After several weeks of intense competition, five talented artists will make the trip to Austin’s legendary Antone’s Nightclub for The Sound & The Jury final showdown. The big prize? A chance to perform on the Dell stage at ACL Festival. Fan votes and the judges will determine which act has the right stuff to put their name on this year’s Festival lineup. You can’t vote if you don’t show up for this free show.

WHEN:
Wednesday, September 30. Doors at 7pm.

WHERE:
Antone’s Nightclub

WHO:
Check out the acts that made the final cut: Andrew Tinker, The Bright Light Social Hour, Erin Austin, Mobley, and The Bubbles

Be part of ACL Festival’s commitment to being kind to Zilker Park (and the planet) — our Rock & Recycle program. Take park in designated eco-mindful activities before and during the Festival. Not only does it feel great, you’ll also be rewarded with cool stuff like a collectible ACL Festival t-shirt and the chance to win a brand new 2010 Honda Insight hybrid! Find out how you can join the Rock & Recycle revolution >>

This week we are giving 2 lucky fans the chance to meet The Avett Brothers at this year’s ACL Festival!

The lucky winners will also receive a copy of their new LP “I and Love and You” (Available now, CD to be released 9/29).

It’s easy to enter, here’s how to win:

1. Check out The Avett Brothers ACL Band Bio

2. Post a comment telling us why you think they rock (don’t forget to publish it to your Facebook page) by Sunday, September 27, 2009 11:59 PM CST

3. On Monday we will randomly select 2 lucky winners and announce them on our social networks (Facebook, Twitter, Myspace).

Good Luck!

This week we’re giving you another chance to watch one of your top Sunday bands on the side of the stage!  And as a special perk, we’re throwing in a VIP parking pass for the weekend so you can haul your friends down to the festival each day. How do you win? Again, it’s super simple to enter. Just post a list of your top 5 must-see Saturday bands on our Facebook wall. Here’s how to win:

The Rules

1) Post a message on the ACL Facebook wall that says “Top 5 must-see Sunday bands” and then lists your top 5 picks from Sunday’s schedule <http://bit.ly/lQ6PK> . Include a link to your personal ACL Schedule at the end of your post. (You can make your custom schedule here <http://bit.ly/dCCUe> .)

2) You must submit your post by Sunday 9/20/2009 at 11:59pm CST.

3) We will randomly select one winner for side stage access (you and a friend) to watch one of your top 5 Sunday shows.

4) We will announce the winner via our Facebook page next Monday.

Congratulations to Lauren S, the winner of last week’s contest. She and a friend will be standing on the side of the stage during Phoenix of Friday! We know a lot of you were disappointed you didn’t win, but don’t despair. This week we’re giving you another chance – this time to watch one of your top Saturday bands on the side of the stage! How do you win? Again, it’s super simple to enter. Just post a list of your top 5 must-see Saturday bands on our Facebook wall. Here’s how to win:

The Rules

1) Post a message on the ACL Facebook wall that says “Top 5 must-see Saturday bands” and then lists your top 5 picks from Saturday’s schedule. Include a link to your personal ACL Schedule at the end of your post. (You can make your custom schedule here.)

2) You must submit your post by Sunday 9/13/2009 at 11:59pm CST.

3) We will randomly select one winner for side stage access (you and a friend) to watch one of your top 5 Saturday shows.

4) We will announce the winner via our Facebook page next Monday.

Good luck!

Only 5 of the remaining 20 bands will survive Round 3 of the Sound and the Jury contest. And it’s up to fans to decide which acts make it to Austin to compete live for the ultimate prize, a performance slot at ACL Festival. It’s simple: the Top 5 bands with the most votes by September 18 make the cut. Listen in and make your vote here.