The alternative rockers ended their 2008 tour, after playing 354 shows in support of their 2008 self-titled debut, at Walt Disney Hall in Los Angeles. The Comet was lucky enough to be there to witness the seminal show which featured the Calder Quartet, and paid tribute to their East L.A. origins with a local girls choir, high school marching band and mariachis. The event was filmed for a DVD which premiered last night. Check out the film’s trailer:

Two organizations, operated by Phish fans, have raised and distributed a combined $1 million for charity—the Mockingbird Foundation, which supports music education for children, and the Mimi Fishman Foundation, benefiting various vision-related, women, children and animal charities.

Country rocker Hank Williams III will perform a show September 18 to benefit Happy Tales Humane Shelter in Franklin, Tenn, a no-kill animal shelter. Yay!

The Neon Trees and Semi Precious Weapons took of their clothes, made fans take off their clothes, and freaked out security during the Sunset Strip Music Festival. Rock is back.

Robby Takac’s new blog for The Comet Robby’s Lobby chronicles the musings of his life as founding member of multi-platiumn band the Goo Goo Dolls, his unconventional label Good Charamel Records, J-Rock, and the state of the music biz.

After giving radio the middle finger, Cee-Lo Green announces plans to release his first solo album in six years, “The Lady Killer.” Like many, we’ve fallin’ in love with Green’s super catchy viral hit “F**k You” and can’t wait to hear what else the artist has in store when the record drops Dec. 7. You sway us and slay us, Cee-Lo! xo

Bob Dylan has just done away with ticketing fees all together for his show in San Francisco Aug 25. No advance tickets. Just pay cash at the door!

Gnarls Barkley singer/producer Cee-Lo Green has an online smash with the very un-radio friendly R&B/funk smash “F**k You.” The rough cut video, which only features the lyrics, has already had millions of views.

There’s not much to say here except that The Comet staff is a big fan of the word “interweb” and happy it has found its home in the Oxford Dictionary of English. It joins words only a “tech geek” would love like “defriend” and “tweetup,” as well as “hater.” This ain’t yo mama’s dictionary anymore.

The Comet blogger and dance artist Zayra offers a “DJ Dictionary,” beginning with Dave Audé. When making her dance record, the artist summoned Audé to cast a spell on her remixes—only the “fire starter” could satisfy Zayra’s craving for delicious heavy bass.

Go, Reba, go! Reba McEntire has reached over one million Facebook fans, making the star just one of ten country artists to achieve the popularity milestone. Forthcoming album “All the Women I Am,” produced by Dann Huff, drops November 9.

This list made The Comet staff smile. We believe that Friday the 13th is actually a good luck day. We also look favorably on black cats. However, we do try to avoid walking under ladders—no reason to tempt fate too much.

Lady Antebellum is crossing the pond for their debut U.K. concert. The Nashville trio will play the O2 Shepherds Bush Empire tomorrow night (Aug. 11) in London. Latest single “Our Kind of Love” is out now. Yay!

The Comet favorite Mark Ronson is set to release third album, “Record Collection,” on Sept. 28. The compilation of original songs marks Ronson’s debut as a vocalist and finds the super producer collaborating with an array of diverse talent, including members of Duran Duran, Boy George, Q-Tip and Ghostface Killah.

“Glee” creator Ryan Murphy confirms that Britney Spears will in fact guest star on the series. As previously reported, there will be an entire “Glee” episode devoted to Ms. Spears’ catalog but it was unclear if the pop star would appear in person. Still no word if Matthew Morrison will shave his head.

Legendary indie label Sub Pop made a bold statement to the Seattle Weekly. The label’s general manager Megan Jasper stated:  “We used to give…tchotchke items away for free in an effort to entice people to pay for the music, but we’re considering flipping our strategy so that people pay for the toy and receive the music for free. Just a thought.”

Sugarland has released the video for their current single “Stuck Like Glue,” from the country duo’s forthcoming “The Incredible Machine.” The male lead in the video is Ryan McPartlin who plays Captain Awesome on the TV show “Chuck.”  Check it out!

U2’s 360° tour is resuming tonight in Turin, Italy. As previously reported, the U.S. dates were rescheduled for spring/summer 2011, after being postponed due to Bono’s emergency back surgery. We’ll see you in Helsinki, Bono!

Five-time Grammy Award winner Faith Hill has been named the ambassador for its Tide Loads of Hope program, a mobile laundry service that provides clean clothes to families affected by disaster.