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Over the weekend, Jason Molina died of organ failure due to alcohol consumption. His label, Secretly Canadian, released a statement. He'd been to rehab, and the last public news about his whereabouts…   Read Story »
Earlier today we reported that Songs: Ohia and Magnolia Electric Co. luminary Jason Molina passed away on Saturday. Secretly Canadian, the label Molina was signed to for his entire career, has…   Read Story »
Adored and brilliant songwriter Jason Molina, of Songs: Ohia and Magnolia Electric Co., passed away on Saturday night. He suffered from organ failure due to alcohol consumption, according to a post…   Read Story »
Songs: Ohia/Magnolia Electric Co. chairman Jason Molina is set to release his first music since 2009's Steve Albini-recorded Josephine LP, and his first solo music since 2006, with next week's…   Read Story »
Both Jason Molina and Centro-matic's Will Johnson have had a bloggable 2009 -- Molina turning out some lovely tracks and playing pool parties with Magnolia Electric Co., Johnson turning up on drums…   Read Story »
Jason Molina stopped by the University of Minnesota's Radio K and performed "Whip-poor-will" along with Josephine bonus track "Rider.Shadow.Wolf." The latter also appears with "Josephine" on an…   Read Story »
This week, Jason Molina and Magnolia Electric Co. officially released the Steve Albini-recorded Josephine LP. We drooled over its title track, today the band makes a free offering of the downtrodden…   Read Story »
A busy weekend of live music in NYC wound up with a fantastic, if somewhat mismatched, lineup at the Williamsburg Waterfront on Sunday. The show was the second installment of the relocated "Pool…   Read Story »
Record Store Day brought a welcome treat in the form of a new Magnolia Electric Co. 7", but that was just a tiny tributary to the relative flood of awesomeness that Jason Molina has cooked up with…   Read Story »
Jason Molina offered up the "It's Made Me Cry" 7" as a limited-edition Record Store Day Exclusive. If you didn't get a chance to grab one of the 1,000 copies, or if you just want to double-up, the…   Read Story »