'''Jesse Jarnow''' is an American music journalist and radio DJ for WFMU.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/city-hall/story/2012/06/jesse-jarnow-wrote-the-book-on-yo-la-tengo-and-the-metro-areas-early-80s-indie-scene-071378|title=Jesse Jarnow wrote the book on Yo La Tengo, and the metro area's early-'80s indie scene - POLITICO}}</ref>

He is the son of artist Al Jarnow.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/artsandculture/article/7321/1/inside-the-cosmic-mind-of-al-jarnow|title=Inside the Cosmic Mind of Al Jarnow|date=April 19, 2010|website=Dazed}}</ref>

==Books== *''Wasn’t That a Time: The Weavers, the Blacklist, and the Battle for the American Soul'' (Da Capo Press, 2018)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/30/books/review/jesse-jarnow-wasnt-that-a-time.html|title=Music With Messages|first=Maurice|last=Isserman|date=November 30, 2018|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref><ref>https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780306902079</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bookpage.com/reviews/23460-jesse-jarnow-wasnt-that-time-nonfiction/|title=Wasn't That a Time|first=Edward|last=Morris|date=November 14, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/jesse-jarnow/wasnt-that-a-time-jarnow/|title=WASN'T THAT A TIME &#124; Kirkus Reviews|via=www.kirkusreviews.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2018-12-21/wasnt-that-a-time-the-weavers-the-blacklist-and-the-battle-for-the-soul-of-america/|title=Book Review: You Can’t Judge a Book by Its Cover|website=www.austinchronicle.com}}</ref> *''Heads: A Biography of Psychedelic America'' (Da Capo Press, 2016) *''Big Day Coming: Yo La Tengo and the Rise of Indie Rock'' (Gotham Books, 2012)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/paper-trail/8861-big-day-coming/|title=Big Day Coming|first=Rob|last=Mitchum|date=June 19, 2012|website=Pitchfork}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/big-day-coming-yo-la-tengo-and-the-rise-of-indie-rock-17517/|title=Big Day Coming: Yo La Tengo and the Rise of Indie Rock|first=Rolling|last=Stone|date=June 6, 2012}}</ref><ref>https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781592407156</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/06/08/yo-la-tengo-and-the-birth-of-indie-rock-big-day-coming-reviewed|title=Yo La Tengo and the Birth of Indie Rock: ‘Big Day Coming’ Reviewed|first=Alyssa|last=Noel|date=June 8, 2012|via=www.thedailybeast.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-ca-jesse-jarnow-20120708-story.html|title=Review: 'Big Day Coming' not a typical salacious rock 'n' roll story|first1=Evelyn|last1=McDonnell|first2=Special to the Los Angeles|last2=Times|date=July 8, 2012|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/books/yo-la-tengo/big-day-coming-yo-la-tengo-and-the-rise-of-indie-r|title=Big Day Coming: Yo La Tengo and the Rise of Indie Rock by Jesse Jarnow|website=Paste Magazine}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/jesse-jarnow-big-day-coming-yo-la-tengo-and-the-rise-1798173110|title=Jesse Jarnow: Big Day Coming: Yo La Tengo And The Rise Of Indie Rock|date=June 11, 2012|website=The A.V. Club}}</ref>

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==External links== *[https://jessejarnow.com Official website] {{DEFAULTSORT:Jarnow, Jesse}}

Category:American music journalists

Category:American radio DJs Category:Living people

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