Live From Austin TX

Austin City Limits ist eine berühmte und preisgekrönte TV-Sendung aus Austin, Texas, in der seit Bestehen alles, was Rang und Namen hat, live aufgetreten ist und noch auftreten wird. Diese Fernsehsendungen haben üblicherweise eine Laufzeit von 30 Minuten. Die neu geschnittenen Fassungen der Auftritte enthalten alle Songs, die im Rahmen der TV-Sendung ausgestrahlt worden sind und zudem bisher unveröffentlichtes Material der Originalbänder. Die DVDs wurden im 5.1 Surround Sound remixed und remastered, um so die bestmögliche Qualität von Konzert-DVDs zu erhalten.

Mehr als 400 Shows liegen in den Austin City Limits-Archiven, viele Künstler waren lediglich einmal aufgetreten und es entstanden seltene Fernsehauftritte von vielen der besten Musiker des Landes.

Im Jahre 2003 wurde die Show mit dem höchsten Preis für künstlerische Darbietungen ausgezeichnet – der „National Medal of Arts“. In jedem Jahr vergibt der Präsident der Vereinigten Staaten diese Preise an Personen und Organisationen für außergewöhnliche künstlerische Beiträge in Amerika. Keine andere Fernsehsendung hat jemals diese Auszeichnung erhalten.

Die Sendung mit NEKO CASE wurde im August 2003 aufgezeichnet.

"Neko's star is still rising and her artistry knows no bounds. This debut ACL performance on August 9, 2003, captures songs from her three seminal solo releases at the time, combining elements of country, gospel and punk for a very unique sound. That's why pundits often find the music hard to classify. Which is a good thing. Her voice has been described as lush, torchy, melancholic - even scary (someone once wrote that "she sings like Patsy Cline's ghost"). She certainly doesn't sound like anything else on today's hit parade. Neko began her career as a drummer in a punk band, but it wasn't long before she started experimenting with songwriting and singing. She also continues to perform as a member of The New Pornographers, but her solo work is where her songwriting skills shine most. As she herself says, "I want to write songs that are timeless... maybe just something more like a novel than a short story."
After the show, Neko took the time to write the ACL staff to thank everybody for making her, her band and friends feel so welcome. "I feel very proud of how the show turned out... It's so great to find out that something you admire so much is run by good people. Be proud! You kick ass!" You, too, Neko…"
- Terry Lickona (producer Austin City Limits)

Taken from the full concerts that were edited into the half hour TV show, these DVDs contain previously unreleased performances. The re-edited performances include all of the songs that aired on the Austin City Limits broadcast as well as never before heard or seen songs from the tapings. The DVDs have been re-mixed and re-mastered in 5.1 surround sound to provide the highest quality concert DVDs.
With more than 400 shows in the Austin City Limits archives, many of the artist performances are one-of-a kind, featuring rare television appearances from some of the country’s best musicians. In addition to the release of DVDs, separate live, audio-only CDs of the artists’ performances will also be available.
In 2003, the show’s quality was recognized with the nation’s highest honor for artistic excellence – the National Medal of Arts. Each year, the President of the United States gives these awards to individuals and organizations for their extraordinary contribution to the arts in America. No other television program has ever received this honor.

The show with NEKO CASE was recorded in August 2003..

"Neko's star is still rising and her artistry knows no bounds. This debut ACL performance on August 9, 2003, captures songs from her three seminal solo releases at the time, combining elements of country, gospel and punk for a very unique sound. That's why pundits often find the music hard to classify. Which is a good thing. Her voice has been described as lush, torchy, melancholic - even scary (someone once wrote that "she sings like Patsy Cline's ghost"). She certainly doesn't sound like anything else on today's hit parade. Neko began her career as a drummer in a punk band, but it wasn't long before she started experimenting with songwriting and singing. She also continues to perform as a member of The New Pornographers, but her solo work is where her songwriting skills shine most. As she herself says, "I want to write songs that are timeless... maybe just something more like a novel than a short story."
After the show, Neko took the time to write the ACL staff to thank everybody for making her, her band and friends feel so welcome. "I feel very proud of how the show turned out... It's so great to find out that something you admire so much is run by good people. Be proud! You kick ass!" You, too, Neko…"
- Terry Lickona (producer Austin City Limits)
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