The Black Keys and Nickel Creek will be featured on Austin City Limits (ACL) as the landmark television series unwraps the second half of its milestone Season 40 in January. Nickel Creek kicks things off as the show returns on Saturday, January 3, on a double bill with The Avett Brothers. The Black Keys close out the month as their performance airs on Saturday, January 31. ACL, the longest-running live music television series, airs weekly on PBS stations across the United States, and full episodes are made available online for a limited time at video.pbs.org immediately following the initial broadcast.

The Black Keys, which taped their performance while on the Turn Blue tour in Austin last month, make their second appearance on Austin City Limits, with The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney having made their ACL debut in Season 36 around the release of their 2010 album Brothers. The US leg of the Turn Blue world tour continues this week in the mid-Atlantic and South; details and tickets at nonesuch.com/on-tour.

Nickel Creek—Chris Thile, Sara Watkins, and Sean Watkins—taped its Austin City Limits set in August during the band's 25th anniversary tour, celebrating the release of its Nonesuch Records debut album, A Dotted Line. The recently trio returns for its third appearance on the series. Chris Thile also visited the show with Punch Brothers, and Sara Watkins recently appeared on the show with the Decemberists.

ACL closes out the celebratory season on February 14 with a special episode featuring performance highlights from the inaugural Austin City Limits Hall of Fame presentation, including Emmylou Harris, Willie Nelson, and Lyle Lovett, among others. The season's upcoming guests include Spoon, Sam Smith, Future Islands, Ryan Adams, Jenny Lewis, and Foo Fighters.

“We’ve had an amazing 40th anniversary year,” says ACL’s Terry Lickona, “and the second half of the season says as much about the future as our past. As always, we try to showcase the best music being created today, and every one of these shows is exceptional. Then for a grand finale, we’ll tie it all together with a celebration of the artists and individuals who have inspired the longest-running music show on TV.”