Dustin Bentall Channels Neil Young On Debut

Vancouver alt.country/roots rock artist Dustin Bentall will play extensively through the spring and summer in support of his Streets With No Lights debut that arrives in stores on May 22 via Fontana North.

The 22-year-old son of '80s and '90s Canadian hitmaker Barney Bentall cites influences including Gram Parsons, Bob Dylan and Wilco, and he covers Crosby, Stills, Nash And Young's "Helplessly Hoping" on the album. Other tracks can be heard on his MySpace page.

Here are Bentall's tour dates:

May 10 Kelowna, BC @ Minstrel Cafe
May 11 Edmonton, AB @ Velvet Underground
May 12 Grande Prairie, AB @ B.J.'s Show Room
May 15 Rimbey, AB @ Rimbey Grand Hotel
May 17 Canmore, AB @ Drake Inn
May 18 Lethbridge, AB @Tongue 'N' Groove
May 19 Calgary, AB @ Hillhurst Sunnyside Community Centre
May 25 Ashcroft, BC @ Ashcroft Opera House
May 26 Clinton, BC @ Clinton Rodeo
May 29 Nelson, BC @ The Hume
June 8 Delta, BC @ Firehall Centre
June 13 Lorette, MB @ Solid Ground
June 14 Winnipeg, MB @ Times Change(d) High And Lonesome Club
June 16 Winnipeg, MB @ Candor Books And Music
June 19 Vancouver, BC @ Media Club w/Kelly Brock
June 22 Vancouver, BC @ Vancouver Jazz Festival
June 23-24 Driftpile Valley, AB @ North Country Fair
June 29-July 1 Dauphin, MB @ Dauphin Country Fest
July 19-22 Ness Creek, SK @ Ness Creek Folk Festival
Aug. 3-4 Comox, BC @ Filberg Festival
Aug. 25 Whistler, BC @ Whistler Country Festival

Here are the songs on Streets With No Lights:

"Streets With No Lights"
"Crash Hard"
"Cold And Lonely"
"Helplessly Hoping"
"See It Comin'"
"The River Song"
"Such A Shame"
"You Know Nothin'"
"Handful Of The Blues"
"Blackie"