Liz Phair will play seven solo (acoustic) dates opening for the Flaming Lips, starting May 23rd in Portland, Oregon. Better than working with the Matrix, y'know.

Dan "The Automator" Nakamura (Lovage!) is producing Galactic's first new studio album in three years. It's sure to be good, right?

FYI 80's fans:The Cocteau Twins' Robin Guthrie will release his first solo album, Imperial, later this spring.

Railer are touring with their new line-up in support of the re-release of their album Frame of Mind. They're getting ready to practice on some demos and will probably pump out a new album soon, so stay tuned...

Yo La Tengo are now going on tour in support of their latest album Summer Sun. It's a whopper, so check the mo'.

The Dave Matthews Band, Phish, the Allman Brothers and the Indigo Girls are among the bands who contributed tracks to Red Rocks Volume 1: Carved in Stone, a compilation to benefit Red Rocks Amphitheater outside Denver. You can only get it at Best Buy, but you can scope the tracklisting at the more.

Kathleen Edwards will launch a twenty-nine-date tour on April 25th in San Francisco. The dates and other people she's playing with (Willie Nelson) are also cool, so check 'em out here on her website- I guarantee greatness from this gal, and hopefully no Gap ad.

New tour dates are now up for theStart until they go on tour with the Alkaline Trio from June 7-25th- Some have been changed, some are the same (you figure it out), as the band was stuck in snow for quite some time.

King's X will release Black Like Sunday on May 20th. The band launches a twenty-four-date tour on May 2nd in Tallahassee, Florida; all dates except two will include Fishbone (!) on the bill. One of the dates is in Charlotte, but the rest I'll find for you soon:)

In the past week or so Jane's Addiction signed to Capitol Records. Because of this the band can now officially set July 22 for the release of Hypersonic, though Perry Farrell had previously announced an approximate release date. They're starting Lollapalooza on July 3rd.

Dredg will be kicking off their headlining club tour in May with supporters S.T.U.N. (whom is also playing Coachella this weekend). Here's the dates...

Live will release their 6th album, titled Birds of Pray, on May 20th, which will include a bonus DVD featuring Live's concert from the 2002 Pinkpop Festival in Holland. For more information, please visit the band's official website. And, the album will include the songs...

Elektra Records has procured Ric Ocasek (that guy from The Cars) as their senior VP of A&R.

Blur's new album, Think Tank will be released on May 6th, and in the meantime you can check out some tracks from the album on their new e-card. Look for a Blur contest coming soon on Silent Uproar, but in the meantime go enter this contest over at Filter to win a chance to preview the band's new album.

Check out the May 9th edition of Filter Magazine to see Elliott Smith take a stab at interviewing Ray Davies of The Kinks. That's it.

The rock gods that are Creed just got slapped in the shit-faced face with what could turn out to be a very expensive lawsuit. Four concert-goers have filed a lawsuit against the band as a result of that infamous intoxicated show in Chicago late last year. The show was so bad that the band had to issue an apology for the poor performance (but no refund). The fans are asking for the simple refund of their $56.75 (plus parking). Not too bad, but they've also asked the judge to consider certifying it as a class action lawsuit. With 15,000+ in attendence, this could turn into a $2 million class action suit. It's hard to pick which side to pull for in this case... Creed or 15,000 people dumb enough to spend $56.75 to see Creed... if only they could both lose.

We told you about the upcoming Year Of The Rabbit shows with Grandaddy and Pete Yorn, but apparently Ken and crew have added a handful of dates to warm up. Check the more for those dates.

Icelandic wonder Bjork announced that she will be playing at the Cyclone Stadium / Keyspan Park in New York on August 22nd. Due to popular demand, she will also be playing on the 23rd. Pick up those tickets here if you haven't already. Expect Matmos, Zeena Parkins, and the Icelandic String Octet to join her for the performances. If you can't make it, save that money for the pleathora of upcoming limited edition releases from her.. check the more for that list.

The Eels have announced the dates for their upcoming European "Tour Of Duty". The shows begin June 22nd and you can find all the dates in the more. Thanks to souljacker.co.uk for the heads up.

Authority Zero, currently on tour with Sum 41 from 2/16- 4/5 and then opening for Everclear, have been confirmed for the this years Warped Tour. You can check out the band's E-Card here