Live Review: Mars Volta, Vampire Weekend, and More from Austin City Limits

The Hush Sound's Greta Salpeter blogs from Austin, weighing in on the best and worst from the festival.
Cedric Bixler of the Mars Volta / Photo by Chad Wadsworth

Austin City Limits hit the Lone Star State with a vengeance this weekend, and SPIN.com tapped the Hush Sound's Greta Salpeter to act as our eyes and ears on the festival grounds. Here, read Salpeter's take on sets from day one artists like Vampire Weekend, Stars, Mars Volta, and more, and check back to SPIN.com for her blogs from the rest of the event!

Voodoo Music Experience Adds Major Bands to Lineup

Click to see if your favorites will be playing the upcoming New Orleans event.
TV on the Radio's Tunde Adebimpe / Photo by Richmond Lam

It seems that not even hurricane Gustav can slow New Orleans' Voodoo Music Experience, as festival officials -- unfazed by the recent storm and others on the way -- have added even more bands to the event's lineup.

Zack de la Rocha's New Group to Release Debut July 22

Rage Against the Machine's mouthpiece unveils new EP with former Mars Volta drummer Jon Theodore, dubbing the group One Day as a Lion.
Zack de la Rocha / Photo by Eric Nowels

A new release from Rage Against the Machine frontman Zack de la Rocha has become the stuff of legend.

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