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Monday August 13, 2012

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Mountain Stage

The Jayhawks On Mountain Stage

August 13, 2012 • The pioneering alt-country band performs material from its most recent album, Mockingbird Time.

The Jayhawks On Mountain Stage

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Tuesday September 27, 2011

The Jayhawks: Reunited And Live In Concert

Mark Olson of The Jayhawks. The band performed at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minn. in support of their recent release, Mockingbird Time. Tom Campbell/The Current hide caption

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Favorite Sessions

The Jayhawks: Reunited And Live In Concert

The Current

September 27, 2011 • Hear a special show by The Jayhawks, live from the historic Fitzgerald Theater, featuring songs from the Minnesota veterans' first new album in eight years (and a few classics, too).

The Jayhawks: Reunited And Live In Concert

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Monday April 13, 2009

World Cafe

Mark Olson And Gary Louris: In Flight Once More

WXPN

April 13, 2009 • The pair first enjoyed popular and critical acclaim in the early '90s. After a 10-year hiatus, Olson and Louris reunited for a mostly acoustic effort with an old-time bluegrass sound.

Mark Olson And Gary Louris: In Flight Once More

25:17

Thursday May 29, 2008

Favorite Sessions

Gary Louris: Sideman in the Spotlight

WFUV

May 29, 2008 • Despite his high profile and popularity in the industry, the former Jayhawks singer-songwriter has a low-key, almost shy demeanor. The alt-country pioneer performs songs from his first solo CD, Vagabonds, in an interview and performance on WFUV.

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Monday March 31, 2008

World Cafe

Gary Louris: A Jayhawk Goes Solo

WXPN

March 31, 2008 • As a founding member of The Jayhawks, Gary Louris co-wrote some of alt-country's finest albums with vocalist and guitarist Mark Olson. Louris strikes out on his own on Vagabonds, his first solo CD. Hear an interview and performance from WXPN.

Gary Louris: A Jayhawk Goes Solo

Sunday March 9, 2008

Music Interviews

Gary Louris: Once a Jayhawk, Now a 'Vagabond'

March 9, 2008 • Long before the breakup of The Jayhawks, band co-founder Gary Louris dreamed about releasing a solo record. Louris cut Vagabonds with musicians culled from a weekly jam session in Los Angeles.

Gary Louris: Once a Jayhawk, Now a 'Vagabond'

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