Loose Ends: All-American Rejects Cancellations, Virgin Festival Additions And Eminem Complaint Dropped

The day after All-American Rejects performed at Toronto's Molson Amphitheatre as part of Edgefest 2, doctors ordered lead singer Tyson Ritter to rest his vocal chords to prevent potential permanent damage. The group were forced to cancel their two remaining Canadian shows, July 19 at Winnipeg's Burton Cummings Theatre and July 24 at Vancouver's Croatian Cultural Centre.

Five more acts have been added to the lineup of the Virgin Festival taking place in Toronto on Sept. 9 and 10. British rock trio Muse and Halifax band Wintersleep will play on day one, while Chicago rapper Lupe Fiasco, Dartmouth, N.S. rockers Matt Mays & El Torpedo and Toronto indie rock band The Diableros will perform on day two. Belgian remixers 2ManyDJs have been dropped from the bill due to scheduling conflicts.

A man who told police that he had been punched by Eminem in the men's room of a Detroit strip club last week has withdrawn his complaint against the rapper, ending a brief investigation into the matter. No reason has been given for the alleged victim's change of heart.

British rock band Kasabian and guitarist/keyboardist Chris Karloff have parted company less than two months before the release of their second album, Empire. The group released this statement on their website:

"Karloff and the band experienced certain creative and artistic differences during the writing and recording of their second album. These irreconcilable and diverging approaches resulted in the band asking Karloff to leave the group. Karloff will pursue a musical career elsewhere."

Janet Jackson followers have a chance to contribute to the artwork for her forthcoming 20 Years Old album, which is scheduled for a Sept. 26 release via Virgin. Fans can download 33 images of the wardrobe malfunction-plagued R&B star here for use as part of their own covers. Sixteen finalists will win Jackson's complete album discography on CD, while Michael Jackson's younger sister will personally choose the final four winners, whose creations will appear on selected publicly distributed copies of the album.

Toronto concert announcements:

July 27 Republic Of Safety, Laura Barrett and Pony Da Look @ Gladstone
July 27 Jack Breakfast, Sunparlour Players, Jay Clark Reid, Ian Philp, Megan Hamilton, Shelby Lynne and Dave White @ Tranzac Club
July 27 The Brown Hornets, Shikasta and White Van Speaker Scam @ Silver Dollar
July 28 The Sour Keys, The Viking Club, Sharp Like Knives and Windom Earle @ Sneaky Dee's
July 29 Lal, Faith Nolan, Quammie Ensemble and DJ No-Capitalista @ El Mocambo
July 29 Christine Evans @ Drake Hotel
July 29 The 3Tards, Hostage Life, The Antics, Hell Yeah Fuck Yeah, Tear It Down and Maple Street Impressions @ Kathedral
Aug. 4 Tyrese Gibson, Jadakiss, Fabolous and Bobby Valentino @ Air Canada Centre
Aug. 5 The Marble Index @ Drake Hotel
Aug. 5 D'Ubervilles, The Moving Targets and The Disraelis @ Silver Dollar
Aug. 11 Die Mannequin and Cities In Dust @ Drake Hotel
Aug. 12 The Old Soul, Run Chico Run and Panurge @ Silver Dollar
Aug. 14 Victoria Williams, Mark Olson, Colin Linden, Luke Doucet, Melissa McClelland and The Supers @ Palais Royale
Aug. 17 Andre Ethier @ Silver Dollar
Aug. 26 Junior Boys @ El Mocambo
Aug. 26 Frontier Index and Sweet Thing @ Silver Dollar
Aug. 27 Cameron Family Singers, Creaking Tree String Quartet, The Backstabbers, Swamperella, Countrypolitans, Paradise Rangers and Atomic 7 @ Ward's Island
Sept. 3 World Party @ Opera House
Sept. 11 French Kicks @ Lee's Palace
Sept. 12 DJ Krush @ Mod Club
Sept. 12 Mastodon, Converge and The Bronx @ Phoenix
Sept. 14 Atmosphere, Mac Lethal and Psalm One @ Phoenix
Sept. 14 Electric Six @ Lee's Palace
Sept. 16 Mates Of State @ Lee's Palace
Sept. 20 The Cardigans @ Opera House
Sept. 23 Tool @ Molson Amphitheatre
Sept. 28 Boot Camp Clik, Buckshot, Smiff N Wess and Heltah Skeltah @ Phoenix
Sept. 29-30 Blackie And The Rodeo Kings @ Horseshoe Tavern
Oct. 5 Dwight Yoakam and Johnny Reid @ Massey Hall
Oct. 13 Anagram and The Creeping Nobodies @ Silver Dollar

Vancouver concert announcements:

Aug. 11 The Invisible Eyes, Eux Autres and The R.A.D.I.O. @ Lamplighter
Aug. 13 Paul Kelly @ Media Club
Aug. 15 The Blind Boys Of Alabama @ Abbotsford Pentecostal Assembly
Aug. 25 BT and Danny Taylor @ Richard's On Richards
Sept. 2 Jeremy Enigk @ Richard's On Richards
Sept. 14 Moe. @ Commodore Ballroom
Sept. 14 Underoath, Silverstein, Moneen and He Is Legend @ Croatian Cultural Centre
Sept. 15 The Old Crow Medicine Show @ Commodore Ballroom
Sept. 26 Phoenix @ Richard's On Richards
Sept. 28-29 Rancid and The Aquabats @ Croatian Cultural Centre
Oct. 1 Keane @ Orpheum Theatre
Oct. 3 Pennywise, Circle Jerks, Ignite and Brown Brigade @ Croatian Cultural Centre
Oct. 4 Pennywise, Circle Jerks, Ignite and Brown Brigade @ Commodore Ballroom
Oct. 17 Cryptopsy, Skinless and Muspellheim @ Lamplighter
Nov. 18 Dan Bern @ Red Room