*DARIA MUSK TRIO has been working, as mentioned here last week, on writing, rehearsing and even recording plenty of new material and expects to have its CD ready soon… but the local debut of that new material was postponed last week when the band’s show at The Monkey Bar – the new side project of Tuxedo Junction in Danbury – was canceled at the last minute. “Venue conflicts” was the official word from the band, who learned of the cancellation Friday morning.

There are currently no shows on DM3’s schedule. You can, however, hear a sample of its new single “The World Is What You Make Of It” by visiting the band’s website, DariaMuskTrio.com.

*A final reminder this weekend that JEWEL will be performing a benefit concert on Friday, September 24, at Ives Concert Park in Danbury. Tickets for the lawn area are $30 for adults, and $15 for children. (Student, senior and group discounts are usually available, and lawn seating for ages 2 and under is usually free, but there may be a policy change for this show because of its fundraiser status. Contact the box office if you’re considering any of these options.)

Reserved seating in the first six rows is $150 per ticket, and tickets for the next eight rows are $75. Remaining reserved seats are $55 each. Remaining tickets will be available tonight at the gate on the day of a show, with a $3 surcharge and on a cash-only basis. For last-minute details try calling 837-9226.

*CHICAGO and EARTH, WIND & FIRE have teamed up for a tour that will stop in Uncasville on November 1. Tickets for the Mohegan Sun Arena show are on sale at $35 and $55; go to any tickets.com vendor for purchases. Also new on the arena’s calendar is an October 29 RASCAL FLATTS concert. Those tickets will be going on sale Saturday (Sept 25) at 10 am, all priced at $34.75.

*HALL & OATES will be playing at Foxwoods Casino’s Fox Theatre on December 11. Tickets for this recently-added show are already on sale, and are $38.50 and $49.50 apiece. Call the box office at 800-200-2882 or visit www.Foxwoods.com for details.

*COLLECTIVE SOUL, originally scheduled to play Toad’s Place on November 18, will now be at the New Haven club one week earlier. Don’t worry about exchanging tickets, though. If you’ve already purchased tickets for the show, they will be honored on Veterans’ Day. Even Out will have the opening set.

NRBQ will be back at Toad’s later in the month, playing a post-Thanksgiving show on November 26.

Until next week I’ll be seeing you… on the road.

Questions and comments should be sent to Shannon Hicks c/o The Newtown Bee, 5 Church Hill Road, Newtown, CT 06470, or shannon@thebee.com, or call the office at 426-3141.

Shows listed at club locations are for ages 21 and over unless specified.

UPCOMING CONCERTS

SEPTEMBER 24 — Jewel at Ives Concert Park, Danbury; Charisma at Carl Anthony’s Trattoria, Monroe; Alice Cooper at Foxwoods Casino’s Fox Theatre, Ledyard; Darik & The Funbags at Toad’s Place, New Haven, Green Inside, Tyme Peace and Red Handed opening; Off The Hook at Bravo’s, Fairfield;

September 25 — Steve-O’s “Don’t Try This At Home” Tour 2004 at The Webster Theatre, Hartford; The Zoo at Tuxedo Junction, Danbury;

September 26 — Jimmie’s Chicken Shack at The Webster Theatre, Dexter, Consequence of Changes, et al opening (all ages); Talib Kweli at Toad’s Place (all ages);

September 28 — The Weakerthans at Toad’s Place, Lucero and Murder By Death opening (all ages);

September 29 — Edwin McCain Band at Toad’s Place, Shurman opening (all ages);

September 30 — Dillinger Escape Plan at Toad’s Place, Everytime I Die, Zao and Mystery Signals opening (all ages);

OCTOBER 1 —Off The Hook at Carl Anthony’s, Monroe; Dobie Gray at Mohegan Sun’s Wolf Den, Uncasville; KRS-One at Toad’s Place, New Haven (all ages);

October 2 — Off The Hook at 707 On Main, Monroe; Them Bones at Tuxedo Junction, Danbury; Lucky Boys Confusion at The Webster Theatre, Hartford, The Matches, Plain White Ts and Dropping Daylight opening;

October 3 — Further Seems Forever at Toad’s Place, The Kicks, Brandston and Moments In Grace opening (all ages);

October 5 — King’s X at The Webster Theatre, Liquid Moon, XFactorX and Chris McCarvill opening; Little Brother at Toad’s Place;

October 6 — Insane Clown Posse at The Webster Theatre, Anybody Killa and Mack 10 opening (all ages);

October 7 — Bob Weir and Ratdog at The Ridgefield Playhouse for Movies & The Performing Arts; Type O Negative at Toad’s Place, Amorphus opening (all ages);

October 8 — Tower of Power at The Webster Theatre, Pocketful of Funk opening; Off The Hook at The Redding Roadhouse; The Saw Doctors at Toad’s Place, Wide Awake in America opening (all ages); David Cassidy at Mohegan Sun’s Wolf Den (also October 9);

October 9 — Martin Sexton at Toad’s Place (all ages); Off The Hook at Bravo’s, Fairfield; David Cassidy at Mohegan Sun’s Wolf Den.