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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Lions have posted the first in a series of video tour diaries. The Austin natives have experienced increasing success after their song Metal Heavy Lady appeared on Guitar Hero III. Following that up with national tours supporting Local H and Toadies, Lions are poised for bigger and better things.
Lions latest album No Generation is scheduled for re-release on October 28. Austin Soundcheck will be bringing you a review of No Generation in the coming weeks, so stay tuned.
Lions Tour Diary #1 is below for your viewing pleasure. Check out the awesome live footage from Lions opening for Toadies at Stubb’s. …read more

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Punk fans rejoice, Riverboat Gamblers will be playing Emo’s on Sept. 18th. The Night Marchers show was previously announced with an unnamed special guest. Tickets are $12 on Emo’s TicketWeb.
Riverboat Gamblers are playing the final night of a two-night stand with Toadies tonight at Stubb’s.  The band’s new album was recently recorded in L.A. and is currently in post-production.
Video for Riverboat Gamblers single Don’t Bury Me is below for your viewing pleasure. The video was directed by Chris Rose of Car Stereo (Wars).
More info: Riverboat Gamblers // Night Marchers // Emo’s

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Recently reunited Toadies are set to hit the road again this summer, including a date at Stubb’s. Ticket’s for the show went on sale June 6 and are surprisingly not sold out yet. Toadies announced an extended touring schedule today, including Lollapalooza and Dia De Los Toadies, which will also feature Austinites Lions.
Tickets to their September 3 show at Stubb’s can be purchased on the Stubb’s website and are going for $25. Full tour itinerary is below along with live video from the Toadies show at Austin Music Hall in 2007.
June 2008
20 – San Antonio, TX – Sunset Station
21 – …read more

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