When it comes to live music on television, "Austin City Limits" is top of the heap. Trailblazing guests, unfussy production and intimate, restrained camera work combined to make this long-running series a broadcast treasure.
The show's 38th season looks like another strong one. Here's who is heading for your living room early next year.
Jan. 5 --
Jan. 12 -- Rodrigo y Gabriela
Jan. 19 --
Jan. 26 -- Bob Mould /
Feb. 2 -- Tim McGraw
Feb. 9 --
Feb. 16 --
Feb. 23 -- Esperanza Spalding
The show typically airs 6 p.m. Saturdays on WHRO-TV, Channel 15, however, WHRO hasn't yet posted its January schedule.
[UPDATE 11-27-2012: Heather F. Mazzoni, content officer for WHRO, said the Jack White episode will air Saturday, January 13 at 6 p.m.]
According to what's posted on the station's website, "Austin City Limits" will skip Saturday, Dec. 1, then return to the air Dec. 8 with an episode featuring Steve Miller Band and the
Miller will presumably perform with his long-time keyboardist Joseph Wooten, a former
The Preservation Hall Jazz Band will play classic New Orleans
Here's a press release about the new season of ACL.
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Austin, TX—November 13, 2012—Iconic
Rock provocateur Jack White kicks things off on January 5, 2013 with a knock-out, full-hour performance. The extended line-up features a number of artists making first-time appearances, among them Austin's own rising star, blues-soul phenomenon Gary Clark Jr., Mexican guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela, spellbinding jazz-pop vocalist Kat Edmonson,
“ACL takes pride in our eclectic mix of musical styles,” says Executive Producer Terry Lickona, “and we truly have something for everyone's taste in the second half of our new season – from rock and punk to country, pop, jazz, blues and Latin! Each artist has a unique and original style or sound, which is always our goal.”
It's been a banner year for ACL, which premiered in October with an unforgettable performance by
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