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Some great news for Jayhawks fans- Sony Legacy/Columbia are working on preparing Legacy releases of the Jayhawks American/Sony catalog. This would be Hollywood Town Hall (1993) and Tomorrow the Green Grass (1995) with Mark Olson in the band; and the post-Olson-departure releases Sound of Lies (1997), Smile (2000), and Rainy Day Music (2002). According to information shared on the jayhawksfanpage board (THE source for all things Jayhawks-related) as well as some interviews recently Gary and Mark (mostly Gary) have been combing through their personal archives to come up with the bonus material [...]

Like a lot of people I became a fan of the Jayhawks around the time of the airplay of what was arguably their biggest hit "Waiting for the Sun" off of Hollywood Town Hall in 1992. That album plus the album Short Man's Room by Joe Henry recorded with the Jayhawks in tow really propelled the obscure Twin Cities band to the fore of my daily soundtrack. Fast-forward to 1995 and I'm living in Minneapolis- home of Prince, Bob Mould, Soul Asylum, and the Jayhawks. 1995 brought a new album from the Jayhawks- [...]

Over the last few years, I've witnessed the hyperactive passion that emanates forth from some of the younger up and coming bands in the GTA. Youthful enthusiasm, energetic showmanship and cocky teenage angst all have their place in the world of rock 'n roll, but nothing can compare to the refined confidence and the nothing-to-prove comfortableness that accompanies the performance of a seasoned professional. And when two of such legendary stature as The Jayhawks ' principle founding members Gary Louris and Mark Olson take the stage - theatrics, rock 'n roll cliches and a desperate [...]

As a long-time Jayhawks fan I have to say that I'm pretty damn excited about the release of next week's Ready for the Flood album from Mark Olson and Gary Louris on New West Records. The pair were the early driving force behind the Jayhawks through the mid-90's until Olson left the band following the release of Tomorrow the Green Grass in 1995. Together the pair only recorded three albums together under the Jayhawks name (four if you count the incredibly hard to find self-titled debut on Bunkhouse Records), but it's those [...]

Time erodes most things, but the chemistry between two songwriters is usually impervious to even a large span of years gone by. That maxim proves true in the case of Mark Olson and Gary Louris, the two leading lights of the Jayhawks who recently reunited to record Ready for the Flood .

Time erodes most things, but the chemistry between two songwriters is usually impervious to even a large span of years gone by. That maxim proves true in the case of Mark Olson and Gary Louris, the two leading lights of the Jayhawks who recently reunited to record Ready for the Flood .

• The Jayhawks - Black Eyes
• The Jayhawks - Bloody Hands
• The Jayhawks - Kick The Wood
• The Jayhawks - My Gospel Song For You
• The Jayhawks - When The Wind Comes Up

Mark Olson & Gary Louris by Steven Cohen Photography Ready for the Flood , the new album from former Jayhawks members Mark Olson and Gary Louris is due for release on January 27th according to Amazon.com and other sources. Ready for the Flood was originally supposed to be released on September 15th on Olson's home label Hacktone but was moved to New West Records , current home of John Hiatt, The Old 97's and The Drive By Truckers and other artists who compliment Olson and Louris's country-influenced sound. [...]