Why can't they have MEXICAN bands? Or even some South American or Spanish ones would be good. I want to see some Molotov, Maldita Vecindad, El Inspector, La Lupita, Soda Estereo, Héroes del Silencio, etc., etc.
Is ACL worth the price? I've never been to one, and I'll finally be going to school in Austin meaning I'll get the opportunity to.
I haven't actually been to it before, but just by the line-up I'd say yes. Pretty solid line-up. Muse puts on an amazing show (Seen them twice now, can't wait to see them again), the Strokes are probably pretty awesome live, Flaming Lips are quite amazing live (seen them too, pretty great), LCD Soundsystem looks like a lot of fun live, vampire weekend seems energetic and a ton of fun, Deadmau5 stage set-up looks amaaaazing, and then theres a ton of just good bands in general like Spoon, Broken Bells, Yeasayer, the xx, Silversun Pickups, Gaslight Anthem, Two Door Cinema Club, Local Natives, among many others. Isn't the best line-up ever, but still pretty damn good and worth the price of admission to me at least.
I'm definitely going to Deadmau5 (again). I was saying there are no conflicts between the two acts I want to see the most.
they do - for example, in 2003 (or 4?) i saw a band called cafe tacuba, from mexico city - happened to walk by where they were playing and was instantly hooked - since then, they became one of my favorite bands of the last 10 years or so. my top 20 list of greatest albums of the decade would include two of theirs...and the only reason i found out about them in the first place was b/c of acl. fans of flaming lips/radiohead/happy mondays/beck should check out... <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/NlMPek0Ms1o&hl=en_US&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/NlMPek0Ms1o&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object> i saw a columbian band called aterciopelados a couple years ago who were one of the best acts i saw that year. became a fan of theirs after seeing them at acl. i also remember seeing los amigos invisibles, who i think are from venezuela. and although they are from austin, groupo fantasma has played a few times. and does los lobos count, b/c they have played too. id definitely be down w/ a more international flare to the festival (and less geezer/hippie), but i think they do alright.
Mother****... I won't be able to get good spot for Muse cause deadmau5 is right before. <object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/V9GRu_3hfpM&hl=en_US&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/V9GRu_3hfpM&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>
ACL is definitely worth the price and then some! was gonna catch deadmeau5 but screw him, im watchin Matt and Kim cannot wait only other conflict for me is spoon vs slightly stoopid, seen stoopid 5 times so ill probaly check out spoon! love fridays line up its so sick miike snow, black keys, spoon, vampire weekend to a name a few. MUSE saturday FTW! dont sleep on cage the elephant, if you have not seen them live, they are awesome put on a sick show. Thier lead singer is so raw and full of energy! hopefully their are some good after shows sunday cuz i really dont have much interest in the eagles, joe walsh is a great guitar player, but the eagles dont do much for me...
It's ACL 2010 week. Should be absolutely perfect weather. Forecast so far is... Friday - High of 86, low of 57, sunny Saturday - High of 85, low of 59, sunny Sunday - High of 85, low of 62, sunny Still, for me, Friday is the best day. I'm looking forward to... Mofro Soft Pack Mountian Goats Black Keys Band of Heathens Spoon Robert Randolph Sat, I only have Black Lips and Broken Bells on my list. Friday and Saturday include the kids for me. Sunday, the grandparents help out. But I only have Flaming Lips and Trombone Shorty on my list for that day. This will be a festival of discovery for me since there's less that I know about than in the past. Either way, should be another great year.
Are you familiar with how music festivals work? Most bands only have an hour set, even if they are the greatest band in the world. If Joy Division were playing ACL, I'm sure Ian Curtis would be booted off the stage the minute the clock struck 9pm.
Girls Portgual the man LCD Deadmau5 MUSE Strokes Cage the elephant Vampire Weekend (definitely over spoon..) the black keys WORST PART IS, I probably can't go. I'm looking to sell my tix for 210 right now lol
My ACL weekend 10/7- Vampire Weekend with Beach House and the Very Best 10/8- LCD Soundsystem with Sleigh Bells My ACL plans fell through, but its not so bad, it at least brought a bunch of awesome concerts to Houston And I'll be seeing Muse and Deadmau5 later this month at Voodoo fest (Deadmau5 gets an hour and a half set there, yay) so yeah
A taste of what Deadmau5 has to offer <object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9pSz1Hm3Z4k?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9pSz1Hm3Z4k?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object> He is going to rock Austin like no one else.
Headed to Austin on Wednesday night for The Strokes at Stubb's. And then LCD and Edward Sharpe here on Friday and Saturday. Gonna be a good week!
There is not enough ecstasy in the world to make me like this, im excited to check out Lucero though.
I'm trying to figure out what's good about it, too. Maybe live I'll find it. So far, not a band on my schedule.
