Cancel those lunch plans: tickets for the first annual Austin Food & Wine Festival go on sale Tuesday, January 24 at 12:00 PM sharp. more ›

ACL Fest announced their lineup early this morning. Color us impressed: Stevie Wonder, Arcade Fire, Coldplay, Kanye West, Big Boi, Broken Social Scene, Nas, My Morning Jacket, Fleet Foxes, Social Distortion, TV on the Radio, The Walkmen, James Blake, Gomez and Randy Newman are just a couple of the impressive folks lined up to perform. This year, the festival happens Sept. 16-18 at Zilker Park. The three-day tickets are already sold out (they went before the lineup was officially announced), but we'll keep you posted on updates should any more tickets for the weekend become available. Single day tickets go on sale this morning at 10 a.m. more ›

In what appears to be a first in the growing music festival arena, Lollapalooza recently announced HackLolla, an exciting opportunity for software developers to create mobile, web and desktop applications to enhance the festival fan's experience. The coding challenge began on Friday and runs through June 24, with the chance to win flights, a hotel room and VIP tickets for 2 to Lollapalooza! more ›

Time to stop grumbling about sold-out/expensive/[insert your whine here] ACL Festival tickets. The Official ACL Aftershows announcement came out from C3 Presents today, and it's looking good. Tickets go on sale at 10am this Saturday through C3's website. more ›

We discovered yesterday that Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is investigating C3 regarding their radius clause, included in the Lollapalooza contracts for bands. more ›

Propelled by irresistible anthems such as “Are You Gonna Be My Girl” and “Cold Hard Bitch,” Australia’s JET fast became a staple of mainstream radio a few years ago on the heels of their debut full-length Get Born. The band formed during the early part of this decade, releasing the Dirty Sweet EP in 2002 and immediately gaining the attention of U.K. hype-mongers NME and probably more importantly, Elektra Records. The aforementioned Get Born, released on Elektra Records in 2003, was followed by a high profile tour in Australia in support of The Rolling Stones and a lengthy jaunt overseas. The ensuing albums, 2006’s Shine On (Atlantic Records) and this year’s Shaka Rock (EMI), continued to utilize the tried-and-test formula, showcasing JET’s love for classic-rock and penchant for undeniable hooks. more ›

Rumor is that Austin's own C3 Presents has been asked to handle the Victory Party for Obama in Chicago. C3 Presents has produced such events as the Austin City Limits Festival and Lollapalooza (which takes place in Grant Park, where the election-night party is scheduled to happen). They also handled Obama's stop at Auditorium Shores in February last year. For those wondering, McCain will be holding his victory party at the Arizona Biltmore. [Texas Monthly] more ›