LouieB Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 they have a woman playing minimal percussion.Not in Chicago either.... LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wendy Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Live from Studio X - WXRT (at the Hideout in Chicago on Feb 20, 2009 before their public show at Park West) http://www.93xrt.com/xrtv-watch-music-videos/3177430 There's a lot of videos here (9 actually). Wondering if they videotaped the whole private show? At any rate, nice of XRT to show us the performance! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 yeah, holy crap, I would've loved to see them at the Hideout. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tangara Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Man, no kidding. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Orkie Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 They did???...oh yea....I remember.... The show was great. Mark and Gary were completely on, singng great, telling funny stories, etc. Nice time. LouieB I was at the Park West and the Autumn Defense show was easily the worst live performance I've ever seen. The Olson/Louris performance lacked energy and focus. Not a very impressive night of live music to be sure. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jcarlile1 Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 I was at the Park West and the Autumn Defense show was easily the worst live performance I've ever seen. The Olson/Louris performance lacked energy and focus. Not a very impressive night of live music to be sure. Pillow Pants, is that you???? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ghost of Electricity Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 must be pillow pants or glacier or someone like that. don't usually disagree with him ( i must admit) but, you know, sometimes....this was a great show. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 I thought it was a fine show, except I do think AD would be better with a rhythm section...and maybe an extra keyboard player.... LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 There's an article on Gary & Mark in the new Acoustic Guitar magazine. They aren't mentioned on the cover, and I haven't read the article yet, but I thought i'd throw that out there since there are a number of fans of those guys here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted April 2, 2009 Author Share Posted April 2, 2009 Jayhawks Reuniting For Summer ShowsMark Olson and Gary Louris are back in harmony with the Jayhawks.April 02, 2009 02:41 PM ETDavid J. Prince, N.Y. The Jayhawks, the lauded Americana band originally from Minneapolis, are reuniting their mid-90s line-up for a pair of summer shows, with plans to play together more next year. The band is set to headline the Basilica Block Party in Minneapolis on July 10, marking the first time the Jayhawks will play with both principals Gary Louris and Mark Olson in the United States in over a decade. The band is also booked for the Primavira Sound '09 Festival in Barcelona, Spain on May 30. For the band's first decade, the Jayhawks were defined by the harmonizing and the co-writing of Olson and Louris. But Olson departed following the band's tour behind 1995's "Tomorrow the Green Grass." Louris and Olson remained estranged until October 2001, when they convened at Olson's home in Joshua Tree, Calif., to write a group of songs for the 2002 film "The Rookie." While they were never used in the film (one appeared on Olson's 2002 album "December's Child"), that session eventually led to a series of live shows over the past few years, and eventually a new acoustic album, "Ready for the Flood." "Ready for the Flood," produced by Black Crowes frontman Chris Robinson, was recorded in Los Angeles in January 2007, but wasn't released until earlier this year. The duo is about to embark on a West Coast tour before heading off for dates in Europe, Australia and New Zealand. "We've both been playing a lot the last couple of years," Olson tells Billboard.com. "Gary had a solo record. I had a solo record. And then we made this record together and we've been touring on that. During the course of this time we'd been contacted by some promoters in Spain. There's quite a fan base there, its a place where they played the Jayhawks records a lot. We played at a festival is the Basque region last August. "That was the first time I'd played with the Jayhawks in over 10 years. It was really fun. It was Karen [Grotberg] and Tim [O'Reagan] and Marc [Perlman] and Gary and me. We played pretty much all of "Hollywood Town Hall" and "Tomorrow The Green Grass." "I have some friends in Spain who were very persistent about getting a Jayhawks show there and they really wanted the 'Green Grass' lineup," says Louris, who owns a house in Spain and splits his time between there and Minneapolis. "Since Mark and I are now buddies again, and the fact that Karen is now willing to do some shows because now her daughter is old enough for her to leave for periods of time, its just become more viable." While Louris and Olson focus primarily on new material on their acoustic tours, the prospect of regular Jayhawks gigs gives them an opportunity to revisit the earlier, fuller sound of the band and breathe new life into some of their classic songs. "Our approach right now is to look forward. Olson and I have a record out, we're going to record another, maybe make solo records and do the Jayhawks occasionally," Louris explains. "I think the plan is that we're going to play festivals, next year we're hoping to play Bonnaroo and things like that. We'll see if it grows from there. I don't know how much Karen can tour, or how much any of us want to do a full band tour. As far as recording together, we don't have any plans to do that. But if we continue to do it and we're just loving it, then of course you need new songs." Mark Olson & Gary Louris acoustic tour dates: April 6: Seattle, WA (Triple Door)April 7: Portland, OR (Aladdin)April 9: San Francisco, CA (Great American Music Hall)April 10: Santa Cruz (The Crepe Place)April 11: Los Angeles, CA (Largo At The Coronet)April 12: Solana Beach, CA (Belly Up)April 13: Tucson, AZ (Club Congress)April 15: Santa Fe, NM (Santa Fe Brewing Company)April 17: Dallas, TX (Sons Of Hermann Hall)April 18: Austin, TX (Antone's) The Jayhawks tour dates: May 30th: Barcelona, Spain (Primavira Sound '09 Festival)July 10: Minneapolis, MN (Basilica Block Party) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 that show in Mpls also features the Black Crowes + The Hold Steady too Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted April 2, 2009 Author Share Posted April 2, 2009 That's pretty cool. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tangara Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Wow. I may have to take advantage of those cheap Southwest fares and visit my Minneapolis friends that weekend... How many bands are typically added? $70 seems a little steep for the 2-day pass. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 and for those that might like them.... Counting Crows, Matt Kearny, & Matt Nathanson are also on that bill. they're announcing more artists soon too Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Smokestack Joe Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 ive been to the Basilica Block Party once before, the summer after Sound of Lies came out, one of the hottest nights to see a Jayhawks show. nearly fell over from heat. Those are some nice bands at the show, the lineups have gotten better since i last went. Good for them.July 10th, i think i can make that show!!! woohoo! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tangara Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 How many bands are typically added? $70 seems a little steep for the 2-day pass. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mjpuczko Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 $70 seems steep for a two day show? i don't think so at all. $35 a day is definitely feasible. especially for the jayhawks/crowes one night. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tangara Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 For a block party? Yeah. Pitchfork is $75 for three days and that's like 40 bands. And even something like Lolla might cost twice as much, but you're certainly getting twice as much bang for your buck, too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mjpuczko Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 i think of it more as an outdoor concert. considering the twin cities really doesn't get any (the zoo i guess & sometimes the minor league stadium). i'll gladly pay $75 to see the crowes/hawks/hold steady outside in minneapolis in the summer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tangara Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Don't get me wrong, it'd clearly add up to more than $80 if you went to see each of those bands separately, but for a summer street festival I think that's kind of pricey, unless a lot more bands are added. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bweil Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 my apologies if this has been done before, but i'm just getting into the jayhawks (i've had rainy day music for a while and always enjoyed it, but never got any of their other albums) and the related side/solo projects.... and was wondering if some longtime fans could help me put together a list of their favorite jayhawks tunes my top 3 so far..... save it for a rainy day, i'm gonna make you love me, all the right reasons what are your favorites?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted April 4, 2009 Author Share Posted April 4, 2009 my apologies if this has been done before, but i'm just getting into the jayhawks (i've had rainy day music for a while and always enjoyed it, but never got any of their other albums) and the related side/solo projects.... and was wondering if some longtime fans could help me put together a list of their favorite jayhawks tunes my top 3 so far..... save it for a rainy day, i'm gonna make you love me, all the right reasons what are your favorites?? You should get the rest: 1989 Blue Earth 1992 Hollywood Town Hall 1995 Tomorrow the Green Grass 1997 Sound of Lies 2000 Smile Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fritz Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 I'm seeing Louris & Olson in May here in Sydney and very much looking forward to it. Do they tour with a band or perform as a duo? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ghost of Electricity Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 just the two of them and acoustic guitars, unless you can make it to Spain or Minneapolis this summer to see the whole band. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pmancini100 Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 yeah, id say the whole jayhawks discography is required listening. after all, rolling stone does consider them one of the 100 most influential bands (or something like that.) but yeah. im totally going to this festival. jayhawks, black crowes, counting crows and the fucking hold steady. what more value do you need? i bet theres gonna be tons of local acts too. anything that comes out of minneapolis rules. (even prince) also, tim o reagans album rules. i dont think this has ever been discussed here. one of my favorites. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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