It is an honor to announce that the Woody Guthrie Center in Tulsa, OK now features the exhibit – The Melody of Riot: Jay Farrar, Son Volt, and the legacy of Woody Guthrie. The installation explores Farrar’s songwriting, activism and enduring influence, drawing parallels to Guthrie’s own commitment to music as a tool for social change.… READ MORE
Jay Farrar & Shannon McNally have collaborated on a new album, ‘Don’t Ya Take It Too Bad’ on Jay’s own Tramsmit Sound label. The album was initially vinyl only, limited to 500 hand-numbered LPs and is now sold out.
‘Don’t Ya Take It Too Bad’ is now on all streaming services and features 3 originals and 9 cover songs.… READ MORE
Join the official Son Volt Fan Club, The Electro Melodier Society!
The one-time fee is $100 (membership through 12/31/25) with the first release starting January 14, 2025!
WEEKLY EXCLUSIVE NEW MUSIC AND RARITIES RELEASED EVERY TUESDAY THROUGH 2025, INCLUDING:
– A Brand New Son Volt Song Every Month!… READ MORE
“I first met him at the Uncle Tupelo Anodyne sessions at Cedar Creek Studios in Austin, Texas. And that kind of came about just kicking around ideas, like who could we hook up with and record a song with while we were in Austin, Texas?… READ MORE
Check out this animated short for “Sometimes You’ve Got to Stop Chasing Rainbows” from ‘Day of the Doug’ out now!
Video by Collection Agency Films. Artwork by Jose Luis Gonzalez. Animated by Cameron Petri and Dano Johnson. Produced by Troy Campbell.… READ MORE
Son Volt is on the road playing Trace from top to bottom, along with songs from Day of the Doug, and other favorites from over the years.
Jay’s daughter, Ava, created this cool video. Check it out
– hope to see you on the road!… READ MORE
A tribute to Doug Sahm, Day of the Doug features 12 songs that span Sahm’s career as a solo artist as well as his work with Sir Douglas Quintet and Texas Tornados. The Intro and Outro tracks are phone messages that Doug left Jay over the years.… READ MORE
Make sure to get your tickets for the tour dates! Annapolis, Woodstock, and Sellersville are sold out. Many of the other shows are approaching sell out.
In 2020, Son Volt planned to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Trace with a tour that played the album from top to bottom.… READ MORE
We have four new t-shirt designs in the webstore – three for Day of the Doug and one for Trace.
Recorded during Son Volt’s 2019 Union tour, these live songs include selections from Son Volt’s Trace, Straightaways, Wide Swing Tremolo, Okemah & the Melody of Riot, The Search, Honky Tonk, Notes of Blue, and Union; covers of tracks from Uncle Tupelo and The Rolling Stones; plus a couple of songs from Jay’s side project, Gob Iron.… READ MORE
Son Volt has released the first single off of ‘Day of the Doug’ available at your favorite digital retailer. ‘Day of the Doug’ in its entirety will be released June 16th! Pre-Order vinyl, cd or digital direct from the Son Volt Store!… READ MORE
