Son Volt take a hard look at the state of the world on their latest album, Union, which came out in March. But nowhere are the themes of confronting division and polarity more apparent than in "The 99 ...

For Jay Farrar, frontman of rock band Son Volt, music was always an integral part of his family life. His mother and father went out of their way to teach him and his brothers how to play instruments ...

The story of Son Volt’s new album is the story, more or less, of the aged amplifier memorialized on a Son Volt album cover, some old bluesmen and their distinctive guitar tunings and, oh yeah, Nick ...

Over the past two albums, Jay Farrar has never been so direct as a songwriter. Not that Son Volt's singer-songwriter has ever been inscrutable, but the material he crafted for 2019's "Union" and the ...

The legacy of Uncle Tupelo will follow Jay Farrar for the rest of his musical career, trailing behind his band Son Volt as they tour in support of their sixth studio album, American Central Dust.

I don’t know about you but Thanksgiving this year comes at a time when it seems like there’s little to be thankful about. From the grapes of wrath growing around, it’s pretty obvious a whole lot of us ...

If my personal growth was charted by albums and not the dated pencil marks on the back of a kitchen door, Son Volt’s Trace would’ve easily represented my biggest growth spurt after Marlo Thomas and ...

After creating the driving rocker 'Okemah and the Melody of Riot,' Son Volt frontman Jay Farrar was looking to incorporate more sounds into his music. The result is the band's rich and textured new ...

Jay Farrar’s list of accomplishments seems altogether too long for someone who has not yet reached 50 years old. Subscribe to the weekly St. Louis Arts+Culture newsletter to discover must-attend art ...