Jay Farrar

That's a good point.

I'll go with "The Last Waltz" by The Band but I get to erase the Neil Diamond tune and a few others.

So I'm at a gathering of friends last Saturday night and my buddy is playing a cd of his favorite covers. It was somewhat late and we're well into cold beers and screwdrivers and I think I hear Farrar's voice on a song I'd never heard before. My pal informs me Jay's signing "Hello, Goodbye" by the B...

1. Fifteen Keys 2. No More Parades 3. Holocaust (Alex Chilton cover) 4. Hoping Machine 5. Still Be Around 6. Drown 7. Medicine Hat 8. Creosote 9. Ten Second News 10. Six String Belief 11. Cemetery Savior 12. Chickamauga 13. Slate 14. Driving the View 15. Feed Kill Chain 16. Windfall 17. Anodyne 18. ...

I enjoy 95% of the tunes by Farrar, which is far above the percentage of any other artist I listen to regularly. That 5% of undesirerables include "Sultana," "Damn Shame," and some of the strange noises in between songs on some ofn the cds. The song taking me to new heights right now is "Fifteen Key...

Can we select UT songs where Farrar does lead vocals?

At the risk of going all fanboy here, what was the first song that turned you on to Jay Farrar’s sound? Was it an Uncle Tupelo show? A Son Volt tune? What was the setting? My first exposure was around 1997 when friends invited me to a Son Volt show in Lawrence, Ks., might’ve been at The Granada. Any...

Ditto!

I’ve listened to “Tangled up in Blue” probably more than any other song in my lifetime. “Blood on the Tracks” came along when I was 18, trying to figure it all out, vulnerable, a little angry, uncertain, watching friends choose paths while I spun in idle. So there was a vacuum and this great, great ...

Jay could sing names from a phone book and I'd enjoy it but yes, a Son Volt show primarily of uptempo electric would be most fine.

After the KC show Sunday night, I was lucky enough to ask Gary Hunt, "Where do you guys go from here?" He shrugged his shoulders and said, "Who knows."

I’ve seen seven variations of Son Volt shows. Last night’s performance at Knucklehead’s in K.C. might have been the best. I worried that the show, being the last on the tour, and on a Sunday night, might be a letdown. The boys could be tired, ready to go home, and wanting to refresh. Was I wrong! La...

First time poster to the site, long time lurker. Kansas City native. I've seen SV six or seven times, most recently drove across the Show Me state with three buddies to see the band at The Pageant In St. Louis on June 1. Counting down the days to see Jay and boys again Sept. 29 at a wonderful venue,...