Austin City Limits Music Festival Line Up

I just received the line up for ACL Music Festival this morning and I will be there. It's one of their best line ups so far. I thought that I would do all three days ever again, but with a line up like this one, I don't see how that's possible. October 2- 4th will be likely the most amazing days this year. The price for three days at ACL is cheaper then seeing the top 4 acts on their current tours. Here's the line up:

Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews Band, Beastie Boys, Kings of Leon, Ben Harper and Relentless7, Thievery Corporation, John Legend, The Dead Weather, The Levon Helm Band, Ghostland Observatory, Sonic Youth, Mos Def, Toadies, Flogging Molly, The B-52s, Lily Allen, Citizen Cope, Arctic Monkeys, The Decemberists, Coheed and Cambria, Andrew Bird, Girl Talk, STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector 9), Phoenix, Bassnectar, Bon Iver, !!!, Avett Brothers, The Airborne Toxic Event, Medeski, Martin & Wood, Clutch, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Grizzly Bear, Heartless Bastards, Passion Pit, White Lies, Dan Auerbach, The Walkmen, The Scabs, Reckless Kelly, DeVotchka, Blitzen Trapper, The Virgins, Here We Go Magic, Eek-A-Mouse, K'Naan, Asleep at the Wheel, Dr. Dog, The Raveonettes, The Knux, Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears, State Radio, Los Amigos Invisibles, The Felice Brothers, Federico Aubele, Raul Malo, Daniel Johnston, Poi Dog Pondering, Brett Dennen, Rodriguez, Henry Butler, Preservation Hall, Sam Roberts Band, The Greencards, Sara Watkins, Walter "Wolfman" Washington, David Garza, John Vanderslice, Zac Brown Band, Todd Snider, School of Seven Bells, The Dodos, Robyn Hitchcock and the Venus 3, Alberta Cross, Deer Tick, Bell X1, Alela Diane, The Wood Brothers, The Parlor Mob, Rebirth Brass Band, Marva Wright, Terri Hendrix, L.A.X., Lisa Hannigan, The Low Anthem, Sons of Bill, Suckers, Sarah Jaffe, Cotton Jones, The Henry Clay People, Papa Mali, Jypsi, Vince Mira, Jonathan Tyler & The Northern Lights, Mimicking Birds, Jeffrey Steele, Jonell Mosser, Leatherbag, Keith Gattis, Damien Horne, Sarah Siskind, The Dexateens, Nelo, Danny Brooks, Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band, The Soul Stirrers, The Durdens, Palm School Elementary, The Gospel Silvertones, Diaconos, Quinn Sullivan, Ralph's World, Q Brothers, Milkshake, Telephone Company, Loose Cannons, Lunch Money…

Phoenix on SNL

I can't get Phoenix off my mind, so here's their performance from this past weekend's SNL.

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P H O E N I X

I was watching Saturday Night Live last night and this amazing band was playing. Every time they performed I would miss the part where they would say what their name was. So first thing this morning, I went on a (brief yet rewarding) hunt to find out who they were. Phoenix! They are a band that hails from France. Take a listen to track 24 and 25; you will not need me to tell you how amazing they are… Their new album Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix will be released state side May 26th. They are offering a free download of 1901 & a multi mix at http://wearephoenix.com/.

Ray LaMontagne

The incredible Ray LaMontagne will be performing on The Late Show with David Letterman tonight. If you are a night owl (like me), it should be an awesome performance from his 2008 release Gossip in the Grain. He is an artist that you can hear what he was feeling when the song was written.