Godmother

I spent a bit too long in the press tent and almost missed Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings entire set – save for a kick-ass rendition of a certain […]

Cocktail Conversation: Langhorne

Well, my digital voice recorder decided not to work and I couldn't find my pen, but I did still manage to have my conversation with Langhorne Slim, in a sliver of shade

ACL – Day 2

My phone died yesterday before I was able to write about the rocking sets by Jenny Lewis, David Byrne and Antibalas (not to mention Gogol Bordello, Mates of State, Mars

The Best Stuff

…is often where you least expect it. To wit: the tiny BMI stage, where Bobby Bare, Jr and his band are playing the rockingest show I've heard all afternoon. Extra

Junk(et)

This is the press area just outside the festival grounds on Barton Spring Rd. Here, you can enjoy signature cocktails, neck and back massages, and access to a battery of

Don’t Believe the Hype

I will admit that I don't understand the mass frenzy surrounding former Columbia U brats Vampire Weekend, to the point where their success makes me leery of the hype-machine's vulnerability

Chip/Block

I'm sure Jakob Dylan is very much his own man, but when he appears onstage with a bunch of guys in dark suits and starts singing twangy roots rock, the spectre

Say Yea

Yeasayer wandered between gararge and metal for most of their set, but closed out with an astonishing bit of (I promise not to overuse the word) transcendence: pulsing techno beats,

Strange Brew

I've made my first new discovery of the day at the Austin Ventures Stage: The Strange Boys, a quirky Austin foursome that plays retro rock and 60s pop, with shreiking

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