Chris Kissel

We had high expectations for Mountain Jam day two, and they were blown away anyway.

On Mountain Jam's second day, Wilco and Jason Isbell brought songwriting to the forefront.

On the first day of Mountain Jam 2016, Train brought a full-album cover of 'Led Zeppelin II' and Umphrey's McGee offered three hours of proggy, precise jamming.

Here are just a few of the best, oddest, and most amazing things we saw on Mountain Jam 2016's first day.

Rage Against the Machine may be long gone, but they helped inspire a new era of political antagonism in music.

Frontman Isaac Brock was only 20 when Modest Mouse recorded their proper debut, but he already wielded an intense world weariness that belied his youth.

Dave Grohl knew from the start what he wanted the Foos' 2011 album to be: a pure and simple rock statement that cuts straight to the pleasure center.

Sparked from the embers of the withering riot grrrl scene, a thoroughly postmodern trio from the Pacific Northwest unleashed the most innovative punk album of 1996.

Like the gnarled and surreal trees on its cover, the first album from Seattle indie outfit Band of Horses is both earthen and unearthly.

As Motion City Soundtrack prepare for one final tour together, we commemorate the fan favorites from Minneapolis who served as torchbearers of millennial emo.