Alt-Country Pioneers Son Volt Announce Extensive 2022 Tour In Support Of Critically Acclaimed New Album “Electro Melodier”

Celebrated Americana band Son Volt has announced a 2022 tour that will run from January through March, beginning on January 14 in support of the band’s critically acclaimed album Electro Melodier.

The 35 date run will circle the US starting on January 14 in Springfield, MO. Scheduled stops will include Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Brooklyn, Chicago, Detroit, Boston and more. The tour winds down in the band’s hometown of St. Louis on March 18. Jesse Farrar from the band Old Salt Union will open on all shows. See the full list of tour dates below and go to https://sonvolt.net/ to purchase tickets.

Released in July, Electro Melodier further cemented Son Volt as one of the most influential bands of their generation. The title, taken from the names of two vintage amplifiers from the late ‘40s and early ‘50s, also describes the album’s unique blend of folk, country, blues, soul and rock. Electro Melodier features Mark Spencer (piano, organ, acoustic slide, lap steel, backing vocals) Andrew DuPlantis (bass, backing vocals), Chris Frame (guitar) and Mark Patterson (drums, percussion).  Listen to Electro Melodier HERE.

Press raves for Electro Melodier include:

“The songs on Electro Melodier are the subtly engrossing work of a songwriter who continues to hone his craft, and shift his worldview, more than three decades after he started.” – Paste

“As they approach the 30th anniversary of when they were first founded, Son Volt comes across as potent as ever.”– American Songwriter

“Like all brilliant artists, Farrar doesn’t conceal the complexity and contradictions of his subject matter. He spotlights them.”Counterpunch

“…it [Electro Meloder] contains some of his most personal music to date.”
                                                                              – Magnet

Farrar started Son Volt in 1994 after leaving the seminal group Uncle Tupelo, whose No Depression album helped define the alt-country and Americana genre. Son Volt’s debut Trace was heavily lauded and remains a defining document of the ’90s alt-country movement. Two decades later, the group continues to decidedly capture the times while breaking new musical ground on Electro Melodier.


SON VOLT 2021-22 TOUR DATES
9/21 – Knoxville, TN – Bijou Theatre
9/22 – Asheville, NC – Orange Peel
9/23 – Charlotte, NC – Visulite
9/24 – Saxapahaw, NC – Haw River Ballroom
9/25 – Thomson, GA – Blind Willie McTell Music Fest
9/26 – Memphis, TN – Lafayette’s
10/1 – Cedar Park, TX – The Haute Spot
10/2 – Dallas, TX – Oktoberfest
10/3 – Houston, TX – Heights Theater

2022
1/14 – Springfield, MO – Outland Ballroom
1/15 ­– Tulsa, OK – The Vanguard
1/16 – Amarillo, TX – Hoots Pub
1/17 – Albuquerque, NM – El Rey Theater
1/19 – Tucson, AZ – 191 Toole
1/20 – Flagstaff, AZ – Orpheum Theater
1/21 – Pioneertown, CA – Pappy & Harriet’s
1/22 – Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom
1/23– San Diego, CA – Casbah
1/25 – San Francisco, CA – Chapel
1/28 – Portland, OR – Aladdin Theater
1/29 – Seattle, WA – Neptune
1/31 – Boise, ID – Olympic
2/1 – Salt Lake City, UT – Commonwealth
2/3 – Boulder, CO – Boulder Theater
2/4 – Colorado Springs, CO – Lulu Downstairs
2/24 – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line Music Hall
2/25 – Evanston, IL – SPACE
2/26 – Evanston, IL – SPACE
2/28 – Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom
3/1 – Pittsburgh, PA  – Mr. Smalls
3/2 – Alexandria, VA  – Birchmere
3/3 – York, PA  – Appel Center for the Arts
3/4 – Ardmore, PA  – Ardmore
3/5 – Woodstock, NY  – Levon Helm Studios
3/6 – Woodstock, NY  – Levon Helm Studios
3/8 – Fairfield, CT  – Warehouse
3/9 – South Orange, NJ  – SOPAC
3/10 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn, Bowl
3/11 – Brooklyn, NY  – Brooklyn Bowl
3/12 – Boston, MA  – Sinclair
3/13 – Holyoke, MA  – Gateway City Arts
3/15 – Bellefontaine, OH – Holland Theatre
3/16 – Ferndale, MI – Magic Bag
3/18 – St. Louis, MO  – The Pageant

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