A familiar presence on the AUSTIN CITY LIMITS stage, the beloved performer Rosanne Cash returns for her seventh appearance in a new episode debuting on
PBS stations nationwide this Saturday, November 13. Also featured this week in her ACL debut is the singing and songwriting powerhouse Brandi Carlile.
Cash returns to the show with her band to perform songs from her 2009 release
The List, in which she reinterprets essential country songs passed on to her by her legendary father Johnny Cash. The album recently won the Americana Music Association's top honor, selected as its 2010 Album of the Year.
"Rosanne has been one of our favorites since her first appearance on the show in 1983," said Series Executive Producer Terry Lickona. "She combines elegance and class with an innate talent; it's obviously in her genes. We were thrilled to have her back as part of our last season in the original ACL studio, singing the songs hand-picked by her dad."
About the Washington native who rounds out the show's second half-hour, Lickona enthuses, "Brandi Carlile is like a lightning bolt among the crop of fresh female singers. She brings passion, fun and a big heart to the stage, and her songs speak to a new generation of young women...and guys, too! Think 'rising star.'"
Carlile and her band perform like ACL veterans in this appearance, tearing it up with songs from Carlile's acclaimed albums
The Story and
Give Up The Ghost, plus her interpretation of the Johnny Cash classic "Folsom Prison Blues."
Season 36 celebrates an exciting time in the history of AUSTIN CITY LIMITS, as the show tapes its last season in its original studio, which was designated last year as an historic rock and roll landmark by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. In early 2011, the show will move to its new home in the heart of downtown Austin at the Moody Theater, a full-time music venue and state of the art production facility.
AUSTIN CITY LIMITS
SEASON 36
CURRENT BROADCAST SCHEDULE
(Check
local listings for exact dates and times. Additional broadcast schedule to be announced shortly.)
October 2, 2010 Jimmy Cliff with special guest Michael Franti
October 9, 2010 Spoon
October 16, 2010 Patty Griffin& Friends
October 23, 2010 Alejandro Escovedo / Trombone Shorty
October 30, 2010 Robert Earl Keen / Hayes Carll
November 6, 2010 Steve Martin / Sarah Jarosz
November 13, 2010 Rosanne Cash / Brandi Carlile
November 20, 2010 John Legend& The Roots
When it comes to presenting live music, AUSTIN CITY LIMITS embodies its motto of "Great Music. No Limits." Accomplishing what no other show has done in the history of American television, the series has, for more than three decades, presented audiences with the most diverse, original, cutting-edge talent music has to offer. Staying on the cusp of technology, ACL is broadcast in dynamic high definition and 5.1 surround sound on PBS HD channels where available and airs nationally on 97% of the country's PBS stations.
austincitylimits.org features performance and "behind the scenes" clips, extended interviews and photo galleries from spotlighted artists and archival footage of historical performances from the great stage of AUSTIN CITY LIMITS. Full-length episodes of the show are available for viewing online.
Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater is a state-of-the-art, 2,700-person capacity live music venue that will also serve as the new home of the KLRU-TV produced PBS program
Austin City Limits, the longest running music series in American television history. The venue will host 60-100 concerts a year, in addition to the nights the Austin City Limits show will tape. ACL Live at The Moody Theater, nestled next to the W Austin Hotel& Residences™, is the premier destination in Austin for live performances as well as private events.
Produced by KLRU-TV, funding for AUSTIN CITY LIMITS is provided in part by AMD, Budweiser, the Austin Convention Center Department and its newest supporter, Dell. Additional funding is provided by the Friends of Austin City Limits.
To learn more about the show and the more than 800 artists who have appeared on it, visit austincitylimits.org. Also contact Deb Bernardini at 413.529.0300 or email deb@dbmpr.com.
