Rancid: Life Won't Wait and you shouldn't either when it

comes to getting tickets to see this energetic punk-ska quartet.

Rancid Tour Dates:

Sept. 2; Atlanta, Ga., Lakewood Amphitheatre

Sept. 4; Fort Worth, Texas, Convention Center

Sept. 5; San Antonio, Texas, Alamodome

Sept. 7; Phoenix, Ariz., America West Arena

Sept. 8; San Diego, Calif., Cox Arena

Sept. 9; Hollywood, Calif., Palladium

Sept. 19; Berkeley, Calif., Greek Theatre

Sept. 22; West Palm Beach, Fla., Coral Sky Amphitheatre

Sept. 23; West Palm Beach, Fla., Coral Sky Amphitheatre

Oct. 13; Las Vegas, Nev., The Joint

Oct. 14; Reno, Nev., Reno Livestock Center

Oct. 15; Portland, Ore., Crystal Ballroom

Oct. 16; Seattle, Wash., DV8

Oct. 17; Seattle, Wash., DV8

Oct. 20; Denver, Colo., Lodo Music Hall

Oct. 22; St. Louis, Mo., Mississippi Nights

Oct. 23; Chicago, Ill., Rivera Theatre

Oct. 24; Pontiac, Mich., Clutch Cargo

Oct. 25; Cleveland, Ohio, Agora Theatre

Oct. 26; Pittsburgh, Pa., Metropol

Oct. 28; Providence, R.I., Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel

Oct. 29; New York, N.Y., Roseland

Nov. 1; Washington, D.C., Capitol Ballroom

Nov. 6; Orlando, Fla., Club at Firestone

Elliott Smith: Singer/songwriter Smith is taking to the road to

support XO, and if you're good, he just may wear the same big suit

with the white collar that he donned while performing "Miss Misery" at this

year's Academy Awards.

Elliott Smith Tour Dates:

Sept. 16; Seattle, Wash., Show Box

Sept. 18; Portland, Ore., La Luna

Sept. 19; San Francisco, Calif., 7th Note

Sept. 22; West Hollywood, Calif., Roxy Theatre

Sept. 23; West Hollywood, Calif., Roxy Theatre

Sept. 24; San Diego, Calif., Brick By Brick

Sept. 26; Austin, Texas, Liberty Lunch

Sept. 28; Atlanta, Ga., Variety Playhouse

Sept. 29; Carrboro, N.C., Cat's Cradle

Oct. 1; Washington, D.C., Black Cat

Oct. 2; Philadelphia, Pa., Trocadero

Oct. 3; New York, N.Y., Tramps

Oct. 5; Boston, Mass., Paradise Rock Club

Oct. 6; Providence, R.I., Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel

Oct. 7; Toronto, Ont., Lee's Palace

Oct. 8; Detroit, Mich., Magic Stick

Oct. 9; Chicago, Ill., Metro

Oct. 10; Minneapolis, Minn., 400 Bar

DJ Spooky/Emergency Broadcast System/Plastilina Mosh: Think

vollyball -- Plastilina Mosh's genre blending is the bump, EBS' video mixing

is the set and DJ Spooky's turntable manipulations are the spike.

DJ Spooky/Emergency Broadcast System/Plastilina Mosh Tour Dates:

Oct. 5; New York, N.Y., Irving Plaza

Oct. 6; Providence, R.I., Met Cafe

Oct. 7; Northampton, Mass., Pearl Street

Oct. 8; Cambridge, Mass., Middle East Club

Oct. 9; Burlington, Vt., Club Toast

Oct. 10; Montreal, Que., To Be Announced

Oct. 11; Toronto, Ont., To Be Announced

Oct. 13; Cleveland, Ohio, Peabody's Down Under

Oct. 14; Detroit, Mich., St. Andrews Hall

Oct. 23; Portland, Ore., Crystal Ballroom

Oct. 24; Seattle, Wash., Show Box

Oct. 25; Vancouver, B.C., Sonar

Oct. 29; San Francisco, Calif., Maritime Hall

Oct. 31; Hollywood, Calif., Hollywood Athletic Club

Alien Sex Fiend: Now that Goth kids can walk about unashamed due to

the Bauhaus reunion, their genre mates, still sporting one of the best band

names in the history of music, are free to tour.

Alien Sex Fiend Tour Dates:

Oct. 31; Cambridge, Mass., Manray

Nov. 4; Columbus, Ohio, Chelsie's

Nov. 5; Cleveland, Ohio, Trilogy

Nov. 6; Cincinnati, Ohio, Annie's

Nov. 10; Chicago, Ill., House of Blues

Nov. 14; Washington, D.C., Capitol Ballroom