Festivals: ACL 3-day passes are all gone. Oh, snap! Don't despair, though - day passes go on sale tomorrow for $50 plus $8 in service charges through Frontgate Tickets. For those with tickets already in hand, note that the official ACL Fest schedule grid will also be released any minute now. Get out your highlighters. Venues: After a couple of years of limited bookings, the Austin Music Hall is getting a facelift this fall.......

We went to see David Gray with Aqualung last Saturday. You know – to get our live music fix since there’s so little in the way of live music going on in this town over the next couple of weeks. The show was at the Backyard and the evening was balmy and breezy – perfect for sitting next to the huge new Walmart under the sprawling old oak trees beneath the stars and listening......

For those of you who shelled out the big bucks to go see David Gray Thursday at The Backyard, we have some bad news. Due to laryngitis and an upper respiratory infection, Gray has cancelled his remaining US Tour Dates. Check his website to find out about rescheduling for the show in early 2006. Tickets for this week’s show will be honored for the rescheduled show. Below is a press release from his site......