Van Morrison will release Born To Sing: No Plan B via Blue Note on October 2 … Old 97’s will celebrate the 15th anniversary of Too Far To Care with a tour kicking off August 24 in the band’s hometown of Dallas, where the 1997 album will be performed in its entirety along with a set of fan favorites. Omnivore Recordings has also announced the upcoming release of anniversary editions of Too Far To Care across various configurations, including the album’s first release on vinyl … Yoko Ono, Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore teamed up to create the aptly titled collaborative album YOKOKIMTHURSTON, which will be released by Chimera on September 25 … Thankful N’ Thoughtful is Bettye LaVette’s new album, celebrating her 50-year music career, due out September 25 via Anti-. The LP will be immediately followed by her autobiography on September 27 from Blue Rider Press through Penguin … On October 2, Team Love will issue Heavy Mood, the first new album in four years from Tilly And The Wall … Shout! Factory and SOFA Entertainment will release more than six hours of rare Steve Martin performances as a three-disc boxed set, Steve Martin: The Television Stuff, on September 18 … A Perfect Circle’s James Iha’s new solo album Look To The Sky will be out September 18 via The End … On April 20, an all-star roster of legendary musicians including Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, Ronnie Dunn and Sheryl Crow paid tribute to Johnny Cash at the Moody Theater in Austin. Legacy Recordings will release the footage, We Walk The Line: A Celebration Of The Music Of Johnny Cash, on August 7 as a deluxe CD/DVD set and Blu-ray disc … Since the English Beat’s entire catalog is being reissued by Shout! Factory this year, they decided to throw in The English Beat—Live At The US Festival, ’82 & ’83 on CD/DVD, which will be out September 18 … The Orb and Lee Scratch Perry joined forces to bring us The Observer In The Star House on August 28 from The End … Mott The Hoople’s Ian Hunter will issue his 20th studio album, When I’m President, on September 4 … Bar None will put out the sophomore solo album from Shannon McArdle, Fear The Dream Of Axes, on July 31.
—Emily Costantino
