Jay Farrar: There Will Always Be a Story To Tell

Posted by Lance Davis - January 18, 2010 - Jay Farrar, Son Volt, Uncle Tupelo

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One of last year’s most unexpected pleasures was getting knocked out by Son Volt‘s most recent album, American Central Dust. Just when I thought Jay Farrar had disappeared down a mumbly, monotonous rabbit hole, he totally won me back with country and rock and would you believe, country-rock? Yeah, I know it’s nothing particularly groundbreaking, […]

A Beer In Each Hand and A Smile In Between

Posted by Lance Davis - January 15, 2010 - Jay Farrar, Louvin Brothers, Uncle Tupelo

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Here’s a couple videos in anticipation of my next post. We’re gonna travel from Alabama to St. Louis on the Mo-Bama Railroad Line and our engineer for this trip is Jay Farrar. So, let’s get our segue on. Uncle Tupelo – Atomic Power http://youtu.be/PDNX4fRcHoY&w=560 Mississippi Nights, St. Louis April 30, 1994 (2nd to last show) […]

Give Back The Key To My Heart

Posted by Lance Davis - May 2, 2008 - Alvin Crow, Chico, Doug Sahm, Jay Farrar, Jeff Tweedy, Uncle Tupelo

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Texas Rock For Country Rollers was the first Doug Sahm album I ever bought. 1992 at Melody Records in Chico, CA. Found an old vinyl cut-out that looked like it might’ve been used to chamois a ’74 Pinto. That was the bad news. The good news is that the record itself was in fine condition. […]