Sustainable Vocations

Sustainable Vocations for Youth nonprofit program to benefit from
Monsters of Folk Santa Barbara Show!

Santa Barbara, CA (August 10, 2009) - Monsters of Folk was born on the road five years ago when My Morning Jacket's Jim James, Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis, and singer/songwriter M. Ward toured together and regularly sat in on each other's sets. Now armed with the eclectic and consistently striking songs that make up their debut album, the illustrious quartet will reconvene for a Fall tour.

On this inaugural tour, Monsters of Folk is partnering with Air Traffic Control, a resource for musicians' philanthropic and social change work, to donate monies raised from ticket sales. The band will be donating $1 from every ticket sold for the October 22 show at the Santa Barbara Bowl to Sustainable Vocations.

"On a daily basis, we see how hard organizations like these work to make our communities, country and world a better place." said Erin Potts, Air Traffic Control's executive director.

Monster's of Folk Santa Barbara Show is on October 22 at the Santa Barbara Bowl. Visit www.monstersoffolk.com for full tour schedule or for more info about the band. Pre-sale tickets for the US and Canada shows will be available beginning Tuesday, July 28,
followed by the public on-sale beginning Friday, July 31. The band's self-titled album will be in stores September 22nd on Shangri-La Music. For more information on Air Traffic Control, please visit www.atctower.net.