9/6/2023 0 Comments Son volt tour dates![]() ![]() The title, taken from the names of two vintage amplifiers from the late ‘40s and early ‘50s, also describes the disc’s unique blend of folk, country, blues, soul and rock – an electric troubadour with melodies that hit and stick. Instead of a triumphant tour marking the illustrious landmark, Farrar was forced indoors by the pandemic, and his “Reverie” during that time helped define Electro Melodier, Son Volt’s 10th studio album – and third for influential Nashville indie Thirty Tigers. The group had just finished an Outlaw Country Cruise when the pandemic hit and sent them into their homes on lockdown. Around the same time I found a nice retrospective Sahm CD (Spotify link below).2020 was not quite what Jay Farrar was expecting for the 25th anniversary of Son Volt, the band he started in 1995 after leaving the seminal group Uncle Tupelo, whose No Depression album helped define the alt-country and Americana genre. But I really got into Sahm in the early 90s with his band The Texas Tornados. I bought a Sahm LP (1973’s Doug Sahm and Band because it had Dylan on it. I stumbled across Sahm in the Bob Dylan galaxy. With his blend of music, he found success performing in Austin, Texas, as the hippie counterculture soared in the 1970s. Sahm was influenced by the San Antonio music scene that included conjunto and blues, and later by the hippie scene of San Francisco. ![]() He gained fame along with his band, the Sir Douglas Quintet, with a top-twenty hit in the United States and the United Kingdom with “She’s About a Mover” (1965). Sahm is regarded as one of the main figures of Tex-Mex music, and as an important performer of Texan Music. Although Son Volt has not announced a release date for Day of the Doug, their summer 2023 tour is focused on covering their 1995 debut Trace and covering Doug Sahm songs.ĭouglas Wayne Sahm (Novem– November 18, 1999) was an American musician, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist born in San Antonio, Texas. I went back to the RSD website and this is an “RSD First’ Release.” So I assume it will be released conventionally later and this is just a teaser/RSD collectible. It is a fantastic album that deserves a normal release, not a mere 1700-unit vinyl release. On first listen I found it bizarre that this was a Record Store Day (RSD) release. ![]() Pressed on RSD-exclusive Opaque Green Vinyl. The Intro and Outro tracks are phone messages that Doug left Jay over the years. Find stores and more information at .Ī 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. Son Volt’s Day of the Doug will be available exclusively at participating record stores starting 4/22/23 as part of Record Store Day. This album, per Son Volt’s website, is a tribute to Doug Sahm, who Son Volt’s leader Jay Farrar has had a friendship with dating back to Uncle Tupelo: They both are the epitome of alternative country and cosmic American music. I am a fan of both Son Volt and Doug Sahm. ![]()
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