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Ty Segall Announces New Album, 'Sleeper'

Ty Segall's commercial for 'Sleeper'

The incredibly prolific and extremely talented Ty Segall has announced a new album, Sleeper, will be available August 20th via Drag City. The news was released via a short commercial that features the always busy Mr. Segall sleeping in a variety of locations.



Mikal Cronin Embarks on World Tour; Drops Video for "Change"

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Mikal Cronin is set to embark on a world tour that includes stops in Dallas, Austin, and Marfa. Before we get to the tour dates after the jump, be sure to watch the affecting new video from Mikal and director, Claire Marie Vogel, in which they examine what is't like to be the invisible person at a party.

Mikal Cronin - Change from Merge Records on Vimeo.

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FIDLAR Announces Fall 2013 Headlining Tour

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Our favorite group of skate/surf punks, FIDLAR, have just announced a Fall headlining tour of the United States. Known for their juxtaposition of raunchy lyrics and raucous shows with expertly crafted punk songs, you won't want to miss seeing FIDLAR live. Their Austin dates are at the Austin City Limits Music Festival. The Orwells will be supporting on all non-festival shows. After the jump, be sure to watch FIDLAR's new video for "Max Can't Surf".

8/29/13 – San Francisco, CA – Bottom of the Hill
9/01/13 – Seattle, WA – Bumbershoot Festival
9/02/13 – Vancouver, BC – Biltmore Cabaret
9/19/13 – Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory
9/20/13 – Santa Barbara – CA – Velvet Jones *
9/23/13 – Tucson, AZ – Club Congress *
9/24/13 – Phoenix, AZ – The Crescent Ballroom *
9/26/13 – Denver, CO – Larimer Lounge *
9/27/13 – Kansas City, MO – Czar Bar *
9/29/13 – St. Louis, MO – Firebird
9/30/13 – Columbia, MO – Mojo's *
10/02/13 – Atlanta, GA – Drunken Unicorn *
10/4-6 +10/11-14 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits
10/07/13 – New Orleans, LA – One Eyed Jacks *
10/08/13 – Baton Rouge, LA – Spanish Moon *
10/14/13 – Nashville, TN – Exit/In *
10/18/13 – Toronto, ON – Hard Luck *
10/19/13 – Montreal, QC – Il Motore *
10/23/13 – Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair *
10/24/13 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom *
10/25/13 – Philadelphia, PA – First Unitarian Church *
10/26/13 – Washington, D.C. – Rock and Roll Hotel *
10/28/13 – Pittsburgh, PA – The Smiling Moose Upstairs *
10/29/13 – Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop *
10/31/13 – Chicago, IL – Subterranean *
11/01/13 – Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon *
11/02/13 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry *

* w/ The Orwells

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KLRU All-Star Celebration Benefit at ACL Live

KLRU All-Star Benefit

This Thursday at ACL Live, KLRU will host a benefit to raise money to continue the ongoing project of digitizing and managing over 8,000 hours of old Austin City Limits show tape. The resulting digital archive will be shared with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum and there are plans to eventually sell the content to the general public in the form of DVDs, CDs, and downloadable content. The benefit will also honor Lloyd Maines, who has appeared on Austin City Limits 16 times, more than any other artist in the show's thirty-nine year history. Maines helped to curate the evening's calvacade of all-star musical performances. Attendees will be able to see the Dixie Chicks, Courtyard Hounds, Natalie Maines, Ben Harper, Joe Ely, Bruce Robison, Kelly Willis, Terri Hendrix, Carolyn Wonderland and Terry Allen.

VIP tickets are still available. The VIP seats include: Premium seats, VIP Access to Backstage After Party, VIP Lanyard, and VIP ACL Gift Bags Including a Commemorative Poster. After the jump, view our exclusive photo gallery of the Austin City Limits archive before it was shipped off for digitizing.

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Bonnaroo 2013 Late Night Sets and Cinema Offerings

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One of the unique features that makes Bonnaroo our favorite festival are the late night sets where you can see both legends and hot new acts make history in tents far more intimate than the main stages. The full schedule will be released next week, but Bonnaroo just shared which artists are playing late into the night and into the morning.

R. Kelly
Pretty Lights
Wu-Tang Clan
Animal Collective
Empire Of The Sun
Rock N' Soul Dance Party Superjam ft. Jim James with John Oates, Zigaboo Modeliste, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Bilial, and very special guest Larry Graham
Billy Idol
ZZ Top
"Weird Al" Yankovic
Wolfgang Gartner
Porter Robinson
Boys Noize
Bustle In Your Hedgerow

The Cinema Tent at Bonnaroo is air-conditioned AND it features great movies/documentaries/comedy/sports viewing. See the full lineup here.

 

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