The Mockingbird Foundation has announced plans for a CD Release Party for the benefit album, Sharing In The Groove. Merl Saunders will headline the event, which will be held July 12 at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, CA. Ten Ton Chicken will open the show. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased through GDTSTOO or by calling 415-885-0750. A portion of ticket sales will benefit local music education for children.

Sharing In The Groove features an eclectic group of musicians covering the music of Phish. Artists on the album include Merl Saunders, The Wailers, Jimmy Buffett, Michael Ray and Cosmic Krewe, Little Feat, Arlo Guthrie and Xavier, Gordon Stone Trio, Amfibian, Son Seals, Rebecca’s Statue, Project Logic with John Scofield, The Tom Tom Club, Scott Kanberg (Pavement), Lake Trout, FRED, The Vermont Youth Orchestra, the Stanford Marching Band, Dave Hidalgo & Louie Perez (Los Lobos), The Boredoms, Hot Tuna, and Dave Matthews. The double-CD will be released in June.
For more information, visit www.mockingbirdfoundation.org.