It’s been fourteen years since Jewel entered the scene with ‘Pieces of You,’ and while her focus has sometimes changed, her singer/songwriter roots remain intact. The Alaska native is readying a full 16-city acoustic tour to celebrate the release of her eight studio album ‘Lullaby.’ The tour launches in Baltimore on October 27 and will carry her through to Fort Worth to close things up on November 15. Meiko will provide opening support on the first leg of the tour.

The second studio album of the blue eyed singer Colbie Caillat, “Breakthrough,” is definitely living up to the name. The up-and-coming singer is anticipating a No. 1 debut next week on Billboard’s 200. She is also in the middle of preparing for a new upcoming headlining tour. Caillat’s North American leg of her “Breakthrough World tour” will kick off in San Diego, CA at House of Blues on September 15.

The Mars Volta, progressive alternative rockers, just as their tour is about to kick off has expanded their headlining US outing backing “Octahedron,” their newly released album. The Mexico based, Texas born group will start their summer and fall tour on August 29, appearing at Outside Lands Festival in San Francisco, followed by several stops on the West Coast before they head east. Seven shows at last check have been added.

After Lyle Lovett tackles his upcoming fall tour with John Hiatt, he will be heading out for a series of headlining shows along with Large Band. The multiple Grammy award winner and veteran performer will be kicking off his headlining stretch in Orange, TX on October 26, after his latest show with Hiatt. The shows with Hiatt kick off in Albuquerque, NM on October 6 and close in Tacoma, WA on October 18.

Silversun Pickups’ latest album “Swoon” has been in the can since April, but you just can’t seem to keep this quartet off the road. They’ve lined up a couple festival gigs at the Outside Lands Festival and San Diego Street Scene before they embark on their fall tour. After they wrap the festival circuit, they take on the club/theatre scene starting at the Pipeline Cafe in Honolulu on September 5. Opening support will be handled by Manchester Orchestra on the first leg of the tour with Cage the Elephant covering the remainder.

The Utah-quartet The Used are fueling up the tour bus in anticipation of their fall concert tour. Their latest album “Artwork” debuts in stores on August 31, coinciding with their first tour stop at Chain Reaction in Anaheim, California. The tour will trek through mid-November, bouncing around the major markets. See a full line-up of tour dates below.

Those wily rockers A.F.I. have a new album in the can (”Crash Love”), and they are itching to get out on the road to serenade their fans with it. The fall tour will begin in Minneapolis on October 2 then spread across the US until they conclude the fun in Chicago on November 7. Full tour dates are listed below.

The original face painters KISS are alive and well, preparing to blanket North America with their 40-date mega tour which is set to launch in Detroit on September 25 & 26. Dubbed “Alive 35″ commorating the band?s 35-year anniversary, the 2009 tour will feature all the old KISS favorites and a bit of a rarity — new songs. The forthcoming “Sonic Boom” will mark the band?s first studio album to be released since “Psycho Circus” hit the streets in 1998. ?Sonic Boom? will be exclusively sold via Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club on October 6.

Indie alt-country artist Neko Case will be staying on the road for 2009 as she announces another month of tour dates in November. Case is touring in support of her latest release “Middle Cyclone” which hit stores on March 3, debuting at number 3 on the Billboard 200.

It turns out this pony crapped out before it ever got out of the gate. Placebo was set to take on their North American tour on September 12, but the trip has been scrapped since singer Brian Molko contracted a virus while in Asia and will need sufficient time to recover. Molko first showed signs of the virus by collapsing during a set at the Summer Sonic Festival in Osaka, Japan. Doctor’s have mandated bed rest for a minimum of six weeks.