Austin City Limits Lineup
Every year around this time, I get an ALL CAPS, exclamatory instant message from my brother, who's slaving away in his cubicle at GSD&M in Austin, TX. Why would he be so excited on a Thursday, you ask? Well, it…
Continue Reading →ACL Wrap Up Part II
Saturday's beautiful weather was not to be outdone, but the music continued on through the weekend with Sunday bringing more and more of what we had come to expect "“ amazing artist and passionate performances. The Shins were the first…
Continue Reading →ACL Wrap Up Part I
It took two days to recover from the fun, sun, and music, but this years Austin City Limits Music Festival is still strongly resonating in our thoughts. Although the festival opened and closed with rain showers, the clouds parted for…
Continue Reading →TV On The Radio
Plug in your nicest set of headphones for this one"”you will need them to fully appreciate the deep, layered audio of the newest from TV on the Radio, a group of five Brooklynites who have so far impressed the toughest…
Continue Reading →Explosions in the Sky
Chance is that even though you've never heard of Explosions in the Sky, you've probably heard their music whether it be on the masterfully done soundtrack to Friday Night Lights or most recently in a Cadillac advertisement. In reality though,…
Continue Reading →Ray LaMontagne at ACL
New Hampshire born, Ray La Montagne's acclaimed 2004 debut, "Trouble", quietly sold over 250,000 copies, thanks to word of mouth praises from grassroots fans. Ray, who was working at a shoe-factory was inspired to pursue music by a 4am epiphany…
Continue Reading →Ghostland Observatory
We couldn't think of a better way to kick it off our ACL coverage than by letting you in on Austin's little secret, Ghostland Observatory. The inventive partnership of electronic and rock is brought to us by front man Aaron…
Continue Reading →Austin City Limits Music Festival 2006
That's right ACL is literally right around the corner, September 15"“17, so to get you ready for the upcoming festival we'll be highlighting the big, the small, the known, and the yet to be discovered of this years performers. Not…
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