Briefly: Dr. Dre, The Band, Mandy Moore, Montgomery Gentry, 98 Degrees, Sting
Dr. Dre has made good on a threat to file a federal lawsuit against the city of Detroit following a dispute over a five-minute video that typically opens Dre's "Up In Smoke" tour. The rapper's suit, filed on Friday (6/14) alleges that Dre's civil rights were violated when authorities allegedly threatened to shut down a July 6 concert at the Detroit-owned Joe Louis Arena if the video was shown. The $25 million suit names the city of Detroit, two police officials and the Mayor's press secretary.
On Aug 29, Capitol Records will re-release the first four titles in the Band's catalog: "Music from Big Pink," "The Band ," "Stage Fright" and "Cahoots." The label plans to re-release the Band's entire catalog, remastered and with new liner notes and photos.
Mandy Moore has scheduled a webchat at MandyMooreFan.com for July 26.
Montgomery Gentry kicked off its tour on Thursday (7/13) in Mansfield, Ohio. The country duo will be touring through December 2 and will be stopping at Sturgis, S.D., for the annual motorcycle rally.
98 Degrees will release its fourth album "Revelation" on September 26.
Borders is the Official Retail Partner for Sting 's Compaq-sponsored tour.
Mudvayne's major-label debut "L.D. 50" is due on August 22.
Singer-songwriter Colleen Peterson and Anne Murray's former manager Leonard Rambeau will be inducted posthumously into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame.
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3 Doors Down sketch out makeup dates
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Calexico lines up stateside run for November
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Carrie Rodriguez: Exclusive Video Performance At LiveDaily Sessions
Judith Owen: Exclusive Solo Set At LiveDaily Sessions
Rademacher: Exclusive Video Performance At LiveDaily Sessions
Calico Horse: Live And Acoustic At LiveDaily Sessions
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David Byrne in San Francisco CA 2008
John Legend in Berkeley California 2007
The Pretenders in Sacramento CA 2007
Nikka Costa in Los Angeles CA 2008
Jonas Brothers at Mountain View CA 2008
Butthole Surfers in Austin Texas 2008
Cowboy Mouth at Voodoo Fest New Orleans 2006
Austin City Limits Music Festival 2008
Ben Folds in Boston MA 2008

