/tags/jay-farrar Jay Farrar en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Thu, 29 Jul 2021 21:27:06 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-07-29/jay-farrar-on-the-questions-reverie-and-gratitude-that-mark-son-volts-electro-melodier Fourteen songs comprise Son Volt’s 10th studio album, which drops Friday. Its title comes from the names of vintage amplifiers — and also points to the album's blend of genres and return to “more melodic, uptempo, upbeat type songs,” Farrar told St. Louis on the Air. Thu, 29 Jul 2021 21:27:06 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-07-29/jay-farrar-on-the-questions-reverie-and-gratitude-that-mark-son-volts-electro-melodier Evie Hemphill /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-04-09/drawing-on-a-tradition-of-protest-music-jay-farrar-discusses-latest-son-volt-album It is hard not to notice that “Union,” the newest release from St. Louis-based band Son Volt, has a distinct political bent. Songs like the title track… Tue, 09 Apr 2019 19:53:17 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-04-09/drawing-on-a-tradition-of-protest-music-jay-farrar-discusses-latest-son-volt-album Jon Lewis /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-01-07/belleville-native-jeff-tweedy-talks-childhood-uncle-tupelo-and-wilco Belleville native Jeff Tweedy doesn’t wax nostalgic when it comes to reflecting on his hometown. The Wilco frontman and Uncle Tupelo co-founder wrote a… Mon, 07 Jan 2019 20:23:01 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-01-07/belleville-native-jeff-tweedy-talks-childhood-uncle-tupelo-and-wilco Alex Heuer /arts/2013-03-29/belleville-native-jay-farrar-on-new-work-performs-live-on-cityscape Belleville, Illinois native Jay Farrar is the leader of the band Son Volt, an alt-country group formed in 1994 after the break-up of Uncle Tupelo.Earlier… Fri, 29 Mar 2013 17:54:08 GMT /arts/2013-03-29/belleville-native-jay-farrar-on-new-work-performs-live-on-cityscape Alex Heuer, Mary Edwards