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  1. Morning tunes...Read the original story

    Monday | Jordan Klein

    I just spent the morning cleaning the kitchen, through the duration of Uncle Tupelo - "Anodyne", Tony Rice - "Manzanita", Eliot Smith - "Either Or", and John Hartford - "Aereo-Plain". I.e., started by oscillating between moody and optimistic, got depressed three quarters of the way through, and ended strong.

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    Related Topix: Pop/Rock

  2. Wilco to perform in Clearwater in March

    Monday | Tampa Bay Online

    ... Tickets go on sale Friday at noon. Although front man Jeff Tweedy was a member of alt-country legends Uncle Tupelo, Wilco has all but abandoned any roots-rock influences in favor of a more experimental approach on albums such as 2002's "Yankee Hotel ...

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    Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Wilco, Clearwater, FL

  3. Review: Jeff Tweedy - Orpheum Theatre, Phoenix AZRead the original story w/Photo

    Monday Dec 28 | Muzzle of Bees

    ... like he stepped into the audiences' collective living rooms.A Last night we got "Someone Else's Song" and the Uncle Tupelo classic "Acuff-Rose."A I love both of those tunes for their man-behind-the-curtain effect: they reveal Jeff Tweedy's immense ...

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    Related Topix: Phoenix, AZ, Pop/Rock, Wilco

  4. Jeff Tweedy of Wilco at the Orpheum TheatreRead the original story w/Photo

    Monday Dec 28 | Phoenix New Times - Blogs

    ... any truly perfect show, the end was the peak. Not the technical end, which was the obligatory "Acuff Rose," an Uncle Tupelo song Tweedy likes to end his solo shows with, but with the second to last offering, "Someone Else's Song." Like "Rose," it ...

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    Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Wilco, Phoenix, AZ

  5. Tweedy delivers intimate setRead the original story

    Monday Dec 28 | Azcentral.com

    ... recorded in 1998 with the alt. country supergroup Golden Smog. Tweedy even dusted off "Acuff-Rose," a tune from Uncle Tupelo, the pioneering alt. country band that Tweedy founded with Son Volt's Jay Farrar in the early '90s. Indeed, Tweedy's alt. ...

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    Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Wilco, Jeff Tweedy, Music, Entertainment

  6. Any Major Dude - WilcoRead the original story

    Sunday Dec 27 | WFKZ

    Wilco rose from the ashes of the seminal roots rockers Uncle Tupelo, who disbanded in 1994.

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    Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Wilco, Son Volt

  7. Jeff Tweedy of Wilco

    Wednesday Dec 23 | Metromix Phoenix

    ... Americana band Wilco comes to the Orpheum Theater for an acoustic-solo performance. The one time lead singer of Uncle Tupelo has also been involved with side projects such as Golden Smog and Loose Fur. Fans are likely to hear songs from releases ...

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    Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Wilco, Music, Entertainment

  8. Son Volt - Central American DustRead the original story w/Photo

    Friday Dec 18 | Filter-Mag

    ... mouths?" Jay Farrar sings in "The Wheels Don't Move." A chronicler of heartland woes ever since he co-founded Uncle Tupelo , it's only natural that the Illinois native should feel vested in the fate of America's corn. On a rootsy album that feels ...

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    Related Topix: Pop/Rock

  9. Wilco: Great hitsRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 16 | Arizona Republic

    ... 8. "A.M." (1995) A great debut that barely hinted at what lay ahead, "A.M." found Tweedy and the other guys in Uncle Tupelo not named Jay Farrar striking out on their own with a scrappy collection that actually warrants the label alternative-country ...

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    Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Wilco, Chicago, IL, Music, Entertainment

  10. Ben Gibbard And Jay Farrar: Kerouac In SongRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 15 | National Public Radio

    ... songs recorded by Ben Gibbard ( Death Cab for Cutie , The Postal Service ) and Jay Farrar ( Son Volt , Uncle Tupelo ), titled One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur . The soundtrack to a documentary of the same name, this collaborative effort ...

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    Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Death Cab for Cutie, The Postal Service, Indie

  11. Ben Gibbard And Jay Farrar: Kerouac In SongRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 15 | National Public Radio

    ... songs recorded by Ben Gibbard ( Death Cab for Cutie , The Postal Service ) and Jay Farrar ( Son Volt , Uncle Tupelo ), titled One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur . The soundtrack to a documentary of the same name, this collaborative effort ...

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    Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Death Cab for Cutie, The Postal Service, Indie

  12. Death cab for KerouacRead the original story

    Monday Dec 14 | Colorado Springs Independent

    ... the Boulder Theater. Over the years, the two musicians haven't done all that bad for themselves (Farrar founded Uncle Tupelo and Son Volt, Gibbard fronts Death Cab for Cutie), but the duo's One Fast Move Or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur is still one ...

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    Related Topix: Pop/Rock

  13. Whata s on our Plate

    Monday Dec 14 | Here and Now

    ... a traffic accident that almost killed him last year. When I was a lot younger I used to go see this band called Uncle Tupelo play at a place called the Blind Pig in Champaign, Illinois. A couple of guys from that band have done OK for themselves. ...

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    Related Topix: Ohio, Pop/Rock

  14. wilcoRead the original story w/Photo

    Oct 9, 2009 | KINK-FM Portland

    ... General on sale starts Saturday, October 17 @ 10am. BIO: Wilco rose from the ashes of the seminal roots rockers Uncle Tupelo, who disbanded in 1994. While Jay Farrar, one of the group's two singer/songwriters, went on to form the band Son Volt, his ...

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    Related Topix: Wilco, Pop/Rock, Son Volt, Freakwater, Country

  15. Sin City - Uncle TupeloRead the original story

    Friday Dec 11 | 98.1 KVET

    With the release of their 1990 debut LP, No Depression, the Belleville, IL, trio Uncle Tupelo launched more than simply their own career -- by fusing the simplicity and honesty of country music with the bracing fury of punk, they kick-started a revolution which reverberated throughout the American underground.

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    Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Belleville, IL

  16. Son VoltRead the original story w/Photo

    Monday Dec 7 | Metromix Los Angeles

    Pioneering the alt-country sound in the late '80s, Jay Farrar formed Son Volt after Uncle Tupelo disbanded.

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    Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Wilco, Music, Entertainment

  17. Wilco - Saddled up for the long haulRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 10 | The Independent

    ... John Stirratt, remain from the original group, who formed in 1994 from the ashes of the alt-country outfit Uncle Tupelo. Since then, a succession of musicians have come and gone, including Jay Bennett, who left in 2001 after relations broke down ...

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    Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Wilco

  18. Best Bets: Dec. 10, 2009Read the original story

    Thursday Dec 10 | Santa Cruz Sentinel

    ... DETAILS: 423-0658 Son Volt The alternative country group sprang from the breakup of another musical project, Uncle Tupelo, in 1994. Founder and bandleader Jay Farrar and his bandmates played their first show in 1995 at First Avenue's 7th Street ...

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    Related Topix: Education Etc., Felton, CA

  19. To-do: Wednesday 12/9Read the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday Dec 9 | Fayetteville Flyer

    ... last name. Her brother, John, used to play with them both in a band called The Hilltops before he left to join Uncle Tupelo and then Wilco. Over at Scarpino's tonight is Snake Eyes and the Bug Band , Arkansas' only Cajun/Zydeco ...

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    Related Topix: Fayetteville, AR, Pop/Rock, Blue Mountain

  20. Son Volt, Central American DustRead the original story w/Photo

    Dec 3, 2009 | Filter-Mag

    ... mouths?' Jay Farrar sings in 'The Wheels Don't Move.' A chronicler of heartland woes ever since he co-founded Uncle Tupelo , it's only natural that the Illinois native should feel vested in the fate of America's corn. On a rootsy album that feels ...

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    Related Topix: Pop/Rock