Stalking Son Volt

We went on the road to catch Son Volt again this weekend, this time in Texas.

The Friday show in Austin at Stubb's outdoors was kind of miserable because of the heat (is summer EVER going to end in Texas?!) and the way I was dressed in order to "stealth" a recording. Not sure how the thing turned out, but the show was really good -- the guys did a slightly different set list than they were doing in the northwest, doing all the same tunes but closing with an encore that included Armagideon Time by Willie Williams (made popular by The Clash) and Chickamauga, the only Uncle Tupelo song we've seen Farrar do. Farrar seemed to enjoy playing in Austin, and was more talkative than usual (which still wasn't very talkative at all).

The Saturday show in Dallas at the Gypsy Ballroom featured a similar set, although the order may have been a little different. All the same songs were done, and the encore was the same. We managed to hang out with buddy Scott Chaffin, who pointed us to a good rib/bbq shack beforehand. I'm not sure yet if I've won over Scott to the Genius of Jay, but I keep trying. It was a good time, even though it was smoky and crowded and we had to stand the whole time. I didn't bother with the recording gear for this one, instead preferring to carry on with TFG.

Anyway, that will probably end our stalking of that band for a while. I highly recommend seeing 'em if they get to your neck of the woods.

Posted by Kevin Whited @ 09/18/05 20:10 | Music | Technorati

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It really sucks that I couldn't make it...just as I was preparing to leave when my ex-husband dropped my son and his friend off and sped away...sigh...
Posted by Cindy @ 17:24 on 09/21/05

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