I have tried to reduce some of the bloat in these schedule posts so that you can just get the goods. Once I have these schedules ready for weekend one, I'll try to type of a few posts about the food and the drinks and the map and logistics. As usual, you can click the name link for each artist below to see my full post on them and find out more about each artist.
would be very rad if the Wednesday singer showed up in Austin.
12:45/1:15/1:30 (feels like the start gets later and later)
T-Mobile (12:45) | Asleep at the Wheel: Every year's favorite western swing purveyors |
Miller Lite (1:30) | Spill Tab: Bedroom pop gal who can do lite rock, but seems to be heading back to the bedroom |
BMI (1:30) | LVVRS: 80's synth pop like Adam Levine come again |
Tito's (1:15) | The Animeros: Instrumental cumbia grooves from here |
American Express (1:15) | Tiera Kennedy: Nashville country with a voice that annoys me |
I doubt I'll make it to the park this early, but I feel like you should just always start with AaTW. It's a solid tradition.
2:00/ 2:15
T-Mobile (2:15) | Good Neighbours: Extra poppy indie rock with all of the falsettos and that "Home" song |
Beatbox (2) | Honestav: Whiny ass half-rap garbage |
Lady Bird (2) | Chance Emerson: Spicy Flannel Rock! |
Not a strong hour, personally. I guess Good Neighbours is my choice, but I may end up having one more beer at lunch and showing up for the next batch.
2:45/3:00 (they really don't line up the bands anymore...)
Miller Lite (3) | Jensen McRae: Fantastic folky pop with clever lyrics |
BMI (3) | Nicky Youre: Treacly sweet pop hits punctuated by the BILLION streamed "Sunroof" |
Tito's (2:45) | Amble: Fresh and lovely Irish folk |
| American Express (2:45) | Tanner Usrey: Really great, low-key Americana guy in the vein of Zach Bryan with a lively show |
Compared to the last hour this is a murderers' row. Which is too bad. McRae really seems like a future star, and Usrey puts on an excellent live show (that I just saw at Two Step Inn). I think I am leaning towards Amble in the tent.
3:30/4:00
T-Mobile (4) | King Princess: Gritty pop music reminds me of cleaner Billie Eilish, dirtier Maggie Rogers |
Beatbox (3:30) | Panda Bear: Influential indie/chillwave piece of Animal Collective |
Lady Bird (3:30) | Willow Avalon: Cutesy country with too much tremolo affectation for my tastes |
Have you seen the new season of Nine Perfect Strangers? We were wrapping it up (fine, not great, uneven throughout) the other night when it dawned on me that the whiny piano prodigy girl in it is King Princess. Weird. Anyway, I think I'd probably choose her? Panda Bear feels like the one I should like the most, but as you can read if you go check out the full preview, he also is very uneven between tracks. Maybe I can catch a nibble of both since they start half an hour apart.
4:30/5:00
Miller Lite (5) | The Favors: Unknown band from Finneas and Ashe |
BMI (5) | Moody Joody: A little HAIM, a little recent Taylor Swift, in synth pop gals |
Tito's (4:30) | Vincent Lima: Bombastically large indie rock songs about loss and grief and Greek myths |
| American Express (4:30) | Dylan Gossett: Another Zach Bryan acolyte, from Austin, making good acoustic tunes |
Probably Dylan Gossett? Either way, I'm only going to any of these for a portion, as the 5:30 show has a 100% hit rate.
5:30/6:00
| T-Mobile (6) | Role Model: Mac Miller-ish rapper turned pop rock rocker |
Beatbox (5:30) | MJ Lenderman: One of my favorite albums of 2024 full of indie rock/alt country beauty |
Lady Bird (5:30) | Briscoe: Local boys making folky rock fun |
I feel like I am going to end up watching MJ Lenderman by myself. Maybe the show I am most excited about seeing, although as multiple people have questioned me on that and then listened to my explanation, I feel like I'm in my own little world. Role Model will be a fun show, and Briscoe is a blast (that I've already seen 3 or 4 times), but I am excited for my man MJ. You can't go wrong here.
6:30/7:00/7:30
Miller Lite (7) | Empire of the Sun: Falsetto laced-synth pop behind that huge "Walking on a Dream" track |
Beatbox (7:30) | Maren Morris: Significantly more pop than country for a Nashville star |
Tito's (6:30) | Confidence Man: Techno stuff with tons of top end sounds and not enough bass for me |
| Lady Bird (7:30) | Dr. Dog: Very enjoyably shaggy indie rock |
American Express (6:30) | Cage the Elephant: Great, straight-forward rock and roll with some pop cross-over success and massive singles |
What a mess. Not sure that it makes sense to list these bands all together, but no start times line up anymore. I think my girls are most excited about Empire, but for me it will likely be Cage for 45 minutes, Dog for 45 minutes, and then Hozier to end the night. I doubt I will be close for any of them, which is too bad.
HEADLINERS:
| T-Mobile (8:15) | Hozier: Massively popular Irish blues rock with "Take Me To Church" and "Too Sweet" |
Tito's | |
AmEx (8:30) | Luke Combs: Nashville country tropes but with some enjoyable tunes nonetheless |
Bummer of a headliner duo. Also, and I know I have already harped on this, but neither of these dudes can give us a full two hour headliner show? Really? Hozier's end time isn't marked, but it looks like he can't make it to ten. I know they close the pubs early over there, but you don't have to leave early, bud! If only Hozier hadn't been here 14 times in the last five years, this might seem more exciting...
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