Tickets for this year’s Austin City Limits Festival sold out weeks ago, but those willing to work can exchange three five-hour shifts & a $15 application fee for a weekend pass to the event. Visit workexchangeteam.com for more details and to apply for the ACL and/or Festival 8 teams.

In other ACL news, the schedule for the festival – which takes place in Austin’s Zilker Park on October 2 – 4 – has just been released.

Let’s take a look at some other stories we’ve missed this week…

  • Paul McCartney will put out a live album on November 15

This album will be a “live summary” of the concerts given by the ex-Beatle in July, while he played for the very first time at the Citi Field Stadium in New-York City for three memorable nights, on July 17th,18th and 21st 2009.

This CD album is likely to be sold in a box set containing not only a live album but also the DVD of the concert. [via maccablog]

  • Celebrate Brock Butler’s 30th birthday by buying his new EP

Pedro Loopez is a short collection of tracks assembled by Brock, reminiscent of his previous release “Instrumentals & Incidentals,” this collection is a bit more natural sounding with less midi and more cowbell. The original track files will be offered up as well during the coming weeks so Brock’s fans can assemble their own creations to listen to. Look for an announcement about that soon. [via TheRevButler]

  • Benjy Eisen talks to Roseanne Cash about singing with Tweedy

“I know Jeff just a little bit,” Cash tells Spinner. “I’ve met him a few times and I’m a huge fan of not only Wilco but Golden Smog and all the rest of it, and it was just a great honor for him to do this.”

Tweedy duets with Cash on ‘Long Black Veil,’ a country standard originally performed by Lefty Frizzell and composed by Danny Dill and Marijohn Wilkin. [via Spinner]

Finally, anyone who thought guitarist John Kadlecik’s successful stint with Bobby and Phil as part of last weekend’s Furthur shows would take away from Dark Star Orchestra’s never-ending touring schedule needs to think again. The DSO are playing a full slate of shows starting tomorrow night in Seattle and running through the just announced New Year’s Eve show at Ram’s Head Live in Baltimore. READ ON for more details…

With DSO’s lead guitarist John Kadlecik fresh off three debut dates of Furthur, the new band anchored by Bob Weir and Phil Lesh, Dark Star Orchestra has announced their 2010 New Year’s run of shows. The NYE mini-tour kicks off with shows at The Norva in Norfolk, VA on December 28 and The National in Richmond, VA on December 29.  2009 will be capped off with a two-night stand at Rams Head Live! in Baltimore, MD on December 30 and 31. Tickets include a champagne toast, finger foods, and party favors. A limited quantity of early bird tickets are on-sale now that will save Deadheads $36 off the door price. Fans can also kick up the NYE experience up a few notches with a NYE VIP Ticket which includes special DSO merchandise, champagne toast, finger foods, party favors, an exclusive viewing area and more. (www.darkstarorchestra.net)
Dark Star Orchestra kicks off their Rex Caravan Fall Tour this weekend in Seattle at the Showbox on Thursday. To benefit Grateful Dead-founded The Rex Foundation, $1 from each ticket sold on this tour will go to directly support the work of this great organization – DSO has raised over $160,000 for the Rex Foundation since 2002.

The second night of DSO’s tour is the Rex Black Tie-Dye Ball, a gala event of music and charity is taking place this Friday, September 25 at The Crystal Ballroom in Portland, OR where all the proceeds for this fundraiser go to fund local grants that the Rex Foundation gives out to Portland area non-profits. Complete event details can be found here:  http://rexfoundation.org/2009/07/29/black-tie-dye-ball-9-25-2009/

Following the Rex Black Tie-Dye Ball and a second night at the Crystal Ballroom, the band heads south with stops in Eugene, OR and Chico, CA before landing in San Fran for three nights at the legendary Fillmore Auditorium. From there the bus rolls on to other of California with stops in Petaluma, Santa Cruz (for a rare and special acoustic set), Hollywood and San Diego. Then it’s a return to ‘Sin City’ as DSO turns ‘The Strip’ into Shakedown Street for one night only. DSO wraps the tour with a run including a two-night stand at The Depot in Salt Lake City and stops at Denver’s Fillmore and Fort Collins.