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Showing posts with label ACL 2015 Preview. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ACL 2015 Preview. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Preparing for the Foos

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I'm extremely excited about the Friday night lineup, as I expect to enjoy Tame Impala, then Gary Clark Jr. (from afar), then the Foo Fig...
Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Son Little

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Another artist added long after the original lineup was announced, Son Little is actually pretty nice sounding soul/ rock/ hip hop hybrid mu...
Monday, September 14, 2015

El Tule

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Another band only recently added to the lineup for Weekend One.   Local band.   Looks like they are going to be slotted at the Saturday 5 o...
Monday, August 31, 2015

Schedule Thoughts: Sunday 2015

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The grande finale.  Except for this year, when the grande finale bands have already played and we get closed out by some other groups that w...
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Thursday, August 27, 2015

Surviving ACL

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So, on the advice of several different people, I thought I'd talk some about how to survive the weekend.  I'll add another post abou...
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Tuesday, August 25, 2015

After Show Schedule Announced

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http://www.c3concerts.com/latenight/ The ones that sound most interesting to me: Leon Bridges on the Saturday night of the first weeken...
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Sunday, August 23, 2015

Schedule Thoughts: Saturday 2015

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The Saturday schedule plays out just about as well as I think it could, with the exception of the one worst portion of the entire schedule f...
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Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Schedule Thoughts: Friday 2015

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I was on vacation last week when the full schedule was announced, so I am only now getting the chance to review each day and see the good, t...
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Friday, August 14, 2015

Future (Weekend Two only)

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Let me start this discussion with a set of bars from his new album's opener, "Thought It Was a Drought." "I just f**ked ...
Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Florence and the Machine (Weekend Two only)

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I don't know what is wrong with me, but I clearly recall walking away from the Alabama Shakes show in 2012 to get some food before the B...
Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Schedule is up!

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http://www.aclfestival.com/2015-schedule-weekend-one/ Much more to come on this, but my instant reaction is some annoyance.  No surprise t...
Monday, August 10, 2015

Modest Mouse (Weekend Two only)

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Sadly, Modest Mouse is not coming to Weekend One.  Those of us who have purchased Weekend One tickets get stuck with The Strokes (and Alabam...
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Thursday, August 6, 2015

Ranking: Mediocre

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These folks have a song that keeps them out of the basement, or a bit of promise that may later be realized, but I can almost guarantee I...
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Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Disciples of Christ

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Oh, thank you Internet for this beautiful thing.  If laughter is good for the health, then this just extended my life by a good twenty-three...

The Last Bandoliers

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Tejano alt-country rock?  Did I really just type that?  You listen and tell me what this is: Kind of BR-549, kind of Bottle Rockets, kind...
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Waters

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Pretty solid alternative rock with a touch of pop.  Reminds me of those tuneful alt rock bands from the mid-90's and early oughts that t...

Kali Uchs

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Saw something on YouTube calling her the "West Coast Amy Winehouse," and I suppose that fits better than anything I could come up ...
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Luis Coronel

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I mean, I feel like a jerk even trying to review this music.  Uh, traditional Mexican music? Loads of synthesizers and some synth tuba in th...

Rankings: Better than Mediocre

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This is the third section of the bands for me.  These are good enough to where I am interesting in seeing them, but not so good that they wi...
Monday, August 3, 2015

Jidenna

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Holy hell.  His bio says that he coined a new term for his style of hybrid rap/R&B, called "swank." Oy.  Only two songs availa...