The Jayhawks

The Jayhawks: On Wings of Reunion

Rose-Lynn Fisher | Posted 01.11.2012

Read More: Alt-Country, Reunion, The Jayhawks, The Troubadour, The Jayhawks Tour, Music Jayhawks, Fifty News
Rose-Lynn Fisher

On a purely objective note, I was curious to know more about the band itself, a group of boomers who are still rocking and rolling. I wanted to know how they've achieved their balance of staying power and freshness.

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Boardwalk Empires, Mockingbirds, Concertos & Rocket Science: Conversations with The Jayhawks, Bela Fleck and Vince Giordano

Mike Ragogna | Posted 11.22.2011

Read More: Diane Lane, Howard Levy, Ginger Baker, Martin Scorsese, Garrison Keillor, The Aviator, Mamie Smith, Dick Hyman, Phish, Gary Louris, Dave Brubeck, Chick Corea, The Byrds, Roy Wooten, A Prairie Home Companion, Martha Wainwright, Ghost World, Bela Fleck, Peter Gelb, Edgar Meyer, Michael Penn, Earl Scruggs, Evelyn Glennie, Zakir Hussain, Rufus Wainwright, Bela Bartok, The Beverly Hillbillies, Captain Kirk, Zelig, Lewis Rusell, Mark Olson, Leon Redbone, Jane Green, Aztec Two-Step, Steve Buscemi, The New Grass Revival, Sam Bush, Woody Allen, Neil Young, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Miles Davis, Star Trek, Jeff Coffin, John Coltrane, The Cotton Club, Louis Armstrong, Buffalo Springfield, Jerry Douglas, Richard Gere, Mark Twain, Charlie Parker, The Purple Rose of Cairo, Ray Bradbury, Dve Matthews, Randall Poster, Nellie Mckay, Victor Wooten, The Jayhawks, Joshua Bell, Boradwalk Empire, Kathy Brier, Catherine Russell, Sophie Tucker, Leonardo Dicaprio, Saturday Night Live, Richard Thompson, Mark O'Connor, Stewart Lerman, Johnwilliams, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

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PLAY > SKIP: This Week's New Music

Shawn Amos | Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: The Jayhawks, Tony Bennett, Demi Lovato, New Music, Album Reviews, Tori Amos, Superheavy, Entertainment News
Shawn Amos

It's a week of reunions. Everyone wants to sing with Tony Bennett, the Jayhawks want one more shot at the Americana brass ring, and the superstars in SuperHeavy want nothing less than global domination.

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Treme & Beyond: Conversations with Steve Earle, The Belle Brigade and Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion

Mike Ragogna | Posted 06.18.2011

Read More: Dvorak, Csny, Arlo Guthrie, Aaron Arntz, Dwight Yoakam, Bram Inscore, Alison Krauss, Andy Cabic, Treme, Steve Earle, Paul Simon, The Belle Brigade, The Beach Boys, The Everely Brothers, Woody Guthrie, Thom Monohan, Joan Baez, Ink Spots, Beatles, Bill Mumy, Johnny Irion, Jo Hill, Little Feat, Harlan Silver, Gary Louris, Sarah Lee Guthrie, Katrina, Allison Moorer, Fleetwood Mac, Jimmy Kimmel, Harley Watt, Babylon 5, Mike Finnigan, Hank Williams, The Byrds, T-Bone Burnett, Simon & Garfunkel, Thomas Steinbeck, Johnny Cash, Liuzza's, Hoyt Axton, John Williams, Jay Gruska, The Jayhawks, Mark Olsen, Monsanto, Emmylou Harris, Townes Van Zandt, June Carter, Robert Plant, Lowell George, Randy Newman, Matthew Wilder, Blake Mills, Gram Parsons, Barbara Gruska, Joni Mitchell, Ethan Gruska, James Taylor, Allen Toussaint, Low Rider Music, Tipitinas, Nillson, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Steve Earle spoke to me from Liuzza's in New Orleans, where he had just ordered a Po Boy, and where he is currently filming the second season of HBO's Treme.

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A Tiger Suit, Junip & Great Companions: Conversations with KT Tunstall, Dar Williams, and José González, plus a KT Video Exclusive

Mike Ragogna | Posted 10.27.2011

Read More: Robert Smith, Patty Larkin, Zero 7, Cliff Chenfeld, Joan Baez, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Tobias Winterkorn, The O.C., Paul Minor, PJ Harvey, Gary Louris, One Tree Hill, Feist, Dar Williams, David Bowie, The Muppets, Jarvis Cocker, Bossa Nova, José González, Martha Wainwright, Laurie Anderson, KT Tunstall, Sean Watkins, Sara Watkins, The Jayhawks, U2, Brian Eno, Jack Johnson, Vanessa Carlton, The Kings of Convenience, Robyn Hitchcock, Elias Araya, Video, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

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HuffPost Exclusive: Elizabeth & The Catapult's "You And Me," Plus Conversations with T-Bone Burnett, Next BIG Nashville's Jason Wilkins, and Author Jay Frank

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jim Keltner, Jimmy Reed, Mike Disfarmer, Son Volt, Jay Frank, An Inconvenient Truth, Arcade Fire, Jeff Bridges, Howlin' Wolf, Haley Williams, The Punch Brothers, Uncle Skeleton, Elvis Costello, Solar Power, Be Your Own Pet, Cmt, The Apache Relay, Trisha Yearwood, T-Bone Burnett, Ralph Stanley, Paramore, Waiting for Superman, New Kids on the Block, Elvis Presley, Sonic Youth, Sam Phillips, Jeff Lynne, Leonard Cohen, Taylor Swift, Gillian Welch, U2, Elizabeth & the Catapult, Duke Ellington, Madi Diaz, Charlie Wilson's War, Jim James, Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Black Keys, Brad Paisley, Ann Wilson, Britney Spears, Grant Lee Buffalo, John Mellencamp, The Informant, Crazy Heart, Miles Davis, John Hiatt, Mariah Carey, Heart, Elton John, Leon Russell, The Cove, Scott Borchetta, The Big Lebowski, E.L.O., Nancy Wilson, Bob Dylan, Backstreet Boys, Jim Wilkins, The Jayhawks, Gregg Allman, John Lee Hooker, Steve Wariner, Rob Stanley, Kings of Leon, Lady GaGa, O' Brother Where Art Thou?, Itunes, Bruce Springsteen, Nysync, Kruu, Kindercastle, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

2010-09-29-elizabeththecatapult.jpg Basically, The Other Side Of Zero -- the new album by Elizabeth & The Catapult -- is a commentary on the parallels of Elizabeth Ziman's New York City life and Leonard Cohen's inability to achieve Buddhist ideals.

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Americanarama: Conversations with Dave Barnes and Mark Olson

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mark Olson, Beka Callaway, Elo, Victoria Williams, Son Volt, Jolie Holland, Paul Simon, Jonny Lang, Electric Light Orchestra, Billy Joel, Norm Rogers, Marc Perlman, Devandra Banhart, The Williams Brothers, All My Children, Earth Wind and Fire, Gary Louris, Chaka Khan, Fleetwood Mac, Josh Rouse, Twin Tone, Thad Cockrell, Vashti Bunyan, Roots Music, Jack White, The Creekdippers, Morgan Freeman, Americana, Hanson, Waffle House, Ingunn Ringvold, Wilco, Uncle Tupelo, Dave Barnes, Razor & Tie, The Jayhawks, The Silver Seas, American Records, Entertainment News, Joni Mitchell, Idol Gives Back, Taylor Hanson, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

A Conversation With Dave Barnes Mike Ragogna: Hey Dave. Dave Barnes: (singing) I believe the children are our future. MR: (laughs) Speaking of ch...

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Something In the Air: A Playlist for European Skies

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Van Morrison, Simon & Garfunkel, Wishbone Ash, Kanye West, Sting, Money Mark, The Saints, The Animals, Eagles, Train, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Dolly Parton, Lindsey Buckingham, The Jayhawks, The Clash, Buffalo Springfield, U2, Bad Company, Norah Jones, Thunderclap Newman, Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, Pavement, Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Vampire Weekend, Joni Mitchell, Iceland Volcano, Brad Paisley, Volcano, Morrissey, Hole, Marvin Gaye, Entertainment News
David Wild

Here's a playlist for everyone who's been impacted already by the volcano, put together in the hopes that we all go from "Burnin' Sky" to "No More Cloudy Days" very soon.

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HuffPost Video Premiere: Third Eye Blind "Don't Believe A Word," plus The Jayhawks, Genesis, and Peanuts 1960's Collection

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Peter Gabriel, Victoria Williams, The Eagles, Third Eye Blind, Tim O'Reagan, Marc Perlman, Gary Louris, Punk'd, Steve Hackett, Sally Brown, The Byrds, American Recordings, Chris Hillman, Linus Van Pelt, A Charlie Brown Christmas, The Everly Brothers, Christopher Shea, Stephen Bishop, Johnny Cash, Bill Meléndez, George Winston, Mark Olsen, Bill Bruford, Lee Mendelson, Charisma Records, Rhino Records, Weather Report, Entertainment News, Stephan Jenkins, Gram Parsons, Peter Frampton, Chester Thompson, Pop, King Crimson, The Village Voice, The Hawks, Def American, David Benoit, It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown, Karen Grotberg, Twin/Tone, George Drakoulias, The Louvin Brothers, Bunkhouse Records, Sally Dryer, Phil Collins, Daryl Stuermer, Frank Zappa, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Farm Aid, Americana, Lucy Van Pelt, David Guraldi, Peter Robbins, Alt-Country, Genesis, Kathy Steinberg, Bob Dylan, Mike Rutherford, Charlie Brown, The Jayhawks, Roots, Charles M. Schultz, Tony Banks, The Band, Yes We Can, Vince Guaraldi, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

"I wanted to create a video that actually represented Third Eye Blind," says Stephan Jenkins, lead singer and songwriter for Third Eye Blind.

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40 Years Of Creedence Clearwater Revival

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Levon Helm, Son Volt, Cast Your Fate to the Wind, Twilight Zone--the Flying Burrito Brothers, Garth Hudson, Doug Clifford, Tom Fogerty, Max Weiss, The Byrds, Rick Danko, Fantasy Records, Chris Hillman, John Fogerty, Wilco, Sol Weiss, Anatomy of a Hit, El Cerrito, Uncle Tupelo, Robbie Robertson, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Ronnie Hawkins, Twilight Zone, The Golliwogs, The Jayhawks, Vince Guraldi, The Blue Velvets, Richard Manuels, Gram Parsons, The Boys Club, The Band, Stu Cook, Americana, Apple Records, Roots-Rock, "Screamin" Jay Hawkins, The Beatles, The Filmore, Booker T. & the MGs, Halloween, Bob Dylan, Ccr, Supernatural, Country-Rock, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Decades before Uncle Tupelo, Wilco, Son Volt and The Jayhawks re-introduced and expanded the parameters of roots-rock, there was a scrappy little group, originally hailing from El Cerrito, California.

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