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The Black Keys' set for the long-running PBS performance show Austin City Limits, recorded late last year, will air on PBS stations across the US this Saturday night starting at 9 PM ET/PT. This weekend's episode marks the band's Austin City Limits debut. Also on the show are noise rock pioneers Sonic Youth. For a taste of what's to come, watch The Black Keys' performance of "Tighten Up" from Austin City Limits and go behind the scenes here.

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The Black Keys' set for the long-running PBS performance show Austin City Limits, recorded on October 12 of last year, will air on PBS stations across the United States this Saturday night starting at 9 PM ET/PT. This weekend's episode marks the band's Austin City Limits debut. The Black Keys' set includes "Next Girl," "Howlin' for You," "Tighten Up," and "She's Long Gone," from their latest Nonesuch release, Brothers; "I Got Mine" from 2008's Attack & Release; as well as earlier songs "Thickfreakness" and "I'll be Your Man."

Also on the show are noise rock pioneers Sonic Youth. Austin City Limits describes the episode as a look at "the evolution of electric guitar music."

For more information and to find out where and when the show is airing on a PBS station near you, visit austincitylimits.org.

For a taste of what's to come this weekend, check out The Black Keys' performance of "Tighten Up" from Austin City Limits in the video below:

And for still more music, you can go behind the scenes at the rehearsal and taping in this video:

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  • Friday, January 21, 2011
    The Black Keys to Make "Austin City Limits" Debut on PBS; Watch "Tighten Up" Performance Here

    The Black Keys' set for the long-running PBS performance show Austin City Limits, recorded on October 12 of last year, will air on PBS stations across the United States this Saturday night starting at 9 PM ET/PT. This weekend's episode marks the band's Austin City Limits debut. The Black Keys' set includes "Next Girl," "Howlin' for You," "Tighten Up," and "She's Long Gone," from their latest Nonesuch release, Brothers; "I Got Mine" from 2008's Attack & Release; as well as earlier songs "Thickfreakness" and "I'll be Your Man."

    Also on the show are noise rock pioneers Sonic Youth. Austin City Limits describes the episode as a look at "the evolution of electric guitar music."

    For more information and to find out where and when the show is airing on a PBS station near you, visit austincitylimits.org.

    For a taste of what's to come this weekend, check out The Black Keys' performance of "Tighten Up" from Austin City Limits in the video below:

    And for still more music, you can go behind the scenes at the rehearsal and taping in this video:

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