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.
Saturday we get the fun of college football at the same time as the musical action. Well, fun if you aren't a fan of Texas I suppose. The Red River Shootout could be a bummer this year. I hope not!
12:15/12:45/1:15
T-Mobile (12:45) | Shallowater: WEST TEXAS DIRTGAZE |
BMI (12:15) | Eric Slick: Dr. Dog's drummer making uninspiring indie rock on the side |
Tito's (1) | Ted Hammig & the Campaign: Like a college town bar band broke loose to bring old school rock and roll back |
| AmEx (1) | Sydney Rose: If Phoebe Bridgers only did whispered confessionals |
If you would make it to the park this early, I dig the vibe of the Houston boys from Shallowater.
1:30/1:45/2:00
Miller Lite (1:30) | Yoke Lore: Unremarkable indie synth pop by a former member of Walk the Moon |
BMI (1:30) | South Arcade: Very catchy pop punk action |
Beatbox (1:45) | TOPS: Spot on indie rock sound |
Lady Bird (1:45) | Alemeda: Supposedly rock, but more like alternative R&B to me |
I think TOPS is the best thing in this hour, but the teenager who still lives in my head would likely want to pick the raucous shred of South Arcade just because my brain works that way.
2:15/2:30/3:00
T-Mobile (2:15) | Leisure: Chill funky grooves from a pack of Kiwis |
Tito's (3) | Odeal: Afrobeats R&B from a genre shifting Brit |
| AmEx (2:30) | Olivia Dean: Powerful neo-soul singer winning awards back in London |
Honestly, all three of these hold some appeal. I think my initial lean would be to Leisure, although Olivia Dean feels like someone who could actually become huge because of her voice.
3:15/3:30
Miller Lite (3:!5) | Ocean Alley: Reggae-tinged rock grooves from Down Under |
BMI (3:15) | Dizzy Fae: Oddball R&B gal from Minnesota |
Beatbox (3:30) | Joey Valence & Brae: Wanna-be Beastie Boys sound like fun |
Lady Bird (3:30) | Spacey Jane: |
I watched Ocean Alley last weekend and came away uninspired. Joey Valence & Bray are funny and whack (but also deeply stupid). Neither of the good choices from weekend one made it here, so just decide what moves you.
4:15/4:30
T-Mobile (4:15) | Car Seat Headrest: Solo-ish guy dropped the DIY and now makes the best kind of confessional rock and roll. |
Tito's (4:30) | La Lom: Instrumental bongo rock for days |
| AmEx (4:30) | Marina: Bad British Pop |
Now the choices get easy - Car Seat Headrest jams. Duh.
5:15/5:30
| Miller Lite (5:15) | Latin Mafia: Spanish indie pop, which, I guess I knew had to exist, but somehow didn't expect |
BMI (5:15) | Southall: Pretty great southern rock/red dirt country in the vein of Turnpike/Flatland |
Beatbox (5:30) | Fujii Kaze: Japanese R&B and pop with a huge TikTok hit and then some other catchy bits |
| Lady Bird (5:30) | Magdalena Bay: More synth pop that loves the 80's and the Eilish bedroom pop sound. |
Yuck. Gotta go Southall with this setup.
6:15/6:30
T-Mobile (6:15) | Pierce the Veil: Screamy emo post hardcore freakout music |
Tito's (6:30) | LP Giobbi: Local EDM lady growing in stature |
AmEx (6:30) | Doechii: Interesting new rapper with Grammy under her belt without a single proper album |
I am telling you now - go see Doechii. If you get your sensibilities hurt by bad words or sexual talk, then maybe go hear the Pierce your eardrums people, but Doechii is flat out entertaining as hell.
Today's music all lines up a little better because Sabrina Carpenter, the main headliner of this whole dang thing, is apparently just doing to do an 1:20 minute show. What is happening?
7:15/7:30
Miller Lite (7:15) | Zeds Dead: Electronic Dance Music |
Beatbox (7:30) | Japanese Breakfast: Great melodic indie rock to go with thoughts of sushi pancakes |
Lady Bird (7:30) | DJO: One of the Stranger Things actors making good psych and indie rock. |
Okay, I lied earlier, this is a hard choice. My initial reaction was JB for sure, but I also really enjoy some of those DJO tracks. We chose Djo last weekend and it was a good show.
HEADLINERS:
| T-Mobile (8:15) | The Strokes: Always better than I remember rock and roll |
Tito's | |
AmEx (8:35) | Sabrina Carpenter: Insanely popular pop with zero traction in my brain |
My take last week was: Strokes. All day. Every day. But after witnessing the relatively uninteresting show, and hearing my kids say that it was fun to see Carpenter do an over-the-top dance spectacular, maybe that would have been more fun. Shania Twain was the guest by the way, not TayTay.
I cannot believe that Carpenter is doing an eighty minute show. Maybe I just don't remember the past, but I definitely remember throwing a fit when the Chilis cut off their set by 15 minutes a few years ago. But to just publish beforehand that you are playing a partial set as the main headliner is a bummer.
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