Right Of The Dial; The Rise Of Clear Channel And The Fall Of Commercial Radio is a non-fiction account of Clear Channel's meteoric rise from a local radio station to one of the largest media conglomerates in the country. Written by Alec Foege and published by Faber and Faber, Right Of The Dial will be available on April 14.
We Who Are Alive and Remain is an addition to HBO's Band of Brothers series. Author Marcus Brotherton tells untold stories about Easy Company's fallen brothers including a story containing a victory toast in Hitler's hideout and other biographical and autobiographical vignettes of war. To be released May 5 by Penguin.
Self described "browngrass pillbilly from Akron, Ohio" The Misery Jackals will be performing April 7 @ The Hole In The Wall (doors open at 8 p.m.).
Journeyman and Merle Haggard's former guitarist Redd Volkaert will be playing April 9 @ Threadgill's South in the Beer Garden ($10, 9 p.m.).
Legendary vulgar poet and pioneering pimp rap superstar Blowfly will be playing @ Emo's inside on April 10 ($12 advance tix., doors open at 9 p.m.).
Southern rockers Dertybird will be playing @ the Saxon Pub on April 14 ($5, 12:30 a.m.).
Accidental cool kid phenomenon Crystal Castles will be performing April 13 @ La Zona Rosa. ($22 advance tix & $24 at the door. Doors open at 8 p.m.)
The Old Settlers Music Festival will be kicking off on April 16 @ The Salt Lick Pavilion and Camp Ben McCullouch. The 3 day extravaganza will feature the likes of Ray Wylie Hubbard, The Fireants, and Robert Earl Keen (tix range from $20-$425, it's a camping festival).
Legendary pianist and former member of the Muddy Waters Band, this guy is a real deal veteran of the Delta, Pinetop Perkins will be performing with Gary Louris and Mark Olson April 18 @ Antone's ($18-20 advance tix., doors open at 8 p.m.).
The long awaited White Rhino debut c.d. is out now and they are having a release party/show April 19 @ Emo's inside (doors open at 8 p.m.).
SXSW red carpet premiere film Observe and Report will be opening April 10 @ select theatres. Writer and director Jody Hill is the same funny man that brought us the HBO miniseries Eastbound and Down and instant comedy cult classic The Foot Fist Way.
Set to be an uber-thriller/action film with an all-star cast, State of Play will be opening April 17 @ select theatres. Screenwriter Tony Gilroy wrote the screenplays for the Bourne series and wrote political thriller Michael Clayton.
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