The venerable Austin City Limits has sprouted an online offshoot called ACL Stage Left. They describe the venture as follows “[Stage Left’s] mission is to find the very best, most unique, undiscovered or ready to be re-discovered, passionate music artists and provide them with a strong platform with which to make great art, turning their listeners and our viewers into life-long fans.” What does that mean for you? Local gal Sarah Jaffe performing on a stripped-down version of KLRU-TV’s iconic skyline stage. Here you go.
ACL STAGE LEFT – beta 01 (Sarah Jaffe) from dutch rall on Vimeo.
While I’m here talking about music, Annie Clark (aka St. Vincent) appears with The National on SCORE! 20 Years of Merge Records: The Covers. She performs Crooked Fingers’ “Sleep All Summer.” The disc is packed with indie-rock heavyweights, both performing the cover versions (Bill Callahan, Bright Eyes, the New Pornographers) and being covered (Superchunk, Neutral Milk Hotel, Robert Pollard). It comes out on April 7.
