The spring edition of the Jaegermeister outing concluded earlier this month, and featured Slipknot, Fear Factory and Chimaira. Organizers said that 27 of the 31 shows sold out.

Keith Richards [ tickets ] made a surprise appearance at The BoxCar, a small club in Fairfield, CT, on Friday night (5/21), according to the Connecticut Post.

Richards, who has a home in the area, reportedly was on hand to watch 89-year-old bluesman David "Honeyboy" Edwards perform. Richards joined Edwards onstage at the end of the night to play some improvised blues.

Female hip-hop trio Northern State [ tickets ] issues their as-yet-untitled sophomore album on Aug. 17, according to Columbia Records. The group has also been tapped to support on X-Ecutioners' upcoming tour, beginning June 2.

Metal survivors Dokken drop a new album titled "Hell To Pay" on July 13, and will launch a summer tour in mid-June, according to the group's publicist.

The lineup for Heineken House Party 3--set to take place Aug. 19-22 in Ocho Rios, Jamaica--has been unveiled.

Day one will feature The Roots [ tickets ], India Arie, Beenie Man, Sasha, Rick Rock and T.O.K.; day two's bill will be Jermaine Dupri, Ying Yang Twins, Bone Crusher and Pitbull. More information will be posted at Heineken's website, according to a press release.