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Anders Parker, frontman for the New York-based folkadelic band Varnaline, is currently touring in support of the band's fourth full-length release, Songs In a Northern Key. The album was released on Steve Earle's E-Squared label, and features production work by Earle himself, as well as progressive country star and Fleetwood Mac producer Ray Kennedy.

n Backed by a hodge-podge of musicians, including Mascott's Kendal Meade who lends vocals to several tracks, the album is an Anders Parker spotlight, so to speak. Having played most of the instruments himself, not to mention the majority of the songwriting credits, Parker combines lush guitar strings with fuzzed-out keyboards. In essence, he gets it right this time.

n Anders Parker is currently in the midst of a solo U.S. tour alongside California Überguy Richard Buckner. You can catch these two gunslingers at the following locations:

n 09-19 Baton Rouge, LA - Chelsea's Cafe
09-20 Oxford, MS - Proud Larry's
09-21 St. Louis, MO - Off Broadway
09-22 Kansas City, MO - Davey's Uptown
09-24 Nashville, TN - The End
09-26 Athens, GA - Tasty World
09-27 Atlanta, GA - The Earl
09-28 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
09-29 Ashville, NC - The Grey Eagle
10-01 Arlington, VA - Iota Club
10-04 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
10-05 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
10-06 Providence, RI - As220
10-07 Northampton, MA - Bay State Hotel
10-09 Ann Arbor, MI - The Ark
10-10 Grand Rapids, MI - Intersection
10-11 Berwyn, IL - Fitzgeralds
10-12 Madison, WI - Cafe Montmartre
10-13 St. Paul, MN - Turf Club
10-20 Seattle, WA - Crocodile Cafe