When Gary Louris and Mark Olson announced their current mini-tour many Jayhawks fans hoped it was a prelude to Olson's return to the band. Sadly, it appears that the tour is one last hoorah for the singing partners. Louris said recently, "I don't think we're going to do anything else. We felt like we've done
that enough. Everybody just wants to do something else. We haven't completely
closed the door, but it's pretty damn close ... I'd say it's dead."

We can't be entirely sure that we'll never hear from The Jayhawks again. Louris does leave the door cracked a little and Jayhawks manager Russell Carter told the Minneapolis Star Tribune, "It's true they're moving on to other things, but my personal feeling is that the Jayhawks are just too strong an entity to ever go away permanently."

The Minneapolis Star Tribune story is much better than the AP story floating around, so if you're interested in a more comprehensive look at the band's demise look here. There's an annoying registration process, but it's free.

Remaining dates on the Louris/Olson tour include:

Feb 24 2005 South Burlington, VT, Higher Ground
Feb 25 2005 Somerville, MA, Somerville Theater
Feb 26 2005 Albany, NY, Swyer Theater/The Egg
Feb 27 2005 Northampton, MA, Iron Horse
Feb 28 2005 Philadelphia, PA, World Cafe Live
Mar 2 2005 New York, NY, Bowery Ballroom
Mar 5 2005 Annapolis, MD, Rams Head Tavern
Mar 7 2005 Alexandria, VA, Birchmere
Mar 8 2005 Carrboro, NC, Carrboro Arts Center
Mar 9 2005 Atlanta, GA, Variety Playhouse
Mar 10 2005 Nashville, TN, Belcourt Theater
Mar 11 2005 Lexington, KY, The Dame
Mar 12 2005 Chicago, IL, Park West