ACL 2010 | Official Aftershows

Most of these are SOLD OUT but if you want take a chance at scalping this is your guide on where you need to be if you want to take a chance on getting in. Good luck.

Pre-shows

October 6th:

The Strokes at Stubb's (outside)

October 7th
Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears at Antone's

Paul Oakenfold, Die Antwoord at Austin Music Hall

Neon Indian, Prefuse 73 at La Zona Rosa

Spoon, Elvis at Mohawk (outside)

Pat Green at Stubb's (outside)

First Aid Kit, Ferraby Lionheart at Stubb's (inside)

Aftershows

October 8th:

Mayer Hawthorne and The County, Kings Go Forth at Antone's

Deadmau5, Calvin Harris (DJ Set) at Austin Music Hall

Black Lips, Those Darlins, The Ettes at Emo's (inside)

Givers, Cults, TV Torso at Emo's (inside)

Robert Earl Keen, Lucero, Ruby Jane at La Zona Rosa

Ryan Bingham and the Dead Horses at Momo's

Monsters of Folk, Jimmie Dale Gilmore at Stubb's (outside)

Blind Pilot, Cory Chisel at Stubb's (inside)

October 9th:

Girls, The Soft Pack at Antone's

Gayngs, Bear in Heaven at Emo's (outside)

Dawes, Lissie at Emo's (inside)

Sonic Youth at La Zona Rosa

Beats Antique, Lance Herbstrong at Momo's

The Black Keys, Foals at Stubb's (outside)

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue at Stubb's (inside)

ACL 2010 Announces Official Pre-Shows & Aftershows

Today C3 officially announced it's 2010 ACL official Pre-shows and Aftershows. While there's twenty two of them, there's a few that particularly stand out as "can't miss" in our opinion (The Strokes at Stubb's, Spoon at Mohawk, Givers with Cults and TV Torso inside Emo's, Black Keys and Foals at Stubb's, Girls and The Soft Pack at Antone's, and Gayngs and Bear in Heaven inside Emo's). Tickets for ALL concerts go on sale this Friday (8/27) at 10 am through an e-list presale from C3. If you don't get a presale ticket, don't worry they go officially on sale the next morning at 10 am as well.

Pre-shows

October 6th:

The Strokes at Stubb's (outside)

October 7th
Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears at Antone's

Paul Oakenfold, Die Antwoord at Austin Music Hall

Neon Indian, Prefuse 73 at La Zona Rosa

Spoon, Elvis at Mohawk (outside)

Pat Green at Stubb's (outside)

First Aid Kit, Ferraby Lionheart at Stubb's (inside)

Aftershows

October 8th:

Mayer Hawthorne and The County, Kings Go Forth at Antone's

Deadmau5, Calvin Harris (DJ Set) at Austin Music Hall

Black Lips, Those Darlins, The Ettes at Emo's (inside)

Givers, Cults, TV Torso at Emo's (inside)

Robert Earl Keen, Lucero, Ruby Jane at La Zona Rosa

Ryan Bingham and the Dead Horses at Momo's

The Black Keys, Foals at Stubb's (outside)

Blind Pilot, Cory Chisel at Stubb's (inside)

October 9th:

Girls, The Soft Pack at Antone's

Gayngs, Bear in Heaven at Emo's (outside)

Dawes, Lissie at Emo's (inside)

Sonic Youth at La Zona Rosa

Beats Antique, Lance Herbstrong at Momo's

Monsters of Folk, Jimmie Dale Gilmore at Stubb's (outside)

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue at Stubb's (inside)

Show Spotlight: Vampire Weekend DJ Set | Sat 4/10 at Beauty Bar

After the Vampire Weekends SOLD OUT show on Saturday the band, or rather bass player Chris Baio will be doing a DJ Set at Beauty Bar. As if that wasn't enough the Learning Secrets guys will be kicking off the evening. $5 bucks gets you in. If you aren't going to the show get there early and if you are run your ass to Beauty Bar as soon as it's over because that lines going to get long...

Fun Fun Fun Fest 2009 | Kickoff Parties and Aftershows

Friday, Nov. 6th:

MOHAWK + CLUB DE VILLE:
Austinist presents Local Music Is Sexy: w/ TV Torso, The Lo Los, Watch Out for Rockets, International Waters, Beautiful Supermachines, Air Traffic Controllers, Distant Seconds, Silent Land Time Machine, Black Before Red, Manikin, The Authors, My Milky Way Arms, Minor Mishap Marching Band | No Cover, Show @ 8 [More info, including set times at The Austinist]

BEAUTY BAR:
Antics/Toyota Matrix and Learning Secrets presents: Yeasayer DJ set, Learning Secrets DJs, plus live sets by Totally Michael, Best Fwends and Missions (ex-Clap Clap) | No Cover, Show @ 10

RED 7 INSIDE:
Fucked Up DJ Set | No Cover

RED 7 OUTSIDE:
Fu Manchu, ASG, It's Casual | $10

BEERLAND:
Broken Gold, December Boys, Failure's Union, Cheap Girls | No Cover, Show @ 10

Saturday, Nov. 7th:

MOHAWK:
Voxtrot, The Octopus Project, The Coathangers, Twin Tigers, Jazzus Lizard (Jesus Lizard Jazz Tribute Band), and Walter Schriefeld's band | $10, Show @ 9:30

RED 7:
Negative Approach, Christ on Parade, Trash Talk, Naw Dude, You People | $13, Show @ 10

BEAUTY BAR:
The Cool Kids DJ Set, TBA | $5 before midnight, $10 after, Show @ 10

BEERLAND:
Jack Oblivion, John Paul Keith and the 145s, Lovvers (UK), Fleshlights | $10, Show @ 10

ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE RITZ:
Youth Brigade hosts "Let Them Know: The Story Behind Youth Brigade and BYO Records (10:15pm) MC Chris hosts "Gremlins" (12am)

Sunday, Nov. 8th:

MOHAWK:
And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead, Dark Meat, An Albatross, Au, Free Moral Agents (w/Ikey Owens of The Mars Volta), Zech Marquise (w/Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez of The Mars Volta) | $13, Show @ 9:30

RED 7:
Toys That Kill, The Forgetters (Black Schwarzenbach of Jawbreaker/Jets to Brazil, Kevin of Against Me, Caroline of Bitchin'), Ghost Knife, Smalltown (Sweden) | $10, Show @ 10

BEERLAND:
Easy Action, Black Tusk, Eagle Claw and special guest! | $8, Show @ 10

ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE RITZ:
Mission of Burma hosts "Not a Photograph" (10:15pm)

WOXY Presents [ACL Aftershow] : Broken Social Scene at the Seaholm Power Plant (Oct. 2nd)

We tweeted about this the other day but felt it deserved it's own post. The good people at WOXY and Rare Magazine are presenting a show with Broken Social Scene at the Seaholm Power Plant (map) on Friday, Oct. 2nd. The best part is it's FREE (with RSVP) and starts right after ACL ends for the evening at 10pm and continues throughout the morning until 4am.

Update: Generationals and Corto Maltese have been added to the lineup as well.

From The Futurist:

The decommissioned Seaholm Power Plant has been virtually out of reach for all Austinites since its construction in the 1950’s. For years, the Art Deco building has held a great deal of mystery to passersby due to its looming presence and restricted access. But things will change in October as Rare Magazine has been given the keys to the Seaholm and will host the first large scale public event to take place at the power plant on the nights of October 2nd and 3rd. WOXY is proud to present the first night with one of our favorite bands. VIP guests and attending artists will encounter an unrivaled experience, as the industrial mammoth is turned into a lounge and green room, complete with DJ’s, dance floor, and bar.

[RSVP HERE]

ACL 2009 | Aftershows

There's a bunch of great aftershows lined up during ACL weekend. All tickets go onsale this Thursday at 10am. However, if you have to get your tickets now, there is a pre-sale that lasts for all the shows up until midnight on Wednesday (password = greengrass). You're welcome!

Update (9/3): The Grizzly Bear/Beach show is already SOLD OUT!

Thursday, Oct. 1st:

• The Walkmen, Blitzen Trapper, Wye Oak at Emo's (outside) [Purchase Tickets] $22
• School of Seven Bells, Magic Wands at Emo's (inside) [Purchase Tickets] $15
  

Friday, Oct. 2nd:

• Devotchka, Los Amigos Invisibles at La Zona Rosa [Purchase Tickets] $21
• STS9 at Stubb's (outside) [Purchase Tickets] $27.50
• The Virgins at Stubb's (inside) [Purchase Tickets] $15
• The Raveonettes, Here We Go Magic at The Parish [Purchase Tickets] $20
• !!!, Harlem, Neon Indian at Emo's (outside) [Purchase Tickets] $20
• Deer Tick, Henry Clay People, Alberta Cross at Emo's (inside) [Purchase Tickets] $15

Saturday, Oct. 3rd:

• Bassnectar, DJ Vadim, Ancient Astronauts at La Zona Rosa [Purchase Tickets] $20
• Thievery Corporation, Federico Aubele at Stubb's (outside) [Purchase Tickets] $40
• Rebirth Brass Band at Stubb's (inside) [Purchase Tickets] $15
• Grizzly Bear, Beach House at Emo's (outside) [SOLD OUT]
• Felice Brothers, Red Cortez at Emo's (inside) [Purchase Tickets] $15
• Dan Auerbach, Rodriguez, White Dress at Antone's [Purchase Tickets] $20

Sunday, Oct. 4th:

• Ghostland Observatory at Stubb's (outside) [Purchase Tickets] $31
• Bon Iver, Megafaun at Paramount [Purchase Tickets] $25
  

Tonight: Peaches After Party with DJ Set at Barcelona

The crew over at Irresponsible Voltron (great name btw) are throwing the official after party tonight with a DJ Set featuring Miss Peaches herself. We all know how Peaches rolls and I V has been throwing some decent parties as of late. I think this all adds up to a can't miss event. We have to admit we are treating it as a Holy Fuck after party though....

The Official Peaches After Party

No Cover | Barcelona 209 E. 6th Street (near Buffalo Billiards)

[Irresponsible Voltron]

Fun Fun Fun Fest Afterparties

Fx3 Fest is a little over a week away and now we have some after parties to look forward to during next weekends festivities. We already mentioned Local Music Is Sexy but now we have the full list to share with you. The best part is that a good amount of the shows are either free or half price with a FFF wristband. So take a look at the selections below and come up with a game plan for which shows you want to catch.

FRIDAY Nov. 7th:
Mohawk:
Austinist ‘Local Music Is Sexy’ party w/ Brothers and Sisters, Foot Patrol, Lovely Sparrows, Leatherbag, Eastern Sea and a special FFF secret guest! (FREE, no cover, 21+)

Deville:
Waxploitation Party
($5, 21+)

Red 7:
Keelhaul, Red X Red M, roller, rat king (in)
Secret FFF guest!! W/ Sista Sekunden (Sweden), Hatred Surge, Blunt Force Trauma (patio)
($10, all ages)

Beauty Bar (sponsored by Southern Comfort):
Djs Klassen and Dj Mel (in)
Young Love, LAX, Visitors (patio stage)
($10, 21+)

SATURDAY Nov. 8th:
Deville:
Peligrosa Sound System w/ Trey Lopez, Orion
($5 or FREE with a fff wristband!)

Mohawk:
White Denim (record release), Dead Confederate, Apollo Sunshine (patio)
Diagonals, Kit, Flying (inside)
($10, half price with a fff wristband!)

Beauty Bar (sponsored by southern comfort):
Devlin & Darko (spank rock djs) w/ Djs Manny/Bigface (in)
w/ Big Black Smoke, Scorpion Child, tba (patio)
($10, half price with wristband)

Red 7:
Recover, Consider the Source, Pack of Wolves, Lipstick Terror (Mexico) (in)
At All Cost, The Jonbenet, Rory and the Artificial Heart (out)
($10, half price with wristband)

SUNDAY Nov. 9th:
Mohawk:
Girl In Coma, Bitch and the Exciting Conclusion, Mocktigers
($10, half price with a FFF wristband)

Red 7:
Drag the River (Chad from All)
Wizards Warlocks & Wheeler (Zander of Circle Jerks and Sean of Throwrag)
Scott Reynolds and the Steaming Beast (Scott from All)
+ special suprise guests!
Djing on patio by Jim Bradford
($10, half price with a FFF wristband!)

Beauty Bar:
Kutmasta Kurt (Kool Keith's Dj), Richard Henry and more
($5 or FREE with a FFF wristband)

ACL Spotlight: Band of Horses

Band of Horses formed in Seattle in 2004 and in those few years they have already amassed a bunch of fans. Their catalog includes two albums, with the most recent being Cease To Begin, which was released last October via Sub Pop.

Asked about Cease To Begin, lead singer Ben Bridwell said this in an interview with Pitchfork: "I guess the first record had some kind of country-ish leanings and things [but] I think there's maybe a little bit more of [that] feeling on it, a little more down-home, I guess, and not so much indie rock." [Read the rest of the interview from last year here]

Band of Horses has a huge following here in Austin, as was evident when they SOLD OUT their secret Saturday ACL Aftershow at The Parish in a little less than two hours. If you weren't lucky enough to get tickets, check out what the sponsors, Blurt, had to say.

"For those of you who weren't able to get a ticket today, there may be a small quantity of tickets made available the day of the show, so look for updates on BLURT-ONLINE.COM next week and check in at the Parish Room box office a few hours before the doors open," says BLURT Associate Editor Andy Tennille. "We're also going to be giving away some tickets at BLURT-ONLINE.COM and through some of the local radio stations in Austin, so keep your eyes peeled and your wits about you."

Band of Horses - The Funeral (mp3)
Band of Horses - Is There a Ghost (mp3)
Band of Horses - No One's Gonna Love You (mp3)
Band of Horses - The Great Salt Lake (mp3)

Band of Horses at ACL
September 28 (Sunday) 7:30 - 8:30 pm
On the Dell Stage

Official Aftershow
September 27 (Saturday)
Band of Horses, James McMurtry, Heartless Bastards @ The Parish
Doors at 10:30 pm, Show starts at 11:00 pm
SOLD OUT

[Band of Horses Official Site]
[Band of Horses Myspace]

ACL Spotlight: José González

José González is a indie folk singer-songwriter of Argentine descent who grew up in Sweden. His sound is described as solo classical guitar with soft vocal melody. He grew up listening to Latin folk and pop music, citing his favorite artist as being Cuban singer-songwriter Silvio Rodriguez.

González released his debut album Veneer in September 2005, which includes the singles, "Crosses", which is one of four songs he contributed to Zero 7's The Garden and "Heartbeats", which is a cover of fellow Swedes, The Knife. On another song, "Lovestain" his lyrics are heartfelt, "You left a lovestain on my heart/And you left a bloodstain on the ground/But blood comes off easily". I first discovered Veneer from a good friend of mine who is a guitar player himself and has great taste in music. A year after Veneer was released Richard and I were fortunate enough to see González perform at a small bar in San Antonio called Limelight. We sat on the side of the stage, no more than ten from him as he took the stage with just a chair and an acoustic guitar. He provided percussion by tapping his foot on the floor.

José González - Crosses (mp3)

[Buy Veneer from Amazon]

For his second album, González kept his classical guitar sound but added a few new sounds as well. He recruited Erik Bodin (percussion), Håkan Wirenstrand (synthesizer), and Yukimi Nagano (backing vocals) on his sophomore album. In Our Nature was released in September 2007 via Mute Records and includes a cover of Massive Attack's "Teardrop", which we saw him perform a year earlier at Limelight. Asked about In Our Nature, he told NME, "I like playing with symbolism," said the Swedish singer-songwriter of the new album. "On this album I've wanted to bring out the primitive aspects of human beings."

[Buy In Our Nature from Amazon]

Here's the video for "Heartbeats" off Veneer.

José González at ACL
September 27 (Saturday) 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
On the Dell Stage

Official ACL Aftershow
September 27 (Saturday)
José González, Neva Dinova, McCarthy Trenching @ Emo's (inside)
Doors at 10 pm, José González plays at 10:30 pm
[Buy Tickets] $18

[José González Official Site]
[José González Myspace]
[Jose Gonzalez 2008 Tour Dates]
[More of our ACL Spotlights]

[Photo by dongraft]

Band of Horses Set To Play Secret ACL Aftershow

Here's info on a secret ACL Aftershow:

Blurt Online is the new music website and digizine brought to you by the creative team behind the lauded HARP Magazine - is proud to present THE BLURT LAUNCH PARTY, featuring Band of Horses at The Parish in Austin, Texas on Saturday, September 27. Doors will open at 10:30 p.m. following the conclusion of the day's music at the 2008 Austin City Limits Music Festival. Famed BLURT blogger James McMurtry and the Heartless Bastards are slated to open with music beginning at 11 p.m.

Tickets go on sale at 10 am TOMORROW, Friday, September 19, 2008 at Front Gate Tickets HERE. Tickets will be $18 in advance and $21 at the door on the night of the event.

A portion of the proceeds from the concert will benefit the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians, a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide access to affordable healthcare for Austin's low-income, uninsured working musicians. For more information, please visit the Heath Alliance website. [Via Blurt]

Update: The show is SOLD OUT!!

[Band of Horses Myspace]
[James McMurtry Official Site]
[Blurt Official Site]
[ACL Official Site]

The Cool Kids: "Delivery Man" Video

The Cool Kids will be here in Austin during ACL Weekend. They're not playing the festival but have an aftershow at The Mohawk on Friday (9/26). It's a FREE show, all you have to do is RSPV here. Check out their new video for "Delivery Man". You can also download the song for FREE at Green Label Sound.

[The Cool Kids Myspace]
[RSVP HERE]

ACL Aftershow with Cool Kids

[Cool Kids @ SXSW]

As if ACL didn't have enough music, Rolling Stone has announced an ACL aftershow with Cool Kids, Voxtrot, and Belaire to go along with all the other aftershows. It's all going down at The Mohawk on Friday, September 26th. Doors open at 8 and oh, I almost forgot the best part, it's FREE!!! RSVP here and it's good for you and a guest (21+). Thanks to our friend Jill at Switchburn for the heads up!

Cool Kids - A Little Bit Cooler (mp3)

[Rolling Stone Official Site]
[RSVP HERE]

[Cool Kids Myspace]
[Voxtrot Myspace]
[Belaire Myspace]

ACL Spotlight: Mugison

[Photo by Ari Magg]

Mugison (or Örn Elías Guðmundsson) is a huge star in his native Iceland. In 2004 at the Icelandic Music Awards, his album, Mugimama Is This Monkey Music?, was named best album, while his song "Murr Murr" took home best song honors.

When Mugison first started playing, it was just himself with a guitar and a computer, but more recently he's recruited a band to join him onstage. Many have described him as the Icelandic Beck. He recently played the Roskilde Festival in Iceland with Björk and Sigur Rós.

Mugison - Murr Murr (mp3)
Mugison - 2 Birds (mp3)
Mugison - Pet (mp3)
Mugison - Salt (mp3)

His third album, Mugiboogie, will be released this upcoming Tuesday (8/19). Here's what some are saying about it...

There’s a definite link between Mugiboogie’s ADD cycling through disparate styles and Stereopathetic Soul Manure and Mellow Gold-era Beck.
- Drowned In Sound

Mugison has often been stamped as the Icelandic Beck, but on his fourth album, he edges onto John Lennon's turf. The irreverent electro rocker, no stranger to smirking puns and helter-skelter noise, marks a straighter course with Mugiboogie's ramshackle rock and Plastic Ono Band snarls.
-Spin

Whilst he has the gift of classic songwriting, he has an alter-schizophrenic side that breeds songs like ‘I’m Alright’ and ‘The Animal’, which blur the line between comedic and tragic, the lines that Ween so often cross. He can be sweet, sensual and loving, and simultaneously monstrous and venomous.
- The Line of Best Fit

Check out this awesome live version of "Murr Murr".

Mugison at ACL
September 27 (Saturday) 11:45 am - 12:30 pm
On the AT&T Blue Room Stage

Official After Show
September 27 (Saturday)
Mugison @ Stubb's (inside)
Doors at 11:30, Show at Midnight
[Buy Tickets] $15, onsale 8/16 at 10 am

[Mugison Myspace]
[Mugison Official Site]

2008 ACL Aftershows

Stubb's BBQ

Thursday, September 25, 2008 (outdoors)

An evening with Manu Chao
Doors 7pm, show 8pm.

Friday, September 26, 2008 (outdoors)

Gnarls Barkley w/ CSS
Doors 8pm, Show 9pm

Saturday, September 27, 2008 (very special gospel brunch)

Gospel Brunch w/ Mike Farris featuring the Roseland Rhythm Revue
Doors at 11am, Brunch at 11:30am

Call 512-480-8341 to make reservations and purchase tickets.
Reservations are required and tickets must be purchased when reservations are made.

Saturday, September 27, 2008 (outdoors)

Return of the Butthole Surfers w/ The Kills
Doors 7pm, Show 8pm.

Saturday, September 27, 2008 (indoors)

Mugison
Doors 11:30pm, show midnight
Sunday, September 28, 2008 (outdoors)

The Black Keys w/ The Black Angels & Jessica Lea Mayfield
Doors at 7pm, Show at 7:30pm

La Zona Rosa

Friday, September 26, 2008

G. Love & Special Sauce
Doors at 10pm, Show at 11pm

Sunday, September 28, 2008

Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band w/ Special Guests Jenny Lewis and M. Ward
Doors at 9pm, Show at 10pm

The Parish

Friday, September 26, 2008

Jamie Lidell w/ Black Joe Lewis and The Honeybears
Doors at 10pm, show at 11pm

Paramount Theater

Thursday, September 25, 2008

David Byrne - Songs of David Byrne and Brian Eno

Saturday, September 27, 2008

The Swell Season w/ Bill Callahan
Doors at 7:30pm, Show at 8:30pm

Emo's

Friday, September 26, 2008 (indoors)

Heartless Bastards w/ Dead Confederate & Wax Fang
Doors at 10pm, Show at 10:30pm

Friday, September 26, 2008 (Emos Lounge)

Car Stereo Wars

Saturday, September 27, 2008 (outdoors)

Okkervil River w/ Man Man & Crooked Fingers
Doors at 10pm, show 10:30pm.

Saturday, September 27, 2008 (indoors)

Jose Gonzalez w/ Neva Dinova & McCarthy Trenching
Doors at 10pm, show 10:30pm.

Saturday, September 27, 2008 (Emos Lounge)

Car Stereo Wars
Doors at 10pm, show 11pm.

Antone's

Saturday, September 27, 2008

Jakob Dylan and The Gold Mountain Rebels w/ Back Door Slam
Doors at 10pm, Show at 10:30pm
Doors at 10pm, show 11pm.

2008 Lollapalooza Official Aftershows

Here are the official aftershows for Lollapalooza. All tickets go onsale this Saturday (6/21) at 10am.

July 30, 2008 (Wednesday):

• Lollapalooza Last Band Standing - Finale at Double Door [FREE SHOW] (18+)

July 31, 2008 (Thursday):

• The Black Keys, Magic Wands at Metro [Buy Tickets] (18+) $29.50

August 1, 2008 (Friday):

• Gogol Bordello, The Ting Tings at Metro [Buy Tickets] (18+) $22.50
• The Whigs, The Blakes at House of Blues [Buy Tickets] (21+) $10
• Mates of State, MGMT at Double Door (21+)
• Black Lips at Empty Bottle [Buy Tickets] (21+) $15
• Rogue Wave, Dr. Dog at Schubas (21+) SOLD OUT

August 2, 2008 (Saturday):

• Broken Social Scene, Yeasayer at Metro [Buy Tickets] (18+) $25
• Bloc Party, CSS, Does It Offend You Yeah? at House of Blues [Buy Tickets] $40 (17+)
• Battles, Foals, Magic Wands at Double Door [Buy Tickets] (21+) $15
• Okkervil River, Octopus Project at Schubas (21+) SOLD OUT
• Margot & The Nuclear So and So's, White Lies at Empty Bottle [Buy Tickets](21+) $12