Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Music Notes: Austin City Limits line-up, welcome back Lilith

- The Austin City Limits Music Festival will be held October 2 - 4 this year. And a full line-up has finally been announced. Some of the acts performing include: Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews Band, Beastie Boys, John Legend, Kings of Leon, Lily Allen, The Decemberists, The B-52s, Arctic Monkeys, The Walkmen, and more. For a full list, go here. [Austin City Limits site]

- Sonic Youth have announced a U.S. summer tour to go along with the June 9 release of their album The Eternal. [Prefix Mag]

- The New York Dolls have also announced U.S. tour, which will kick off on May 20 and come to an end on June 13. [Prefix Mag]

- This bit of news has been floating around for a few days, and was just recently confirmed to Billboard.com: Lilith Fair is coming back! The female-centric music festival is set to make its return in 2010. [Billboard]

- Wilco's upcoming seventh album will have a simple name: Wilco (The Album). The album is expected to drop in late June. [Rolling Stone]

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