Briefly: Trey Anastasio, Rolling Stones, Norah Jones, Ric Ocasek, Pennywise

Former Phish singer/guitarist Trey Anastasio has been tapped to open The Rolling Stones ' Oct. 6 gig in Charlottesville, VA.

According to his official website, Anastasio is planning to tour this summer. He was slated to head up the inaugural Zooma Tour with Ben Harper, but that outing was canceled.

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Norah Jones and Bob Dylan will perform during Amazon.com's 10th anniversary celebration, which takes place July 16 at Seattle's Benaroya Hall.

The event will be hosted by comic Bill Maher, and will also feature appearances by authors and filmmakers, according to organizers.

The concert will be streamed live on the Amazon.com homepage beginning at 5 p.m. PT.

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Ric Ocasek , former frontman of The Cars, will release "Nexterday," his first solo album in eight years, on Sept. 27.

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Los Angeles punk mainstays Pennywise are set to drop a new album titled "The Fuse" on Aug. 9, according to the band's publicist.

"On this record there are blatantly political songs like 'Premeditated Murder' and '18 Soldiers,' which are obvious criticisms of our current administration's foreign policy," vocalist Jim Lindberg said in a statement. "Songs such as 'The Kids' and 'Take a Look Around' are more about personal politics and self-reliance. I think we've now come to the point where we can do both and the album sounds cohesive."

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