The fight to save legendary New York Rock venue CBGB continues on. A lengthier list of benefit shows have been announced throughout August, ranging from Rockers Chevelle to old-school British Punks Sham 69 (set for two nights at the end of the month). CBGB.com also lists a number of gigs in September, even though it has been reported that the club's lease runs out on August 31. According to the New York Daily News, Little Steven Van Zandt will hold a press conference next week to announce his own campaign to help save CBGB.

The success of Queen's U.K. tour with Paul Rodgers, filling the shoes of the late great Freddie Mercury, is bringing the band Stateside for at least a few concerts this fall. So far, two dates have been announced: October 16 in East Rutherford, NJ and October 22 in Los Angeles. Tickets for both shows are on sale this weekend. Queen's last U.S. tour was in 1982.

The Killers will headline the American version of the Download Festival, one of the many, major U.K. summer concert events. The concert will be held in San Francisco on October 8. Also slated to play the festival are Modest Mouse, The Arcade Fire, Doves, H.I.M. and many others. The U.K. version of the Download Festival took place over three days in June.

Garbage have announced a handful of new, North American tour dates for the end of the summer. The band will play in Chicago on August 22, then a run of four Canadian shows, then Portland, OR on September 3. Garbage recently finished a run of European festival dates, and will head back overseas in October.

Controversial Rapper Lil' Kim will release her fourth studio album, Naked Truth, on September 13. Kim collaborated on the album with a number of top Hip-Hop producers, including Kanye West and Scott Storch.

KoRn singer Jonathan Davis has revealed that ex-Otep guitarist Rob Patterson will be playing with the band on their upcoming European tour, though he is not a replacement for Brian "Head" Welch. On his Web site, Davis writes that Patterson "will not be on stage" and that "we don't want to use samples or tape cause that would suck." However, he says that KoRn is "not ready to have a new guy on stage with us" and that "this is for the first Europe run only. We have some new exciting ideas on how we are gonna play live in the future and I am sure it will blow your mind." Davis adds that the band has mixed 13 songs for their next studio album.