PBS Rocks

[Jeff]

If you have gotten out of the habit of watching Austin City Limits, this winter might be the season to get your Jones back on. Here is their home page: www.pbs.org/klru/austin/tvschedule/index.html . Below is the schedule. I'm posting it because I just watched the Elvis Costello set from last season (I think). It was really great!

31st Season

1. Coldplay January 7

2. Blues Traveler followed by Café Tacuba January 14

3. Ryan Adams followed by Tift Merritt January 21

4. Widespread Panic January 28

5. Gretchen Wilson followed by Miranda Lambert February 4

6. Death Cab for Cutie followed by My Morning Jacket February 11

7. John Fogerty February 18

8. Sheryl Crow February 25

9. The Polyphonic Spree followed by Ozomatli March 4

10. Wilco followed by Bright Eyes March 11

11. Modest Mouse followed by Guided By Voices March 18

12. ENCORE: Damien Rice followed by Patty Griffin March 25

13. The Flaming Lips followed by The Shins April 1

14. Trey Anastasio April 8

15. Jack Johnson followed by Rilo Kiley April 15

16. Alison Krauss and Union Station followed by Kathleen Edwards April 22

17. Etta James April 29

18. Ben Folds followed by Ray LaMontagne May 6

19. The Killers followed by Spoon May 13

20. John Prine followed by Amos Lee May 20

21. Franz Ferdinand followed by What Made Milwaukee Famous May 27


PS PBS is also airing an old (but not too old) David Bowie concert tomorrow night. Here is the blurb:

David Bowie: Reality Tour
Friday, January 6, 9:00pm

The rock icon performs at the Point in Dublin during a November 2003 stop on his Reality Tour. Songs include “All the Young Dudes,” “Changes,” “Ziggy Stardust,” “Five Years” and “Hang on to Yourself.”

[Guest Justin]

I was really amazed at how many of the acts mentioned in your post I have actually seen in concert: Costello, Tift Merritt, the Polyphonic Spree, Modest Mouse, the Flaming Freakin' Lips, and Bowie. Plus, I audited an outdoor Sheryl Crow show without actually paying to get in, had tried to get tickets to a Coldplay show but found out they had sold out the day I called, and had intended to go to a free Ben Folds show in Stillwater but discovered the next week I had inadvertantly mixed up the date and missed out. At any rate, Jeff's point still stands that this year's indie rock-oriented ACL season is worth watching. I would only add that it's almost always worth watching, regardless of orientation (what a fun construction).

[rickus]

After looking at that list Katie said, "Sometimes I really wish we would just break down and buy a TV!"

After looking at the list myself, I agree. But I'm still not going to buy one!

[Thanin]

Buy one but throw away the remote and put it Very far away from the furniture. Getting up off the couch and squatting in front of it to 'flip' around the stations would be lame enough to keep you from wasting too much time, but not enough to restrain you from watching stuff you're really interested. I'm only halfway not-serious.

[katie]

We've thought about buying one and hooking it up so that you have to ride an exercise bike or something to power it. That would definitely limit the amount of time I would spend watching TV.

I'm also only halfway not-serious.

[Thanin]

This idea of yours intrigues me. First allow me to consider your God, and then mock Him... Done.

[rickus]