On July 17, renowned rock cellist Gordon Withers releases a pair of covers for purchase -- "Never Meant, originally by American Football, and "Calba's Last," originally be Ethel Meserve. The covers, which were mastered by Dan Coutant at Sun Room Audio, are offered as part of Sweet Cheetah Publicity/Records "Covers For A Cause" series and 100 percent of proceeds from the sale of the effort go to The Southern Poverty Law Center.

Pre-order the effort here.

Gordon Withers is an American cellist specializing in post-punk, post-hardcore, and new classical styles. He has played with J Robbins (J Robbins Band, Office of Future Plans, J Robbins acoustic), Zach Barocas's New Freedom Sound, ambient collective We All Inherit The Moon, and has contributed cello parts to countless recordings over the past three decades. He has released several solo albums of cello tributes and originals.

Ethel Meserve kicks off another run of shows -- July 10 -17 -- and Withers is rumored to be performing with the band at its sold-out stop at SongByrd in Washington, DC, on July 12. All dates are here.

American Football is also currently on tour. All dates are here.