Home > Austin Music Source > Archives > 2009 > June > 18
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Pearl Jam to do ACL taping Oct. 3
The day before they headline the Austin City Limits Music Festival, Pearl Jam will tape an episode of the namesake TV show. With a capacity of 320, it looks to be the toughest ticket for an “ACL” taping since Coldplay in 2005. Show producer Terry Lickona said to check the www.austincitylimits.org closer to showtime for ticket giveaway info.
“I sure wish the new studio was ready for Pearl Jam,” Lickona said, referring to the 2,750-capacity venue being built on West Second Street across from City Hall. “We’d still have to turn away people, but not quite as many.” Construction of the $40 million Austin City Limits Theater is expected to be completed in October 2010.
Also added to the coming 35th season of ACL are Allen Toussaint, who’ll tape his ACL debut June 30, and M. Ward Aug. 5. Again, check the web site for ticket details.
Permalink | Comments (3) | Post your comment
Feel free to spend 75 quid on the 13th Floor Elevators box set guilt-free!
Roky Erickson manager Darren Hill said Thursday that yes, Roky’s financial interests are being accounted for with this amazing-looking “Sign of the Three Eyed Men” 10 CD set.
I personally can’t afford this little slice of heaven right now (75 pounds is about $120, which is not at all bad for what you get, frankly) but holy cats, it looks fantastic. It was assembled with input from Elevators biographer Paul Drummond.
Hill said Erickson is getting royalties from the box set, recoupable against an advance paid by Charly, the British label that released the set.
Permalink | Comments (2) | Post your comment
Council delays vote on music department
[From the Statesman’s City Beat blog]:
The Austin City Council delayed voting on a city music department this morning, and likely will do the same with an ordinance that would make cutting down large trees more difficult.Council Member Lee Leffingwell said he was going to ask that the “heritage tree” ordinance, scheduled to be voted on tonight, be delayed. Two related but less controversial tree ordinances are still scheduled to be voted on this evening.
The council also voted to delay creating a city music department amid concerns about its cost. Council Member Laura Morrison’s office said the two staffers for the music department would come from now vacant positions, and Morrison said the office is “absolutely a critical step to maturing as a city that supports live music.” Morrison’s office said the music department would not affect the city’s general fund, which pays for services such as police, parks and libraries.
But Council Member Sheryl Cole said the city needed to analyze the proposal more determine if the cost would be too much. She asked for a delay until Aug. 6. It’s the council’s policy to grant delays when requested by council members. The council did not take public comment on the delay.
Permalink | Comments (0) | Post your comment
Guest List Giveaway: Xavier Rudd at La Zona Rosa
We’re giving away tickets to see Aussie singer-songwriter Xavier Rudd on Saturday, June 20 at La Zona Rosa.
Email us at events@statesman.com before midnight to enter. You MUST include your full name, email address and daytime phone number in the email to win. Winners will be drawn randomly and notified tomorrow. For complete contest rules email events@statesman.com.
