Modern rock act Incubus has confirmed its first dates of 2004, beginning March 3 in Tokyo and wrapping March 30 in Auckland. The trek will be in support of the group's new album, "A Crow Left of the Murder," due tomorrow (Feb. 3) via Epic. First single "Megalomaniac" is No. 3 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart this week.

Incubus isn't expected to tour North America until summer, but fans who insert the new CD into a computer will be able to register for an exclusive ticket pre-sale.

Here are Incubus' tour dates:

March 3: Tokyo (Budokan)
March 5: Osaka, Japan (Zepp)
March 6: Fukuoka, Japan (Zepp)
March 9: Nagoya, Japan (Diamond Hall)
March 10: Seoul (Olympic Hall)
March 12: Manila (Ultra Football Field)
March 14: Bangkok (BEC Tero Hall)
March 16: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Merdeka Stadium)
March 19: Perth, Australia (Challenge Stadium)
March 21: Melbourne (Rod Laver Arena)
March 24: Brisbane, Australia (Entertainment Centre)
March 26: Sydney (Entertainment Centre)
March 28: Wellington, New Zealand (Queens Wharf)
March 30: Auckland (North Shore Events Centre)

-- Jonathan Cohen, N.Y.

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Canadian pop singer Fefe Dobson will kick of a U.S. club tour Feb. 18 in Cleveland. On board for all but the first show through a planned March 3 stop in Boston will be fellow female singer/songwriter Toby Lightman.

Both artists will be touring in support of debut albums. Dobson's self-titled Island/Def Jam debut is No. 67 on The Billboard 200 and has sold 130,000 copies in the U.S. since its December release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Lightman's "Little Things" is set for a March 30 release via Atlantic.

Here are Dobson's upcoming tour dates:

Feb. 18: Cleveland (Grog Shop)
Feb. 19: Pittsburgh (Hard Rock; w/Toby Lightman)
Feb. 20: Buffalo, N.Y. (Continental; w/Toby Lightman)
Feb. 22: State College, Pa. (Crowbar; w/Toby Lightman)
Feb. 24: Philadelphia (TLA; w/Toby Lightman)
Feb. 25: Farmingdale, N.Y. (Downtown; w/Toby Lightman)
Feb. 26: Allentown, Pa. (Crocodile Rock Café; w/Toby Lightman)
Feb. 29: Seaside Heights, N.J. (The Green Room; w/Toby Lightman)
March 1: Washington D.C. (9:30 Club; w/Toby Lightman)
March 2: New Haven, Conn. (Toads; w/Toby Lightman)
March 3: Boston (Axis; w/Toby Lightman)

-- Barry A. Jeckell, N.Y.

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Chingy and Morris Day are among the guests appearing on "The New Testament (The Truth)," the sophomore album from hip-hop artist Suga Free. Due March 2 via Bungalo/Laneway/Universal, the set also features appearances by Hi-C, Kokane, Clue Dog, Bubba Brown, Big Steele and War Zone Rydaz.

The set reunites Suga Free on three tracks with producer DJ Quik, who produced his 1997 debut, "Street Gospel." Included on the album is the underground single "Angry Enuff," as well as the forthcoming radio cut "Cool." A bonus DVD will boast footage of the rapper in the studio making the new album.

"Street Gospel," which reached No. 14 on Billboard's Heatseekers chart and No. 37 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums tally, has sold 184,000 copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan.

-- Barry A. Jeckell, N.Y.