Brit indie band White Lies comes up with a short list of U.S. and Canada dates this morning. October 21 puts the band in Toronto at The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern, October 24 is New York City at Bowery Ballroom, October 26 takes them to Allston, Massachusetts for a gig at Great Scott, October 28 places them in Chicago at Empty Bottle, October 30 is W. Hollywood at The Roxy Theatre and November 1 is San Francisco at Rickshaw Stop.

The Pipettes add more United Kingdom engagements. New ones include October 23 in Leeds, October 24 in Derby, October 25 in Bristol, October 26 in Oxford and October 28 in Winchester. The group also adds shows in Leicester and Darlington.

Cheryl Wheeler updates this morning with new listings for Massachusetts, New Jersey and Oregon. New dates include October 12 in Provincetown, Mass., at Unitarian Universalist Meeting House, December 13 in Westfield, New Jersey at Coffee With Conscience and March 29, 2009 in Portland, Oregon at Aladdin Theater.

Finally, Steve Winwood adds a few more November United Kingdom dates – November 8 in London at Shepherds Bush Empire, November 9 in Basingstoke at The Anvil and November 10 in Brighton at Brighton Dome.

During the first couple hours of biz we planned our Labor Day Weekend mayhem while updating scheudles for The Parlor Mob, Dougie MacLean, Hamell On Trial, The Script, They Might Be Giants, Tony Furtado and Vince Mira.

But that’s just a tease for the good things yet to come on this fabulous Friday in data land. Don’t miss your Midday Update, coming up around 12 noon (PDT), from Pollstar.com!