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DIDDY

Press Play

DIERKS BENTLEY

Long Trip Alone

HI-TEK

Hi-Teknology Vol. 2

ROD STEWART

Still the Same... Great Rock Classics of Our Time

SKILLET

Comatose

RUBEN STUDDARD

The Return

LONESTAR

Mountains

VARIOUS ARTISTS

She Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool: A Tribute to Barbara Mandrell

LLOYD BANKS

Rotten Apple

SARAH McLACHLAN

Wintersong

GOLDFRAPP

We Are Glitter

TERRANCE SIMIEN AND THE ZYDECO EXPERIENCE

Across the Parish Line

OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN

Grace and Gratitude

SEAN LENNON

Friendly Fire

COBRA STARSHIP

While the City Sleeps, We Rule the Streets

Last Man Standing

Supply and Demand

Son of the Tiger

The Shining

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CIARA

Promise

U2 & GREEN DAY

The Saints Are Coming

PANIC! AT THE DISCO

Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off

THE WHO

Tea & Theatre

MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE

Welcome to the Black Parade

JIM BRICKMAN

Hideaway (When It Snows)

D.H.T. FEATURING EDMEE

I Go Crazy

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Wilco

October 16, 2006
Springfield, Mo. (Shrine Mosque)

Jay-Z

October 18, 2006
Johannesburg (Coca-Cola Dome)

Iron Maiden

October 12, 2006
Uniondale, N.Y. (Nassau Coliseum)

Yo La Tengo

October 10, 2006
Boulder, Colo. (Boulder Theatre)

Bad Brains

October 09, 2006
New York (CBGB)

Air Supply

October 05, 2006
New York (B.B. King's Blues Club)

The Raconteurs

September 27, 2006
New York (Roseland Ballroom)

Queensryche

September 23, 2006
Atlantic City, N.J. (House of Blues)

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, The Strokes

September 26, 2006
Los Angeles (Hollywood Bowl)

The Roots

September 27, 2006
Jacksonville, Fla. (Plush)

Snow Patrol

September 26, 2006
Los Angeles (Wiltern Theatre)

Jurassic 5

September 10, 2006
Boulder, Colo. (Fox Theatre)

Cat Power & the Memphis Rhythm Band

September 10, 2006
New York (Irving Plaza)

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DIDDY

Press Play

Given the jumbo scope of his Bad Boy business empire, it's hard to remember that Sean Combs was once just a producer/rapper named Puff something or another. More...

DIERKS BENTLEY

Long Trip Alone

On his third release, Bentley makes the transition from raw, unbridled talent to seasoned professional, abetted by relentless touring and the natural maturation process. More...

CIARA

Promise

"Promise" is unlike any other Ciara single released thus far—sultry and deliberate, the kind of song that grows on you. More...

U2 & GREEN DAY

The Saints Are Coming

"There is a house in New Orleans," Green Day's Billy Joe Armstrong sings softly over weeping keyboards, but it's only a prelude to the bigger bang: a cover of "The Saints Are Coming" by Scottish punk band the Skids. More...

Wilco

October 16, 2006
Springfield, Mo. (Shrine Mosque)

Crowd disturbances at rock concerts are nothing new. At almost any show, you will inevitably have at least one guy or girl who, after a trip too many to the bar, winds up brawling with fellow concertgoers, throwing junk up on stage or incessantly slurring requests for their favorite song. More...

Jay-Z

October 18, 2006
Johannesburg (Coca-Cola Dome)

In South Africa, it's not hard to impress an audience starved for global stars. Which is why the likes of Ja Rule can alight on a stage here, trundle out hits for the faithful for less than an hour and still not be given the slow clap. More...