One-Offs

The Walnut Creek Amphitheatre in Raleigh, N.C., has a new name: The Sumtur Amphitheatre at Walnut Creek, named after benefactors Wes and Elain Sump and Wes and Ruby Turtscher …

Opening up for The White Stripes at Madison Square Garden is none other than Grand Ole Opry king Porter Wagoner …

Phil Spector’s lawyers tried to admit his statement to police that Lana Clarkson sang "Da Doo Ron Ron" before shooting herself, but the judge would only allow it if Spector took the stand for cross-examination …

The Game was charged with making a criminal threat and possessing a firearm in a school zone stemming from a fight at a pickup basketball game in Los Angeles …

Nevada hates imposter bands too, becoming the latest state to pass legislation to stop them …

The seven Osmond siblings are expected to reunite onstage at the Orleans Hotel Showroom in Las Vegas August 13-14 to celebrate 50 years in the business …

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is reportedly looking into buying a penthouse at the Ritz-Carlton Residences at the under-construction L.A. Live complex …

The Germain Amphitheatre in Columbus, Ohio, might be up for sale but the city’s 5,000-capacity Lifestyle Communities Pavilion is going strong, according to the Columbus Dispatch – possibly yet another sign that mid-size venues are the way to go …

Wilco recently got in hot water with its fans for licensing a new song to Volkswagen but the band says it’s another way to get music out because of the increased difficulty of getting airplay on commercial radio.