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ACL Hall of Fame 2017 announces guest performances by Brandi Carlile, Neko Case and Trombone Shorty

Post author By michael
Post date June 13, 2017

Austin City Limits announces an all-star line-up of guest performers for the 2017 Austin City Limits Hall of Fame Inductions & Celebration on October 25th, 2017. Acclaimed singer-songwriters Neko Case and Brandi Carlile and music phenom Trombone Shorty are slated to perform in tribute to the latest class of inductees. These special guests join host Chris Isaak, along with previously announced performers Raul Malo and Ry Cooder, in a celebratory evening filled with one-of-a-kind music performances and tributes as three American music legends are inducted into the fourth annual Austin City Limits Hall of Fame: pioneering rocker Roy Orbison, Americana original Rosanne Cash and New Orleans icons The Neville Brothers.

All-star guest performers will handle induction honors for an epic night: Neko Case will honor Rosanne Cash, along with guitar great Ry Cooder. Brandi Carlile will perform in tribute to Roy Orbison, joining Mavericks’ leader Raul Malo and singer-songwriter Chris Isaak, who will host the ceremony and also handle induction honors for his musical idol. New Orleans sensation Trombone Shorty will salute the iconic Neville Brothers along with members of The Nevilles band for a New Orleans-style tribute to the funk & soul first family. Additional guest stars will be announced prior to the event.

The concert event is open to the public and takes place at Austin City Limit’s studio home, ACL Live at The Moody Theater, in downtown Austin. A limited number of tickets are available at acltv.com/hall-of-fame/. Musical highlights and inductions from the ceremony will be broadcast in a special New Year’s Eve episode of Austin City Limits as part of the program’s Season 43 which premieres in the fall on PBS.

The 2017 Austin City Limits Hall of Fame is presented by NetApp and is sponsored in part by Dell, Stratus Properties and Texas Monthly. For sponsorship opportunities contact Amanda Hutchins at ahutchins@klru.org.

The Austin City Limits Hall of Fame was established in 2014 to recognize the legacy of legendary artists and key individuals who have played a vital part in the pioneering music series remarkable 40+ years as a music institution. The inaugural induction ceremony in 2014 honored Willie Nelson, Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, Lloyd Maines, program creator Bill Arhos and Darrell Royal. 2015’s second annual ACL Hall of Fame ceremony honored Asleep at the Wheel, Loretta Lynn, Guy Clark, Flaco Jiménez and Townes Van Zandt, along with the original crew of the show’s first season in 1974-75. The 2016 Hall of Fame honored Kris Kristofferson, Bonnie Raitt and B.B. King, alongside former ACL executive producer Dick Peterson.

Austin City Limits and the Austin City Limits Hall of Fame are produced by KLRU-TV, Austin PBS. KLRU is a non-profit organization providing public television and educational resources to Central Texas as well as producing quality national programming. Net proceeds from this event benefit KLRU.

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ACL Hall of Fame 2016: ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons, B.B. King’s Blues Band and Eve Monsees Added to Line-Up

Post author By calle
Post date August 17, 2016

Austin City Limits proudly announces additional guests for its sold-out 2016 Austin City Limits Hall of Fame Inductions & Celebration on October 12th. Two Texas natives, ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons and blues standout Eve Monsees, along with B.B. King’s Blues Band, the late bluesman’s touring band, join previously announced performers: Willie Nelson, Mavis Staples, Rodney Crowell, Gary Clark Jr. and Taj Mahal. The celebration will feature one-of- a-kind music performances and tributes, as three giants of American music are inducted into the third annual Austin City Limits Hall of Fame: B.B. King, Bonnie Raitt and Kris Kristofferson. Comedy super couple Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally will co-host the celebratory evening. Joining the superstar line-up will be honorees Kris Kristofferson and Bonnie Raitt, who will also perform. Sponsorships are still available.

All-star guest performers will handle induction honors in what is sure to be a historic night: ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons will induct the late, great blues titan B.B. King, and will be joined by B.B. King’s Blues Band, featuring some of the original bandmembers who performed alongside King on his infamous 1983 ACL debut. Joining the musical tribute will be current blues sensation Gary Clark Jr. and longtime friend, guitarist Eve Monsees, along with ACL Hall of Fame honorees Willie Nelson and Bonnie Raitt. Country music trailblazer Rodney Crowell will induct singer-songwriter icon Kris Kristofferson, and Crowell will perform in tribute joined by Willie Nelson. Gospel and soul legend Mavis Staples, appearing on stage with blues kingpin Taj Mahal and Willie Nelson, inducts the legendary Bonnie Raitt.

Lloyd Maines returns as Music Director, leading an all-star house band. In addition to being one of the most respected music producers and musicians in Texas and beyond, and an Austin City Limits Hall of Fame inductee, Maines has performed on more ACL shows than any other single musician.

The sold-out event will take place Wednesday, October 12 at ACL’s studio home, Austin’s ACL Live at The Moody Theater. Musical highlights and inductions from the ceremony will be broadcast in a special New Year’s Eve episode to air as part of ACL’s Season 42 which premieres October 1st on PBS.

The Austin City Limits Hall of Fame was established in 2014 to celebrate the legacy of legendary artists and key individuals who have played a vital part in the pioneering music series remarkable 40+ years as a music institution. The inaugural induction ceremony in 2014 honored Willie Nelson, Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, Lloyd Maines, program creator Bill Arhos and Darrell Royal. 2015’s second annual ACL Hall of Fame ceremony honored Asleep at the Wheel, Loretta Lynn, Guy Clark, Flaco Jiménez and Townes Van Zandt, along with the original crew of the show’s first season in 1974-75.

ACL continues its mission of producing great television with the debut of its 42nd season October 1, 2016 featuring a special hour with music legend Paul Simon in his ACL debut. The upcoming Season 42 is filled with musical highlights, including the first-ever appearance by punk-rock forefather Iggy Pop, ACL debuts from acclaimed singer-songwriters James Bay, Rhiannon Giddens, Andra Day and Latin Grammy-winner Natalia Lafourcade and highly-anticipated return appearances from music giant Robert Plant, My Morning Jacket, Florence + The Machine, Ben Harper and Latin funk orchestra Grupo Fantasma.

Austin City Limits and the Austin City Limits Hall of Fame are produced by KLRU-TV, Austin PBS. KLRU is a non-profit organization providing public television and educational resources to Central Texas as well as producing quality national programming. Net proceeds from the October 12 event benefit KLRU.

The 2016 Austin City Limits Hall of Fame is sponsored in part by SanDisk, Stratus Properties, Heritage Title Company of Austin, Dell and Cousins Properties.

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ACL Guitar Auction starts 9/23

Post author By calle
Post date September 23, 2014

Own a Piece of Austin City Limits 40th Anniversary history with a signed Fender Stratocaster from the 40th Austin City Limits Anniversary Celebration taped this June.

The guitar is signed by the evening’s performers including Sheryl Crow, Jeff Bridges, Bonnie Raitt, Gary Clark Jr, Kris Kristofferson, Robert Earl Keen, Joe Ely, Jimmie Vaughn, Brittany Howard, Doyle Bramhall II, Peter Stroud and more.

Visit the auction site now at acltv.com/auction

The guitar auction starts September 23 and runs through October 8 at Noon CST. Proceeds benefit KLRU, Austin PBS.

See the stars that signed the guitar in action during the 2-hour 40th Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years special on PBS Friday, October 3rd!

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ACL Fest 2019 announces spectacular lineup

Post author By michael
Post date May 1, 2019

We’re jazzed to share the 2019 lineup of our namesake mega-festival, Austin City Limits Music Festival, produced by our friends at C3 Presents. The zeitgeist meets the classics, as contemporary hitmakers Childish Gambino, Cardi B, Robyn and Billie Eilish share the stages with The Cure, The Raconteurs, Tame Impala, Mumford & Sons and the mighty Guns N’ Roses in their first-ever ACL Fest appearance. Also on tap: Kacey Musgraves, Gary Clark Jr., 21 Savage, Thom Yorke Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes, Lizzo, Lil Uzi Vert, Rosalía, Tyler Childers, Jenny Lewis, Natalia Lafourcade, Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers, and Third Eye Blind. That’s just the tip of the talent iceberg.

The eighteenth annual ACL Fest returns to Austin’s Zilker Park for two consecutive weekends, October 4-6 and October 11-13. You can check out the full lineup and get ticket info on three-day passes, VIP and more here. Tickets tend to sell out quickly, so you know what to do.

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ACL Fest 2018 lineup and ticket info announced

Post author By michael
Post date May 1, 2018

We’re excited to share the 2018 lineup of our namesake festival, Austin City Limits Music Festival, now in its seventeenth year, produced by our pals at C3 Presents. And what a stellar lineup it is, too: Paul McCartney, Metallica, David Byrne, Childish Gambino, Arctic Monkeys, Travis Scott, Residente, featuring many artists who will be showcased in our own upcoming Season 44, including St. Vincent and Brandi Carlile and more. You can check out the full lineup and get ticket info on three-day passes, VIP and more here. Tickets tend to sell out quickly, so you know what to do.

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ACL extends access to archive

Post author By michael
Post date May 14, 2020

photo by Scott Newton

Live music beacon Austin City Limits is extending access to its archives through June 30 as a gift to music fans during the current live music void. The perennial television series is making fan-favorite episodes from the recently broadcast Season 45 and choice vintage gems available for streaming during these stay-at-home days, in addition to the entire slate of programs from the previous two seasons of the acclaimed concert showcase. Over 40 ACL installments are available to stream free online at https://www.pbs.org/show/austin-city-limits/ offering a wide variety of music’s finest from every genre. Cited by USA Today as the lead option for streaming live music, Austin City Limits has offered viewers a front-row seat to the best in performance for an incredible four-and-a-half decades from the Live Music Capital of the World, Austin, Texas; the series is the flagship of the popular ACL Music Festival.

In addition, the long-running series has delivered classics from its catalog for recent high-profile events: In honor of Willie Nelson’s 87th birthday, ACL showcased an historic 1976 live performance of Red Headed Stranger, which also marked the 45th anniversary of that classic album’s release; UK hitmaker Ed Sheeran’s stunning 2017 hourlong solo acoustic performance recently opened the virtual 3-day PlayOn Fest to benefit the COVID-19 response. ACL is also offering fans the ability to appear on the legendary ACL stage, complete with the iconic Austin skyline, with new virtual backgrounds for Zoom and smartphones free for fans to use here. Custom ACL face masks are also available for fans, and with every mask purchase one will be distributed to someone in need shop.acltv.com.

While live music is grounded and with the postponement and cancellation of countless tours and music festivals, ACL aims to keep its spirit alive and fill the void, providing new viewing options for cooped-up music fans. The program has fast-tracked popular episodes to stream at home, and the show goes on with a generous helping of performances to choose from. Favorites from ACL’s recent Season 45 and the entire slate of Seasons 43 and 44 are available to stream at https://www.pbs.org/show/austin-city-limits/. ACL unlocks two classic fan-favorite vintage installments: the late blues giant B.B. King’s classic 1983 debut and Tom Waits’ legendary 1978 appearance. There’s something for everyone in the extended line-up: highlights include a golden hour with late singer-songwriter giant John Prine (the 2018 performance is one of ACL’s most-requested episodes of all time); an epic stage journey with 2020’s Grammy-winning global pop phenom Billie Eilish; songs for uncertain times with indie-rock provocateur Father John Misty (backed by a 16-piece orchestra); Willie Nelson’s 2018 return to “the house that Willie built” in a career-spanning performance for the ages; a sparkling hour with country superstar Miranda Lambert; a dazzling, career-spanning hour with celebrated jazz legend Herbie Hancock; supergroup The Raconteurs, featuring Jack White and Brendan Benson, in an all-out hour of pure rock and roll; a show-stopping hour with visionary funk songstress Janelle Monáe; rock legends the Pretenders in a shining hit-filled hour of career highlights; a thrilling hour with blues legend Buddy Guy; a radiant hour with acclaimed singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile; powerhouse rap duo Run the Jewels; rock stars Cage The Elephant; an electrifying hour with guitar hero Gary Clark Jr.; a captivating performance from indie original Sharon Van Etten; an endorphin rush set from dance floor magnets LCD Soundsystem; a euphoric hour with New Orleans funk phenom Trombone Shorty and his 10-piece band; standout Austin progressive soul act Black Pumas; innovative art-rock performer St. Vincent; acclaimed singer-songwriter Jason Isbell; stripped-down roots music with Patty Griffin; R&B phenom Miguel; fan-favorite Norah Jones; a rare television performance from acclaimed indie-rock innovator Mitski; next-generation country with chart-topper Kane Brown; and a thrilling hour with celebrated Flamenco-fusion artist Rosalía. ACL’s renowned production is an industry leader, making it a required stopping point for legendary artists and innovators of all genres. Featuring unparalleled audio, and dynamic camerawork, ACL captures all the artistry and energy of live performance.

The series has also created an upcoming encore broadcast programming block with highly-requested episodes from recent ACL archives to air weekly on PBS stations, beginning on May 16 with a buoyant hour with breakout singer-songwriter Maggie Rogers. The programming slate again offers something for all and continues through the end of June: choices include left-of-center country queen Kacey Musgraves; an unforgettable hour of stories and songs with Americana icon Steve Earle saluting the songwriting legacy of the legendary Guy Clark; UK modern rock superstars Arctic Monkeys; country superstar Chris Stapleton; powerhouse R&B sensation H.E.R.; indie rock titans Vampire Weekend; breakout R&B/pop star Khalid; laid-back indie rocker Mac DeMarco; road-tested red-dirt country-rockers Turnpike Troubadours and Austin favorites, indie-folk band Wild Child. Check local PBS listings for times. These broadcast episodes will also be available to stream at https://www.pbs.org/show/austin-city-limits/.

Tune-in, log on, and let ACL be a trusted sidekick for entertainment during these challenging days. The power of music has sustained people in difficult times throughout history and ACL encourages fans and folks to please enjoy these gifts from their archives. And, if you need to freshen up your video calls, we’ve created backgrounds for your calls. Click on the images below to and download:

Fans can also browse the ACL YouTube channel for exclusive songs, behind-the-scenes videos and full-length artist interviews.For images and episode information, visit Austin City Limits press room at http://acltv.com/press-room/.

ACL Encore Broadcast Schedule

May 16 Maggie Rogers

May 23 Khalid / Mac DeMarco

May 30 Steve Earle & The Dukes: A Tribute to Guy Clark

June 6 H.E.R.

June 13 Vampire Weekend

June 20 Chris Stapleton / Turnpike Troubadours

June 27 Arctic Monkeys / Wild Child

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