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Few names really deserve mention in the same breath as Bob Dylan, but Elvis Costello is assuredly one of 'em. Fittingly, then, the two veteran wordsmiths (and, it moves me to mention, actual geniuses) will link up for a baker's dozen tour dates in the early fall all up and down the right half of the country. These shows mark Elvis Costello's first solo outings in twelve years (following tours with his band of Imposters and his many on-record collaborators), and will feature folk-soul guy Amos Lee as support.

There's been plenty afoot in camp Dylan since the release of last year's fine Modern Times; they're committing his life to film (and committing some great bands to covering him on wax), he's on that new "Johnny Cash Show" DVD, and he's been remixed by sometimes great, often clowny, always poppy (guess that makes him the UK's answer to will.i.am?) producer Mark Ronson.

Ronson's take on "Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)"- pops up on Dylan, a 3CD of Zimmerman classics, out October 1 on SonyBMG. It's the first time Dylan's let himself be remixed, so congrats, Ronson.

Costello, who's been embroiled in a repackage campaign of his own, pops up on a new comp; his unlikely cover of Christina Aguilera's "Beautiful" pops up on the soundtrack to popular cranky medical dramedy "House", out September 18 on Nettwerk.

Dylan/Costello:

09-22 Duluth, GA - The Arena at Gwinnett Center
09-23 Clemson, SC - Littlejohn Coliseum
09-25 Norfolk, VA - Old Dominion University Constant Convocation Center
09-27 Charlottesville, VA - John Paul Jones Arena
09-28 Columbia, MA - Merriweather Post Pavilion
09-29 Kingston, RI - Ryan Center @ University of Rhode Island
09-30 Bridgeport, CT - Arena at Harbor Yard
10-02 Worcester, MA - DCU Center
10-04 Portland, ME - Cumberland County Civic Center
10-05 Manchester, NH - Verizon Wireless Arena
10-06 Albany, NY - Times Union Center
10-08 Syracuse, NY - War Memorial at Oncenter
10-09 Rochester, NY - Gordon Field House @ Rochester Institute of Technology

Dylan:

08-21 Adelaide, Australia - Adelaide Entertainment Centre
08-23 Perth, Australia - Burswood Dome
08-26 Auckland, New Zealand - Civic Theatre
09-16 Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Music Festival
09-19 Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium

Costello:

09-07 Buffalo, NY - Albright-Knox Art Gallery
09-08 Philadelphia, PA - Mann Center
09-09 Nashville, TN - Schermerhorn Symphony Center
09-11 Charlotte, NC - Belk Theatre
09-13 Cary, NC - Koka Booth Amphitheatre
09-14 Minneapolis, MN - Orchestra Hall
09-15 Minneapolis, MN - Orchestra Hall
09-22 Duluth, GA - Gwinnett Center Arena
09-28 Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion