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Tuesday, August 25, 2026

ACL 2026: BUNT.

 Friday at 4:30pm.  According to Wikipedia:

Levi Wijk (born January 3, 1996), better known as Bunt (stylized as BUNT.), is a German folk DJ and record producer...BUNT's musical style is described as "electronic folk music" and noted to be heavily influenced by late electronic music pioneer Avicii along with influences from musicians such as Justice, Basement Jaxx, Swedish House Mafia and Calvin Harris with elements of Fred Again..

 10 MILLION monthly listeners on Spotify.

"TRIPPIN" has 8.5M streams on Youtube. I like it.

This is his biggest hit.


ACL 2026: Rusowsky

 Friday at 4:30pm on the Beatbox stage.  According to Wikipedia:

Ruslán Mediavilla (born 1999), known professionally as Rusowsky (stylized in all lowercase), is a Spanish singer, songwriter and record producer. His music explores underground and avant-garde genres such as bedroom pop, R&B, reggaeton, techno, hip hop and even jazz...Rusowsky was born into a Belarusian family; his mother was a member of a Belarusian folk group. He has a classical music background, with knowledge of solfège, and plays instruments such as the guitar and piano.

Here is his NPR Tiny Desk Concert. Nice chill session.

This is his most streamed song. Catchy.


ACL 2026: Grocery Bag

 Friday at 5:15pm on the BMI stage.  Psych-rock from Austin. According to this article it consists of:

Vocalist/guitarist Bella Martinez, guitarist/bassist Dillon Aitala, bassist/guitarist Logan Kerman, and drummer/guitarist/vocalist Jimmy Mercado.

It says Aitala hosts "Just Another Day in Paradise" on KVRX. They got started playing co-ops in West Campus and expanded from there.  

"Last Draw" is live from the Pearl Street Co-op. Cool video.

"Stop Calling Me Out" is good.

This is pretty good, too. Filmed at the skate park at House Park.


ACL 2026: Brandon Flowers

 Friday at 5:15pm.  I'll let SavingCountryMusic comment:

Brandon Flowers is his name, and though the rest of the world knows him as the frontman for the new wave rock and roll band The Killers, he might have just accidentally hauled off and made an Album of the Year contender in country, with perhaps a couple of Song of the Year candidates as well.

High praise. He does a good breakdown of the album and talks about each song.

Margo Price on backing vocals on "Does It Ever Cross Your Mind?"

"Tiger's Blood" has a Bruce Springsteen feel.

"Miss America" has a Ryan Adams feel.

"Angel" is good.

This is a good country song. I haven't listened to the whole album yet but I like what I've heard.


Monday, August 24, 2026

ACL 2026: Amyl and the Sniffers

 Friday at 4:30pm. Rock band out of Melbourne. According to Wikipedia:

The band takes its name from the slang for amyl nitrite, also known as poppers. Taylor compared their music to the drug in an interview with Paul Glynn of the BBC: "In Australia we call poppers Amyl. So you sniff it, it lasts for 30 seconds and then you have a headache – and that's what we're like!" Their sound has been compared to 1970s punk rock groups such as Iggy and the Stooges and the Damned. Taylor has cited a number of varying influences including Minor Threat, Ceremony, AC/DC, Sleaford Mods, Dolly Parton and Cardi B.

They've toured through town quite a few times. They opened for Turnstile at Moody Amphitheater and have also played Stubb's and Empire Garage. They played SJSanJose at SXSW in 2019.  I never previewed them.

Here is a live performance on KEXP with an audience. One of the comments says she's a raging ball of energy. Yes. They could not have scheduled a greater polar opposite stage presence than these guys and Jesse Welles.  

This is their closing song in that set. I would enjoy this but don't think it's up your alley.