Seventeen bands have contributed songs to the new charity compilation, Bands for America. Performers who have lent studio tracks from their latest discs include String Cheese Incident (‘Outside and Inside’), Strangefolk (‘Go To A Show’), Dispatch (‘Passerby’) and Jack Johnson (‘Mud Football’). Proceeds from sales of CD will be directed to the United Way’s September 11 Fund. More information can be found at www.freshtracksmusic.com.