Jay Farrar’s band Son Volt have a new album, just released last week, called Honky Tonk via Rounder Records. The album features eleven new songs that are inspired by the classic honky tonk sound of Bakersfield. Check out the video for the opening track, an Rdio stream of the LP and the band’s upcoming US tour dates.
Son Volt Spring/Summer 2013
4.10 Mercy Lounge, Nashville, TN
4.11 The Orange Peel, Asheville, NC
4.12 Terminal West, Atlanta, GA
4.13 Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro, NC
4.14 Bijou Theatre, Knoxville, TN
4.16 WorkPlay Theatre, Birmingham, AL
4.17 The Parish, New Orleans, LA
4.18 Continental Club, Houston, TX
4.19 Old Settler’s Music Festival, Driftwood, TX
4.20 Sons of Hermann Hall, Dallas, TX
5.30-31 Wakarusa at Mulberry Mountain, Ozark, AR
6.1 The Pageant, St. Louis, MO
6.3 The Englert, Iowa City, IA
6.4 First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
6.5 Turner Ballroom, Milwaukee, WI
6.6 High Noon, Madison, WI
6.7 Park West, Chicago, IL
6.8 Majestic Theatre, Detroit, MI
6.9 The Vogue, Indianapolis, IN
6.11 The Egg, Albany, NY
6.12 Pearl Street, Northampton, MA
6.13 The Paradise, Boston, MA
6.14 Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY
6.15 Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
6.16 Clearwater Festival, Croton-On-Hudson, NY
6.18 SOPAC, South Orange, NJ
6.19 Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA
6.20 9:30 Club, Washington, DC
6.21 Mr. Smalls, Pittsburgh, PA
6.22 Southgate House, Cincinnati, OH
6.23 Headliners, Louisville, KY
6.25 Rhythm & Brews, Chattanooga, TN
6.27 Levitt Shell, Memphis, TN
6.28 Diamond Ballroom, Oklahoma City, OK
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