Mark Olson

Mark Olson is the singer and founding member of The Jayhawks, a band that started in Minnesota in 1985. He’s on a really long tour and is playing at the 400 Bar in a few days. This tour is to support his new solo album, The Salvation Blues, which I have to say that the packaging looks really cool in the stores.

The Jayhawks broke up in 2004, but Gary Louris (guitars) and Olson got back together to do a tour last year. Seems the two are still friends and occasionally work together (in fact, Louris, is co-writer on three songs on Olson’s solo album).

I listened to this song, “Clifton Bridge” and it sounds very Ron Sexsmith to me. It contains a very catchy line: “Some people came here to die, but we came here to live”. At first I thought people were committing suicide by jumping off the bridge, but listening to it again, I think he’s saying that some people came to Clifton Bridge to retire.

If you were wondering about Clifton Bridge, it’s the most distinctive landmark in Bristol, England.

Anyway, I’m listing only his concert dates. I have left off all the promotional in-stores/public performances to save a bit of room. You can probably visit his myspace for all the detailed tour dates.

On Tour

18 Aug 07 400 Bar – Minneapolis, MN
19 Aug 07 High Noon Saloon – Madison, WI
20-21 Aug 07 Schuba’s – Chicago, IL
23 Aug 07 The Mill – Iowa City, IA
24 Aug 07 Blueberry Hill – St. Louis, MO
25 Aug 07 930 Listening Room – Louisville, KY
26 Aug 07 The Southgate House – Cincinnati, OH
27 Aug 07 The Ark – Ann Arbor, MI
28 Aug 07 El Mocambo – Toronto, ONT
30 Aug 07 Bowery Ballroom – NYC, NY*
31 Aug 07 Higher Ground – S. Burlington, VT*
01 Sep 07 Iron Horse Music Hall – Northampton, MA*
02 Sep 07 Paradise Lounge – Boston, MA*
04 Sep 07 World Cafщ Live – Philadelphia, PA*
06 Sep 07 Iota – Washington, DC*
07 Sep 07 Hideaway BBQ – Raleigh, NC*
08 Sep 07 The Melting Point – Athens, GA*
09 Sep 07 Smith’s Olde Bar – Atlanta, GA*
10 Sep 07 3rd & Lindsley – Nashville, TN*
12 Sep 07 The Blue Door – Oklahoma City, OK*
14 Sep 07 Davey’s Uptown… – Kansas City, MO*

19 Sep 07 Plush – Tucson, AZ*
20 Sep 07 Raven Cafщ – Prescott, AZ*
06 Nov 07 Credo (Trondheim, Norway)
07 Nov 07 Mono (Oslo, Norway)
08 Nov 07 Hulen (Bergen, Norway)
11 Nov 07 Pusterviksbaren (Gothenburg, Sweden)
12 Nov 07 Debaser (Malmo, Sweden)
16 Nov 07 Panorama Museum (Bad Frankenhausen)
18 Nov 07 Music Star (Norderstedt, Germany)
20 Nov 07 Sinkkasten (Frankfurt, Germany)
21 Nov 07 Substanz (Munchen, Germany)
22 Nov 07 Laboratorium (Stuttgart, Germany)
23 Nov 07 Museumskeller (Erfurt, Germany)
24 Nov 07 Objekt 5 (Halle, Germany)
01 Dec 07 Handelsbeurs (Ghent, Belgium)
06 Dec 07 Paradiso (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
07 Dec 07 W2 (Den Bosch, Netherlands)

* w/ The Last Town Chorus

August 16, 2007 12:01 AM vu my♥posts vu@weheartmusic.com www.myspace.com/markolsonmusic