Do you ever notice that PBS sometimes rocks? This is due to their weekly broadcasts of Austin City Limits, a show which features a variety of live performances by independent rock bands (they're repeating an episode featuring Franz Ferdinand this weekend!). In addition to the weekly televsion show, there is an annual Austin City Limits music festival in (naturally) Austin, Texas. Recently, the library added the DVD of the 2005 festival to our collection. This two-disc set features performances by British band The Kaiser Chiefs, Jason Mraz, and electronic duo The Thievery Corporation, just to name a few.

If hip-hop is more your thing, check out the Beastie Boys new DVD Awesome: I Shot That, a concert video shot entirely by members of the audience with handheld cameras.