Official ACL Afterparties..Dead Confederate!

photo : valerie@fremin.net
By this point most Austin blogs have posted the ACL Afterparties list, so this news probably isn’t new to you, but should be of interest for 2 reasons. 1. Dead Confederate 2. Heartless Bastards. Best bill on Friday night if you ask me.
Here’s the schedule:
Thursday September 25, 2008
-An evening with Manu Chao @ Stubb’s
-David Byrne – Songs of David Byrne and Brian Eno @ Paramount Theatre
Friday, September 26, 2008
-Gnarls Barkley w/ CSS @ Stubb’s
-Jamie Lidell w/ Black Joe Lewis and The Honeybears @ The Parish
-Drive By Truckers w/ Shooter Jennings@ Emo’s outdoors
-Heartless Bastards w/ Dead Confederate & Wax Fang @ Emo’s indoors
-Car Stereo Wars @ Emo’s Lounge
Saturday, September 27, 2008
-Gospel Brunch w/ Mike Farris featuring the Roseland Rhythm Revue @ Stubb’s
-Return of the Butthole Surfers w/ The Kills @ Stubb’s outdoors
-Mugison @ Stubb’s outdoors
-The Swell Season w/ Bill Callahan @ Paramount Theatre
Sunday, September 28, 2008
-The Black Keys w/ The Black Angels & Jessica Lea Mayfield @ Stubb’s outdoors
-Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band w/ Special Guests Jenny Lewis and M. Ward @ La Zona Rosa
-Okkervil River w/ Man Man & Crooked Fingers @ Emo’s outdoors
-Jose Gonzalez w/ Neva Dinova & McCarthy Trenching @ Emo’s indoors
-Car Stereo Wars @ Emo’s Lounge
-Jakob Dylan and The Gold Mountain Rebels w/ Back Door Slam @ Antone’
MP3> Dead Confederate ‘The Rat’
MP3> Heartless Bastards ‘Into the Open’
Buy your tickets here starting 8/16 @ 10 a.m.


Emo’s really has it good on the 26th. I’m assuming I’ll need two separate tickets, but I’m going to check out Dead Confederate then shift outside for the DBT set. I’d like to see Heartless Bastards, but there aren’t many (any?) bands that can keep me from a DBT show.