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Rock reminder: Dave Matthews Band, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Pearl Jam and dozens more megastars are shipping down South this weekend for Austin City Limits. Rolling Stone will be on the ground with live reports, backstage photos, interviews and video — but before we touch down in Texas, we’ve plotted out the ideal schedule, hour by hour, for each day of the festival. It’s our way of ensuring you don’t miss Them Crooked Vultures and still have enough time for the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. Check it out here:

• Austin City Limits 2009: Ultimate Schedule Guide

Plus, get pumped for this year’s fest by looking back at last year’s ACL:

• ACL 2008: Beck, Foo Fighters and More

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Neko Case’s Middle Cyclone tour makes ground fall again this November, the Fiery Furnaces trade in their Blueberry Boat for a tour bus with an autumn jaunt and Staind’s Aaron Lewis embarks on a solo acoustic trek in 2010. All the details for all three acts, after the jump.

Neko Case
Oct. 4 – San Francisco, CA @ Hardly Strict Bluegrass Festival
Nov. 4 – Memphis, TN @ Minglewood Hall
Nov. 5 – St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
Nov. 6 – Urbana, IL @ Canopy Club
Nov. 7 – Bowling Green, OH @ Clazel Theatre
Nov. 8 – Rochester, NY @ Harro East Ballroom
Nov. 10 – Boston, MA @ Wilbur Theatre
Nov. 11 – Tarrytown, NY @ The Tarrytown Music Hall
Nov. 12 – Portsmouth, NH @ The Music Hall
Nov. 13 – Northampton, MA @ Calvin Theater
Nov. 14 – Providence, RI @ Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel
Nov. 15 – Montclair, NJ @ Wellmont Theatre
Nov. 16 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre
Nov. 18 – Charlotte, NC @ Knight Theater
Nov. 19 – Orlando, FL @ The Plaza Theatre
Nov. 20 – Tallahassee, FL @ The Moon
Nov. 21 – New Orleans, LA @ Republic New Orleans
Nov. 22 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
Nov. 23 – Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater

Fiery Furnaces
Nov. 4 – Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell’s
Nov. 5 – Northampton, MA @ Pearl Street
Nov. 6 – Troy, NY @ Revolution Hall
Nov. 7 – Toronto, ON @ El Mocambo Club
Nov. 8 – London, ON @ Call The Office
Nov. 10 – Toledo, OH @ Frankie’s Inner City
Nov. 11 – Ferndale, MI @ The Magic Bag
Nov. 12 – Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall
Nov. 13 – Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre
Nov. 14 – St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club
Nov. 17 – Vancouver, BC @ The Red Room
Nov. 18 – Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey
Nov. 20 – San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s
Nov. 21 – Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theater
Nov. 24 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theatre
Dec. 11 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
Dec. 12 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom

Aaron Lewis
Jan. 1 – Henderson, NV @ Green Valley Ranch
Jan. 2 – Las Vegas, NV @ Aliante Casino
Jan. 8 – Reno, NV @ Silver Legacy
Jan. 9 – West Wendover, NV @ Peppermill
Jan. 15 – Temecula, CA @ Pechanga
Jan. 19 – St. Charles, MO @ Ameristar St. Charles
Jan. 21, 22 – Vicksburg, MS @ Ameristar Vicksburg
Jan. 23 – Robinsville, MS @ Bluesville
Feb. 5 – Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun
Feb. 12 – Verona, NY @ Turning Stone
Feb. 13, 14 – Atlantic City, NJ @ Borgata
Feb. 25 – Hammond, IN @ Horseshoe Casino

Rolling Stone’s Kevin O’Donnell spotlights the Avett Brothers’ major-label debut, I and Love and You, in this week’s roundup of essential new releases. The North Carolina trio get an assist from Rick Rubin on the disc, which results in polished songs including upbeat jams and pretty piano ballads, like the title track, which shows off brothers Scott and Seth Avett’s Beatlesque harmonies.

Also out: the self-titled debut from La Roux, a next big thing from Britain who churn out Eighties-style pop made of cheap synths, skittering beats and cheap come-ons from sassy frontwoman Elly Jackson. The best track: “In for the Kill,” a tune that would rock as the theme for the next James Bond movie.

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Canadian rockers Rush are breaking new ground with the up-coming release of a “Best Of” Live compilation. The new compilation is set for release on November 17 and will be released on DVD through Rounder and on CD by Atlantic.
Working Men is the title of this new release and will include material that has been [...]

Source: Real Rock News

Rush ‘Best Of’ Live Compilation Announced

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Adam Lambert’s debut album isn’t due out until November 24th, but already the RS cover star is Number One on Amazon.com. Four days after the pre-order option was made available on Lambert’s still-untitled disc, or New Album 2009 as Amazon calls it, the American Idol runner-up is tops on Amazon’s Bestsellers list, ahead of new releases by Mariah Carey, Madonna, the Beatles and more. That’s pretty impressive, and a testament to Lambert’s fervent fanbase. Lambert’s most recent tweets put him back in the studio with Linda Perry, Rob Cavallo, Ryan Tedder and Dr. Luke — all within the last week.

Go behind the scenes of Lambert’s RS cover shoot in exclusive photos.

So, how’s Season Eight champ Kris Allen doing? His debut album is due out a week before Lambert’s on November 17th, but also became available for preorder four days ago. Checking the Amazon charts, Allen is currently sits at Number 53, but that number will likely change in the next few days, when Team Allen, who helped propel their man to American Idol status, band together. The Amazon charts update hourly, so fans can write a new chapter to this story pretty quickly.

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