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Son Volt getting ready to "Honky Tonk" (stream a track) and go on tour, including two NYC dates (one at Northside Fest)

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As just mentioned, The Northside Festival will return for a fifth year, taking over Williamsburg and Greenpoint clubs from June 13 – 16. While no initial line-up has been announced yet, shows are popping up like the Iceage show at Music Hall of Williamsburg we just wrote about. Another is Jay Farrar’s Son Volt which happens at MHOW on June 15. While here the band will also play the day before (6/14) at Bowery Ballroom. Tickets to both shows go on sale Friday (2/22) at noon. Those shows are part of a full tour and all dates are listed below.

Son Volt, who have been kicking 18 years now after the dissolution of Uncle Tupelo, will release Honky Tonk on March 5 via Rounder Records. The album was inspired by the classic country subgenre. Says Farrar, “Honky tonk music is about heartache, heartbreak, the road. I wanted these songs to sound more contemporary and modern. There was no strict adherence to methodology of the past. You never want to be a nostalgia act.” You can stream “Hearts and Minds” from the new album below.

Son Volt – 2013 Tour Dates
22 Feb 2013 Jay Peak Resort Jay, VT
10 Apr 2013 Mercy Lounge Nashville, TN
11 Apr 2013 The Orange Peel Asheville, NC
12 Apr 2013 Terminal West Atlanta, GA
13 Apr 2013 Cat’s Cradle Carrboro, NC
14 Apr 2013 Bijou Theatre Knoxville, TN
16 Apr 2013 WorkPlay Theatre Birmingham, AL
17 Apr 2013 The Parish New Orleans, LA
18 Apr 2013 Continental Club: Houston Houston, TX
19 Apr 2013 Old Settler’s Music Festival Driftwood, TX
20 Apr 2013 Sons of Hermann Hall Dallas, TX
30 May 2013 Wakarusa at Mulberry Mountain Ozark, AR
31 May 2013 Wakarusa at Mulberry Mountain Ozark, AR
01 Jun 2013 Wakarusa at Mulberry Mountain Ozark, AR
01 Jun 2013 The Pageant St. Louis, MO
02 Jun 2013 Wakarusa at Mulberry Mountain Ozark, AR
03 Jun 2013 Englert Theatre Iowa City, IA
04 Jun 2013 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
05 Jun 2013 Turner Hall Milwaukee, WI
06 Jun 2013 High Noon Saloon Madison, WI
07 Jun 2013 Park West Chicago, IL
08 Jun 2013 The Vogue Indianapolis, IN
09 Jun 2013 The Ark Ann Arbor, MI
11 Jun 2013 Hart Theatre @ The Egg Center for the Performing Arts Albany, NY
12 Jun 2013 Pearl Street Northampton, MA
13 Jun 2013 Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA
14 Jun 2013 Bowery Ballroom New York, NY
15 Jun 2013 Music Hall of Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY
18 Jun 2013 SOPAC South Orange, NJ
19 Jun 2013 Union Transfer Philadelphia, PA
20 Jun 2013 9:30 Club Washington, DC
21 Jun 2013 Mr. Small’s Theatre Millvale, PA
22 Jun 2013 Southgate House Revival Newport, KY
23 Jun 2013 Headliners Music Hall Louisville, KY
26 Jun 2013 Rhythm and Brews Chattanooga, TN
28 Jun 2013 Diamond Ballroom Oklahoma City, OK