Harmonix is paying tribute to this weekend’s Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) convention in Seattle by offering up tunes from bands playing the show as next week’s DLC for Xbox 360, Wii, and PlayStation 3, and for half-off the regular $2 price to play.

So if you cannot attend PAX over the next 4 days and see these bands live, why not enjoy them in the comfort of your living room, in digital form in Rock Band?

Furthermore, for the more mainstream audience, Harmonix is also selling tunes from A.F.I., 3 Doors Down, Audioslave, and The Jackson 5, at full price however.

*99 cents instead of $1.99

‚· Freezepop “" “Get Ready 2 Rokk” *

‚· Freezepop “" “Less Talk More Rokk” *

‚· Freezepop “" “Science Genius Girl” *

‚· Jonathan Coulton “" “Re: Your Brains” *

‚· MC Frontalot “" “Origin of Species” *

‚· Paul & Storm “" “Opening Band” *

+ Full Price

‚· 3 Doors Down “" “Kryptonite” +

‚· AFI “" “Miss Murder” +

‚· Audioslave “" “Gasoline” +

‚· Jackson 5 “" “ABC” +

And as always, Harmonix continues to play catch-up with Wii rockers, adding the following tunes to their growing library September 8.

‚· Avenged Sevenfold “" “Bat Country”

‚· The Jam “" “A Town Called Malice”

‚· The Jam “" “Going Underground”

‚· Oasis “" “Supersonic” (Live)

‚· Rage Against the Machine “" “Guerilla Radio”

‚· Talking Heads “" “And She Was”

‚· Talking Heads “" “Crosseyed & Painless”

‚· Talking Heads “" “Girlfriend is Better”

‚· Talking Heads “" “Once in a Lifetime”

‚· Talking Heads “" “Take Me to the River”

And finally, if you love your Rock Band on the go, the following tunes will be added to the “Rock Band: Unplugged” catalog on September 10.

Godsmack “" “I Stand Alone”

Stone Roses “" “Love Spreads”

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Eddie Makuch is a Blast staff writer. Reach him at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter @EddieMakuch.

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