Though still exhausted from ACL, the shows must go on. Tomorrow night at Emo's is one of my favorites: Deer Tick. I can't wait. Their new album is mellower than their older stuff but the 2nd half picks up quite a bit. This song kicks off the 2nd half and should be great live. Love the riff.
Mange
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Monday, October 11, 2010
ACL recap
More for my recollection later than any de-facto review. My brief take on the bands I saw:
Friday:
Soft Pack: indie pop w/nice guitar licks. Decent.
Mountain Goats: just listened briefly. Decemberists.
Chief: Eagles-ish. Harmonies w/soft rock sound. I liked it. Need to pick up their album.
Miike Snow: Not as wild live as I expected. Still enjoyable.
Black Keys: tore it up. Holy shit.
Spoon: always good.
The Strokes: great songs. Marked off my bucket list.
Saturday:
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals: Patrice Pike and Sister 7.
Bear in Heaven: very enjoyable. Hope to see more of them.
Lucero: whiskey and cigarettes. not your father's honky-tonk band, though. damn good.
Mayer Hawthorne: I'll stick with the original Motown songs.
Broken Bells: great songs, great weather, good crowd.
Temper Trap: given my high expectations a little bit of a letdown.
Monsters of Folk: One of the highlights of the weekend. Absolutely magnificent.
Muse: meh. I'll stick with Rush.
Sunday:
Warpaint: not as great as the SXSW show but still good.
White Rabbits: they put on a good show.
Foals: a complete surprise. Another highlight. Can't wait to see them again.
Dawes: another Eagles-esque soft rock band w/harmonies. Some good songs.
Gayngs: "they rocked, man. Delivered as promised" (Overheard later from oblivious fest-goer). Disappointment of the weekend. I hope they reschedule and make up the cancellation.
Edward Sharpe: perfect festival band. A real crowd-pleaser. People went nuts.
Richard Thompson: played almost exclusively new stuff. Surprisingly good new stuff. Incredible musician/s. Another highlight.
The Eagles: ACL knows what they're doing. Great bonding moment for the 40-50K fans singing and dancing along to every song.
Pluses:
Free water stations
Food selection/prices
Organization/logistics
Band selection
Negatives:
Beer prices/selection
Sangria/wine shortages
Mellow Johnny's closed before Sunday ACL ended. Nice that they are there but shouldn't they be available when people are leaving in the event of a flat tire?
Did I leave anything out?
Friday:
Soft Pack: indie pop w/nice guitar licks. Decent.
Mountain Goats: just listened briefly. Decemberists.
Chief: Eagles-ish. Harmonies w/soft rock sound. I liked it. Need to pick up their album.
Miike Snow: Not as wild live as I expected. Still enjoyable.
Black Keys: tore it up. Holy shit.
Spoon: always good.
The Strokes: great songs. Marked off my bucket list.
Saturday:
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals: Patrice Pike and Sister 7.
Bear in Heaven: very enjoyable. Hope to see more of them.
Lucero: whiskey and cigarettes. not your father's honky-tonk band, though. damn good.
Mayer Hawthorne: I'll stick with the original Motown songs.
Broken Bells: great songs, great weather, good crowd.
Temper Trap: given my high expectations a little bit of a letdown.
Monsters of Folk: One of the highlights of the weekend. Absolutely magnificent.
Muse: meh. I'll stick with Rush.
Sunday:
Warpaint: not as great as the SXSW show but still good.
White Rabbits: they put on a good show.
Foals: a complete surprise. Another highlight. Can't wait to see them again.
Dawes: another Eagles-esque soft rock band w/harmonies. Some good songs.
Gayngs: "they rocked, man. Delivered as promised" (Overheard later from oblivious fest-goer). Disappointment of the weekend. I hope they reschedule and make up the cancellation.
Edward Sharpe: perfect festival band. A real crowd-pleaser. People went nuts.
Richard Thompson: played almost exclusively new stuff. Surprisingly good new stuff. Incredible musician/s. Another highlight.
The Eagles: ACL knows what they're doing. Great bonding moment for the 40-50K fans singing and dancing along to every song.
Pluses:
Free water stations
Food selection/prices
Organization/logistics
Band selection
Negatives:
Beer prices/selection
Sangria/wine shortages
Mellow Johnny's closed before Sunday ACL ended. Nice that they are there but shouldn't they be available when people are leaving in the event of a flat tire?
Did I leave anything out?
Friday, October 1, 2010
Richard Thompson
I finish off the ACL previews with the original Monster of Folk. 7pm gives us the National and Norah Jones as well as Richard Thompson. The National is great but I've never seen Richard Thompson and who knows if I'll ever have a chance again. Originally recognized for his incredible guitar playing, he is now more well known as a great songwriter. Probably half the acts at ACL have covered his songs. My favorite cover is REMs "Wall of Death", which I'm sure he'll play. He's known for his folk but I'm going to share one of his rock songs. Next week I may do a summary or a run-down of other acts. One week away!
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