The Present by Thomas Campbell Out now on DVD
The Present, the latest surf film from Thomas Campbell is out now on DVD. The soundtrack will be out on CD on July 7th, but you can buy it now at iTunes and other digital retailers.
The album features music from Bonnie Prince Billy, Vetiver, Tommy Guerrero, David Axelrod, Cass McCombs, japanese Motors, The Mattson 2, Gabor Szabo, Plants & Animals and more.
New Album from Mason Jennings!
While the final date has not been set yet, we thought you’d want to know that Mason Jennings 2nd album for Brushfire Records will be out this fall. It’s called Blood of Man and it’s great. More news coming soon, but we’re too excited not to mention it. You can buy one tune from the album now, with proceeds going to benefit Surfrider. Mason is doing a series of beach clean ups with Barefoot this summer, so catch him at one of these, and help clean up a beach while you are at it
7/11 - Cha Cha (Barefoot), St Petersburg, FL
7/23 - 10k Lakes Fest, Detroit Lakes, MN
7/25 - Oak St Beachstro (Barefoot), Chicago
8/15 - Quicksilver (Barefoot), Seattle, WA
For more info go to masonjennings.com/tour.
ALO and Money Mark to play, for FREE, in Long Beach
Both Money Mark and ALO will be part of Long Beach, CA’s summer of free shows. This Sunday, June 28th, catch them at Pine Ave & Broadway, Downtown Long Beach Music runs from 5 pm, with Mark on at 7 pm. There will also be a vintage scooter rally with FREE scooter parking and bike valet - This is Long Beach in the Summer, as it was intended.
You can find out more at Summerandmusic.com.
G. Love hits festivals, and then hits the road with Jason Mraz
G. Love is on the road this summer supporting his latest album Superhero Brother
He’ll be making a few festival stops before a run opening up for Jason Mraz.
7/2-4 - Rothbury - Rothbury, MI
7/5 - Summerfest - Milwaukee, WI
7/16 - Elkhorn Springs - Sun Valley, ID
7/17 - Harry O’s - Park City, UT
7/18 - Mile High - Commerce City, CO
7/24 - Race Track - Del Mar, CA
7/27 - Verizon - Alpharetta, GA*
7/28 - Uptown Amp - Charlotte, NC*
7/29 - Cary’s Booth - Cary, NC*
7/30 - Norva - Norfolk, VA
7/31 - Mohegan Arena - Hartford, CT*
8/2 - CMAC - Canandaigua, NY*
8/4 - BofA Pavillion - Boston, MA*
8/5 - BofA Pavillion - Boston, MA*
8/7 - Jones Beach - Wantagh, NY*
8/8 - PNC Bank - Holmdel, NJ*
8/9 - Festiva Pier - Philadelphia, PA*
8/14 - Freeedom Hill - Detroit, MI*
8/15 - Molson Amp - Toronto, ON*
8/17 - Time Warner - Cleveland, OH*
8/18 - State Fair - Indianapolis, IN*
8/20 - Xcel Arena - St Paul, MN*
8/27 - Ravinia Pav - Highland Park, IL
9/4-6 - The Gorge - George, WA (W/ Dave Matthews Band)
* W/ Jason Mraz
More info at www.philadelphonic.com
Zee Avi on Tour with Pete Yorn
Zee Avi is at home resting up from a great run of dates through the Northeast and the South including visits to Bonnaroo and Birmingham City Stages. She’ll be back out on the road for a few festivals and a nationwide tour with Pete Yorn in July and August! You can see her 4 song session at Brushfire’s Solar Powered Plastic Plant and other clips here and pick up her self titled debut at retailers everywhere including iTunes
All dates but No Depression, Outside Lands and Street Scene with Pete Yorn.
July 11 - No Depression Festival, Redmond WA
July 13 - La Zona Rosa, Austin, TX
July 14 - The Meridian, Houston, TX
July 16 - Cannery Ballroom, Nashville, TN
July 17 - CW Center Stage, Atlanta, GA
July 20 - 9:30 Club, Washington, DC
July 21 - Rams Head Live, Baltimore, MD
July 25 - Wiggins Waterfront Park, Camden, NJ
July 26 - House of Blues - Boston, Boston, MA
July 28 - Webster Hall, New York, NY
July 29 - Webster Hall, New York, NY
Aug 02 - Clutch Cargos, Pontiac, MI
Aug 03 - Park West, Chicago, IL
Aug 04 - Park West, Chicago, IL
Aug 07 - Harrah’s - Voodoo Lounge, N. Kansas City, MO
Aug 08 - Whiskey Roadhouse at Horseshoe Casino, Council Bluffs, IA
Aug 09 - Saint Louis, MO The Pageant
Aug 12 - Minneapolis, MN Fine Line Music Cafe
Aug 13 - Minneapolis, MN Fine Line Music Cafe
Aug 15 - Denver CO, Ogden Theatre
Aug 16 - Murray Theater, Salt Lake City, UT
Aug 17 - Knitting Factory Concert House, Boise, ID
Aug 21 - Venue, Vancouver, BC
Aug 22 - Roseland Theater, Portland, OR
Aug 27 - Henry Fonda Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
Aug 28 - Outside Lands Festival, San Francisco, CA
Aug 29 - Street Scene, San Diego, CA
Jack’s live CD and DVD are moving back into the fall. We’ll let you know as soon as the date is final. In the meantime, follow @brushfire on Twitter. When we get to 20,000 subscribers, we’ll be posting a free MP3 from the upcoming album.
Zee Avi has been out on the road to mark the release of her self-titled debut album and will be hitting 
Zee Avi’s new album hits U.S. stores (both physical and digital) on Tuesday May 19th. You can hear the whole record at 
The Present is the latest 16mm movie from Thomas Campbell: A wide and varied journey into the here and now of surfing, on this strange and beautiful watery planet. For those of you who have not had a chance to check it out, additional dates have been added to the tour. The DVD will be released on June 7th, with the soundtrack available digitally June 16th and on CD by July 7th.