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October 7th is the release date for Howie Day's second album, Stop All The World Now (Epic). It's produced by Youth, (The Verve, Crowded House, Dido) and mixed by Michael Brauer (Coldplay, David Gray, Starsailor), Chris Lord-Alge (Goo Goo Dolls, Shawn Mullins, Eric Clapton), and Clive Goddard (Sneaker Pimps, Marianne Faithful). With all that pedigree on board, it better be good. www.howieday.com

On October 21st, DJ Wally makes his Blue Series debut with Nothing Stays the Same, featuring not just your usual breakbeats, but it's got your trad jazz as well. Groovy, man. The superb Rodney Crowell puts out his 11th album, Fate's Right Hand (Epic) on August 26th and will play at Variety Playhouse on September 14th. If you care at all about songwriting, buy the album and go to the show.

Athens band The Possibilities now have new videos and MP3s on their website www.thepossibilities.org. Way Out is the most recent album, and since then they have ammased an absurd amount of unreleased material, somewhere around 20 CDs worth. Anyone that prolific deserves at least a second glance.

The weekend of September 12th - 14th is the date of the first annual Cabbage Town Park Fund Festival. The Festival sponsored by 97 Estoria and the Sorted Group, will kick off Friday night with a bike parade and tattoo show. The main day, Saturday, will feature bands (A Fir Ju Well and Cadillac Jones already confirmed) and DJ's in the parking lot of 97 Estoria, followed by a mimosa brunch on Sunday. The Festival aims to raise over $5000 towards the upkeep of the Cabbage Town Park. For more information contact Anton at 97 Estoria (404) 522-0966 or Iain at Sorted (404) 394-3446.

The BellRays will return to Atlanta next month, playing at the Echo Lounge on September 23rd. They are supporting Raw Collection (Uppercut) and will preview their upcoming release The Red White & Black. Opening the show will be The Flash Express who have been described as "sweat drenched, sunglasses-at-night punk/soul scorch with an unrelenting bootie-shaking beat." Their debut CD is Introducing the Dynamite Sound of The Flash Express (Hit It Now! Records) with the LP version coming out on Uppercut any day now.

Also returning to town is Trailer Bride, playing at the Earl on September 6th and putting out a new album on the 23rd called Hope is a Thing With Feathers (Bloodshot). Rockpile described this band as "off-kilter...surreal." Full details about the gig at www.badearl.com .

Borialis, whose Capitol debut What You Thought You Heard comes out next year, will play at the Hi Fi Buys Amphitheatre as part of the Sprite Liquid Mix Tour on August 29th.

Danish duo The Raveonettes - Sharin Foo and Sune Rose Wagner - follow up their well-received EP from last year with a full album, Chain Gang of Love, on September 2nd, from Columbia Records. The label also announced an extensive U.S. tour that hits the Echo Lounge on October 9th. www.theraveonettes.com

On August 19th, Damone will play at the Cotton Club, along with Hey Mercedes and Sense Field. Fresh off the Warped Tour, the band is getting attention for its "new-wave abandon and skate-punk frivolity." Their RCA debut, From The Attic, came out in May and Rolling Stone gave it a 3-star review.