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Jay Farrar and Ben Gibbard Collaborate with Kerouac
On the album, _One Fast Move Or I’m Gone_, Jay Farrar takes snippets from _Big Sur_, rearranges th
Gibbard and Farrar Write Kerouac Tribute
They'd never met until they discovered their mutual admiration for writer Jack Kerouac. Jay Farrar o
Wilco (the blog post)
So, like I said in the last post, I saw Wilco. First time for me. It was one of the best shows I've
Son Volt: September 17, 2009 Irving Plaza - Flac and MP3 Downloads
Son Volt also played Washington DC on Tuesday [photo by Steve from Baby Stew Blog] Last night at Irv
Biography Son Volt
Son Volt is an alternative country group formed by Jay Farrar in 1994
after the breakup of the band Uncle Tupelo. Son Volt is often considered
the closest continuance of Uncle Tupelo's alt-country/Americana sound and
musical legacy.
History The group formed after Farrar met Jim and Dave Boquist during the
final Uncle Tupelo tour. Together with former Uncle Tupelo drummer Mike
Heidorn, the band rehearsed and recorded in the Minneapolis area in late
1994. The group performed its first concert at the 7th Street Entry in
Minneapolis on June 16, 1995. While half of the band was rooted in the
Minneapolis area, Farrar and Heidorn lived in the St. Louis area, and the
band used both cities as bases for its operations during the first couple
of years.
Hiatus Son Volt was dropped from their record label contract with Warner
Bros. Records, and announced a hiatus after their 1999 tour. Beginning in
2001, Jay Farrar released several sol
