James Hunter is hitting the road to support his new CD, The Hard Way.

The album, which was produced by Liam Watson (The White Stripes), drops June 10 on the Hear Music label. It will be carried in Starbucks company-operated locations in the U.S. and Canada, as well as at traditional music retailers and digital download stores starting on June 10, 2008.

For more about the Grammy-nominated artist, visit http://jameshuntermusic.com or http://www.myspace.com/jameshuntermusic



Tour dates, cities and venues include:

* Dates with Willie Nelson

June 7: Roscoe, N.Y., WJFF Series: Live from Big Twig

June10: Philadelphia, World Cafe Live

June 11: New York, Blender Theatre

*June 14: St. Louis, Fox Theater

* June 17: Kettering, Ohio, Fraze Pavilion

* June 19: Ann Arbor, Mich., Ann Arbor Summer Festival

* June 20: Highland Park, Ill., Ravinia

June 24: Toronto, Toronto Jazz Festival

June 26: Minneapolis, Minnesota Zoo

* June 27: Council Bluffs, Iowa, Stir Summer Concert Series

June 28: Milwaukee, Summerfest

July 1: Los Angeles, Troubadour

July 4: Quincy, Calif., High Sierra Music Festival

July 5: Quincy, Calif., High Sierra Music Festival

July 6: Portland, Ore., Waterfront Blues Festival

July 8: Seattle, Wash., Triple Door

July 11: San Francisco, Bimbo' 365 Club

July 12: Santa Barbara, Calif., Lobero Theater

July 16: Austin, Texas, Antone's