New Madridby Uncle Tupelo

Uncle Tupelo was formed by members Jay Farrar, Jeff Tweedy, and Mike Heidorn after the lead singer of their pervious band, The Primitives left to college. The band released their fourth and final album 'Anodyne' in October of 1993. bit.ly It’s KEXP’s 50th anniversary! To celebrate we’re playing songs you know and love from 1993! kexp.org/50/

Listener request from Aaron. It is a good day for Uncle Tupelo!

Uncle Tupelo has covered The Soft Boys' "I Wanna Destroy You": www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6QZBDnZep8

If you grew up in the US South or Midwest, you might be familiar with the seismic zone, so-named for the town of New Madrid, Missouri, which it passes through. Regardless, we hope you enjoyed hearing Uncle Tupelo's "New Madrid"! www.uncletupelo.com

The Songs of Uncle Tupelo, Son Volt and Wilco will be featured by local musicians at the Tractor Tavern on Thursday, February 26th. Proceeds benefit MusiCares, a nonprofit. The event will be hosted by The Don Slack!

Jay Farrar was one of the founding members of Uncle Tupelo, coming together in 1987

go to wilcoworld.net to download former Uncle Tupelo members WIlco's new album "Star Wars" for free!

On Thursday, February 26th, the Tractor Tavern is presenting Family Reunions: The Music of Uncle Tupelo, Wilco, and Son Volt. The 3rd Annual benefit for MusiCares, a nonprofit featuring The Swearengens, Red Jacket Mine, The Ganges River Band, The Crying Shame, Jackrabbit, Massy Ferguson, and more. Proceeds benefit MusiCares which provides a safety net for music people in times in need. More info here: calendar.kexp.org

Jay Farrar and Jeff Tweedy led the Illinois band Uncle Tupelo.

Go here to read and view "There Was a Time: The History of Uncle Tupelo": www.adioslounge.com

Read about Jeff Tweedy of Uncle Tupelo performing with his current band Wilco at this year's Bonnaroo on the KEXP Blog: blog.kexp.org

Classic Alt/Country revivalists and innovators

There will be a showcase of Uncle Tupelo covers called "Factory Belt: A Night of Uncle Tupelo" on Thursday, January 17th, at the Tractor. All proceeds will go to MusiCares. Acts for the show include The Transmissionary Six, Caitlin Sherman of Slow Skate, Downpilot, and more. Find more information on their Facebook page: www.facebook.com

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Many new Uncle Tupelo re-issues have been released recently, which are worth checking out: uncletupelo.com

Something of an anomaly, Uncle Tupelo formed in the late 80s and ended in 1994, but continue to be considered highly influential for their time and genre: uncletupelo.com

"Anodyne" is Uncle Tupelo's fourth and final studio album. Following it's release in 1993, Uncle Tupelo broke up in 1994 with Jeff Tweedy moving on to form Wilco. uncletupelo.com