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Die Jayhawks haben ausgeflogen!
MADISON, WIS. — The posters around Luther’s Blues nightclub on
> Saturday said the two singers were „from the Jayhawks.“ But both Mark
> Olson and Gary Louris can officially be referred to as „formerly of
> the Jayhawks.“
>
> Talking before a reunion concert that Jayhawks fans had waited a
> decade to see, Louris let slide the news that many fans feared was
> coming: One of Minnesota’s best-known rock acts is no longer an active
> band.
>
> „I don’t think we’re going to do anything else,“ said Louris, who has
> fronted the group since Olson quit in 1995. „We felt like we’ve done
> that enough. Everybody just wants to do something else. We haven’t
> completely closed the door, but it’s pretty damn close. … I’d say
> it’s dead.“
>
> The Jayhawks were pioneers of rock’s so-called alternative-country
> movement alongside Lucinda Williams, Uncle Tupelo and later Wilco and
> Ryan Adams. Formed around Minneapolis in 1985, the band issued five
> major-label albums that, combined, have sold around 1 million copies.
> Its 1992 record „Hollywood Town Hall“ was listed as one of the most
> essential albums of the 1990s by Rolling Stone and Spin magazines.
> The Jayhawks in 1995
> Jerry Holt
> Star Tribune
>
> Soon after the 1995 radio hit „Blue“ brought them more national
> attention, Olson left the band. He had married singer Victoria
> Williams and said he was „sick of touring“ and „ready to try something
> else.“
>
> Ten years later, Louris appears to be in a similar position. He has a
> wife and 5-year-old son at home, and is itching to try different
> career paths, including record production and songwriting for other
> acts. He recently co-wrote new tunes with the Dixie Chicks.
> The Jayhawks in 2000
> Ken Schles
> Handout
>
> „When you’re on the treadmill [with a full-time band], you never have
> time to learn anything else,“ he said. „I’m enjoying all these new
> experiences.“
>
> Back in Minneapolis, the Jayhawks‘ founding bassist, Marc Perlman,
> echoed Louris‘ statements.
>
> „It seems like it’s played itself out,“ said Perlman, who has recorded
> with other musicians over the past year.
>
> The group’s other full-time member, drummer/singer Tim O’Reagan, is
> finishing a solo album that features many of the Jayhawks, including
> Louris and Olson.
>
> The Jayhawks‘ manager in Atlanta, Russell Carter, backed up the
> musicians‘ statement that there is no animosity among them.
>
> „They’re like brothers,“ said Carter, adding: „It’s true they’re
> moving on to other things, but my personal feeling is that the
> Jayhawks are just too strong an entity to ever go away permanently.“
>
> Next month, Perlman and Louris will be in Spain recording another
> album by Golden Smog, the all-star band also featuring Wilco’s Jeff
> Tweedy, Soul Asylum’s Dan Murphy and one-time Jayhawks member Kraig
> Johnson.
>
> There is some unfinished business between the band members: The first
> Jayhawks album, a 1986 self-titled independent release, is planned for
> reissue. There is also a live album yet to be released. An anthology
> is also a possibility.
>
> That live album will be made up of recordings captured during the
> Jayhawks‘ last advertised concerts in the Twin Cities, a sold-out
> three-night stand at First Avenue nightclub that featured Johnson and
> another former member, keyboardist/singer Karen Grotberg. In
> hindsight, those shows served as a sort of last hurrah.
>
> „We didn’t plan it that way, but we did make it something special
> because of the live recording,“ Perlman said.
>
> Saturday’s concert by Louris and Olson was part of a three-week tour
> that the old singing partners say they’re mainly doing for fun.
> Outside of an impromptu gig at the 400 Bar in Minneapolis this past
> New Year’s Eve, the pair haven’t performed together publicly since
> Olson quit.
>
> Olson said before Saturday’s sold-out concert that he never held any
> ill will about the band continuing as the Jayhawks without him.
>
> „We wouldn’t have nearly as many fans coming out if it weren’t for
> what they’ve done in the past decade,“ he said.
>
> Backed by two other non-Jayhawks musicians, Olson and Louris played
> everything from a few of their earliest songs together, including
> „King of Kings,“ to music they have recorded separately, such as
> Olson’s „Detroit Custom Railroad.“ Crowd favorites included
> „Blue,“Waiting for the Sun“ and „Sister Cry.“
>
> Another song that went over well was „Save It for a Rainy Day,“ a
> minor hit off the Jayhawks‘ 2003 album „Rainy Day Music.“
>
> Speaking of that record, which sold about 175,000 copies and got
> favorable reviews, Louris said, „I think it’s a good one to leave on.“
>
> Perlman said, „I think our discography is what we’re most proud of. We
> poured our hearts into those albums. They’re our legacy.“
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