DAVID LOWERY TO SPEAK AT AMERICANA MUSIC CONFERENCE IN NASHVILLE, TN

LA TIMES AND PANDO DAILY RUN INTERVIEWS WITH OUTSPOKEN ARTIST RIGHTS ADVOCATE ABOUT COMPULSORY USE

The Americana Music Association has announced the David Lowery – lead singer of the bands Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven and University of Georgia economics and music business professor – will offer insights on timely legislative issues debated and host the American Bar Association’s Symposium on Entertainment. The Conference will be headquartered out of the Sheraton Nashville Downtown hotel September 18-22.

LA Times has called Lowery "a vocal advocate for artists trying to make a living in music while CD sales crumble and fledgling online services try to build an audience," continuing, "David Lowery has a modest proposal to help his fellow musicians in the digital age: force Pandora and other online music services to negotiate for the right to play songs." Read the entire LA Times feature.

Meanwhile, Lowery broke down his earnings as a songwriter from Pandora for Pando Daily.

Read Lowery's uncensored thoughts on the music business at the Trichordist blog.

CAMPER VAN BEETHOVEN PLOTS 30TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR

PIONEERING INDIE BAND TO DEBUT FIRST NEW SONGS IN NINE YEARS FROM NEW ALBUM 'LA COSTA PERDIDA' (JAN. 22 / 429 RECORDS)

CVB TO TAPE THREE NPR SHOWS IN JAN: WORLD CAFÉ, HERE & NOW, & MOUNTAIN STAGE

Camper Van Beethoven is planning a thirtieth anniversary tour starting Thursday and running through February. The band will debut its first new songs in nine years in concert. 'La Costa Perdida' (January 22 / 429 Records) is the band's tenth album and first in nine years.

Billboard.com recently spotlightlighted the band, which are among the creators of the genre of indie rock.

CVB will also tape three NPR shows in January: World Café, Here & Now, and Mountain Stage.

In a feature last month, the San Diego Union-Tribune said, "The group’s daring sonic hybrid defined 'alternative' before the term was widely used."

CVB tour lineup: Victor Krummenacher (bass, baritone guitar), Greg Lisher (guitars), David Lowery (guitars and vocals), Jonathan Segel (violin, guitar, mandolin, organ, backing vocals) and Frank Funaro (drums and percussion).

Click here for a lyric video of "Northern California Girls (radio edit)."

CAMPER VAN BEETHOVEN TOUR DATES

Fri Jan 18 2013 - World Cafe Live – Philadelphia, PA (w/ Cracker)

Sat Jan 19 2013 - Stage 48 – New York, NY (w/ Cracker)

Sun Jan 20 2013 - The Middle East – Cambridge, MA (w/ Cracker)

Wed Jan 23 2013 - Sky City – Augusta, GA

Thu Jan 24 2013 - 40-Watt Club - Athens GA

Fri Jan 25 2013 - The Grey Eagle – Asheville, NC

Sat Jan 26 2013 - The Earl – Atlanta, GA

Sun Jan 27 2013 - Mountain Stage - Charleston WV

Thu Feb 14 2013 - Burnsville PAC - Minneapolis MN (w/ Cracker)

Fri Feb 22 2013 - Tractor Tavern - Seattle WA

Sat Feb 23 2013 - Mississippi Studios - Portland OR

CAMPER VAN BEETHOVEN PLANS 30TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT JAN. 19 AT NYC'S STAGE 48 IN DOUBLE BILL WITH CRACKER

FIRST STUDIO ALBUM IN NINE YEARS, 'LA COSTA PERDIDA' OUT JAN 22 ON 429 RECORDS

THREE NPR TAPINGS FOR CVB IN JANUARY

Camper Van Beethoven -- one of the bands that founded the indie rock genre – will celebrate its 30^th anniversary and new album 'La Costa Perdida' (January 22 / 429 Records) its first in nine years, with a concert January 19 at Stage 48. The anniversary and new release has captured the attention of Brooklyn Vegan, among others.

On the tour, the band will also tape sessions with NPR's World Café and NPR's Mountain Stage and an interview with NPR Here & Now in January.

WHO: Camper Van Beethoven

WHAT: 30^th anniversary concert and celebration of 'La Costa Perdida'

WHEN: 8pm, Saturday, January 19

WHERE: 605 W. 48th St., NYC

TICKETS: $20 in advance or $25 day of show via Stage 48 box office

The band's peers are also toasting Camper Van Beethoven's 30^th anniversary. Built To Spill's Doug Martsch said, "Each member of Camper is a thoughtful songwriter, and a master of his instrument, with a totally unique vision, and together they have a balanced, egoless, and dynamic chemistry that's created many of my favorite songs."

Bob Nastanovich of Pavement said, "Camper Van Beethoven, very much an essential '80s band traveling on their own arc, punctuated the beginning of my college career. They served it up with panache. 'Sometimes,' 'I Don't See You,' 'Ambiguity Song,' 'Circles,' 'Dustpan,' 'The History of Utah,' 'Still Wishing to Course'--all songs that ended up on assorted song cassette tapes in vain attempts to increase overall coolness. They made California cool to a Virginian. It was some good, reliable shit. As they wandered east, they backed it up with great live action. They were good musicians. That was weird. They were sarcastic. That was appealing."