Almost every song on the album sounds like a Grade A piece of Americana, but it’s almost impossible to distance these songs from their whole. That former Uncle Tupelo member and current Son Volt leader Jay Farrar would attempt to record an album of songs that pay tribute to Beat Generation hero Jack Kerouac via his novel Big Sur isn’t too surprising. Farrar has always had an eye and a voice...
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Again I need to ask the question, why is no one giving The Sidekicks any love? Their new album Weight Of Air is simply brilliant and a huge step forward for the band. Over the course of just one full length and a 7" the band's sound has ...
Like many from my generation, (I’m guessing) I first learned of the Louvin Brothers after hearing Uncle Tupelo’s cover of “Atomic Power.” It was a great song that immediately caught my attention and made me want to hear the original. So, I tracked it down and found out it was an old-timey tune [...]
Skip James - Hard Time Killin Floor Blues Blind Willie McTell - Broke Down Engine Elmore James - I Need You Lucille Bogan - The Tricks ain't Walkin No More Carter Family - John Hardy was a Desperate Little Man Fred Williams and the Jewels Band - Tell Her Bob Dylan - Ballad of Hollis BrownJohn Prine - Rocky Mountain Time Tom Waits - Train Song Tom Waits 9th and Hennepin Uncle Tupelo - I Wanna Be Your...
While Jeff Tweedy and Jay Farrar have had their share of differences since the acrimonious breakup of Uncle Tupelo, at least they now have one rather remarkable thing in common -- they've both had the opportunity to collaborate with a noted American writer who happened to be dead. In 1998, Tweedy's group Wilco joined forces with Billy Bragg on the album Mermaid Avenue, in which they set a handful of...
Metro Weekly profiles singer-songwriter Amanda Palmer. ''I like mixing up music and lyrics in ways that are confusing to compel the listener,'' the pop musician says. ''That's another thing I really like about this art form. You can make as...
When Uncle Tupelo called it quits way back in 1994, few could have predicted the career paths of the band's two major, alt-country gurus, Jay Farrar and Jeff Tweedy. Soon after the band's breakup, Tweedy started Wilco, and Farrar formed Son Volt. Both bands released stellar debut albums, ...
Complied by: Jrdtheshiek FID and just ask her! 01. The Beach Boys - "God Only Knows" (Pet Sounds) 02. Silver Jews - "Random Rules" (American Water) 03. The Drums - "Let's Go Surfing" (Summertime!) 04. Wilco - "California Stars" (Mermaid Avenue) 05. Belle & Sebastian - "You Made Me Forget My Dreams" (Push Barman to Open Old Wounds) 06. Stereolab...
One Fast Move Or I’m Gone is a wonderful collection of songs from Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard and Son Volt/Uncle Tupelo’s Jay Farrar. The material, crafted together using words from Jack Kerouac’s Big Sur novel, invokes the same optimism, longing, and playfully deep introspection that has made millions of readers identify with Kerouac’s work. Last monday, Gibard...
by Noah Armstrong A one-man operation in Burlington, VT, Creston Electric Instruments builds fairly traditional electric guitars, generally styled in the Fender tradition, but custom-designed according to each customer's expectations. Owner Creston Lea works with his clients throughout the entire process, resulting in highly personalized instruments and a body of work that reflects the pride and enjoyment...
Nada Surf @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (Jack Groetzinger) There weren't a ton of shows going on in NYC last night (10/28), relatively speaking, but members/collaborators of most indie rock bands in existence were part of them. Ben Gibbard (Death...
As a member of Uncle Tupelo, a solo artist, and now, in his second go as the leader of Son Volt, Jay Farrar has written hundreds of songs--and in terms of inspiration and the creative pro...
NPR has Ben Gibbard & Jay Farrar streaming live tonight: Jay Farrar (Son Volt, Uncle Tupelo) and Benjamin Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie) take the stage together to perform songs inspired by the writings of Jack Kerouac, in a full concert webcast live on NPR Music tonight (Oct. 27). Hear the performance, featuring music from the [...] Related posts: NPR Live Concert Series | Sonic Youth Drive-By...
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) -- KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Bottle Rockets have been a hard-touring bar band for almost 17 years. Back when they started, the Rockets were thrown together with other bands in the fledgling '90s alternative-country genre, thanks mostly to founder and front man Brian Henneman and his association with Uncle Tupelo. But more than just a country-ish band with a punk/rock attitude,...
The Bottlerockets have been a hard-touring bar band for nearly 17 years. Back when they started, the ’Rockets were thrown together with bands in the fledgling ’90s alternative-country genre, thanks mostly to founder Brian Henneman and his association with Uncle Tupelo. But more than just a country-ish band with a punk/rock attitude, the Bottlerockets are Midwesteners –...
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