Double Feature Saturday
Sometimes it turns out that there is more than one awesome thing happening in our little city at the same time. This week is one of those times. We have Son Volt coming to Rhythm & Brews to support a new album and we have local favorites The Nim Nims releasing a new album at JJ’s Bohemia. I have the scoop on both things, so let’s get down to business. When I spoke to Jay Farrar, the front man of Son Volt and formerly of Uncle Tupelo, to ask him about the new album, American Central Dust, this is what he had to say:
Hellcat: Did you have any particular album theme?
Jay Farrar: I set out to write with no plan. I like to make it as organic as possible. The songs are about a number of different things.
HC: Tell me about some of them.
JF: “Wheels Don’t Move” is about gas prices getting high and making it hard to get started out as a musician. It was written about a year ago when gas was getting up to $4 and $5 a gallon. The more »













