Jay Farrar

Certainly one of the drawbacks of being overseas in a place like Mongolia. Unless Tibetan chanting pulls you in like "Windfall", things can be a bit slim on the live music scene.

Anders Parker - Tell it to the Dust

Thanks for posting. I had not even heard about this. Tokyo is only one flight away and probably my best shot at catching a show in the next two years.

2 Second News

Just got Jacksonville City Nights yesterday in the mail. After finishing it I had to put in some Stranger's Almanac so I could be reminded that Adams can be really good.

in chronological order:

Police
REM
U2
Grateful Dead
Neil Young
UT/Son Volt/Early Wilco

John Prine - The Missing Years

Depending on what you like to do in your free time, a trip to the Western NC mountains, around the Nantahala Outdoor Center, is a great place for some excellent mountain biking (Tsali), hiking (Appalachain Trail) and rafting and/or kayaking (numerous rivers). You can do a short drive into Asheville ...

Opening guitar on "Begin the Begin" by REM Opening chords on "Blue Sky" by the Allman Brothers When Boquist hits the pedal steel for the first time on any live version of "10 Second News" The return to the lyrics ("flight of the seabird...") after the long jam on "Cassidy" by the Grateful Dead All o...

-35 C at midnight in Ulaanbaatar. Just walked back from the gym after a shower. My hair is frozen solid.

Good call. I had not noticed this before, although I would probably place both tunes towards the top of my list of favorite Jay related music. Chaos Streams continues to grow on me more and more as Okemah gets more spins. Sandusky was played at my wedding.

Paul McCartney and Wings
Seals and Croft
Madonna (especially in the early A.M.)

We opened our container from Lima, Peru yesterday...a year after leaving the land of the Incas. My wife had put a 12 pack of Sam Adams in there without me knowing. The stuff froze, thawed and froze again over the course of the past year, but we blazed into a few bottles last night, and it was the fi...

While they are all good, they all seem very different to me and a so called favorite depends largely on the mood... No Depression is a great tribute to those who love garage band rock and fits nicely with getting shitty on a few cold (or even warm) beers. Still Feel Gone is my favorite for driving, ...

Poet - Tribute to Townes
Savia Andina - Bolivian Band (the best Andean music around)
UT - Still be Around
REM - Life's Rich Pageant