On September 12, Blues Traveler will issue its next studio album _Bastardos! _. Recorded in Texas throughout the winter, Bastardos! will be the groups first effort on Vanguard Records and its first since 2003s Truth Be Told. Until then the group can be seen circumventing the country, including its annual Fourth of July appearance at Red Rocks. John Popper will also hit the road with The John Popper Project, which will three-nights on the traveling Xingolati Groove Cruise.