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Red Hot Chili Peppers Rock Austin City Limits

Posted: October 23, 2012

The Red Hot Chili Peppers lived up to their headlining status at this year’s Austin City Limits music festival with a scorching Sunday night performance.

One of the songs that they offered their screaming audience was “Otherside,” a track off their 1999 hit Californication. (more…)

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Tegan & Sara Charm ACL Crowd

Posted: October 15, 2012

Watch as Tegan and Sara perform “I’m Not Your Hero” at Austin City Limits. The song will appear on January’s upcoming new album, Heartthrob.

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Two Door Cinema Club Shakes the Bud Light Stage at ACL

Posted: October 15, 2012

After only two albums, Two Door Cinema Club has officially reached a main stage-level of fame as a band.

Appearing on the Bud Light Stage Sunday at the Austin City Limits music festival, the Irish indie rockers had a huge crowd in the palms of their hands, playing a hit-filled set culled from 2010′s Tourist History and this year’s Beacon.

Walking out around 4:15 p.m. – preceding Iggy Pop and the Stooges and the Red Hot Chili Peppers – Two Door revved things up early with their latest single, “Sleep Alone.” The rolling drums were broken up by a surf-inspired undertone that grew more sweeping by the verse, just prepping everyone for the payoff.

Two Door Cinema Club didn’t need any bombastic pyrotechnics or anything, though. If anything, the band’s head-nodding rhythm section, tight harmonies and building melodies make Beacon an easy listen, and the tracks might even sound better live than on the album.

Highlights to the ACL show included other Beacon hits like “Sun,” “Next Year” and “Handshake” before their epic closer, “What You Know,” brought it home.

It seemed like the entire audience shrieked with delight at the first few guitar strums of “What You Know” and jumped along as the backbeat kicked in.

The last time Two Door Cinema Club played ACL, it was on a much-smaller stage, and frontman Alex Trimble noted that fact, thanking the audience for sticking with them throughout the years.

The eager audience was happy to voice their support during this raucous show.

Photo courtesy of Sandra Dahdah.

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The Black Lips Play ‘Stuck in My Mind’ for Lucky ACL Audience

Posted: October 14, 2012

While at the Austin City Limits music festival, the Black Lips performed a special version of “Stuck in My Mind” before they took the Austin Ventures Stage.

The song is from some of the band’s earliest recording sessions back around 2000.

Watch the Black Lips in action below and visit their official Facebook page for more information.

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Tegan and Sara Play New Tunes at Austin City Limits

Posted: October 13, 2012

Tegan and Sara haven’t been playing all of the cuts off of their upcoming (January 2013) album, Heartthrob, in their live shows, but the ones they have certainly hit the mark with their rabid fanbase.

Speaking with the twin Quin sisters Friday at the Austin City Limits music festival, it was estimated that approximately four songs from the highly-anticipated record get the live treatment at this point.

Their hour-long set at the Bud Light Stage was chock full with enough familiar tunes to keep the crowd cheering, dancing and screaming, “We love you!” all afternoon, but the taste of Heartthrob certainly leaves one in anticipation.

By now, many have heard “Closer,” the opening single off the record.

It was debuted at an intimate Warner Bros. Records summer concert and since been seen on Conan and heard on the radio.

Its synth-heavy vibe and catchy hook make it tough to get out of one’s head, but Tegan admits that it’s probably the danciest track off Heartthrobs.

Still, there are other fresh gems that pique the interest.

“I’m Not Your Hero” is one new standout that makes it impossible to stand still, another dalliance into 1980s-influenced pop.

Tegan and Sara also did not skimp on the well-known favorites, most-notably with the opening “Walking With a Ghost” and with “The Con” serving as a solid middle reliever.

The siblings, who seemed to be holding a different guitar with every song, delighted the audience with their stage banter.

Over the years, they’ve been known for telling anecdotes of their childhood, or even sharing their thoughts on politics.

Friday’s theme seemed to be the unrelenting heat, as they both regularly cautioned fans to apply sunscreen and hydrate.

“The last time we played a show that was this hot, Sara fainted,” Tegan said.  “It was like my solo career dream.

“Just kidding,” she added with a laugh.  “I wouldn’t want to have to do all the work.”

All jokes aside, there is a dynamic onstage that can only be described as family intuition – whether it is the way they bandy back and forth or how one is just as capable of taking the vocal or guitar lead as the other.

For a couple of sisters that began touring right after high school on the Greyhound bus line, the evolution of their sound hinted at with Heartthrobs coupled with their solid stable of fan-favorites shows just how far they have come over a 13-year career.

For more information, visit Tegan and Sara’s official website.

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