I have tried to reduce some of the bloat in these schedule posts so that you can just get the goods. I think I am going to make a separate place to find playlists and other thoughts about the days. Click the name link to find out more about each artist.
They shuffled this up a little, so now some of these hours have gotten harder!
Saturday, Weekend One:
11:45/12:00
Miller Lite | empty now |
BMI | Patrick Martin: Perfectly pleasant pop rock that feels like The 1975 b-sides |
IHG | Gus Clark: Throw-back country and Americana done really well. |
Tito's | Die Spitz: Thrashing punky grunge from some Nirvana-loving Austin gals |
T-Mobile | Arya: One of four artists that share this name |
Hard choice here to be honest. If I am in the park this early on a Saturday, it would just have to come down to mood. Die Spitz is probably my favorite thing of all of these, but BigX sounds totally badass as well, and Gus Clark feels like a perfect starting act for a relaxed day of tunes. Leaning Spitz, but not locked in.
12:30/12:45
Honda | Mac Saturn: Danceable, soulful rock and roll throwback |
Tito's (12:45) | Shooks: Local rock that sounds like UK alternative |
Kiddie (12:45) | Sonia de los Santos: Spanish (mostly) action for the Kiddies |
AmEx | BigXThaPlug: Laconic rapper with some brawny beats |
That is some cold-blooded stuff. We have a very limited number of good rock and roll bands coming to the dang festival, and you stack three of the best ones against each other in a little pile? Weak sauce. I think Wunderhorse is my choice, but I really liked the other two as well.
[EDIT - they yanked Wunderhorse, we don't get those lads anymore. I guess I'd lean Shooks now?]
1:15
Miller Lite | Yaya Bey: Outspoken R&B artist making tiny tunes with nastay lyrics. |
BMI | Serayah: Actress turned rapper/R&B singer with some pretty solid results |
IHG (1:30) | Eddie Zuko: Spanglish rap and reggae sounds mashed together. |
T-Mobile | Abby Sage: Low key Billie Eilish-esque alt-pop |
Seriously. They couldn't put one of the rock bands into this hour? This hour is butt. I guess I go with Sage over the others, but I'm not sure it matters much.
1:45 / 2:00
Honda (2) | Jessie Ware: Big-voiced sophisti-pop and disco-fied R&B |
Tito’s Tent (1:45) | Angel White: Semi-countrified black dude with a confusing name |
Kiddie (2:30) | Tim Kubart: His Wikipedia says he is also known as Tambourine Guy. |
American Express | Declan McKenna: Fun, bright, poppy rock that sometimes gets political |
McKenna for sure here - I'm listening to him again right now and it is just a fun time.
3:00
Miller Lite | Ben Kweller: Piano heavy indie rock in the Ben Folds vein |
BMI | Husbands: Laid-back indie rock from a group of great moustaches |
IHG (3:15) | Amaarae: The most annoying thing I can think of on the poster, but with fun Afrobeat grooves |
Tito's | Calder Allen: Solid singer-songwriter type with chill tunes and a good pedigree |
T-Mobile | Gus Dapperton: Underwhelming bedroom pop music by weird haircut |
Kweller is the easy answer for me - I feel like he is super underrated. Calder Allen is actually really good as well, but I'd like to see Kweller play live.
4:00
Honda | Rina Sawayama: Super catchy pop that gave me Gaga vibes |
Tito’s Tent | Christone "Kingfish" Ingram: Real-deal guitar-slinging blues |
Kiddie (4:30) | Smith & Yarn: hippie kiddie |
American Express | Mt. Joy: Pleasantly anonymous indie rock with good lyrics |
I've gone back and listened to some more Mt. Joy and I like it more and more. Kingfish sounds badass, and Rina is actually better than I would have expected from a pure pop star, but I'd likely choose Joy.
5:00
Miller Lite | Poolside: Daytime Disco is what they call it, but I'm not along for the ride. |
BMI | Shaed: That one Apple commercial song, no not that one, yeah, that one. |
IHG (5:15) | Coi Leray: Lady rapper biting everyone else's thing. |
T-Mobile | Tanya Tucker: She's a classic country star, but I don't recognize much of this. |
A definitely varied hour. Shaed is kind of generic electro-pop. Poolside is kind of the same. Leray is forgettable for me but likely will be packed with kids wanting to mosh. I guess I would lean into seeing country music royalty out of these choices, but none of them feel like a must-see for me personally.
6:00
Honda | Thirty Seconds to Mars: Increasingly more operatic alt rock from Jared Leto's band with his brother |
Tito’s Tent | Chromeo: Party funk disco good times |
American Express | Alanis Morissette: The biggest post-grunge hitmaker still out there teaching people about irony |
Funny. Looking at this today, I honestly feel like Chromeo would be the most fun thing to do in the slot. 30 Seconds feels like it will be a slog of Jared Leto posing on stage. Morissette feels destined to be disappointing. I should probably go see Alanis, but I have a feeling that Jason is going to talk me into 30 Seconds.
7:00
Miller Lite | Bob Moses: Chilly electro that sure seems out of place at ACL |
IHG | Tove Lo: That "Stay High All The Time" electropop girl |
T-Mobile | Noah Kahan: Gentle indie pop-rock with a lovely voice and non-real Irish accent |
I had a weird thought today when the radio played INXS, wondering if I would love them as much as I do if they came out today. Or if I would hear them and be like "ugh, pop rock with a thin guitar loop on every song." Weird to consider. Anyway, it is Kahan for me in a landslide here.
HEADLINERS:
Honda (8) | Shania Twain: The Queen of Country Pop |
Tito's | |
AmEx (8) | Foo Fighters: Probably the most perfect arena-rock singalong band of all time |
Foos. Easy choice. Shania could be entertaining (assuming her teflon voice can hold up) but the Foos are the thing I am most excited about for this whole Festival.
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