If you missed the Raconteurs’ hometown gig at City Hall in November, Nashville Public Television offers an opportunity to see what you missed — along with a chance to catch acclaimed singer-songwriter Cat Power – when Austin City Limits showcases the two acts on Saturday, December 30 at 10 p.m. Austin City Limits, now in its 30th year, airs on NPT-Channel 8.
Detouring from his red-hot success with the White Stripes, new Nashvillian / Brentwoodian Jack White’s pop-rock collaboration with Brendan Benson, the Raconteurs, applies distinctly modern rock sensibilities to classic 60s and 70s influences. The quartet mixes Lennon-McCartney style harmonies with blues-power guitar and a touch of psychedelia on songs from its Grammy-nominated debut, Broken Boy Soldiers.
Introspective, highly acclaimed singer/songwriter Cat Power follows with a set of tunes from her Memphis soul-inflected album, The Greatest.
Since its premiere in 1976, Austin City Limits has championed performers who display exceptional musical and songwriting talents, rather than hemming themselves in with specific musical labels. The results are unpretentious and engaging performances by musicians who appreciate the intimate concert setting and straightforward style of production. Austin City Limits presents the best of America’s music from country, blues and folk to rock ‘n’ roll, bluegrass and zydeco.
Inspired by Austin, Texas’ burgeoning live music scene in the early ’70s, Austin City Limits has featured more than 500 different regional and internationally acclaimed artists on its stage over the years. From B.B. King and Bob Wills’ Texas Playboys to Mary Chapin Carpenter, Ray Charles and Leonard Cohen, each new season presents some of the best original music in every music genre. Its ability to consistently present an amiable mix of musical styles makes it a standout among television music programs.
Nashville Public Television is available free and over the air to nearly 2.2 million people throughout the Middle Tennessee and southern Kentucky viewing area, and is watched by more than 600,000 households every week. Through television and interactive media, NPT provides high quality educational, cultural and civic experiences that address issues and concerns of the people of the Nashville region, and which thereby help improve the lives of those we serve.
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