March 7 [14:00 EST] -- Call it what you will... insurgent country, roots rock, no depression, Americana... but what ever term you settle on, few bands do it better than Son Volt.

The group will show what they're made of when they take to the road for a string of U.S. dates in early April.

Son Volt grew out of the ashes of the acclaimed Uncle Tupelo after UT bandleaders Jay Farrar and Jeff Tweedy went their separate ways. Tweedy went on to found Wilco, while Farrar and UT drummer Mike Heidorn went on to build Son Volt with brothers Jim and Dave Boquist.

Son Volt's debut effort, 1995's "Trace," was hailed by critics and popped up on a number of top ten year end lists. Now the band is poised for the release their second full-length release, "Straightaways."

You can sample the new stuff when Son Volt rolls into the following towns:

  • 4/5 - Jackson, MS @ Quad
  • 4/11 - Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
  • 4/12 - Birmingham, AL @ Birm. Southern College
  • 4/14 - Charleston, SC @ Music Farm
  • 4/15 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle
  • 4/16 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle
  • 4/17 - Winston-Salem, NC @ Ziggy's
  • 4/18 - Charlotte, NC @ Tremont Music Hall
  • 4/27 - Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club