OT: ACL Fest

by trza on Sep 14, 2007 11:01 AM CDT

Anyone else going? I'm going to head out of here shortly to head down. People have started to really hate on it and complain about it in Austin, but I always have a blast. The White Stripes cancelled unfortunately, but there are plenty of other good bands playing. Bob Dylan headlining on Sunday night is going to be cool, but he'll have a tough time following up Tom Petty in that slot last year. Looking forward to Blonde Redhead, Spoon, The Reverend Horton Heat, and Bjork today.

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first year not going in a while...

but the weather looks good down here. Lots of people pumped. I really dont have a problem when its here cept I usually have 5+ guests take over the crib (only 2 this year). Should be fun, have a good time, and drink lots of water.

by corbsclinton on Sep 14, 2007 11:02 AM CDT reply actions

acl fest

call me a dork but i saw the topic and thought "why is there a diary about access control lists?"

sounds like a cool concert, seeing dylan and the reverend should be good.

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by rentz on Sep 14, 2007 11:14 AM CDT reply actions

LOL

My first thought was "there's an anterior cruciate ligament festival?"

"Then I met some friends for a beer, went to a BoDeans's concert, and son of a vondruke, if I didn't leave him at the concert hall."

by RCCook on Sep 14, 2007 11:17 AM CDT up reply actions

Yup

I was thinking there had been a bunch of knee injuries or something along those lines.

The 40 trumps all!

by thedirkatron on Sep 14, 2007 12:32 PM CDT up reply actions

going to

The National at Granada tonight...wanted to do ACL, but I'd rather not make that drive and sweat that much if it's that hot

LOVE the National - we'll see how that goes

"No, Donny, these men are nihilists, there's nothing to be afraid of."

by Walter Sobchak on Sep 14, 2007 11:15 AM CDT reply actions

Crap

Wish I had known about that. I'm a huge Bjork fan.

"Then I met some friends for a beer, went to a BoDeans's concert, and son of a vondruke, if I didn't leave him at the concert hall."

by RCCook on Sep 14, 2007 11:16 AM CDT reply actions

Bjork

hopefully not as huge of a fan as the crazy guy that kept sending her videos then blew his head off on camera

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by rentz on Sep 14, 2007 11:18 AM CDT up reply actions

whoa

what? Did that really happen?

But that river of tears has dried for all of us.

by trza on Sep 14, 2007 11:30 AM CDT up reply actions

yeah

years ago, not sure how many there was this crazy bjork fan who kept sending her insane videos. he shaved his head and would paint his face and stuff just totally insane and eventually killed himself.

If i remember right he claimed to have sent her a bomb. I think dateline did this story like 5yrs ago or somewhere around there

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by rentz on Sep 14, 2007 11:32 AM CDT up reply actions

damn.

That must have been pretty scary for Bjork.

But that river of tears has dried for all of us.

by trza on Sep 14, 2007 11:34 AM CDT up reply actions

The story

Here's a bit on it, from a Salon.com article:

"The year got worse before it got better. A 24-year-old Miami fan, in love and enraged that Björk was then dating a black man, filmed himself building an acid bomb inside a hollowed-out book. The man, Ricardo Lopez, mailed the package to her London home, shaved, put a Björk song on the stereo and took his head off with a pistol. Police intercepted the bomb before it got to Björk's home. Shocked, Björk took Sindri (her son) to Spain -- after sending flowers and a card to the dead man's parents."

"Then I met some friends for a beer, went to a BoDeans's concert, and son of a vondruke, if I didn't leave him at the concert hall."

by RCCook on Sep 14, 2007 11:49 AM CDT up reply actions

Bob Dylan

I'm a big fan. Seen him 3 times. And he's sucked in all three performances.

Go in w/ low expectations...

I will not get my comeuppance!

by Brian Thomas on Sep 14, 2007 11:17 AM CDT reply actions

yeah,

Im with you. Saw him with Petty when I lived in D and it was the shortest set I've paid good $ for.

by corbsclinton on Sep 14, 2007 11:25 AM CDT up reply actions

Dylan

I love him too. I've seen him three times. Once was awesome, once was pretty good, and once Merle Haggard opened for him and blew him away. So we'll see. I'm keeping my expectations in check, but hopefully he'll be up to it. The headliner usually puts on a great show. Petty last year totally rocked, REM a few years back was great, so hopefully he can stack up.

But that river of tears has dried for all of us.

by trza on Sep 14, 2007 11:29 AM CDT up reply actions

Dylan

Saw him in mid 2005 at the Beacon Theater, a good room in New York. Bill Walton was across the aisle.

Solid set, but some of my favorite songs sounded like beer commercials with the bluesy arrangements. I enjoyed it, though.

Then saw him last summer in Cooperstown, at the baseball yard. Started real slow, but got better as his guitarist got warmer. One thing about that set, it was pretty freaking loud...

Jimmy Vaughn opened and could not have played a more formulaic blues set. Total snooze. Junior Brown was on the bill, too, and he was superb. I've always enjoyed him, going back to Sons of Hermann Hall shows.

by hightowersmith on Sep 14, 2007 1:13 PM CDT up reply actions

Sons of Herman Hall

That's a cool venue. Saw Neko Case there.

The 40 trumps all!

by thedirkatron on Sep 14, 2007 2:24 PM CDT up reply actions

Junior Brown

I had never even heard of him until 6 months ago. Then I caught him in a little club in Richmond-fucking badass show.

And ditto on Huntressa's Hermann Hall endorsement, too. Saw the great Billy Joe Shaver there, among others. The world needs more places like SOHH.

My internet impression of Bob Dylan singing live:

bew bewl, de vad eh bebarumff,

efowl, efowl, bew newldewl, ohhh,

ohh ohh ohh ohh fah fah bew bewda kakumfff,

yes, bew bewl, bew bewl, ohhh, yes bewl, ohh...

I will not get my comeuppance!

by Brian Thomas on Sep 14, 2007 6:30 PM CDT up reply actions

Another vote for the Sons of Hermann Hall

I have seen the Old 97s there a few times as well as the Deathray Davies and Sorta. Great venue, although Deep Ellum is deteriorating quickly so I haven't been down to the SOHH in a few years.

by uthornfan on Sep 14, 2007 7:43 PM CDT up reply actions

SOHH

I love that place. Old 97s in the SOHH is something that I'd really like to see someday.

But that river of tears has dried for all of us.

by trza on Sep 14, 2007 11:23 PM CDT up reply actions

Ah

I got to see them play there, and the opening act was a little known bar band called Whiskeytown.

by hightowersmith on Sep 15, 2007 4:29 AM CDT up reply actions

wow

that's a freaking show.

But that river of tears has dried for all of us.

by trza on Sep 15, 2007 1:38 PM CDT up reply actions

I wanted to go down there for that

but I could really afford it since I just got back from spending a month in London and am planning on going to New Orleans sometime in October to check out a couple of law schools. Plus, the band I wanted to see the most (Bela Fleck & the Flecktones) were playing this afternoon and I would have missed them.

by hurley325 on Sep 14, 2007 5:41 PM CDT reply actions

whoa

Bjork was amazing.

There was also a propane explosion and a couple people were hurt pretty seriously. Kind of casts a pall over the whole thing.

But that river of tears has dried for all of us.

by trza on Sep 14, 2007 11:22 PM CDT reply actions

injuries?

no torn acl's though right?

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by rentz on Sep 15, 2007 2:50 PM CDT up reply actions

hahahahah

solid

Media Matters: Proving that the media is considerably more conservative than liberal

by RangerMoto on Sep 15, 2007 7:11 PM CDT up reply actions

ACL live video

Just accept the waiver and the video will appear ...

http://attblueroom.com/music/events/acl_mediaplayer.php

by shroomer on Sep 15, 2007 9:31 PM CDT reply actions

arcade fire

wow, that band is amazing live, tell you whut.

But that river of tears has dried for all of us.

by trza on Sep 16, 2007 10:25 AM CDT reply actions

I feel sorry...

For you. Man, Muse put on one of the best shows I've ever seen. Definitely the wrong choice to see Arcade Fire instead. Also, how was Spoon? I wish I was able to see them, but couldn't pass on Queens of the Stone Age.

by ff3186 on Sep 17, 2007 8:40 PM CDT up reply actions

Arcade Fire vs. Muse

I heard Muse was incredible, but Arcade Fire really was pretty spectacular themselves. That's just a win-win/lose-lose however you make that call. Kind of the same dilemma posed by the My Morning Jacket/Wilco face off. You know you're going to see a great show and miss a great show, however you make that call.

Spoon was great, as always. If you've never seen them live, you have to check them out. They really put on a good show. The new album is good, too.

For me the highlight remains Bjork. Yo La Tengo was a second, then Arcade Fire, LCD Soundsystem, and MMJ. Devotchka, Spoon, the Decembrists were great, too. And I loved Dylan, but as I said, I'm just a fan, what can I say?

But that river of tears has dried for all of us.

by trza on Sep 18, 2007 3:58 PM CDT up reply actions