This year marks the 20th anniversary of "Shake Your Money Maker," the commercial hit and debut effort by The Black Crowes. But the veteran band's celebration of that milestone will be bittersweet.

Co-founded by brothers Chris and Rich Robinson, the Crowes plan to begin an indefinite hiatus after releasing a new album this summer and completing a four-month tour. After filling the next few months with scattered festival gigs and one-offs, the Crowes will officially launch their pre-hiatus tour on August 13 at Riverside Theatre in Milwaukee, WI.

Hard rock veterans The Black Crowes have announced the first leg of dates for their Stuck Inside Utopia Tour. The first block of the band's jaunt will focus on East Coast markets, and includes nearly 30 dates in both the U.S. and Canada.

The trek kicks off August 25 at the Wolf Trap in Vienna, VA, and is currently booked through October 3 at Chastain Park Amphitheatre in Atlanta, GA. The Crowes will also touch down for gigs on August 27 at the Bank of America Pavilion in Boston, MA; September 2 at Central Park Summerstage in New York, NY; September 17 at Higher Ground in Burlington, VT; and September 26 at Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN, among other dates.

Widespread Panic, The Black Crowes, The Black Keys and The Avett Brothers are the featured performers at the eighth annual Forecastle Festival, held July 10-12 at the Riverfront Belvedere in Louisville, KY. Widespread Panic will perform for two of the three nights, one of only three festival appearances this summer.

Nederlander Entertainment produces the annual music, art and activism festival. More than 65 additional bands and DJs are yet to be announced for the 2009 event lineup.

The Black Crowes, on tour in support of their March 2008 release, "Warpaint," have cancelled a pair of weekend shows: September 13 at The Joint in Las Vegas, NV, and September 14 at the Civic Auditorium in Santa Cruz, CA.

According to a post on the band's Web site, the concert cancellations are due to an unexpected illness within the band.

Headliners Beck and The Black Crowes are among the 35 bands performing on four stages at the 24th annual Street Scene 2008 in downtown San Diego, CA, to be held September 19-20. It is one of California's longest running music festivals.

Also on the bill are: Justice, STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector 9), Michael Franti & Spearhead, The National, Spoon, TV on The Radio, Atmosphere, Cat Power, Hot Chip, Tegan and Sara, The New Pornographers, X, Vampire Weekend, The Hives, Cold War Kids, Ghostland Observatory, Spiritualized, Antibalas, Man Man, The Mother Hips, Tokyo Police Club, DeVotchKa, The Night Marchers, Nortec Collective presents Bostich + Fussible, Does it Offend You, Yeah?, Del The Funky Homosapien, Eagles of Death Metal, Foals, The Muslims, Dengue Fever, MGMT, Sea Wolf, West Indian Girl and Chester French.