For Jay Farrar, frontman of rock band Son Volt, music was always an integral part of his family life. His mother and father went out of their way to teach him and his brothers how to play instruments ...

The story of Son Volt’s new album is the story, more or less, of the aged amplifier memorialized on a Son Volt album cover, some old bluesmen and their distinctive guitar tunings and, oh yeah, Nick ...

After creating the driving rocker 'Okemah and the Melody of Riot,' Son Volt frontman Jay Farrar was looking to incorporate more sounds into his music. The result is the band's rich and textured new ...

Farrar’s path may be the far overshadowed one, but there’s a traditional purity about Son Volt that could never be said of the wander and bloat of Wilco. Since their inception more than 20 years ago, ...

Son Volt take a hard look at the state of the world on their latest album, Union, which came out in March. But nowhere are the themes of confronting division and polarity more apparent than in "The 99 ...

Son Volt fans might find the title of the band’s new release, Notes of Blue, an unsurprising choice. A blue mood or a sad vibe is expected when you press play on one of the band’s offerings. Jay ...

Son Volt celebrate the glory in the grind of being working musicians in the new video for “Devil May Care,” which premieres today via Rolling Stone Country. The song is one of the lighter offerings on ...

In a time of deep divisions, Son Volt bandleader Jay Farrar still believes music can heal and inspire. “My wife pointed out a Bertolt Brecht quote to me,” Farrar said. “ ‘In dark times, will there ...

LITTLE ROCK — Son Volt manages a periodic recharge of the band's batteries, perhaps through a visit every couple of years to various clubs in central Arkansas that cater to original music. The band ...