New Cars Are Back

     The New Cars are back, after last year's tour won over fans, with another run of North American dates this spring/summer.
     So far, the outing starts May 11 in Kinder, LA, and a handful of dates are booked primarily in the eastern half of the US into August.
     The New Cars is made up of original Cars members Elliot Easton (guitar) and Greg Hawkes (keyboards), along with Todd Rundgren on vocals, longtime Rundgren collaborator Kasim Sulton on bass and former Tubes drummer Prairie Prince.
     The band's new incarnation performs The Cars' biggest hits in concert, as well as some of Rundgren's material and several new songs.  Last June, the quintet released a live album, dubbed "It's Alive," which includes three new studio tracks.