August 24
ON KUT:
Eric Johnson and Alien Love Child will perform live in Studio 1A on Music with Jay Trachtenberg at 2 pm.
IN THE NEWS:
The Yeah Yeah Yeah’s have been confirmed to replace The Beastie Boys at this year’s ACL Festival. It was also announced that Raphael Saadiq will play the 5:30-6:30 spot left open by Lily Allen’s recent cancellation. It is unknown who will play in the 7:30-8:30 spot.
Luckenbach, TX has been awarded the record for largest recorded guitar ensemble, with 1,859 people playing Luckenbach, Texas, London Homesick Blues, and This Land Is Your Land.
Fun Fun Fun Fest has confirmed four more acts for this year’s festival: F*cked Up, Brian Posehn, Harlem, and Alaska In Winter.
LOCAL SHOWS:
Kevin Smith, Wisebird, Josh Grider Trio, and Amy Glen & The Forgotten Heros play tonight at Momo’s – the show starst at 7pm.
TODAY IN MUSIC HISTORY:
1964 – The Beatles released Matchbox/Slow Down.
1979 – I Wanna Be Your Lover by Prince was released. It was his first U.S. hit.
1981 – Mark David Chapman was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for the murder of John Lennon.
