Hana Pestle has announced that she will hit the road for a 2009 tour with the likes of Sister Hazel, Pat McGee and Ari Hest. The dates will kick off this week in Baton Rouge, LA on February 11th.

On January 7, New York Indie artist Ari Hest will launch an ambitious new project titled "52," a web-based subscription service designed to deliver a new song each week throughout 2008 to all registrants, with his first single titled "One Two."