Now going on its third year, Sony and the House of Blues' DualPlay shows have been successful to say the least. The show has classically been a heavily electronica-driven experience, with Ferry Corsten, Timo Maas, DJ Rap and Loco Dice appearing the first year, and Tiesto, Noel Sanger and Bad Boy Bill headlined 2003's show.

This year, things are taking a bit more of an alternative slant as DJ Z-Trip (and special guest!!!) and lcd soundsystem will be providing the tunes for their respective legs of the tour. Z-Trip's show starts in Boston on 9/8 and finishes here in San Francisco on 10/1, while lcd soundsystem begins shortly after, snaking from Portland on 10/11 to Atlantic City for a final show on 11/21.

"Music is increasingly at the center of today's videogame experience," beamed Sharon Shapiro, SCEA's senior director of promotions and sports product marketing. "This year we added dates to the tour and expanded the array of musical talent to include individual DJs and bands making this the most entertaining PlayStation DualPlay tour to date."

Make no mistake, though, as much of a music experience as this is, Sony's still in the business of selling games, and they'll be offering glimpses of a couple upcoming (yes, that means "unreleased") first- and second-party titles, including Jak X: Combat Racing, NBA '06, The Con, SOCOM 3, EyeToy: Play 2, Shadow of the Colossus and MediEvil: Resurrection. (Psst, click on the game titles for previews and info of each!)

"I've always been into music and videogames," offered Z-Trip as a closing comment. "So teaming up with PlayStation DualPlay made perfect sense."

And there you have it. As always, tickets and info can be found at the official DualPlay web site, but to save a little time (and pad this news story with more info), we'll drop the full schedule for both artists on you. Why? That's right, because we care.

-DJ Z-Trip with special guest-

SEPTEMBER 8
BOSTON: AXIS
13 Lansdowne Street (617-262-2437)

SEPTEMBER 9
NEW YORK: IRVING PLAZA
17 Irving Place (212-777-6900)

SEPTEMBER 10
PHILADELPHIA: TROCADERO
1003 Arch Street (215-922-5483)

SEPTEMBER 11
WASHINGTON, D.C.: 9:30 CLUB
815 V Street N.W. (202-265-0930)

SEPTEMBER 14
ATLANTA: LOFT AT EARTHLINK LIVE (VINYL)
1374 West Peachtree Street (404-885-1365)

SEPTEMBER 15
LAKE BUENA VISTA: HOUSE OF BLUES
1490 East Buena Vista Drive (407-934-2583)

SEPTEMBER 16
ST. PETERSBURG: STATE THEATRE
687 Central Avenue (727-895-3045)

SEPTEMBER 17
Miami Beach: SOHO Lounge
175 N.E. 36th Street (305-576-1988)

SEPTEMBER 18
TALLAHASSEE: Club Down Under
Florida State University
A303 Oglesby Union (850-644-0036)

SEPTEMBER 20
NEW ORLEANS: PARISH
225 Decatur Street (504-310-4999)

SEPTEMBER 21
DALLAS: TREES
2709 Elm Street (214-748-5014)

SEPTEMBER 25
ANAHEIM: HOUSE OF BLUES
1530 South Disneyland Drive (714-778-2583)

SEPTEMBER 28
TEMPE: CLUB HOUSE
1320 East Broadway (480-968-3238)

SEPTEMBER 29
LAS VEGAS: HOUSE OF BLUES
3950 Las Vegas Blvd. (702-632-7600)

SEPTEMBER 30
SAN DIEGO: HOUSE OF BLUES
1055 5th Avenue (619-299-2583)

OCTOBER 1
SAN FRANCISCO: MEZZANINE (1H)
444 Jessie Street (415-625-8880)


-lcd soundsystem-

OCTOBER 11
PORTLAND: WONDER BALLROOM
128 N.E. Russell St. (503-284-8686)

OCTOBER 12
SAN FRANCISCO: GRAND BALLROOM/FILLMORE
1290 Sutter Street (415-673-5716)

OCTOBER 13
ANAHEIM: HOUSE OF BLUES
1530 South Disneyland Drive (714-778-2583)

OCTOBER 14
SAN DIEGO: HOUSE OF BLUES
1055 5th Avenue (619-299-2583)

OCTOBER 15
LOS ANGELES: AVALON
1735 North Vine St. (323-462-8900)

OCTOBER 17
DENVER/BOULDER: FOX THEATRE
1135 13TH Street (303-447-0095)

OCTOBER 19
MINNEAPOLIS: FIRST AVENUE/QUEST
701 First Avenue North (612-338-8388)

OCTOBER 20
LAWRENCE: GRANADA THEATRE
1020 Massachusetts Street (785-842-1390)

OCTOBER 21
CHICAGO: VIC THEATRE
3145 North Sheffield (773-472-0449

OCTOBER 22
CLEVELAND: HOUSE OF BLUES
308 Euclid Avenue (216-523-2583)

OCTOBER 26
AUSTIN: STUBBS
801 Red River Street (512-480-8341)

OCTOBER 27
DALLAS: GYPSY BALLROOM
2548 Elm Street (214-744-9779)

OCTOBER 28
HOUSTON: MERIDIAN
1503 Chartres Street (713-225-1717)

NOVEMBER 11
NASHVILLE: CITY HALL
405 12th Avenue South (615-256-9008)

NOVEMBER 12
ATLANTA: EARTHLINK LIVE/ROXY
1374 West Peachtree Street NW (404-875-8929)

NOVEMBER 14
CARRBORO: CAT'S CRADLE
300 East Main Street (919-967-9053)

NOVEMBER 15
BALTIMORE: SONAR
407 East Saratoga Street (410-327-8333)

NOVEMBER 16
PHILADELPHIA: TROCADERO
1003 Arch Street (215-922-5483)

NOVEMBER 20
BOSTON/PROVIDENCE: THE ROXY
279 Tremont Street (617-338-7699)

NOVEMBER 21
ATLANTIC CITY: HOUSE OF BLUES
801 Boardwalk (609-236-2583)