J.D. Souther has built himself a nice looking club tour. Recently posted dates show the singer / songwriter playing Charlottesville, Virginia, on November 1 at Gravity Lounge, Philadelphia on November 9 at Tin Angel, Toronto on November 16 at Hugh’s Room, Chicago on November 20 at Abbey Pub, Dallas on December 6 at AllGood Café and Santa Monica on December 12 at McCabe’s Guitar Shop. Other stops include Falls Church, Amagansett, NYC, Minneapolis, Denver, Phoenix and Santa Fe.

Likewise for Keith Sweat, a fine-looking run of dates for October, November and December. Gigs include October 2 in NYC at WaMu Theater At Madison Square Garden, Lakeland, Florida, on October 4 at The Lakeland Center, November 8 in Tacoma at Emerald Queen Casino and December 20 in Universal City (Los Angeles) at Gibson Amph. At Univ. CityWalk.

The Black Crowes have a multi-night run at Washington, DC’s 9:30 Club set for October 23 through 25. The Crowes also add December 5 in Chicago at Riviera Theatre.

And it’s been quite a while since we’ve highlighted new dates for The Verve Pipe. The band plays Chicago on November 29 at Martyrs’, Grand Rapids, Michigan, on December 20 at The Intersection and Atlanta on December 27 at Pontiac Garage.

During the first 90 minutes of biz we also updated the schedules for STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector 9), Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers, Stepanian, The Second City Touring Company, Ryan Montbleau Band, Shawn Colvin, O’Death, Po’Girl, Randy Newman, My Dear Disco, Marshall Ford Swing Band, Carolyn Wonderland, Lenny Kravitz and Natalia Zukerman.

Yes, it’s shaping up to be a fine day for concert dates. Catch all the latest info with your Midday Update, coming up around 12 noon (PDT).