shape than in the recent past.

Backed by a versatile quintet comprised of family and friends — all five of whom Tweedy has known since they were children — the Wilco leader leaned on seemingly basic songs to suggest the need to pause and reflect on joys, mysteries, lo

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