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Bob Dylan is not to be underestimated. The man continues to have excellent taste in opening acts. My Morning Jacket will warm up the crowd before Dylan at two Colorado dates in July.

MMJ songwriter Jim James has also added another solo show to his previously reported repertoire of full-band festival dates, solo one-offs, and a DJ set. The new show is the second "Musicians Bringing Musicians Home" concert to benefit New Orleans musicians affected by Hurricane Katrina.

Following a May 26 tour of the city to see some of the damage that still remains as a result of the hurricane, James will play alongside OK Go's Damian Kulash, Indigo Girls, Matt Nathanson, and New Orleans musicians Al "Carnival Time" Johnson and Bonearama. The show takes place May 27 at Tipitina's Uptown and was organized with the potential for the performers to sit in on each other's sets.

The Future of Music Coalition and Air Traffic Control are presenting the concert, and proceeds will benefit Sweet Home New Orleans, a coalition of non-profit organizations whose goal is to help New Orleans artists find affordable housing in the city.

Don't forget that James' pre-My Morning Jacket band, Mont de Sundua, will unearth their sophomore album for a May 22 release on James' Removador label.

Dates:

05-19 Louisville, KY - Mainstreet Lounge (Jim James/Dave Givan DJ sets)
05-27 New Orleans, LA - Tipitina's Uptown (Jim James solo show) *
06-03 Louisville, KY - The Rudyard Kipling (Jim James solo show) #
07-19 Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre ^
07-21 Telluride, CO - Telluride Town Park ^
08-05 Chicago, IL - Grant Park (Lollapalooza) $
09-14-16 Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Festival

* with Damian Kulash (OK Go), Indigo Girls, Matt Nathanson, Bonearama, Al "Carnival Time" Johnson
# with Ron and Sarah Elizabeth Whitehead
^ with Bob Dylan
$ with Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra