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Uncle Tupelo alumnus Jay Farrar returns to U.S. clubs

Published September 3, 2003 01:34 PM

By Rob Evans / LiveDaily Editor

Roots-rock favorite Jay Farrar [ tickets ] spends September and October on the North American club circuit as he continues to work the road in support of his third solo album, "Terroir Blues."

Washington, DC-based Americana act Canyon--which released its third set, "Live in NYC," in May--opens on all dates, and also serves as Farrar's backing band.

"Terroir Blues" features 23 tracks that Farrar wrote in late 2002 and 2003, and many of the songs were inspired by his father's death last summer.

"I started working with the backward sounds as a way to approximate sonically some of the emotions I was feeling," Farrar said in his record-company biography. "It forced me to look at where my parents came from--and where I came from."

Farrar--along with Jeff Tweedy, who now fronts Wilco [ tickets ]--first earned fame as a member of the influential roots-rock act Uncle Tupelo [ tickets ]. After Uncle Tupelo split, Farrar formed the alt-country group Son Volt [ tickets ], which released three albums.

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]

September 2003
10 - Knoxville, TN - Blue Cat's
11 - Charleston, SC - The Music Farm
12 - Raleigh, NC - Lincoln Theater
13 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
14 - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel
16 - Nashville, TN - Belcourt Theater
17 - Birmingham, AL - Workplay Theater
18 - Baton Rouge, LA - Varsity Theater
20 - Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Festival
21 - Little Rock, AR - Juanita's Cantina Ballroom
23 - Milwaukee, WI - Shank Hall
24 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
25 - Madison, WI - Luther's Blues
26 - Chicago, IL - Metro
27 - St. Louis, MO - The Pagaent

October 2003
10 - Memphis, TN - Newby's
11 - Louisville, KY - Headliner's
12 - Charleston, WV - Mountain Stage
14 - Baltimore, MD - Recher Theater (w/ Evan Dando, Vic Chesnutt)
16 - Cambridge, MA - Middle East
17 - Brooklyn, NY - Warsaw
18 - Northampon, MA - Pearl Street
19 - Winooski, VT - Higher Ground
21 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Small's Theater
22 - Cincinnati, OH - 20th Century Theater
23 - Indianapolis, IN - Birdy's
24 - Iowa City, IA - The Mill
25 - Columbia, MO - The Blue Note