
The Beck show announced for June 19 at Austin's
Backyard has been pushed back a day and will now happen on June 20. The show is officially SOLD OUT, so if you were waiting to get tickets, you're too late.
Hank III (Hank Williams Jr, Jr?) will be bringing his hellbilly mash-up of country western speed metal to
La Zona Rosa on May 23, and
Echo and the Bunnymen will be there on June 17.
In other Austin music news, Tom Petty has been announced as this year's headliner at
ACL fest. The official, complete, lineup will be announced on May 11. Also appearing this year: Ben Harper, Thievery Corporation, Son Volt, The Flaming Lips, Los Lonely Boys, Iron and Wine, Asleep at the Wheel, Massive Attack, KT Tunstall, New Pornographers, the Shins, Matisyahu, Kasey Chambers, John Mayer, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Subdudes, Buckwheat Zydeco and the Greencards. More to follow...