At 4pm PT/ 7pm ET today, Oklahoma's John Fullbright, the 24-year old troubadour who American Songwriter just called "a bright and versatile talent in Americana music," will celebrate the release of his debut LP, 'From the Ground Up,' by performing the album in its entirety for a live webcast at Bob Weir's state-of-the-art TRI Studios. View this special event at 7 PM ET/ 4PM PT via live HD video/audio stream at Yahoo! Music:
http://yhoo.it/IO9BCyOver the weekend, NPR Weekend Edition featured John and talked to him about growing up in Woody Guthrie's hometown and the songs of 'From the Ground Up.' Listen to the interview at NPR:
http://n.pr/KD47HMJohn's first-ever national tour kicks off this week, with shows in LA on May 10 and NYC on May 17th. Full dates below and at the link here:
http://www.johnfullbrightmusic.com/tour/Here's what critics are saying about 'From the Ground Up' out today:
"Preternaturally self-assured" - LA Times
"Soulful, experienced" - NPR Weekend Edition
"Wiser and more profound than his years would suggest" - Yahoo! Music
"[John is] the heir apparent to his Western-troubadour legacy." - Oxford American
"A remarkably accomplished record from a gifted up and coming story teller." - WXPN
John Fullbright Tour Dates:
5/08 - Mill Valley, CA @ Sweetwater Music Hall
5/09 - Ventura, CA @ Zoey's
5/10 - Los Angeles, CA @ Hotel Café
5/15 - Philadelphia, PA @ World Café Live
5/16 - Boston, MA @ Café 939
5/17 - New York, NY @ The Living Room
5/18 - Vienna, VA @ Jammin' Java
5/19 - Alexandria, VA @ The Birchmere *
5/20 - Austin, TX @ Rawhide Trail
5/24 - Austin, TX @ Continental Club
5/25 - Dallas, TX @ All Good Café
5/26 - Sedan, KS @ CQ Blues Fest
6/01 - Houston, TX @ Anderson Fair
6/02 - Conroe, TX @ Conroe House
6/03 - Kerrville, TX @ Kerrville Folk Festival
6/10-11 - Bartlesville, OK @ OK Mozart
6/21 - Austin, TX @ Threadgill's
6/29 - Oklahoma City, OK @ The Blue Door
7/11-14 - Okemah, OK @ Woodyfest
8/10 - Dallas, TX @ Uncle Calvin's Coffeehouse
8/11 - La Grange, TX @ The Bugle Boy
8/12 - Ravenna, TX @ Harmony House Concerts
8/31 - Austin, TX @ Red Room Concerts
10/21 - Austin, TX @ Cactus Cafe
* w/ Ray Price
John Fullbright On the Web:
http://www.johnfullbrightmusic.com/http://www.facebook.com/pages/John-Fullbright/121381474560111http://twitter.com/johnrfullbrighthttp://www.myspace.com/johnrussellfullbrightHi-res album art, press releases, links, etc:
http://shorefire.com/clients/jfullbright/ 
