Gary Louris News: The Jayhawks

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Who: Formed in 1985, the Jayhawks broke through to the mainstream on the strength of their 1992 classic, Hollywood Town Hall, and its surprising hit single, "Waiting for the Sun" (watch video below). Possessing their own two-headed songwriting monster in co-frontmen Gary Louris and Mark Olson, the Jayhawks channeled Americana's deepest roots through an indie rock prism long before bands like Band of Horses, Blitzen Trapper, and Two Gallants made it one of the more exciting trends of this decade.

What: Louris and Olson recently released Ready for the Flood (produced by Black Crowes frontman Chris Robinson), their first collaborative...