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The second volume of Penny-Ante, a book of art and literature created by rockers and artist-types will hit shelves on June 12.

(You might remember the first volume, which came out a year ago and featured work by the likes of Devendra Banhart, Jamie Stewart, and Jim James.)

The list of contributors to the second volume includes Carey Lander (Camera Obscura), Alasdair Maclean (the Clientele) Sam Coomes (Quasi), Bill Callahan, Greg Weeks (Espers), Lavender Diamond, Ariel Rosenberg (aka Ariel Pink), Jennifer Herrema (RTX, Royal Trux), Jana Hunter, Slim Moon (Kill Rock Stars founder), LD Beghtol (Magnetic Fields), Winston Smith (Dead Kennedys cover artist), Matt Cronk (Qui), Entrance, Feathers, Gris Gris, Tex Kerschen (Indian Jewelry), Boyd Shropshire (Human Television), Silver Apples, Farmer Dave Scher (Beachwood Sparks), Alice Bag (the Bags), and many more.

To celebrate the book's release, the folks behind Penny-Ante are holding a release party in L.A. at Dave Young's Warehouse on June 9. Spindrift, Qui, RTX, Ariel Pink, and Moris Tepper will all perform live at the party, and some of the DJs include book contributors as well: Jason Yates (Fast Friends Inc.), Matt Fishbeck (Holy Shit), NCSteele, and DJ Dirt Reynolds. Though the party isn't free, all attendees will receive a copy of Book #2.

The musical love will continue to spread this summer over at Penny-Ante, as their recently founded offshoot label Gifted Children Records has its first batch of releases cooked up for June and July. June 26 will see releases from Women & Children and the Moon Upstairs. Legendary psych duo Silver Apples will put out a Gifted Children release on July 10, and street performer the Space Lady will release music in September.