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.
12:15/12:45/1:00
T-Mobile (12:45) | Hans Williams: Yummy, vibey Noah Kahan-esque tunes |
BMI (12:15) | Alex Amen: Absolutely beautiful folk like a young John Denver |
| AmEx (1) | Case Oats: Alt country made by a poet and Jeff Tweedy's son |
What an amazing hour. Not even joking. All three of these artists sound amazing in my opinion - I know that most would not get there this early, but such good music. Dealer's choice.
1:30/1:45
Miller Lite (1:30) | Chezile: Smeary bedroom pop that is really bothering me more than it should |
BMI (1:30) | Ally Salort: Good voice and songwriting giving me Midnights vibes |
Beatbox (1:45) | The Point.: Funky world grooves from local dudes |
| Tito's (1:30) | THTUJC: The Huston-Tillotson University Jazz Collective |
Lady Bird (1:45) | Flowerovlove: Unremarkable synth pop |
I want to see The Point. I won't be there, but I dig their groove.
2:15/2:30/2:45 (they got the times tighter today)
T-Mobile (2:15) | Anderson East: Powerful white boy soul |
Tito's (2:45) | Hey, Nothing: Truly great emo-indie by two younguns who harmonize with feeling |
| AmEx (2:30) | Julie: I guess maybe I am a shoegaze guy now? |
Hey, Nothing sounds really great to me, but if I am being honest about my tastes, I would likely head to the fuzzy guitars and bashing drums and let them mash me.
3:15/3:30
Miller Lite (3:15) | The Dare: LCD Soundsystem-esque party pop |
BMI (3:15) | Supertaste: Another disco-ey Daft Punk-ey with Chic thing for this poster |
Beatbox (3:30) | Lucius: Harmonies for dayyyyyys, over the top of good indie pop |
Lady Bird (3:30) | Royal & the Serpent: Gothy, unpleasant electropop with some heavy metal snips |
I was pumped up to see Lucius, but in all honesty, they were a little underwhelming. I'd probably go do one of the two party bands instead.
4:15/4:30
T-Mobile (4:15) | Rainbow Kitten Surprise: One of the worst names in rock makes great rock like old Kings of Leon |
Tito's (4:30) | Midnight Generation: Disco-fied Daft Punk electronic pop from Mexico |
| AmEx (4:30) | Wet Leg: Excellent indie rock ladies with some danceable jams |
Freaking rude, man. You give us just hours of dreck all morning long, and then the two rock shows are stacked against each other? WTF. Wet Leg wins the contest for me - loving the new disc - but I would have enjoyed RKS as well.
Also, WET LEG WAS AWESOME LAST WEEKEND! Super freaking good - loud as hell, and the song where they scream like crazy people might have made my wife wish for death - but this is why I listen to rock and roll music.
5:15/5:30
| Miller Lite (5:15) | Disco Lines: EDM |
BMI (5:15) | The Bends: Kings of Leon-esque rock and roll from LSU Tigers |
Beatbox (5:30) | Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso: Argentinian Spanish TrapPop |
| Lady Bird (5:30) | Gigi Perez: Excellent indie rock lyrics with a surprising voice |
The hit song from Gigi (Sailor Song) is pretty damn good and I could hear a little of her set last weekend and it was nice. But I'd probably enjoy The Bends the most. For what its worth, my girls said Disco Lines was a ton of fun.
6:15/6:30
T-Mobile (6:15) | Feid: Reggaeton/Urbano in Spanish |
Tito's (6:30) | Passion Pit: Synth pop falsetto guy with two big hits from last decade |
AmEx (6:30) | T-Pain: The King of Auto-Tune |
What a great hour for there to be a rock and roll show! Too bad they are all at 4!
Public Service Announcement - THIS HOUR IS HELL! If you go to Passion Pit early, then that may be the right move. But trying to get to a very popular show in the Tito's tent at the same time as dinner in the food area was truly awful. But also be warned that the T-Pain crowd felt as big as the Chappel Roan one or something - just an absolute sea of people shoved on that end of the park. I think the lack of interest in Feid is driving crowds to these other two shows to either see the washed up rapper or the washed up electronica guy.
I will say, if you don't care about seeing someone actually doing the rapping, the T-Pain show was pretty fun to just dance and party.
7:15/7:30
Miller Lite (7:15) | Polo & Pan: Very French electronic music |
Beatbox (7:30) | Gregory Alan Isakov: Perfect folky beauty |
Lady Bird (7:30) | Mk.Gee: Hard-to-compartmentalize guitarist experimenting in woozy alien vibes |
I've gone back and listened more to Mk.Gee recently, and am more on board. Isakov is lovely, but I'm not sure about that being your show in between T-Pain and The Killers. You might go to sleep and wake up Monday morning in a pile of dirt. I'd be down with either of those here.
HEADLINERS:
| T-Mobile (8:15) | John Summit: EDM |
Tito's | |
AmEx (8:30) | The Killers: Massively popular alternative dance rock in the Oughts, even with no new music they ought to be fun |
Killers. All day. Every day. I know that almost all of the kids are just going to pivot from Doja Cat to Summit, but to me that is a huge downgrade. At least Doja Cat does something! If she can be bothered to attend, at least. Should be fun to sing along to the Killers classics again.
