It’s been 13 years since Gary Louris released his debut solo record, Vagabonds, but that’s not to say the guy’s been dormant since then — quite the opposite, actually. He released One Armed Candy Bear with his side project, Au Pair, in 2015, and he’s […]
Editor’s note: When we named them our July Spotlight artist, we asked the Jayhawks to write a few words giving some insight into the band and its music. John Jackson, the band’s newest member, who plays mandolin, fiddle and guitars […]
Although I cannot fully explain why — maybe the diversity of the songs and a vocal harmony or two — I mention to Jayhawks leader Gary Louris that I detect The Beatles (White Album) in the excellent new Jayhawks album, […]
This week’s spotlight falls on a veritable grab bag of new releases, embracing the entire umbrella of what constitutes American roots music. We have the guitar mastery and gospel rock of the Tedeschi Trucks Band leading the pack. Then there’s the […]
Gary Louris of The Jayhawks performing at The Neptune Theatre in Seattle, WA
Whether the Jayhawks’ day in the sun will ever come seems perhaps a moot point today. In a perfect world, one could have envisioned the Minneapolis band reaching the same kind of commercial peak as, say, the Counting Crows, but […]
