Associated Press — MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- While critics give the Jayhawks credit for helping invent alt-country, co-founder Mark Olson is quick to downplay the band's contributions to the rustic blend of rock and country that blossomed in the 1980s and '90s.... more info

Idolator — I already mentioned a few weeks ago how excited I am for the forthcoming Gary Louris/Mark Olson acoustic mini-Jayhawks reunion, but if you would like to one-up my ability to see two of the band members play together live, the entire mid-'90s lineup w... more info

Idolator — I've really tried to be a little more positive about music in 2009, which is a little bit challenging when your cruising the Internet for news results in you running across one ridiculously hyped act after another. Still, there are moments when I'm ... more info

Live Daily — (LiveDaily.com) Singer/songwriters Gary Louris and Mark Olson have tacked on a new leg of dates to support the pair's latest album together, "Ready For the Flood."... continued more info

Chicago Tribune — When Mark Olson and Gary Louris last played Chicago almost four years ago, the performance served as a long-awaited reunion of two of the finest harmony voices in music and a nostalgic reminder of the ageless songs they wrote as members of the Jayhaw... more info

JamBase — By: Dennis Cook Louris & Olson "The look on your face when you start to remember…" You'd be hard pressed to find two better songwriters than Mark Olson and Gary Louris. As the central force in The Jayhawks for a decade (1985-1995), the... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: News, AlbumSpinner.com: For Jayhawks fans, the new Gary Louris and Mark Olson collaboration, 'Ready for the Flood,' is a hopeful thing. It means the voices that made albums like 'Hollywood Town Hall' and 'Tomorrow the Green Grass' class... more info

New York Post — IT's been a long, if occasionally rocky, time coming. But for followers of the Jayhawks' Gary Louris and Mark Olson, in their various musical incarnations, the pair's gem of a new acoustic collaboration, "Ready for the Flood," is a suitable rewa... more info

New York Post — Mark Olson & Gary Louris, "Doves and Stones" A happy-go-lucky, indie-folk track that lives up to Jayhawks fans' expectations. Audio Fiction, "Way Out" The power-pop act embraces the best of '90s-style pop-rock on this song off their upcoming d... more info

Detroit Free Press — Gary Louris & Mark Olson: 8 p.m. The Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor. 734-761-1451. $25, $32. Gil Mantera's Party Dream: 8 p.m. The Pike Room, 1 S. Saginaw, Pontiac. 248-858-9333. $8. more info