Archive for August, 2009

Elvis Costello space available ticket giveaway

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009 by Emily_Blog

***** Giveaway is now over. *****

Congratulations to the Space Available ticket winners:
allison g;  Amy P;  bonnie c;  Bretagne S;  Cameron J;  colin w;  dalia r;  Dan C;  Dana W;  Daniel R;  Danny F;  David S;  Debbie L;  Elliot J;  erik S;  jacob v;  Jeremy P;  joe p;  John H;  John K;  Laura G;  Laura T;  Melisa A;  Melissa L;  Morgan S;  Paul G;  Rob S;  Romain N;  Sarah S;  Stephanie N;  Steve B;  Steve S;  Tom O;  Tracie D;  tyler c;  Vicki K;  W D N;  Walter Z;  wyatt t;  Zachary H; 

Winners will receive an email with details, but here are the basics ….
The tickets will be available for pick up starting at 5 p.m. on Monday, August 31, at KLRU-TV. Tickets will not be available before this time. Tickets are not to be sold.

Look for the “Space Available line” sign. KLRU will hand out tickets on a first come, first served basis. You will also receive a number at that time to reserve your spot in line. Each winner will receive two tickets. Winners will need a photo ID to claim their tickets. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the taping will begin at 8 p.m. Please remember, these tickets DO NOT guarantee admission to the taping. As soon as we reach our capacity limit, we cannot admit any other people to the studio.

***** Giveaway is now over. ****

Austin City Limits will tape a performance by Elvis Costello on Monday, August 31, starting at 8 p.m. We will be giving away a very limited number of Space Available tickets to this taping. Recipients will receive 2 tickets each and be chosen through a random drawing. Please be in Austin or the surrounding community. These tickets do NOT guarantee admission. Space Available ticket recipients will receive an email notification with details about the taping.

Who's the buzz @ ACL Fest?

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009 by ACL_Blogger

Click here for a list of what acts playing the Austin City Limits Music Festival have attraced the biggest buzz, at least by the methods employed by the reporter.

Steve Earle Austin City Limits taping review

Monday, August 24th, 2009 by ACL_Blogger

Read Austin 360’s take here.

What will record labels of the future look like?

Thursday, August 20th, 2009 by ACL_Blogger

Some speculation here. (Be sure to read Brian McTear’s comments below the article.)

Musical Tidbits 8/18/2009: New Radiohead song, Van Morrison and more

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009 by ACL_Blogger

Radiohead has released a new song as a free download. Details here.

There’s a documentary in the works about Van Morrison’s year-long celebration of his classic Astral Weeks. Go here for more.

Recent ACL alumni Old Crow Medicine Show releases its first concert DVD today. Some details here.

Producer Jack Endino and drummer Chad Channing talk about the upcoming reissue of Nirvana’s debut album Bleach here.

Welcome to new music/art site Bluefat. Go here to check it out.