![]() ![]() Son Voltalmost seemed a let down after Old Salt Union’s explosive set. If it’s all in the family, Uncle Jay could borrow a few pages from Jesse’s book. It was a joke – Jesse’s uncle is none other than Jay Farrar. When guitarist Dustin Eiskant introduced him he claimed it was just that – a coincidence. Led by Jesse Farrar, the band is more than the sum of its parts, recalling Mumford and Sons when they were fresh and new. After seeing them, you might call them bluegrass, newgrass, rock and roll, indie, or a combination of all, but you’ll be leaving glad you heard them. With wild and contagious energy, locals Old Salt blew the doors off of Delmar Hall – people stayed on their feet for throughout the venue, dancing, bobbing, and singing along. It’s rare that this writer is bowled over by the opener – so much that it seemed a hard act for Son Volt to follow. He is a intense-feeling songwriter that touches his following deeply.Ī heavy-hitting encore had Farrar and his current Son Volt lineup revisit some of the material that earned fans’ respect back in the day when Son Voltwas just a baby – and even a couple back from the Uncle Tupelo days, including “Chicamauga” and “Still Be Around.” He also touches on immigration issues, whistleblowers, reality-show presidents, troubles and turmoils. Son Volt Route lyrics & video : Reality, it burns The way were living is worse The pillars of inspiration are all falling down The clean-up wont work while the fallout goes o. Guitarist Chris Frame – who toured with Son Volt in the Okemah album era – rejoined the group and DuPlantis recruited fellow Austin musician Mark Patterson to play drums and percussion.įarrar reaches those that feel disenfranchised with songs that speak to “The 99,” referring to the 99% of us that fall outside the wealthy 1%. ![]() Longtime members Mark Spencer (piano, organ, acoustic slide, lap steel, backing vocals) and Andrew DuPlantis (bass, backing vocals) ably backed Farrar’s angst-ridden lyrics. ![]() The band included new and returning members. ![]()
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