Crosby, Stills and Nash have an extensive amount of upcoming international tour dates for 2012, including a Northeast run in June which includes dates in New York, Connecticut and New Jersey. None of those shows are in NYC but a few of the NJ shows come pretty close. At the end of the month the band will play Wellmont Theatre on June 26 and 27 in Montclair, Count Basie Theatre on June 29 in Red Bank, and Borgata Spa & Resort on June 30 in Atlantic City. Tickets for the 6/26 and 6/27 Wellmont shows go on sale Friday (3/23) at noon. Ticket info for the other shows is not available yet. All dates are listed below.

Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Americana

In related news, Neil Young, who is not currently acting as a member of CSN(Y), he recently announced the release of Americana (due out June 5), his first album with Crazy Horse members since 2003's Greendale and first with the full band (Billy Talbot, Ralph Molina and Frank "Poncho" Sampedro) since 1996's Broken Arrow. That's the artwork above. The album features reinterpretations of traditional American folk songs including "This Land Is Your Land," "Oh Susannah," "Clementine," "High Flyin' Bird," and "She'll Be Comin' Round The Mountain." A press release explains the album's concept:

"What ties these songs together is the fact that while they may represent an America that may no longer exist," says a press release announcing the new album."The emotions and scenarios behind these songs still resonate with what's going on in the country today with equal, if not greater impact nearly 200 years later. The lyrics reflect the same concerns and are still remarkably meaningful to a society going through economic and cultural upheaval, especially during an election year. They are just as poignant and powerful today as the day they were written."

Rolling Stone mentions that though Neil Young and Crazy Horse performed live for the first time since 2004 last month at a Paul McCartney tribute in LA (they played "I Saw Her Standing There"), they have no touring plans. Check out the tracklist below.

In more related news, that Buffalo Springfield tour is apparently not happening any time soon.

All CSN dates and Neil Young tracklist below...

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Buffalo Springfield at Bonnaroo (via WNCX)

Crosby, Stills and Nash's previously mentioned show at Beacon Theatre is sold out. They've since added a second date the next night (8/31) at the same venue which still has tickets available. They also have a show coming up in Mountain View, CA with Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, Jason Mraz, The Doobie Brothers, Tom Morello and others to support disaster relief efforts.

Buffalo Springfield (Furay, Stills and Young) went on their first (short) tour since 1968 leading up to a headlining slot at Bonnaroo this year. They told Rolling Stone they'd do a 30-date tour in the fall which would hit LA, NYC, and other cities. The tour, which was still never officially announced, is now postponed until 2012. According to a post on guitarist Richie Furay's facebook:

"For those of you getting excited about the Buffalo Springfield fall tour - word has just come to me that it has been moved to the first of next year," he wrote. "I'm not going to spend a lot time here with details as you speculate among yourselves - there's nothing to speculate about, the tour has simply been moved."

Meanwhile, Neil Young wants to work with Justin Vernon. Though the serial-collaborator may be on the verge of slowing down:

"I think the easiest way to explain it is that before, when I had other jobs or whatever, all I ever wanted to do was play music all of the time. So now whenever anything comes along - a Peter Gabriel cover, or recording Hadestown with Anaïs, it's like yes! Of course! And then you get tired, and you think, 'Well, I'd better say no to everything from now on.' But then the Kanye thing happens. Or ... Neil Young called two days ago, and I'm almost like: 'Oh fuck,' because whatever he's going to say I'm going to want to deal with, you know?"

Maybe Neil will give Justin a break and collaborate with Taylor Swift, who he is reportedly a fan of, instead.

Updated CSN dates (all three of them) below...

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Crosby, Stills & Nash at Jones Beach last year (photo by Buzz Person)

Crosby Stills & Nash will play Beacon Theater on August 30th, their only current tour date before Stephen Stills hits the road for a still-unannounced Buffalo Springfield fall tour. Tickets are currently on fan presale, and go on regular sale Saturday (5/14) at 10AM.

Meanwhile, Crosby-Nash is currently on tour and will play NYC at Town Hall on Saturday (5/14). Tickets are still available. Their May 22nd CT will also be broadcast live on HDNet. Buffalo Springfield, who reunited for Bridge School Benefit in 2010, have announced dates scheduled out West in June, and are playing Bonnaroo the same month.

In related news, Buffalo Springfield member Neil Young, who just swung through town on a solo tour, is the subject of a new DVD documentary which is out on June 21st, Here We Are In The Years. The disc "traces the astonishing musical journey of Neil Young from the day he first heard Elvis to his most recent offerings". Check out a clip from that DVD, alongside all Buffalo Springfield & Crosby-Nash dates, below...

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Bonnaroo (June 9-12 in Manchester Tennessee) has announced the 2011 lineup (slightly early), and like the rumored Lollapalooza lineup, Eminem is among the headliners. Bonnaroo also has Grammy winners Arcade Fire and the Black Keys, in addition to Lil Wayne, Mumford & Sons, the Strokes, The Decemberists, Florence & the Machine, Girl Talk, Beirut (haven't seen them in a while), and many more. Full list below...

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