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ACL 08 Day 3

So, I gotta start by saying that this year’s ACL festival has taken it up to a new level. It was our fifth year in a row to attend (fourth year together), and Liz and I both had a blast. If you live in Austin and you like music, then you need to be here.
Once [...]

ACL 08 Day 2

Day two of the Austin City Limits music festival. Today was a very good day. We didn’t get there as early as expected because I had schoolwork to do. The first show that we planned to see was the Fratellis at 1:30, and it actually worked out because we heard two songs while we were [...]

ACL 08 Day 1

The Austin City Limits music festival is underway. Liz and didn’t get there until about 5pm on day one, we both had work to do. Fortunately we didn’t miss any bands that we were dying to see, so it worked out. We started with Patty Griffin, Liz was excited about seeing her. I don’t know [...]

The Green Letters

One of my coworkers, Mark Simoneau, was in a band called the Green Letters for a few years, but they broke up a year and a half ago. Liz and I also know the lead singer (Tom Bubb) and his family. Tom’s sister Sarah was Liz’ room mate for a few years. And over the [...]

Internet Music

I’ve been listening to a lot of music lately. In Rainbows is still in heavy rotation, and I still strongly recommend it. I’ve been listening to a lot of internet radio, too. There are a couple of cool options that I thought I’d share here.
Last.fm has been a favorite for a while. You can type [...]

Bring Radiohead to the 2008 ACL Festival

There was talk a couple of years ago about Radiohead being the ACL festival headliner. With a new release a tour has to be soon to follow. Its time to revive this conversation. To the ACL festival planners, please get Radiohead to headline the 2008 ACL festival! If you agree with me, post a comment [...]

In Rainbows

This afternoon I downloaded Radiohead’s new release In Rainbows. Its only available for download through their website. You get to pay whatever you want for it. And oh my freaking gosh is it awesome. Its exactly the blissfully melodramatic rock that you’ve been craving. You know how you loved The Bends and went crazy wanting [...]

Festival

You already know that we went to an Austin City Limits taping a week ago. The ACL festival happened to start the very next day so we had four nights in a row of great live music. The 2007 ACL festival wasn’t as great as other years that I remember, but it was still pretty [...]

Austin City Limits

Today was an amazing day. I have lived in Austin since 1996, which is long enough to proclaim that I’m an Austinite. I have heard for years that its possible to get into a taping of Austin City Limits, I’ve even looked up the steps on the web, but it has never worked out. Until [...]

The Green Cards

Last Saturday night we went to Threadgill’s to see The Green Cards. The show was outside on their front lawn, and it was fantastic. I had heard a couple of their songs on KGSR, but had never listened to a CD or seen them live. I really enjoyed it. As soon as they came on [...]