Austin Sound Check

The Austin City Limits Festival announced it’s 2009 lineup, which includes all the acts we’d previously leaked, as well as many more.
Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews Band, Beastie Boys, Kings of Leon, Thievery Corporation, John Legend, Ghostland Observatory, Sonic Youth, Mos Def and The B-52s are all confirmed from the lineup, just as our source confirmed.
Other highlights include Ben Harper and Relentless7, Jack White’s new project Dead Weather, Toadies, Flogging Molly, Citizen Cope, The Decemberists, Coheed & Cambria, Girl Talk, The Airborne Toxic Event, Clutch, The Scabs, K’naan, The Knux, Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears, Daniel Johnston, and School of …read more

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Portland’s original baroque pop band, The Decemberists, have been added to the NPR Showcase at SXSW 2009. The showcase is scheduled for Stubb’s on March 18th, and will be hosted by NPR luminaries including blogger Carrie Brownstein (Sleater-Kinney) and David Brown, host of KUT’s Texas Music Matters.
The Decemberists will be previewing their new album Hazards of Love in it’s entirety at the NPR showcase, before it is released on March 24th. You can download a free MP3 of The Rake’s Song from Hazards of Love on The Decemberists’ website.
Visit NPR’s website for more information on the SXSW showcase.
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