| Americana Artist James Hyland To Release New Album In September |
|  Austin, TX — Americana artist James Hyland, who spent 10 years fronting the acclaimed South Austin Jug Band, resumes his solo career with the release of his album, CELESTIAL NAVIGATION, on September 14.
Hyland plays a CD Release Show at 10:30 p.m. Saturday, September 18, at Threadgill’s World Headquarters, 301 W. Riverside Drive. Cover is $10; information: 512.472.9304. Fiddler Warren Hood opens the show at 9 p.m.
Backing Hyland, his vocals and acoustic guitar on the new album are Jug Band players Dennis Ludiker on fiddles, Willie Pipkin on electric guitar, drummers/percussionists Rob Hooper and Robb Kidd, and honorary Jug Band member Kim Deschamps on steel guitar and Dobro (Blue Rodeo, Charlie Robison’s Enablers, Cowboy Junkies’ classic THE TRINITY SESSIONS) as well as such top Austin players as bassist Chris Maresh, fiddler Warren Hood, organ/piano player Chip Dolan and guitar player Stephen Doster, who also produced the album.
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| Folk-Rock Duo Long Woodson To Release 2nd CD |
|  Austin, TX — Folk-rock duo Long Woodson, the prolific pair whose songwriting prowess extends to book-intricate concept albums, will release its second, ROBYVILLE (Robyville Records; Sept. 21, 2010), with a show in Austin to celebrate just two days later.
Long Woodson backed by its band plays at 10 p.m. Thursday, September 23, at Saxon Pub, 1320 S. Lamar Blvd. Cover is $5; information: 512.448.2552. Matt King will play at 8 p.m. and David Beck at midnight.
ROBYVILLE details a fictional West Texas town full of misfits hiding out from mainstream America, each song written about or from the perspective of one of them. Dark lyrics, harmony hooks and gritty vocals paint a picture of survival and hope behind mandolin, Spanish and acoustic guitars, harmonica, and distorted electric guitar.
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| Cracker Barrel Presents Rodney Atkins |
|  LEBANON, Tenn. - Cracker Barrel Old Country Store is pleased to announce that country music star Rodney Atkins will release his next album with the popular family restaurant chain. Cracker Barrel Presents Rodney Atkins will be available on September 6th, and will feature four #1 hits, including “These Are My People,” "Watching You," and the current Billboard Top 20 and rising single “Farmer’s Daughter” which is approaching 300,000 digital downloads in just a few short months. The CD will also feature the previously unreleased song “More Like Your Memory (Always Takes Me Back),” and will be available only at Cracker Barrel.
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| John MellenCamp Releases New Album |
|  NASHVILLE, TN (June 25, 2010) -- John Mellencamp has released his new album No Better Than This to global radio via AirPlay Direct. The Rounder Records album was recorded at a variety of historically significant locations around the South and was produced by T Bone Burnett, who earlier collaborated with Mellencamp on the much-lauded Life Death Love and Freedom.
No Better Than This was recorded on vintage equipment – a 55 year-old Ampex tape recorder with just one microphone at various locations including the First African Baptist Church in Savannah; Sun Studios in Memphis, and in room 414 of the Gunter Hotel in San Antonio.
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| No Justice Breaks Lone Star Border With 2nd Avenue Out July 6th |
|  Nashville, TN-June 29, 2010-After dominating the Texas and Oklahoma music scenes—from live shows to radio hits—No Justice will release its Carved Records debut, 2ND AVENUE, on July 6th. The first single "Love Song" is already on the Texas Music Chart's Top 30.
Since 2005, No Justice has conquered Texas stages and radio waves with two #1 hits and seven Top 10 singles. A rigorous touring schedule, which takes the band across the United States for more than 200 dates a year, has created a national swell leading into the summer release.
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