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Multiplatinum rock band Fall Out Boy could play large venues in support of its forthcoming album "Infinity on High," but bassist/lyricist Pete Wentz hopes to teach fellow bands a lesson by gigging in clubs for diehard fans right out of the gate.

Jazz-rockers Steely Dan, who have embarked on two North American tours since 2003, look to be lining up a casino tour for early 2007.

Pop-rock foursome Fall Out Boy will start the New Year by visiting more than a dozen North American markets. Unlike the band`s arena-laden schedule from earlier this year, the "Friends and Enemies" tour--which also features New Found Glory, Early November and Permanent Me--will focus on clubs and small theaters.

Irish alt-rock band Snow Patrol has put the finishing touches on its North American tour, which kicks off Feb. 26 in Portland, OR, and wraps with a few Canadian dates in April.

Melissa Etheridge will take to the high seas in March, performing the first night of a week-long Caribbean cruise put together by lesbian lifestyle company Olivia.

Irish punk-rockers Dropkick Murphys continue their hard-touring ways in early 2007, with plans to play shows in the US and Australia following a European outing that kicks off in January.

Ahmet Ertegun, the music-industry legend who founded Atlantic Records and helped guide the careers of acts such as Ray Charles, John Coltrane, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Aretha Franklin and many others, died Thursday (12/14) in New York City. He was 83.

Guns N` Roses achorman Axl Rose has canceled the group`s January concerts in order to finish the band`s long-awaited, oft-delayed album, "Chinese Democracy," the release of which has now been pushed back until next year.

Multi-platinum rock band Fall Out Boy could play large venues in support of its forthcoming album "Infinity on High," but bassist/lyricist Pete Wentz hopes to teach fellow bands a lesson by gigging in clubs for diehard fans right out of the gate.

The full run of dates has been announced for the Jamie Foxx winter tour, which kicks off in San Diego, CA, Dec. 26 and crisscrosses the US through mid-February.