Legendary singer-songwriter Graham Nash's emotionally charged solo debut Songs For Beginners was first released in 1971 and came on the heels of a temporary split with his CSN band mates, David Crosby and Stephen Stills, and a permanent break with his then-love, Joni Mitchell. The album was a hit, climbing to #15 on the Billboard chart and introducing the now-classic songs "Military Madness," "Simple Man," "Used To Be A King," and the Top 40 single "Chicago." Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Graham Nash first rose to stardom with British Invasion hit-makers The Hollies. He went on to co-found the rock super groups Crosby, Stills & Nash and CSM&Y and remains active with both configurations. Throughout it all, Nash has pursued an acclaimed solo career, beginning with the 1971 gem Songs for Beginners. The songs from this classic have stood the almighty test of time and have been covered by a long list of music makers across the globe.

Now, flash forward to 2010, Nile Nash & Britt Govea of (((folkYEAH!))) presents have assembled an all star lineup of contemporary music leaders such as Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Robin Pecknold (of Fleet Foxes), Brendan Benson (of The Raconteurs), Vetiver, Alela Diane, Sleepy Sun, Mariee Sioux & Greg Weeks (from Espers), Port O Brien with The Papercuts, The Moore Brothers and Graham's own daughter, Nile Nash. All of these contemporary artists have come together to honor and celebrate Graham's first solo LP, Songs For Beginners. The artists put a unique spin on each song, making it his or her own while also honoring the timeless vibe of the original recordings. Some stay true to the arrangements that Graham and his Bay Area musician pals laid down in 1970, while others go for a completely fresh reinterpretation. Each track is sure to delight and introduce these already epic and timeless songs to a new generation of music lovers. This tribute LP, titled Be Yourself: A Tribute To Graham Nash's Songs For Beginners, will be released via Grass Roots Records in Spring 2010.

All of the songs on this inspired collection were recorded between May and October of 2009. A few selections from Graham's classic second solo release Wild Tales have also been recorded; Johnathan Rice handles "On The Line," Tyson Vogel (of Two Gallants) takes "Hey You (Looking At The Moon)" to another place, and Jonathan Wilson (of Chris Robinson's Wooden Family, Jenny Lewis, Elvis Costello) featuring an all star Laurel Canyon lineup recreates the now-classic Wild Tales jam "And So It Goes (Music Gets You High)."

In order to maintain the righteous tone of the original record and to also continue Graham's lifelong commitment to educating our next generation, Graham, Nile, the artists, and Grass Roots Records are donating a portion of the proceeds from the record to Wavy Gravy's Camp Winnarainbow. Through the use of music, acrobatics, games and production this circus and performing arts camp in the Mendocino woods of northern California teaches children and adults tools for building self-esteem, community, conflict resolution, communication and plain old merriment.

Be Yourself: A Tribute To Graham Nash's Songs For Beginners will be released on May 25. A limited number 1000 editions of 180 gram vinyl will be pressed and will include a bonus 7 inch of the additional material. This will be available only through the Grassroots Records website, grassrootsrecordco.com. Pre-orders begin February 15 and will be fulfilled on a first come, first serve basis.

Full Track Listing:

PORT O BRIEN/PAPERCUTS: MILITARY MADNESS
BRENDAN BENSON: BETTER DAYS
NILE NASH: WOUNDED BIRD
VETIVER: USED TO BE A KING
ROBIN PECKNOLD (of Fleet Foxes): BE YOURSELF
BONNIE 'PRINCE' BILLY: SIMPLE MAN (HOMBRE SENCILLO)
MOORE BROTHERS: MAN IN THE MIRROR
ALELA DIANE: THERE'S ONLY ONE
MARIEE SIOUX (w GREG WEEKS of ESPERS): SLEEP SONG
SLEEPY SUN: CHICAGO
VARIOUS/NILE NASH: WE CAN CHANGE THE WORLD (REPRISE)

BONUS CUTS/EP:

Tyson Vogel (of Two Gallants): Hey You (Looking At The Moon)
Johnathan Rice: On The Line
Jonathan Wilson + special guests: And So It Goes (Music Gets You High)
Bart Davenport: Better Days
Citay: Military Madness

Ozomatli Los Angeles culture-mashers Ozomatli are set to release their new album, Fire Away April 20 on Mercer Street Records / Downtown Records.

Fire Away is the Grammy Award-winning band's fifth studio full-length, and first for the NYC based Mercer Street Records / Downtown Records. Produced by acclaimed producer Tony Berg (Aimee Mann, Pete Yorn), Fire Away features eleven new Ozo songs.

Ozomatli's music is a collision of hip hop and salsa, dancehall and cumbia, samba and funk, merengue and comparsa, East LA R&B and New Orleans second line, Jamaican ragga and Indian raga.

2009 proved to be a busy year for Ozomatli, serving as U.S. cultural ambassadors with a U.S. sponsored State Department trip that included Ozomatli community outreach and performances in Myanmar, Vietnam, and Thailand. The band was also honored to play for President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute's 32nd Annual Award Gala, held in Washington DC in September.

2010 looks to continue Ozomatli's feverish pace. In addition to hitting the road in support of Fire Away, in February Ozomatli will be performing at the TED Conference and two shows in Hawaii. March brings two shows at the SXSW Festival in Austin, collaborating with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra as well as the Boston Pops Orchestra for the 125th Pops Anniversary Celebration in early May, and once again serving as U.S. Cultural Ambassadors with a State Department trip to China and Mongolia.

Ozomatli Fire Away Track Listing
1. Are You Ready?
2. 45
3. It's Only Paper
4. Elysian Persuasion
5. Gay Vatos In Love
6. Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
7. It's Only Time
8. Nadas Por Free
9. Malagasy Shock
10. Love Comes Down
11. Caballito

2010 Tour Dates
Feb 10 - Long Beach, CA (private show) TED Conference
Feb 19 - Honolulu, HI Pipeline Cafe
Feb 20 - Maui, HI Maui Arts & Cultural Center
Feb 24 - Los Angeles, CA (private) Gibson Showcase
Feb 26 - Anaheim, CA House of Blues
Feb 27 - Anaheim, CA House of Blues
March 5 - Tucson, AZ Rialto Theatre
March 6 - Scottsdale, AZ Martini Ranch
March 9 - Colorado Springs, CO Black Sheep
March 10 - Breckenridge, CO Three20South
March 11 - Vail, CO Agave
March 12 - Aspen, CO Belly Up
March 14 - Ft. Collins, CO The Aggie
March 17 - Austin, TX SXSW
March 18 - Austin, TX SXSW
April 17 - Houston, TX World Stage
April 26 - Washington, DC 9:30 Club
April 27 - Baltimore, MD Ramshead Live
April 28 - Philadelphia, PA World Cafe Live
April 30 - New York, NY Highline Ballroom
May 1 - New York, NY Highline Ballroom
May 2 - Burlington, VT Higher Ground
May 4 - Chicago, IL House of Blues
May 5 - Urbana, IL Tryon Festival
May 7 - Boston, MA Boston Pops
May 8 - Boston, MA Boston Pops
May 14 - St. Louis MO St. Louis Symphony

New Monsoon/Izabella :: 02.06.10 :: Great American Music Hall :: San Francisco, CA

Talent will out.

New Monsoon :: 02.06 :: San Francisco It's an expression I adore because it basically says that one's gifts will shine through regardless of the hardships, disregard and other flotsam hurled at anyone brave enough to put their passion and art in the public eye. Frequently, riches, as defined by the culture at large, will elude even the most talented folks. It's just one of the cruel facts of life, where less-than-half-talents tapped by the corporate machine thrive and real artists chip away in their rag-and-bone way. However, there are rewards in this life far greater than a sack of silver, and following one's vision and fully exploring one's craft offer some pretty sweet satisfaction.

Such were my thoughts during this wholly enjoyable, musically dense evening inside one of San Francisco's most storied venues as two of the most consistently satisfying, sonically lush bands in Northern California plied their trade. I've known most of the members of New Monsoon for close to a decade, and the rhythm section of Izabella for close to the same, and yet each time I see both acts play they're all just a bit better - generally sharper, moving with greater group fluidity, full of a seemingly endless supply of solos that remind one why such spotlights flip our switch so thoroughly. And this long, happy night at the Great American Music Hall had an even more pronounced sense that every dude onstage was exactly where the universe meant them to be. An ebullient positivity permeated the room. I almost want to kick my own ass writing something so saccharine but there was no denying that being in this space, awash in this music, one felt slightly scrubbed and returned to the outside world a touch better. What drains the sap from the positive edge both bands possess is an insistence that reality be acknowledged and massaged into their compositions. Thus, one finds sounds that give them wings but have a very human weight, which may make it harder to achieve liftoff but make it all the more rewarding when one hits open air.

Mark Karan & Jeff Miller :: 02.06 :: San Francisco In a nutshell, Izabella and New Monsoon are rock bands in the mold of the 60s/70s greats, where the basic character is rock but they're unafraid to incorporate numerous other elements. So one picks up on the jazz sweep of Chicago and the Allmans, the Latin bent of Traffic and War, the street soul of the Doobie Brothers and the folk leanings of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Poco, but only in the vaguest ways - like their forebears, they are doing their own thing. What amazes me, even after all these years, is how wonderfully accessible both groups are; not just approachable but active in their reaching out. They pull us from our spot on the bench and get us into the game. Even arriving to their show wicked tired or emotionally off-kilter, one soon finds themselves letting their resistance and hardness drop. I've experienced it countless times with their music, especially live, and dragging in after a particularly challenging working week this Saturday it happened again. From Izabella's opening notes - a warming breeze out of a rainy day - through two magnificent sets by New Monsoon - embiggened further by periodic guest spots from RatDog's guitar gaucho Mark Karan and former Monsooner and tabla stud Rajiv Parikh - one felt a connective charge surge between the large crowd and the musicians. Some trips we take together, whether we realize it consciously or not, and this was one of them. Such was the enfolding nature of both band's music, which sort of demanded smiles and cheers with its fundamental exuberance and joie de vivre.

This "review" may seem all broad strokes but neither New Monsoon nor Izabella can be easily summed up in a few words. Almost ten years on I'm still curious where they're gonna take me and the rest of an audience. I'm still intrigued with their highly individual senses of what constitutes "rock," and I'm continually impressed at their warmheartedness and ability to express it through song. I could wax poetic about the borderless interplay of NM's Bo Carper's glassy banjo and Parikh's heartbeat percussion, or the cool dovetailing of guitar styles with Karan and NM's Jeff Miller - two of my all-time favorite six-stringers full of classic rock feel and jazzbo chops. I might crow to you about the bang-up new Chuck Berry style rave-up written and sung by Izabella keyboardist Sam Phelps, or perhaps the delightful shiver the Garcia covers by both bands sent through the crowd - Izabella's "West L.A. Fadeaway" was sexy great and NM's tackling of "Mission In The Rain" was stunning and a bittersweet reminder of the incredible gigs they did at the much missed 12 Galaxies. But this night was too sweet, too dear to be picked apart and dissected for its constituent parts. Talent will out, or at least it surely did this evening in San Francisco.

New Monsoon tour dates available here.

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Izabella

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New Monsoon

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Galactic :: 02.05 - Terminal 5 :: New York, NY & 02.07 - Brooklyn Bowl :: Brooklyn, NY

After performing at New York's Terminal 5 on Friday night, Galactic was scheduled to head to Washington, DC on Saturday but blizzard conditions grounded the band in Manhattan. With the DC show pushed back until Monday, Galactic, along with special guests Cyril Neville and Corey Henry, announced a Sunday night show at the Brooklyn Bowl. After the Saints defeated the Colts in the Super Bowl, roughly 500 people swarmed the Bowl to celebrate in style with the New Orleans funk outfit.

Galactic released their brand new album Ya-Ka-May on February 9 through Anti-. You can currently stream the entire album for free on JamBase.

Friday :: 02.05.10 :: Terminal 5 :: New York, NY

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Sunday :: 02.07.10 :: Brooklyn Bowl :: Brooklyn, NY

With Will Bernard

Galactic tour dates available here.

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Brothers Past Brothers Past is back on tour with quite a few shows coming up. February 19 and 20 will be a Baltidelphia weekend, with shows at World Cafe Live and the 8x10. They will also be playing their first show at Brooklyn Bowl and March includes a weekend in the Northeast, with shows in Burlington, Hartford, and Boston.

At the end of the month, they will be appearing at Rock the Ribbon, with all proceeds benefiting the Kimmel Cancer Center.

Brothers Past Tour Dates
February 19 World Cafe Live (Haiti Benefit Concert) Philadelphia, PA
February 20 The 8x10 Baltimore, MD
February 25 Brooklyn Bowl New York, NY
March 18 Club Metronome Burlington, VT
March 19 The Warehouse Hartford, CT
March 20 The Middle East Boston, MA
March 27 Regal Ballroom (Rock the Ribbon) NE Philly, PA

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival is a day-long event that will feature legendary music and collaborations including: Eric Clapton, The Allman Brothers Band, ZZ Top, Steve Winwood, B.B. King, Jeff Beck, Vince Gill, Sheryl Crow, Buddy Guy, John Mayer, and more.

Tickets for the Crossroads Guitar Festival will go on sale to the public on Saturday, February 20, 2010 at 10 a.m. Central Time via TicketMaster or TicketMaster phone charge at 800.745.3000 or Ticketmaster retail outlets or the Toyota Park Box Office. Tickets will be priced at $100 plus parking and applicable fees.

Current Artist Listing Confirmed:

Sumlin, Winter, Guy, Clapton :: Crossroads 2007 by Rod Snyder Albert Lee
Allman Brothers Band
B.B. King
Bert Jansch
Buddy Guy
David Hidalgo and Cesar Rosas of Los Lobos
Doyle Bramhall II
Earl Klugh
Eric Clapton
Gary Clark Jr.
Hubert Sumlin
James Burton
Jeff Beck
Jimmie Vaughan
Joao Gilberto
Joe Bonamassa
John Mayer
John Renbourn
Keb' Mo
Pino Daniele
Robert Cray
Robert Randolph
Sheryl Crow
Sonny Landreth
Steve Winwood
Vince Gill
ZZ Top

For more on Clapton's Crossroads Festival, see our exclusive coverage of the 2007 event here.

Phish The first Mimi Fishman Foundation online charity auction of the new decade has recently launched. The auction features over 30 limited edition posters from various 2009 Phish shows, including the year-end Miami run and Festival 8. All the posters are signed by each of the members of Phish and in most cases the poster artist as well; Phish famed artist Jim Pollock included. Making the posters extremely rare is the fact the band signed only 5 posters from each show.

The beneficiaries of the auction proceeds include the Delta Gamma Center for Children with Visual Impairments, a wonderful organization that extends services to visually impaired children ages birth to three as well as their families - as well as the SPCA of Syracuse, an organization which was very close to Mimi's heart and where she got her cat Valentine.

Bidding on the auction concludes Monday, March 1; with each auction item having its own specific end time. Bid on items at mimifishman.org/auctions.

Lotus Lotus is back on tour starting this Friday, February 12 in Richmond, VA through June 13 at Bonnaroo. Shows have already sold out and performances at major music festivals include Ultra Music Festival, Jazz Fest, Wakarusa and a tour-ending stop at Bonnaroo.

Lotus Tour Dates
02/12/10 Richmond, VA, The National with Toubab Krewe
02/13/10 Washington, DC, 9:30 Club with Toubab Krewe
02/14/10 Stroudsburg, PA, Sherman Theater with Trippin On Nothing, Rogue Chimp
02/17/10 Columbus, OH, Newport Music Hall with Under The Sun
02/18/10 Indianapolis, IN, The Vogue with Moser Woods
02/19/10 Madison, WI, Majestic Theatre with Steez, Basic Physics
02/20/10 Madison, WI, Majestic Theatre with Baghdad Scuba Review, Basic Physics
02/21/10 Chicago, IL, Schubas *SOLD OUT
02/22/10 Chicago, IL, Schubas *SOLD OUT
02/23/10 Nashville, TN, Mercy Lounge with DJ Kidsmeal
02/24/10 Davenport, IA, The Capitol Theatre with Family Groove Company
02/25/10 Royal Oak, MI, Royal Oak Theatre with Garganta, Innerphonic
02/26/10 Rochester, NY, Water Street Music Hall with Filthy Funk
02/27/10 Toronto, ON, Opera House with Chameleon Project
03/26/10 Miami, FL, Ultra Music Festival with Disco Biscuits, Bassnectar, Pretty Lights, Glitch Mob and more
04/15/10 Ft. Collins, CO, The Aggie Theatre with Beats Antique
04/16/10 Boulder, CO, The Boulder Theater with Beats Antique
04/17/10 Boulder, CO, The Boulder Theater with Woodhands
04/20/10 Fayetteville, AR, George's Majestic Lounge with Woodhands
04/21/10 Dallas, TX, House Of Blues - Cambridge Room with Woodhands
04/22/10 Houston, TX, The Ballroom at Warehouse Live with Woodhands
04/23/10 Austin, TX, Emo's with Woodhands
04/24/10 New Orleans, LA, Tipitina's JAZZ FEST Late Night with Woodhands
04/27/10 Oxford, MS, The Lyric Theatre - Oxford
04/28/10 Birmingham, AL, Workplay Theatre
04/29/10 Athens, GA, New Earth Music Hall
04/30/10 Knoxville, TN, The Valarium
05/01/10 Raleigh, NC, Lincoln Theatre
05/02/10 Charlottesville, VA, The Jefferson Theatre
06/03-06/10 Ozark, AR, Wakarusa with STS9, Disco Biscuits, Slightly Stoopid, Bassnectar and many more
06/10-13/10 Manchester, TN, Bonnaroo with DMB, Jay-Z, KOL, Steive Wonder, Disco Biscuits and many more

Flying Lotus Flying Lotus has grown into the position of being far more than a producer, he has helped materialize a far-reaching strain of musical ideology that has encompassed not only a global family of like-minded artists, but also a nearly infinite palate of planetary (and interplanetary) sonics. Now he returns with Cosmogramma on May 4.

On his new album an entirely new range of sounds has been unlocked by our intrepid astral traveler, but every genre touchstone associated with his name has been merged into a self-described space opera. Seamless in execution and too wide in scope to properly describe, it is the authentic embodiment of his unique musical heritage. The spirit of his famed aunt, Alice Coltrane permeates the record, notably in the powerful collaborations with relative Ravi Coltrane, bass virtuoso Thundercat and the brilliant harp prodigy, Rebekah Raff.

Certainly these are further reaches into a musical space that Flying Lotus had hitherto been exploring, however other collaborators such as Erykah Badu and Outkast string arranger Miguel Atwood-Ferguson and guest vocalists Thom York and a returning Laura Darlington help deliver Cosmogramma to dizzying new heights. All this name-dropping, however, is not to detract from the genius of the wizard-like figure behind it all. The most powerful aspect of FlyLo's output has always been it s ability to communicate his boundless love and enthusiasm for music in all it's forms and that is what is boldly on display here.

Cosmogramma Track List:
01. Clock Catcher
02. Pickled!
03. Nose Art
04. Intro//A Cosmic Drama
05. Zodiac Shit
06. Computer Face//Pure Being
07. ..And The World Laughs With You ft. Thom Yorke
08. Arkestry
09. Mmmhmm ft.Thundercat
10. Do The Astral Plane
11. Satelllliiiiiteee
12. German Haircut
13. Recoiled
14. Dance Of The Pseudo Nymph
15. Drips//Auntie's Harp
16. Table Tennis ft. Laura Darlington
17. Galaxy In Janaki

Flying Lotus tour dates available here.

Mike Gordon Mike and his band (longtime collaborator Scott Murawski on guitar, Vermonters Craig Myers on percussion and Tom Cleary on keyboards and Brooklyn drummer Todd Isler) will hit the road for an eight date March Tour beginning March 5 in Troy, NY and ending March 14 in Lebanon, NH.

The headlining club tour features a return to the Theatre of the Living Arts in Philadelphia and first time stops at Rams Head Live! in Baltimore, Jefferson Theatre in Charlottesville, and Revolution Hall in Troy.

A limited number of tickets are available via a real-time fan pre-sale now; available here. The pre-sale ends Friday, January 29 at 5 p.m. EST, at which point tickets will go on sale through traditional outlets.

To watch the original tour announcement video, click here.

Mike Gordon Tour Dates
03/05/10 Revolution Hall Troy, NY
03/06/10 Toad's Place New Haven, CT
03/07/10 Sherman Theatre Stroudsburg, PA
03/09/10 Rams Head Live! Baltimore, MD
03/11/10 Jefferson Theatre Charlottesville, VA
03/12/10 Theatre of the Living Arts Philadelphia, PA
03/13/10 Pearl Street Northampton, MA
03/14/10 Lebanon Opera House Lebanon, NH

Last Friday (January 22), the "Hope for Haiti Now" telethon aired on national and cable television, raising over $58 million, a record for a disaster-relief telethon.

Hosted by George Clooney, the night featured a plethora of super stars, including Bruce Springsteen, Coldplay, Stevie Wonder, Christina Aguilera, Madonna, Sting, Shakira, Justin Timberlake, Mary J. Blige and many more. Two high points included Neil Young and Dave Matthews performing "Alone And Forsaken" and Jay-Z, Rihanna, Bono and The Edge debuting the brand new song "Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour)."

The entire concert is now available at iTunes for $7.99. All proceeds will benefit Haitian relief funds.

Last night (Sunday January, 24), Radiohead raised over $500,000 for Haiti at a benefit show at Los Angeles' Music Box Theatre at The Fonda. Tickets were only available by auction with all proceeds going to the Oxfam Haiti relief fund. Tickets were auctioned off for as much as $2,000, and the lowest lucky winner got a ticket for $475.00.

01.25.10 :: Music Box at the Fonda :: Los Angeles, CA (from www.setlist.fm)
Faust Arp, Fake Plastic Trees, Arpeggi, National Anthem, Nude, Karma Police, Kid A, Morning Bell, How To Disappear Completely, Wolf at the Door, The Bends, Reckoner, Lucky, Body Snatchers, Dollars & Cents, Airbag, Exit Music (For a Film)
Encore: Everything In Its Right Place, You and Whose Army?, Pyramid Song, All I Need
Encore #2: Lotus Flower, Paranoid Android, Street Spirit

John Butler Trio John Butler returns with his first album in three years, April Uprising, to be released April 6. The album finds the multi-platinum Australian artist with a new line up and a new label in the States, ATO Records.

Recorded in Melbourne, Australia at Sing Sing Studios, April Uprising is the follow-up to 2007's critically acclaimed and globally successful release, Grand National, which yielded a No. 1 U.S. Triple A single, "Better Than," and rave reviews for its sophisticated mix of guitar stylings, hip hop beats and intelligent, socially conscious lyrics. The release also attracted a global audience and found the former busker-turned-international-recording-and-touring artist appearing at music fests worldwide performing as the John Butler Trio.

April Uprising, Butler's most focused, diverse and accessible album to date, has already yielded a No. 1 song on the Australian charts with its first single, "One-Way Road." A video for the single can be viewed on the JBT website here.

This spirit of renewal and rebirth was the culmination of an especially momentous period in Butler's life. It began with the seemingly innocuous act of cutting his hair and taking a few months off in late 2008. But it was his appearance on the Australian TV series, Who Do You Think We Are, which takes well-known artists and traces their family trees, which turned out to be a life-changing experience, leading him on the personal and spiritual journey that inspired the revolutionary tone of the album.

Although many of the tracks for the April Uprising had been written, the experiences that ultimately inspired the album's title came about through Butler's incredible journey with the series' documentary filmmakers. He started the voyage hoping to find poets, musicians, and revolutionaries in his past. Instead, he traced the Butler name through generations of hardship to a matriarch who sang for her survival and he traced his Bulgarian ancestry to a forebearer caught up in a violent revolt. Getting to know his ancestors - trailblazers, idealists and bona fide revolutionaries - helped him to make profound sense of his passions as a writer and musician.

Butler unveiled his new band mates in June 2009: Melbourne musician Nicky Bomba (drums and percussion) and Byron Luiters (bass) from Sydney outfit Ray Mann Three. The newly revitalized JBT recorded with long-time engineer Robin Mai and found themselves with 22 songs - 16 of which made it on the album - and a whole new musical palette in the can: playful and explosive, rhythmically complex and melodically immediate, charged with new purpose but more committed than ever to the principles of classic song craft.

Between the epic opening track, "Revolution," and a whispered acoustic coda, "A Star is Born," dedicated to John's son, April Uprising is an album that combines the personal, the political and the musically memorable with skill and passion.

JBT will be touring their highly acclaimed live show to all corners of the world with many iconic festivals throughout 2010, including a sold out North American promo tour of major markets in February, followed by a full U.S. tour scheduled for late May through June 2010.

April Uprising Track Listing
1. Revolution 5:07
2. One Way Road 3:08
3. Come On Now 2:44
4. I'd Do Anything 3:23
5. Ragged Mile 3:59
6. Johnny's Gone 3:34
7. Close To You 3:52
8. Don't Want To See Your Face 2:45
9. Fool For You 5:10
10. Take Me 5:03
11. To Look Like You 4:21
12. Steal It 3:45
13. Mystery Man 3:57
14. Gonna Be A Long Time 3:48
15. A Star Is Born 4:33

John Butler Trio tour dates available here.

Alison Krauss & Union Station On March 2, Rounder will release Rounder Records' 40th Anniversary Concert, an album of the concert that celebrated the label's 40 years in the music industry. Recorded in October 2009 at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry, the concert will also be presented as a PBS television special that will begin airing on the network in March, 2010 and released on DVD in May.

The event is a superb exhibition of Rounder's diverse roster, and features Grammy winning Rounder artists Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Bela Fleck, and Irma Thomas along with musical host Minnie Driver, and special guests Nathan & The Zydeco Cha Chas and jazz/R&B pianist, Henry Butler.

The CD will include performances by these artists as well as select performances from Steve Martin's show at The Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Krauss and Robert Plant's 2008 CMT Crossroads special, and Madeleine Peyroux's 2009 concert in Los Angeles.

The event was filmed by High Five Entertainment, and a portion of the ticket proceeds were donated to NARAS' Grammy in the Schools Programs to cultivate the understanding, appreciation and advancement of the contribution of recorded music to American culture. The Grammy Foundation influences the lives of young people by opening the windows of opportunity that music can provide for their futures.

Rounder Records' 40th Anniversary Concert Track Listing
1. Cold Dark River - Minnie Driver
2. Beloved - Minnie Driver
3. Outside People - Nathan & The Zydeco Cha Chas
4. Think About the Good Times - Nathan & The Zydeco Cha Chas
5. Rich Woman - Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
6. River Is Waiting - Irma Thomas
7. Don't Mess With My Man - Irma Thomas
8. Don't Wait Too Long - Madeleine Peyroux
9. Dance Me to the End of Love - Madeleine Peyroux
10. Restless - Alison Krauss and Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas
11. Gravity - Alison Krauss and Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas
12. Pitkin County Turn Around - Steve Martin
13. Saga of the Old West - Steve Martin
14. Keys to the Kingdom - Bela Fleck
15. Another Morning - Bela Fleck
16. Why Shouldn't We - Mary Chapin Carpenter
17. He Thinks He'll Keep Her - Mary Chapin Carpenter
18. Medley: Angeles Watching Over Me/ I'll Fly Away/ Down by the Riverside