event Son Volt
Also Playing: Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit and Peter Bruntnell
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Sat Nov 14
9 pm,
Son Volt, Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit, and Peter Bruntnell at Antone's
Son Volt frontman Jay Farrar has had a difficult time matching the success and enthusiasm for his records since debuting under that moniker in 1995 with Trace. The mercurial singer-songwriter has instead watched his former bandmate Jeff Tweedy ascend to the highest echelons of critical fawning, while Farrar's albums—solo and now with Son Volt, which he reformed in 2005—received little attention. That may explain why he has struggled with his place in recent years, with albums that either strip down (2005's Okemah And The Melody Of Riot) or add on elaborate arrangements (2007's The Search) to his sound. This year's American Central Dust finds Farrar playing to his strengths with straightforward working-man's laments, which should please fans of his seminal earlier band, Uncle Tupelo. To win tickets to this event, e-mail austinpromo@theonion.com
Antone's 213 W Fifth St, Austin, TX
Son Volt frontman Jay Farrar has had a difficult time matching the success and enthusiasm for his records since debuting under that moniker in 1995 with Trace. The mercurial singer-songwriter has instead watched his former bandmate Jeff Tweedy ascend to the highest echelons of critical fawning, while Farrar's albums—solo and now with Son Volt, which he reformed in 2005—received little attention. That may explain why he has struggled with his place in recent years, with albums that either strip down (2005's Okemah And The Melody Of Riot) or add on elaborate arrangements (2007's The Search) to his sound. This year's American Central Dust finds Farrar playing to his strengths with straightforward working-man's laments, which should please fans of his seminal earlier band, Uncle Tupelo. To win tickets to this event, e-mail austinpromo@theonion.com
Updated 11/09/2009
