Jay Farrar

Just saw this. Very beautiful indeed. Well done, Shuck. My late father was already on my mind more so than usual (his birthday would've been a few days ago) and so much of that video made me think of him and it made me think of home. Even though i know it could've been shot just about anywhere, it s...

I was always a big fan of "Dues" when Thirdshiftgrottoslack came out.

Sentimental dues
I spit and stumble this serenade to you
Holding the line
with pit bull teeth and a gambler's frame of mind.

Other important charities to be considered:

Partners in Health
http://www.pih.org/
Aide and health care.


Architecture for Humanity
http://www.architectureforhumanity.org/
Responsible reconstruction and recovery.

Thanks for that vid link, sturgeongeneral. Just got back from being home for the holidays to read this. Sad sad news indeed. I'm grateful i saw him open for Wilco long ago during the Summerteeth tour. It was quite mesmerizing to hear that voice and watch him play. The chair and the microphone that n...

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Since Jay is leaving to hook up with Esteban, Son Volt have reformed as a vocal quartet, very similar in style to The Oak Ridge Boys.

Will "Seven Nation Army" be on the album?

Damaged Son, great, great post. I couldn't agree more with your logic on why we're all "criminals waiting to be called." Although as Tokyo mentioned, the song also directly references George the senior. Thanks, Rarefied Farrar. Regarding the "kinder gentler" bit: Yep, most definitely. You and Tokyo...

I've only recently heard of Monsanto also and the mega-corporation's influence and growing monopoly of seed genetics is pretty disheartening. Not surprising that Jay is aware of them since their headquarters are based out of St. Louis. Probably doesn't help that i recently read Paolo Bacigalupi's Th...

@Shuck and Tokyo Fan, Criminals is probably right up there as one of my favorite Jay-penned tunes. And while i don't necessarily mind songs that clearly verbalize their distaste for a policy or politician (if written well), I always liked Criminals best of all because I saw it as something different...

ShuckOwens wrote:Christ.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXJuWrXeX2o

Christ and Noah!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hw__m9DCMoQ

Voodoo Candle is transformed.

Wish this tour had stopped in Boston.

Glossary - How We Handle Our Midnights
Lightning Dust - Infinite Light
Two Fingers - Two Fingers
Badgerlore - Stories for Owls
The Twilight Sad - Fourteen Autumns, Fifteen Winters

Wow.
Beautiful guitar.
Fantastic story.

"Remember Me Tomorrow Night"
How We Handle Our Midnights
Glossary

Ugh indeed.
Very sad and unfortunate news to hear.

I'm sure folks mocked the concept of message boards as a way of communicating or sharing information. As for myself, I was one of the last among my friends to even get a cellphone and it was just a very minimal device. I'd say there's a difference between dismissing something as trendy versus observ...