Video: Sound and the Jury 2008 Steps Recap

ACL Fest's Sound & The Jury is a competition going on right now. It's an online battle of the bands, where bands upload their songs to the Dell Lounge site, get their fans to vote, then the top five play a show here in Austin where a team of industry judges picks the best; winner plays the ACL Music Fest along side great bands like Phoenix and Passion Pit and bigs such as Pearl Jam and Kings of Leon. Sound & The Jury (S&J), a virtual battle of the bands, is [...]

Sound & The Jury (S&J), a virtual battle of the bands, is back for its 3rd year and will again offer one lucky band the ultimate grand prize: a slot on the Dell Stage at Austin City Limits Music Festival (Oct. 2-4, 2009). That means bands of all genres have another shot at landing a dream gig on the ACL Festival line-up alongside musical heavyweights Sonic Youth, Arctic Monkeys, Phoenix, Mos Def, Passion Pit, Daniel Johnston, Andrew Bird, and many more. Last year's winner, The Steps, have since gone on to release an album and go on tour. Who [...]