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Upon the dusty road...........

I dig Jay in Son Volt but I really liked Uncle Tupelo back in the day. Awesome alt-country. But, he

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

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

26 Songs About Moonshine

Prohibition ended over 70 years ago, but moonshine songs have still enjoyed a fair amount of popular

What Exactly Is Americana Music?

Our man Charles Spivey was on the spot at the Americana Music Festival and Conference in Nashville,

Biography Uncle Tupelo

Uncle Tupelo was an alternative country music group from Belleville, Illinois, active between 1987 and 1994. Jay Farrar, Jeff Tweedy, and Mike Heidorn formed the band after the lead singer of their previous band, The Primitives, left to attend college. The trio recorded three albums for Rockville Records, before signing with Sire Records and expanding to a five-piece. Shortly after the release of the band's major label debut album Anodyne, Farrar announced his decision to leave the band due to a soured relationship with his co-songwriter Tweedy. Uncle Tupelo split on May 1, 1994, after completing a farewell tour. Following the breakup, Farrar formed Son Volt with Heidorn, while the remaining members continued as Wilco. Although Uncle Tupelo broke up before it achieved commercial success, the band is renowned for its impact on the alternative country music scene. The group's first album, No Depression, became a byword