Eric Hutchinson, one of the latest artists to be featured in VH1's high-profile "You Oughta Know" program, will kick off a headlining tour on November 7th. Charlotte Sometimes and Matt Hires will open on the tour, which will conclude December 13th with a show at New York City's Bowery Ballroom.

By BRETT MILANO MISSY HIGGINS, with ERIC HUTCHINSON At the Roxy, Tuesday night. Toward the end of her Tuesday night show, Australian songwriter Missy Higgins explained why she doesn't do encores: She finds it dishonest when performers announce their last song, then come back for another.

"It's ok, it's alright with me," Eric Hutchinson sings in the opening bars of "Sounds Like This," his full-length debut album. The song speaks to going with the flow in romance, but the phrase could just as easily be Hutchinson's mantra for making it in the music business.