Chris Murray is heading out on tour soon, taking his acoustic ska act on the road. In April he'll be touring the UK with Satori, former RX Bandit Steve Borth's reggae act, and then in May will be touring around mainland Europe with the Ska Mutiny Tour which features Regatta 69, Dr. Ring Ding and King Django.

Mr. Murray is also starting up a label, dubbed "Unstrictly Roots," which will be a co-venture with his Bluebeat Lounge partner in crime Robin Strauss. The first release will be a domestic release of Slackness, an album that Murray recorded with the Slackers and features some new songs and rearrangements of past Murray tunes. The release was previously only available in Japan. The second release will be one-man-roots-blues-band Rizorkestra and is due out in April.