Local alt-rockers Conditions just signed with the new independent label Good Fight Music and are recording their full-length debut in Baltimore with Paul Leavitt, who has worked with Senses Fail and All Time Low. The band plays SXSW in Austin this weekend and will be on board the Vans Warped Tour this summer, which stops at Virginia Beach Amphitheater on July 21. Hear them at http://www.myspace.com/conditionsband.  . . .  Goochland County singer-songwriter George Taylor released his Americana debut, “TroubleTown,“ this week. The album is available at http://www.cdbaby.com.  . . .  Jack Johnson’s new studio release, “To the Sea,“ doesn’t arrive until June 1, but he’s already announced tour dates, including a July 16 stop at Virginia Beach Amphitheater (on sale April 10). Johnson is donating 100 percent of tour profits to the more than 150 community groups that are part of his All At Once Community charity organization.  . . .  Green Day is expected to embark on another U.S. tour, starting Aug. 3 in New Jersey.

This year’s Dominion Riverrock festival at Brown’s Island will feature the music of Grace Potter and the Nocturnals on May 14 and Robert Randolph and the Family Band on May 15. The “sports and river life” fest is free and open to the public.  . . .  Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Crosby, Stills and Nash are pairing for a summer tour that comes to Jiffy Lube Live in Manassas on Aug. 15 at 7:30 p.m. Various pre-sales begin Tuesday at http://www.livenation.com. The public on-sale date is March 12.  . . .  The cast of TV’s “Glee” is going on the road in May for a four-city exclusive tour. The closest to us is May 28-29 at Radio City Music Hall in New York. Tickets are on sale March 13 at 9 a.m. via Ticketmaster.  . . .  A second D.C. date for the Carole King-James Taylor “Troubadour Reunion Tour” has been added June 23 at for 8 p.m. at the Verizon Center. Tickets go on sale tomorrow at 10 a.m.  . . .  Lady Gaga has confirmed that she’ll spend the summer touring North America on a 30-city arena tour. Dates will be announced soon.  . . .  The third song from the Smashing Pumpkins’ “Teargarden By Kaleidyscope” project, called “A Stitch in Time,“ is available now at http://www.smashingpumpkins.com.  . . .  Billboard’s annual Top 40 Money Makers of 2009 has been released, and no surprise that U2 tops the list, having taken in $108 million last year, most of it from its “360” tour. Bruce Springsteen is runner-up with $57.6 million through touring, digital downloads and publishing revenues, and Madonna comes in third for $47.2 million from her “Sticky and Sweet” tour, as well as licensing and merchandise revenue. On TV

Last season’s fourth-place “American Idol” finisher, Allison Iraheta, will return to the show tonight (8 p.m. on Fox) to perform on the show’s first live-results show of the season. She’ll perform her single, “Scars.“ In other “Idol” news, in a conference call last week, Simon Cowell said he’d love Lady Gaga to be a guest mentor this season and expects a female to win this year’s “Idol” crown (read more at TimesDispatch.com, keyword: pop culture blog).  . . .  At the March 15 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony, Billie Joe Armstrong will induct The Stooges; Trey Anastasio will do the same for Genesis; Wyclef Jean will do the honors for inductee Jimmy Cliff; Steven Van Zandt will initiate The Hollies; Barry and Robin Gibb will do ABBA; and Jackson Browne will honor David Geffen. The ceremony will air live on Fuse.  . . .  Garth Brooks has announced a new round of dates for his stint at Wynn Las Vegas. He’ll play the Encore Theatre on June 25-27, July 16-18 and Aug. 6-8. All tickets are $125 and available at http://www.wynnlasvegas.com.  . . .  Justin Bieber has been tapped as the musical guest on “Saturday Night Live” on April 10. The teen sensation has also expressed interest in participating in one of the show’s digital shorts.  . . .  Look for Frank Zappa DVD “The Freak Out List” on April 20. The disc features rare footage of Zappa and The Mothers of Invention, plus interviews with Ian Underwood, Don Preston and George Duke.  Album news

Celine Dion will give fans a glimpse of her life onstage and backstage in “Celine: Through the Eyes of the World,“ a two Gabrielweek engagement of her concert film/documentary that began last night and is playing at Movieland and Commonwealth 20.  . . .  Sorry, Genesis fans, but there will be no reunion when the band is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame March 15. Peter Gabriel has confirmed that he will not attend the event.  . . .  The “Twilight” movie and cast lead this year’s Nickelodeon 23rd annual Kids’ Choice Awards with five nominations, followed by Miley Cyrus with four. The show will air live from L.A. on March 27 with Kevin James hosting. Fans can vote at http://www.nick.com starting next Thursday.  . . .  Jimi Hendrix, who defines Cyrus"guitar hero,“ will have his own “Rock Band” video game by year’s end. Hendrix’s stepsister mentioned the impending game during an interview with the L.A. Times.  . . .  Everyone has a theory about the person Carly Simon sings about in “You’re So Vain.“ Now, with the re-release of the song on Simon’s “Never Been Gone” album,“ the singer is asking fans and filmmakers to submit their own videos for the song. The winning video will be featured on AOL Music’s Spinner.com and screened at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival. Visit http://irisrecords.com/ for submission details.  . . .  Gene Simmons’ “Family Jewels” returns for a fifth season on A&E March 21 at 9 p.m. The show will cross the 100th episode threshold this season. Album news

The video for the new version of “We Are the World” will debut during the opening ceremony of the Vancouver Winter Olympics tomorrow on NBC. Coverage begins at 7:30 p.m. The recast version of the 1985 Mrazsong, which features an eclectic array of musicians and celebrities including Kanye West, Jason Mraz, Barbra Streisand, Lil Wayne, Jennifer Hudson, Miley Cyrus and Toni Braxton, will be available for purchase at most online music retailers starting tomorrow. All proceeds will go to earthquake relief in Haiti through the newly formed We Are the World Foundation.  . . .  Through March 14, Comcast On Demand is presenting “Stand Up 2 Cancer,“ featuring videos from more than 60 artists (Celine Dion, Beastie Boys, Katy Perry, U2, Ne-Yo). Viewers are encouraged by the celeb participants to make a donation to the Stand Up 2 Cancer organization at http://www.su2c.org/give. . . .  “American Idol” judge and songwriter Kara DioGuardi has teamed with Folgers to seek a new version of the coffee’s popular “The Best Part of Wakin’ Up” jingle. Submissions will be accepted through Feb. 28 at http://www.bestpartofwakinup.com. The grand prize is $25,000 and the chance to appear in a commercial.  . . .  If you need a last-minute Valentine’s gift, the coming-to-Richmond-in-July Michael Bublé is offering a “Special Delivery”—six previously unreleased classics, such as “Mack the Knife” and “Dream a Little Dream”—via all digital retailers. Also, Rascal Flatts has “14 Love Songs for the 14th” at all digital outlets. The tracks include “This Everyday Love” and “I Melt.“  . . .  Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora said in a recent conference call that the band might perform some of its albums in their entirety on some stops of the upcoming two-year “The Circle” tour—a novelty explored by Bruce Springsteen and Steely Dan last year. Sambora also said the band has a greatest-hits record ready to go, which will include three new songs.  . . .  The U.S. Air Guitar Championships will hit the road this spring. The competition will stop at the 9:30 Club in D.C. on April 10. Tickets go on sale tomorrow at http://www.usairguitar.com.  Album news

As a tie-in with its Super Bowl appearance Sunday, The Who is getting its own channel on Sirius XM starting today at 3 p.m. “The Who Channel” (16 on Sirius, 40 on XM) will feature music and interviews from the band’s five-decade career, and also the live broadcast of Sunday’s halftime performance. The channel runs until Monday night.  . . .  Ellen DeGeneres makes her “American Idol” debut Tuesday when the show moves into its Hollywood Round. Also, judge Kara DioGuardi and Elliott Yamin will head to Africa for a few days next month for a charity visit; some footage might be used on this year’s “Idol Gives Back.“ Simon Cowell is also getting charitable. He enlisted Susan Boyle, Jon Bon Jovi, Miley Cyrus, Rod Stewart, Robbie Williams, Mariah Carey and others for a remake of R.E.M.‘s “Everybody Hurts,“ the proceeds from which will benefit the Helping Haiti Fund and the Disasters Emergency Committee. The song, which can be streamed on YouTube, will be available for download at http://www.amazon.co.uk and http://www.hmv.com starting Sunday.  . . .  Bob Dylan, Jennifer Hudson, John Mellencamp, Smokey Robinson and others will be “"In Performance at the White House: A Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement” on Feb. 10. The concert will be hosted by President Barack Obama and his family. It will air on PBS on Feb. 11.  . . .  Comcast customers can get a look at John Legend’s “Evolver” tour On Demand in HD.  . . .  This week, New Kids on the Block released “Coming Home,“ a live DVD from their recent world tour that also features behind-the-scenes footage. On TV

The Rockitz Battle of the Bands took place last week, with A Good Natured Riot winning first place. Caught in the Rift came in second, and The Velvet Nines took third. Check out their performance videos at http://www.rockitz.net.  . . .  “Hope for Haiti,“ the musical performances from last week’s all-star telethon, is the top-selling album on iTunes and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart. One of the highlights of the telethon, the performance of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” by Justin Timberlake, Matt Morris and Charlie Sexton, is Timberlakethe best-selling single track on iTunes, while internationally, “Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour),“ the collaboration by Jay-Z, Rihanna and U2, has garnered the most charity downloads internationally.  . . .  Also for Haiti, will.i.am has remixed The Who’s classic “My Generation” and slapped Slash on the track, which will air during the Super Bowl (where the band will perform) and then go on sale via iTunes. Proceeds will benefit earthquake relief funds. Speaking of The Who, for those who like to have some gambling at their Super Bowl viewing party and guess which songs the halftime entertainment will play, Pete Townshend just ruined your fun. The band’s guitarist told TownshendBillboard this week that The Who will do a medley consisting of “Baba O’Riley,“ “Pinball Wizard,“ “Tommy,“ “Who Are You” and “Won’t Get Fooled Again.“  . . .  Jon Bon Jovi is filming a guest appearance for a Valentine’s Day episode of “30 Rock.“ The singer will play a former boyfriend of Tina Fey’s Liz Lemon.  . . .  Bob Dylan, John Mellencamp, Jennifer Hudson, Smokey Robinson and John Legend will perform at “In Performance at the White House: A Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement,“ which airs on PBS on Feb. 11.  . . .  “Don’t Forget the Lyrics” is set to return as a cable/first-run syndicated series. The show, hosted by Mark McGrath, will air Monday-Friday on VH1 starting this fall.

If you have a special way of singing “Danny Boy,“ WCVE wants to hear from you. The station is producing a CD—sales of which will benefit WCVE—on which the version selected will appear. Entries are being accepted through Jan. 31 for original music renditions of the song and “Danny Boy”-inspired artwork. Visit ideastations.org/dannyboy for details.  . . .  Paste Magazine has launched “Songs for Haiti,“ a relief effort that rewards donors with more than 250 downloadable songs donated by artists including Ludacris, Andrew Bird, Hanson and Of Montreal. Listeners can make a donation directly on the site, http://songsforhaiti.org/, and then receive access to the download Bowievault.  . . .  On Tuesday, Fuse will air “David Bowie: A Reality Tour,“ a 90-minute special featuring highlights from the Dublin stop of his 2003-2004 tour. A digitally remastered 33-song companion CD will be released the same day.  . . .  Trey Songz will star alongside LeToya Luckett, long ago of Destiny’s Child, in “Preacher’s Kid,“ which arrives Jan. 29. The film is a modern-day version of the Bible’s story about the prodigal son.  . . .  Due Feb. 9 is “CMT Invitation Only: Reba,“ a one-hour DVD of Reba McEntire performing hits from her latest album, “Keep on Loving You,“ and many of her greatest hits.  . . .  Scheduled for Conan O’Brien’s show tonight is Barry Manilow. It’s a fitting choice, as Manilow served as Bette Midler’s pianist early in their careers, and Midler serenaded Johnny Carson on the penultimate episode of “The Tonight Show.“ Tomorrow is expected to be O’Brien’s last hurrah on NBC.

The Hat Factory kicks off its new weekly country night tomorrow at 8 o’clock with DJ mFace playing country tunes, $1 beer and $1 sliders from 8 to 10 p.m. and the chance to hop on Stetson, the mechanical bull. For more information, visit http://www.rounduprichmond.com.  . . .  Bon Jovi will perform at the Jan. 31 Grammy Awards, and fans can now choose which song they’ll perform. Head to http://www.cbs.com/grammys and cast your vote for one of six of the band’s hits. The winning song will be revealed during the show, which will air live on CBS.  . . .  Carole King and James Taylor are teaming for a tour—the “Troubadour Reunion” which has a June 8 date penciled in at the Verizon Center in D.C. Tickets for the show go on sale Jan. 22. King and Taylor will perform on “The Today Show’ and “The Late Show with David Letterman” on Jan. 20.  . . .  With “Bad Romance” hitting No. 1 on the Billboard chart, Lady Gaga has set a record: the first time an artist has scored five No. 1 singles in a row from a debut album. Ms. Gaga also is the new spokeswoman for Polaroid.  . . .  From the trivia department: The character “Creed Bratton” on NBC’s “The Office” is played by . . .  Creed Bratton, a member of the Grass Roots. Bratton is still into music and on Feb. 8 will release “Bounce Back.“

If you’re holding tickets to the Black Eyed Peas concert at Hampton Coliseum, hang on to them a little longer. The show, originally slated to kick off the group’s tour Jan. 19, has been moved to Feb. 22. An “unforeseen scheduling conflict” is to blame. All previously purchased tickets will be honored at the new date, or refunds are available at point of purchase. Visit http://www.hamptoncoliseum.org for more details.  . . .  Some new names to add to the performance lineup of the 52nd annual Grammy Awards: Lady Gaga, Green Day, Zac Brown Band and the Dave Matthews Band. The show airs live from L.A. on CBS on Jan. 31.  . . .  Speaking of DMB, the guys have been crowned the top touring act of the decade by concert industry trade magazine Pollstar. The band grossed nearly $530 million from its relentless touring between 2000 and 2009. Following DMB are Celine Dion ($522 million), Kenny Chesney ($455 million), Bruce Springsteen ($444 million) and The Rolling Stones ($426 million).  . . .  Susan Boyle continues her astounding reign as her “I Dreamed a Dream” album remains at No. 1 on the Billboard album chart, selling an additional 131,330 copies. The album has moved more than 3 million copies in six weeks.  . . .  Green Day’s “American Idiot” musical, based on the band’s 2004 CD, will begin previews on Broadway on March 24, with an April 20 opening planned. On TV

Though in recent years Elliott Yamin has performed at the annual Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation gala, this year, the singer will be on tour and unable to attend (side note: He’s at The Birchmere in Alexandria on Saturday).  The JDRF is holding auditions Jan. 16 from noon to 5 p.m. at the Children’s Museum of Richmond for singers 6 years and older hoping to perform at the 10th annual gala on Feb. 27 at The Jefferson Hotel. Those auditioning must be prepared to tell a 30-second story about how diabetes has affected their lives and to sing to an instrumental CD.

This year’s New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival will boast performances from Pearl Jam, Aretha Franklin, My Morning Jacket, Lionel Richie, Anita Baker and a ton of other acts.  FranklinTickets are on sale now for both weekends (April 23-25 and April 29-May 2) at http://www.nojazzfest.com.  . . .  Green Day will become just the second band to get its own “Rock Band” video game, following The Beatles’ release in September. Game-developer Harmonix announced that the all-Green Day version will arrive in 2010.  . . .  Fans of HBO’s music-comedy series “Flight of the Conchords” will be bummed to know that the show is not returning for a third season.  . . .  Rick Springfield is working on a memoir, “Late, Late at Night,“ which will delve into the heartthrob’s battle with depression. It’s due in October. Album news

The Rockitz Battle of the Bands, featuring local contenders, finished its semifinals round Tuesday. Voters can watch the top five bands perform online on YouTube (head to rockitz.net for the link) and vote for the Jan. 23 finals. .  . . .  Michael Jackson’s “This Is It” arrives on DVD and Blu-Ray on Jan. 26. The discs will each contain more than 90 minutes of extras, including Buffetttwo documentaries that further detail the planning of his London shows.  . . .  Jimmy Buffett and the Zac Brown Band will share the stage this month to tape an installment of CMT’s “Crossroads” series. The show will premiere in March.  . . .  Nick Lachey will host NBC’s a cappella singing competition, “The Sing-Off,“ airing Dec. 14-16, with the finale Dec. 21. Celebrity judges include Ben Folds, Shawn Stockman (of Boyz II Men) and a rotating surprise guest each night.  . . .  Beatles Rock Band players can now download all of “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” to play along with. Visit the “music store” on the game’s main menu screen.  . . .  The Black Eyed Peas will hit the road in 2010; they have a Feb. 23 date at the Verizon Center in D.C. penciled in.  . . .  In his Dec. 11 Brown"20/20” interview with ABC’s Robin Roberts, Chris Brown is expected to discuss in detail his assault of ex-girlfriend Rihanna. The interview was taped last weekend.  . . .  Live topped the alt-rock charts in the’90s, but the band has broken up. Guitarist Chad Taylor announced the news via Live’s fan e-mail list. On TV

The Jefferson Theater in Charlottesville will reopen Nov. 27 with a performance from Sons of Bill and Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit. The venue has been closed three years for renovations. It’s returning with a lineup including Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, Tea Leaf Green and a New Year’s Eve show with Gogol Bordello. Visit http://www.jeffersontheater.com for details.  . . .  If you haven’t gotten around to checking out Michael Jackson’s “This Is It,“ it’s still in theaters—and has made more than $200 million worldwide. But if you have a lot of patience and don’t want to pony up for the DVD early next year, you can see the film on MTV and its sister channels in 2011 as MTV Networks acquired the exclusive TV rights to air the concert documentary.  . . .  The Dave Matthews Band’s online store (http://www.davematthewsband.com) is giving fans a free “Live Trax” sampler from 2007 with every purchase of a physical item. Also, through Dec. 31, buyers who spend $25 will receive a free subscription to Rolling Stone (along with the sampler).  . . .  Leona Lewis is certainly hoping that “I See You” turns into the next “My Heart Will Go On.“ The British songbird’s tune will play over the end credits of James Cameron’s"Avatar,“ opening Dec. 18. Cameron’s last feature? “Titanic.“  . . .  Liam Gallagher told an Italian radio station that he and the other former Oasis members are starting a new band—without brother Noel.  . . .  Wynonna Judd told Billboard.com that she and mother Naomi are in talks to resurrect The Judds in 2010.

Adigitally remastered version of The Rolling Stones’ “Live at the Max” concert is available on DVD and Blu-ray. The release celebrates the 20th anniversary of the band’s “Steel Wheels” tour; the film was the first feature-length IMAX film ever shot.  . . .  On Tuesday, Fuse will air a John Mayer concert live from the Beacon Theatre in New York. The show coincides with the release of his fourth studio album, “Battle Studies,“ also out that day.  . . .  A new Beatles documentary, “The Beatles on Record,“ will premiere on The History Channel at 10 p.m. Nov. 25. The special explores how the guys developed as musicians and songwriters.  . . .  Katy Perry makes her “MTV Unplugged” debut on MTV.com at 6 a.m. Monday. The clips are a preview of her album of the same name that arrives Tuesday. Included in Perry’s “Unplugged” session are acoustic versions of hits “I Kissed a Girl” and “Waking Up in Vegas,“ plus the new “Brick by Brick” and a cover of Fountains of Wayne’s “Hackensack.“