Jay Farrar

Pardon, But What New Radio Show?

Jay Farrar

January 16

Uncle Whopelo?

Slobberbone is the dumbest name for the best new band in town

Roadshows

Slobberbone is the dumbest name for the best new band in town

Roadshows

Slobberbone is the dumbest name for the best new band in town

Reviews

Slobberbone is the dumbest name for the best new band in town

Roadshows

Slobberbone is the dumbest name for the best new band in town

Out Here

Slobberbone is the dumbest name for the best new band in town

Doug Burr To Tour Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas With Son Volt

Just got word from Lance Yocom at Spune Productions that Denton's own Doug Burr has been tapped to open up for Jay Farrar's Uncle Tupelo offshoot, Son Volt, on a five-day, five-city swing in February that will take Burr and the alt-country legends to Houston, Austin, Denton, Oklahoma City and Fayet ... More >>

Roadshows

Just got word from Lance Yocom at Spune Productions that Denton's own Doug Burr has been tapped to open up for Jay Farrar's Uncle Tupelo offshoot, Son Volt, on a five-day, five-city swing in February that will take Burr and the alt-country legends to Houston, Austin, Denton, Oklahoma City and Fayet ... More >>

Roadshows

Just got word from Lance Yocom at Spune Productions that Denton's own Doug Burr has been tapped to open up for Jay Farrar's Uncle Tupelo offshoot, Son Volt, on a five-day, five-city swing in February that will take Burr and the alt-country legends to Houston, Austin, Denton, Oklahoma City and Fayet ... More >>

Song of the South

Trish Murphy, literate regionalist

Out There

Trish Murphy, literate regionalist

Out Here

Trish Murphy, literate regionalist

An ax to grind

Trish Murphy, literate regionalist

Jerry Lee, Dino, and Homer Henderson

The "Amazing One-Man Band" signs on with one of the greatest living American writers

Out There

The "Amazing One-Man Band" signs on with one of the greatest living American writers

Country and Midwestern

The best of the alt-country lot salute the majesty of the past--while defining the future

The only one

Wilco's Jeff Tweedy spent years trying to prove he was better than everyone thought. Now, with Summer Teeth, nothing's ever gonna get in his way again.

Glory Hallelujah

After working the Picket Line, Kevin Russell and the Gourds finally make a record as good as they are

Letters

After working the Picket Line, Kevin Russell and the Gourds finally make a record as good as they are

More Oar: A Tribute to the Skip Spence Album

Various artists (Birdman Records)

Scene, Heard

A few more area musicians make appearances on the Cartoon Network

Jay Farrar

Sebastopol (Artemis Records)

Listen Up, Write In

We say listen to Deadman, but what do we know? We're screwing up everything.

Blackbird Harmony

Hardwood Exits (Yer Bird)

Jay Farrart

Son Volt, Dr. John and 200 artists take Fort Worth

Making a List, Checking It Twice

Son Volt, Dr. John and 200 artists take Fort Worth

Gob Iron

Death Songs for the Living (Sony)

Loomer

Songs of the Wild West Island (Newtone)

Will Johnson, Collin Herring

Saturday, August 5, at Bend Studio

Susan Gibson, Adam Carroll

Friday, July 29, at The Horseman Club

Son Volt

Okemah and the Melody of Riot (Transmit Sounds)

Head Full of Beer

The Slobberbone chronicles: An oral history

Separate Ways

After more than a decade, Slobberbone breaks up

Jay Farrar

Stone, Steel & Bright Lights (Transmit Sound/Artemis)

The weak in rock

Stone, Steel & Bright Lights (Transmit Sound/Artemis)

Exile on Fry Street

Slobberbone is still a little bit country and a lot rock and roll

Who gives a Hootie?

Farewell to 1995, a year in music we'd rather forget

Gimme, gimme truth

Jay Farrar and Dave Grohl don't owe you anything

Grading on a curve

This was the year local music broke, but was it fixed?

Son Volt

American Central Dust (Rounder/UMGD)

Today In Music News: Yellow Submarine Getting Remade, The Gallagher's Hate Each Other and Ben Gibbard Love Jack Kerouac

Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, August 21, 2009...Robert Zemeckis is planning on remaking the Yellow Submarine movie for Disney. Since it's Disney, there will probably be plenty of vampy teens in it. Liam Gallagher says he and brother Noel do not speak to each other anymore. Soun ... More >>

Will Johnson Joins Monsters of Folk, Preps Other Collaborations...

​Some interesting Will Johnson news pouring in this week, as the Centro-matic frontman's keeping  himself quite busy these days. Just a couple nights ago, in fact, a little birdie told me that Johnson, always the busy touring musician, is the newest addition to the Monsters of Folk lineup, jo ... More >>

Jay Farrar And Son Volt May Have Good Intentions, But They'll Always Pale To Jeff Tweedy And Wilco

​Some interesting Will Johnson news pouring in this week, as the Centro-matic frontman's keeping  himself quite busy these days. Just a couple nights ago, in fact, a little birdie told me that Johnson, always the busy touring musician, is the newest addition to the Monsters of Folk lineup, jo ... More >>

Picture Show: Son Volt at The Granada

Caity Colvard​Son Volt served up a handful of early hits, and lots of the new stuff from The Search, Okemah and the Melody of Riot and this summer's release American Central Dust, last night at the Granada Theater.Don't expect Jay Farrar to fire up the charm onstage like, oh, say Jeff Tweedy, did ... More >>

Year in Review: 2009's Best Alt-Country Proves that Yes, Willie Nelson is Still a Badass

We spent 2009 sorting through piles of folk and Americana releases, revising this list in our heads till the bitter end and failing repeatedly to understand the hype behind the Avett Brothers in the process. While a year of listening brought no shortage of pleasant surprises, our hands-down favorite ... More >>

Staff Trax: Matt & Kim, Dutch, Jimmy Eat World, Uncle Tupelo, The Verve, John Cale,

Welcome to Staff Trax, the weekly feature here on DC9 where we shed some light on the music we've been enjoying of late, regardless of the touring or album release schedules that tend to bear the focus of most of our coverage. Consider it a chance for you readers to get some more insight into ou ... More >>

Centro-Matic's Will Johnson to Join Jay Farrar, Jim James on Album of Woody Guthrie Songs

Woody Guthrie and Will Johnson kinda look alike, amiright?​As far as collaborations go, it's hard to imagine that Centro-Matic's Will Johnson would be able to top his stint in Monsters Of Folk, with whom he backed up Conner Oberst, Jim James, M. Ward and Mike Mogus, on the drums. But this morning ... More >>

Staff Faves of 2011

Woody Guthrie and Will Johnson kinda look alike, amiright?​As far as collaborations go, it's hard to imagine that Centro-Matic's Will Johnson would be able to top his stint in Monsters Of Folk, with whom he backed up Conner Oberst, Jim James, M. Ward and Mike Mogus, on the drums. But this morning ... More >>