Overnight Sensation …

The following items will post sometime between now and early tomorrow morning. Be sure to read every word because there will be a test on Monday. Oh, and don’t forget your #2 pencils.

Concert Industry Awards Winners – The CIAs happen tonight! We’ll praise the winners and ignore the losers after the last curtain call.

Brothers Of The Road – A touring institution, The Allman Brothers Band plots its road strategy for 2008.

Here & There …

Warner Music Group chairman/CEO Edgar Bronfman Jr. faces insider trading charges in France – CNNMoney / Associated Press

House Of Representatives approves entertainment industry-backed antipiracy rules for colleges – Cnet News.com

Are all-star charity benefits becoming obsolete? – CNN

Cypress Hill, custom-made bongs and “The Simpsons” – The Sydney Morning Herald

Wu-Tang Clan’s inner feud – The Times Online

Mary J. Blige talks about Mary J. Blige – Telegraph U.K.

Dates, Dates & More Dates …

The Audition plays the United Kingdom during the last half of this month, stretching into the first week of March. Dates include Cardiff on February 21, Glasgow on February 24 and Cambridge on March 1.

The Derailers add dates for Illinois and Texas. The Texas additions include February 29 in Austin and June 27 in Frisco. In between on March 8 the band rolls into Berwyn, IL.

We just posted a club tour for Egypt Central for February and March. Look for the band in places like Flint, MI, Columbus, OH, Johnstown, PA, Atlanta, GA, and Murfreesboro, NC.

During the day we also updated the schedules for “Stand Up For A Cure,” A Place To Bury Strangers, Adrian Legg, American Hi-Fi, Ana Moura, Ana Popovic, Anais Mitchell, Aziz Ansari, Bette Midler, Billy Joel, Bon Jovi, Cher, Chris Knight, Counting Crows, Foghat. Gipsy Kings, Howie Mandel, Jay Leno, Jay-Z, Jeff Healey, Juanes, Kathleen Edwards, Kelly Richey, Larry Carlton, Lenny Kravitz, Lou Christie, Mary J. Blige, Mindless Self Indulgence, Pillar, Rick Derringer, Royal Crown Revue, Sons Of William, Starship Starring Mickey Thomas, Styx, Terry Sylvester, The Allman Brothers Band, The Commander Cody Band, The English Beat, Tom Jones, Tony Bennett, Vanessa Williams plus more artists and bands that you need to know about. In other words, if we ain’t listing ’em, you don’t need ’em.

And that’s our story for today. Lots of dates, lost of fun, lots of adventure. Don’t you wish you worked here? Goodnight!