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Mark Olson is hitting the road this month in support of his new album, Many Colored Kite, and Cory Chisel, Breathe Owl Breathe, Backyard Tire Fire, Vandaveer and Ivan & Aloysha are among the buzzworthy bands invited to join the renowned Jayhawks’ founder on his upcoming US tour beginnin

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Mark Olson is hitting the road this month in support of his new album, Many Colored Kite, and Cory Chisel, Breathe Owl Breathe, Backyard Tire Fire, Vandaveer and Ivan & Aloysha are among the buzzworthy bands invited to join the renowned Jayhawks’ founder on his upcoming US tour beginning August 27th in Los Angeles.

Wisconsin folk-rocker Cory Chisel made his major-label debut with Death Won’t Send A Letter in the fall of last year with a dark and urgent rock and roll vision. Cory joins Mark on 9/14, 15 & 17.

In a Lincoln Log cabin in deep rural Michigan live and work Micah Middaugh, Trevor Hobbs, and Andréa Moreno-Beals. This is Breathe Owl Breathe. The trio's new album, Magic Central, is a timeless aural cartogram of feeling, souls, skill, and story, much of which was born out of experiences living at the cabin. The group joins Mark on 9/25 & 26.

Backyard Tire Fire is building on the momentum of their new record Good to Be, which was produced by Grammy-winning producer and member of Los Lobos, Steve Berlin.  For the band’s fifth full-length release, BTF have spread the stylistic court with a rich, ever-expanding palette of aural rock ’n’ roll colors and textures that tap into bouncy, Kinks-meet-Squeeze Brit pop-rock, Tom Petty-styled Southern rock, and Beatles-esque majesty. The band joins Mark on 9/16.

Vandaveer is Mark Charles Heidinger, a man who knows how to charm via the medium of song. His melodies are easy, welcoming and filled with splendor, and intelligent enough to be on the right side of radio-friendly. While humble, his folk is not twee or sappy. Divide & Conquer, Vandaveer's 2nd album, was released in 2009, aided and abetted by the angelic vocals of his good sister Rose. Vandaveer joins Mark 9/18-23 and 9/27 & 28.

Seattle's Ivan & Alyosha take their musical inspiration from vintage folk-pop. Formed in 2007, the band has gained traction following the release of their debut EP, The Verse, The Chorus and a successful stop at SXSW 2010. The duo joins Mark opening night, 8/27, and 9/7, 11 & 12.

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Mark Olson has been announced as a keynote speaker at the 2011 Folk Alliance Conference on February 16-20th in Memphis, TN. Mark joins musician David Bromberg as the second keynote speaker at the conference.

"I was inspired by the local bands playing around Minneapolis, like the Replacements and I come from a folky backgroun

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Mark Olson has been announced as a keynote speaker at the 2011 Folk Alliance Conference on February 16-20th in Memphis, TN. Mark joins musician David Bromberg as the second keynote speaker at the conference.

"I was inspired by the local bands playing around Minneapolis, like the Replacements and I come from a folky background, Dave Van Ronk, Bob Dylan, Neil Young," Mark said of the folk genre. "Then a friend turned me on to the Flying Burrito Brothers, and when I started playing and harmonizing with Gary, something worked right away...to me, our music has a soulful feeling, put together with traditional melodies and I think there will always be people out there who like that."

For more info on the event, visit the Folk Alliance website.

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If you haven't already picked up a copy of Mark Olson's new album, Many Colored Kite, a number of retailers across the country have limited quantities of the album autographed by Mr. Olson himself. Check out the list below to see if there's a music store near you offering this special

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If you haven't already picked up a copy of Mark Olson's new album, Many Colored Kite, a number of retailers across the country have limited quantities of the album autographed by Mr. Olson himself. Check out the list below to see if there's a music store near you offering this special opportunity:

Other Music, NYC
http://www.othermusic.com/

Electric Foetus, Minneapolis
http://www.electricfetus.com/

Park Ave CD
2916 Corrine Dr.
Orlando, FL 32803
http://www.parkavecds.com/

Amoeba
6400 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90028
http://www.amoeba.com/

Waterloo
600A N. Lamar
Austin, TX 78703
http://www.waterloorecords.com/

Grimey's
1604 8th Ave S
Nashville, TN 37203
http://www.grimeys.com/

Cactus
2110 Portsmouth
Houston, TX 77098
http://www.cactusmusictx.com/

Twist & Shout
2508 E Colfax
Denver, CO 80206
http://www.twistandshout.com/

Music Millennium
3158 E Burnside
Portland, OR 97214
http://www.musicmillennium.com/

Guest Room
125 E Main St
Norman, OK 73069
http://guestroom-records.com/

Shake It
4156 Hamilton Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45223
http://www.shakeitrecords.com/

Tumblin' Dice Music
697 Bluff Canyon Circle
El Paso, TX 79912

CO-OP Records
516 S. 2nd St.
Clinton, IA 52732

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Mark Olson's new studio album, Many Colored Kite, is out today! The album is available on CD and LP on read more

Mark Olson's new studio album, Many Colored Kite, is out today! The album is available on CD and LP on Amazon or check out iTunes for an exclusive digital bundle featuring two exclusive bonus tracks and a digital booklet.

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Mark Olson stopped by Relix magazine while he was in New York City and performed a special acoustic version of "Many Colored Kite," the title track from his new album.

Click here to watch th

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Mark Olson stopped by Relix magazine while he was in New York City and performed a special acoustic version of "Many Colored Kite," the title track from his new album.

Click here to watch the performance on the Relix website.

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Head over to Mark Olson's MySpace page and and get an exclusive listen of "Morning Dove," the second track on his new album, Many Colored Kite.

 Mark also wrote a blog about the inspiration behind "Morning Dove.&

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Head over to Mark Olson's MySpace page and and get an exclusive listen of "Morning Dove," the second track on his new album, Many Colored Kite.

 Mark also wrote a blog about the inspiration behind "Morning Dove." Read his story here .

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Mark Olson is interviewed on The Huffington Post website in a feature called Americanarama. Mark discusses in depth the process recording his new album and shares details about tracks from his new release, Many Colored Kite. read more

Mark Olson is interviewed on The Huffington Post website in a feature called Americanarama. Mark discusses in depth the process recording his new album and shares details about tracks from his new release, Many Colored Kite. Click here to read the interview.

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Mark Olson will be performing songs from his upcoming Ryko debut "Many Colored Kite" at the Rockwood Music Hall June 15th.  As a founding member and principal

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Mark Olson will be performing songs from his upcoming Ryko debut "Many Colored Kite" at the Rockwood Music Hall June 15th.  As a founding member and principal singer/songwriter of The Jayhawks, Mark Olson has spent a decade at the front of the alt-country movement and boasts a rich catalog spanning 25 years.

Mark will be performing with special guest Jolie Holland , featured on the album's opening track, "Little Bird of Freedom". Jolie Holland is an accomplished musician of her own, she's one of the founding members of the Canadian traditional music group The Be Good Tanyas.  

Mark's upcoming album, "Many Colored Kite", is out July 27th. Tickets to the show are available here .

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Mark Olson , founder of legendary Americana band The Jayhawks and a critically acclaimed artist whose influential catalog spans 25 years, will be releasing his new full-length, Many Colored Kite, on Ryko on July 27, 2

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