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Kelley Stoltz: Chatting About His Renewable Record

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Kelly StoltzSSF is enamored with Kelley Stoltz. The Sub Pop Records recording artist recently teamed up with Bonneville Environmental Foundation and the Center for Resource Solutions'Green-e program to produce a music industry first: Stoltz's newest album, Below the Branches, is the first album to incorporate the Green-e label on its product packaging, signifying that the album was recorded using 100-percent renewable energy. "I've never been one to write a political song, but I can let people who buy my album know that I care a lot about the environment and possibly influence them to think about what they can do by labeling my album with the Green-e logo," said Stoltz.

We like this idea so much that we've tracked him down for an interview while he's kicking around Seattle; Stoltz is playing with The Raconteurs at The Moore Theatre here in Seattle in about three hours, and plays another show on Monday at the Sunset Tavern in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood. What should we ask him? We've got a few pretty good ideas; anyone with burning questions about what it's like to record a renewable record, please leave them in the comments section below, and come on out on Monday to check out the show. [Kelley Stoltz MySpace] and [Below the Branches]