Jay Farrar
Son Volt prep new LP 'Union' (listen to "Devil May Care"), announce spring tour
Alt-country vets Son Volt will release their new album, Union, on March 29. Frontman Jay Farrar says the album began as a political statement but he ended up interspersing the more fiery material with songs about the “power of love, time and music that sustains us.”
Record Store Day announces 2016 exclusive titles
This year’s RSD exclusives include David Bowie picture discs, a vinyl pressing of the famed ‘C-86’ comp, the Requiem for a Dream soundtrack, and lots, lots, lots, more.
Jay Farrar celebrating 20th anniversary of Son Volt's 'Trace' w/ deluxe reissue and tour with Holy Sons
2015 marks the 20th anniversary of Son Volt‘s debut album, Trace. In celebration, Rhino will be releasing a deluxe edition CD featuring remastered original tracks, demos, an 18-track 1996 live performance from NYC’s The Bottom Line and liner notes from No Depression‘s Peter Blackstock…
Jason Isbell adds dates w/ Craig Finn; Alabama Shakes share new album details; Drive-By Truckers touring
Former Drive-By Trucker Jason Isbell just played Beacon Theatre with Damien Jurado over the weekend (anyone go?), and now he’s expanded his tour…
Jay Farrar touring in February 2015, playing 2 NYC shows
Uncle Tupelo and Son Volt’s Jay Farrar is going on a short tour in February 2015 and hitting NYC for two nights, like he did in 2014. First he plays the newly-relocated Living Room on February 10 (now at 134 Metropolitan in Williamsburg) and then plays City Winery on February 11…
Jay Farrar playing 2 nights at City Winery in February
Jay Farrar (left) w/ New Multitudes in 2012 (more by Kurt Christensen)
Jay Farrar (Son Volt, Uncle Tupelo) doesn’t appear to have touring plans at the moment, but he will be coming to NYC for a two-night run at City Winery on February 8 and 9, which are his only currently announced shows…
Son Volt getting ready to "Honky Tonk" (stream a track) and go on tour, including two NYC dates (one at Northside Fest)
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…
Weird Al will be announcing the Bonnaroo lineup
When exactly this is happening is unclear, but Weird Al reveals his intentions in the video below…
New Multitudes (Jay Farrar, Yim Yames, Anders Parker, Will Johnson) played Webster Hall (pics, setlist)
“New Multitudes, a centennial tribute to Woody Guthrie, made up of the singer-songwriters Jay Farrar, Yim Yames, Anders Parker and Will Johnson, operates from within a cocoon of familiarity…
Jay Farrar, Will Johnson, Anders Parker & Yim Yames are here
“The almost two-hour performance was mostly made up of material off the just released album, with a few songs from each individual’s other band(s) (Son Volt/Uncle Tupelo, Centro-matic, Gob Iron, My Morning Jacket)…
