Effective period / Period of releases: 1992 - 2009

Members: Gary Louris, Jeff Tweedy, Linda Pitmon, Marc Perlman, Daniel Murphy, Jody Stephens, Kraig Jarret Johnson

CountryFolkRock group from Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, founded 1989.
Golden Smog is a loosely connected group of musicians comprising, at various times, members of Soul Asylum (2), The Replacements, Wilco, The Jayhawks, Run Westy Run, The Honeydogs and Big Star. The lineup has often changed, but relative constants who appear on all the recordings are guitarists Kraig Johnson (Run Westy Run), Dan Murphy (Soul Asylum) and Gary Louris (The Jayhawks), along with bassist Marc Perlman (The Jayhawks).