ACL 2013 Sat. 3pm Delta Rae 3:15pm Little Green Cars

I'll combine the two bands playing opposite Junip into one post.  These songs are a great juxtaposition of love songs.  Well, unrequited love songs.

Little Green Cars is from Dublin.  Their song is the guy's side of the story.

Delta Rae is a band mainly from North Carolina.  They play the girl's side of the story.  It's brutally honest.

The John Wayne

If I Loved You

ACL 2013 Sat. 3pm Junip

There are 3 good choices playing in the 3pm hour so I'll preview them all but in reality there's no way I'm missing Junip.  I love these guys.  We'll need to get up close to the stage since their mellow sound can be drowned out by all the talkers, especially at the Honda stage around the beer stand.

So great.

Line of Fire

ACL 2013 Sat. 2:30 Valerie June

Playing on the BMI stage is Valerie June, a multi-instrumentalist/singer/song-writer from Memphis.  Her 1st major album was produced in part by Dan Auerbach.  Pop/blues/folk/alt-country.  A mix of everything.  NPR loves her.  Expect big things.  I'll include 2 songs I liked.

Wanna Be On Your Mind

Twined and Twisted




P.S. She's on Letterman tonight.

ACL 2013 Sat. 2pm Electric Guest

Playing opposite HAIM is an L.A.-based band that had a lot of buzz before SXSW due to the fact that their album was produced by Danger Mouse.  Kind of nu soul, indie pop.  This song reminds me of Broken Bells.

American Daydream

ACL 2013 Sat. 2pm HAIM

There are two bands playing at 2pm that I'm interested in checking out.  They both were at SXSW and got lots of hype.  This one has taken off so I'll start with them.  It's three sisters from L.A. that play retro-pop in the Lindsey Buckingham-era Fleetwood Mac style.  They are expected to be huge so it looks like things are going according to plan.  This should be a crowded show.

This song is closer to Miami Sound Machine but it's apparently a big hit for them.

Falling

ACL 2013 Sat. 1pm Autre Ne Veut

I will not be seeing this band as I'll be at Reignwolf but I like it.  It's the moniker of Arthur Ashin and he plays pop/R&B.  He's compared to Yeasayer and Bon Iver.  I hear a little Bee Gee's influence in there, too.

Also playing at 1pm is a female duo out of L.A. called Deep Vally who play Led Zeppelin inspired blues rock.

Counting

ACL 2013 Sat. 1:00pm Reignwolf

ATTENTION: Do not miss this.  1pm Saturday, Austin Ventures Stage.

Holy Shit.


Are you Satisfied

ACL 2013 Sat. 12:15pm Mona

Playing opposite Dan Croll is a band getting lots of attention from all the right places.  They've played Glastonbury, Lollapalooza, Conan, Leno.  They've opened up for Kings of Leon and it's easy to see why.  They're a perfect match.  Anthem arena rock.  If catchy brit-pop isn't your thing you may want to venture over to see Mona.

Listen to Your Love

ACL 2013 Sat. 12:15pm Dan Croll

I got shafted trying to see Dan Croll at SXSW so hopefully I'll get to see him this time.  On Wednesday of SXSW I left Lambert's at 12:35pm and rushed over to the East side just to see him play at Cheer Up Charlie's.  The schedule online and the posters at the venue said 12:40pm start time.  I got there at 12:45 and he had just finished.  I was pissed.  And Sweating.  No way he just played 5 minutes.

Looking forward to this.  Great brit-pop.  This song has gotten lots of airplay.  Deservedly so.

From Nowhere

ACL 2013 Sat. 11:30am Parquet Courts

Playing opposite Hundred Waters is a band of Denton, Texas natives that now call NYC home.  They have one song, "Stoned and Starving",  that sounds just like Sonic Youth.  This song reminds me of Modern Lovers.

Borrowed Time

ACL 2013 Sat. 11:30am Hundred Waters

First up Saturday morning is a band we just missed at SXSW.  I previewed them and we were even at the Tap Room for their showcase Wednesday night.  Unfortunately, we left right before they played at 11pm.  Let's see if we can get there by 11:30am this time.

Nice mellow stuff.

Boreal

ACL 2013 Fri. 7:45pm Purity Ring

This is a fitting warm-up act before Depeche Mode.  We've seen them twice before, at FFF and SXSW. (Correction: my memory failed me.  We've only seen them once.  Didn't see them at SXSW.)  Nothing wild or extraordinary live but the music is great.  Chillwave is a nice name for it.  They hail from Canada.

One other lesser-known act playing on Friday that I enjoyed was JD McPherson, who plays old-school rockabilly with a little piano and horns mixed in.  There are others I'm sure I missed but it's time to move on to the Saturday schedule...

Obedear

ACL 2013 Fri. 6:15pm Wild Belle

This Chicago-based brother-sister duo played the KCRW showcase at SXSW but for some reason KCRW, a public-radio station, funded by listeners like us, refused to let us in.  Badges and wristbands only.  So we didn't get to go.

Here's our second chance to see them.  I previewed them before SXSW with a different song that was very Blondie sounding.  This is a little more reggae but still reminds me of Debbie Harry.  That's a good thing.  Could be fun.

Keep You

Embedding is disabled for this song so click on the link to go directly to Soundcloud.  I'll post a picture instead:

ACL 2013 Fri. 5pm Jake Bugg

I've posted about him twice before but it was the same song, "Two Fingers".  Based on this song it's pretty obvious that he's going for the Young McCartney sound.  Nothing wrong with that.

Other choices around this time are Austin (by way of New Hampshire) indie-rock band Okkervil River and Austin psychedelic-rock band The Black Angels.

Taste It

ACL 2013 Fri. 4:30 Luella and the Sun

This is a new band out of Nashville that was here for SXSW and caught the attention of the NPR folks.  Since then they've been on NPRs Front Row, All Songs Considered, and World Cafe.  I  like their sound.   If we want to avoid the crowds at fun. and Local Natives this may be a nice bluesy alternative.

"Fly So Free" and "Universe in my Heart" on World Cafe

ACL 2013 Fri. 3:30pm Pinback

Even though they've been around for over 15 years and have a sizable following, I don't know much about this band.  Must be big with the young kids. I'm so out of touch in my old age.

I like what I've heard so far.  It's mainly a duo from San Diego with lots of musicians contributing to their albums over the years.  One site compared their sound to Rilo Kiley and the Shins.  Laid back/mellow stuff.

Fortress

ACL 2013 Fri. 3pm Pacha Massive

Lots of choices in the mid-afternoon on Friday depending on what you want to hear:

Court Yard Hounds: if you want to see if Natalie Maines will show up and play a few Dixie Chicks songs with her old bandmates.

Holly Williams: if you want to see Hank Williams, Jr's daughter (and Hank Williams' granddaughter).

Smith Westerns: if you're into indie buzz bands.

Jimmy Eat World: if you still have the new KGSR on your pre-sets and your ears don't bleed when you listen to it.

I'll preview the band playing in the tent.  Based on my snarky analysis of ACL acts from 2008, Pacha Massive fits into the Wildcard slot.  Fun festival band with an international, world music bent.  They're a Bronx based duo, one Dominican and one Columbian.  They're called Latin Alternative.

Don't Let Go