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Update on 2013 activity: A 6-10 song digital release in late Summer 2013. This will consist of updated mixes of unreleased tracks recorded over the years. Details soon.
Also, still in the works is a possible full release (CD, DL, other) of new songs in 2014.
Studio: More work with John Blakeley towards an eventual release, as well as more individual tracks with Gerry Beckley and others.
Live: Please visit the Intinerary for updated shows. More dates should be added soon. Latest concert poster by Dennis Loren (right).
The latest album is titled The World Over. This is the first set of new JL songs since 2008's Left Of A Dream. Produced by Hank Linderman and Jeff Larson with guests Dewey Bunnell, Gerry Beckley (America), Jeddrah, Bob Brozman, Jeff Foskett, and others.
Available now! Here is some recent press:
The Times Leader,
Americana UK,
Fatea, Wood & Steel (Taylor), Mercury News, InTune, San Diego Troubadour, Maverick Magazine UK
The song Approaching Midnight from the new release is featured on San Francisco's KFOG Local Scene Vol 9 release. Proceeds to support Music In Schools Today. Click Here to order.
California Groove Box (Warner/Rhino) The track "A Faraway Girl" (from 2007's Swimming in the Make Believe) appears on the Warner Music / Rhino France box set "California Groove" released July 26, 2011.
Rare Live Release: The January 15, 2011 Russ & Julie's House Concert was recorded. The 10 track limited live album was released on May 17, 2011 and is currently available on CD (Amazon.com, CD Universe) and digital download. The Live set also features guests Hank Linderman and Jeddrah Schmit.
Tracklist: I Don't Mind The Rain, Hey!, Hapless Sky, Ghosts Of San Miguel, February Passing Through, One Good Lie, See It Fall, You Remind Me Of The Sun, Approaching Midnight, Under The Weather. Available at Amazon.com, CD Universe, CDBaby, iTunes and various download sites.
Not so distant past...
The previous studio release is the Gerry Beckley produced, Heart Of The Valley. Click here for the feature in the Jan/Feb 2010 "M" Music & Musicians magazine.
"Larson devotes himself to interpreting a set of new songs from Beckley, giving them richly sensitive readings that evoke America's heyday while still sounding contemporary and faithful to Larson's own work. It's a tricky move but it's performed with considerable grace here, largely because everybody involved plays with a light, easy touch that brings out Beckley's rich melodicism. What Larson winds up with is a record that feels classically Californian in its spirit and sound, yet its appeal extends far beyond the West Coast as its sweet, mellow tunes have an appeal that transcends geography or even time, as this winds up straddling the past and present quite fetchingly" - ALL MUSIC GUIDE
Hittin' The Note magazine reviews Heart Of The Valley in their Fall 2010 issue. Click here to view the PDF.
HTN also featured the a piece "All My Life" on Gerry Beckley / America with some insight into the recording of HOTV. Click to read.
The album features 11 new songs produced by Gerry Beckley
(America) with guests Dewey (Bunnell), Rusty Young, Rich Campbell, Hank Linderman, Jeff Foskett and others. Available on CD, iTunes and other download sites. CLICK HERE for Henry Diltz project photos.
