Wild Beasts

I'm not sure which band I want to see at 1:30 on Friday: Wild Beasts or Secret Sisters. Both are good, mellow, laid-back mid-afternoon shows. I'll start with Wild Beasts from the UK. Despite the name, they're very relaxing. They remind me of The National if Jimmy Somerville was the lead singer. I like the falsetto voice.

Loop the Loop

Ha Ha Tonka

12:45 at the BMI stage on Friday is a Bloodshot Records band from Missouri. According to Wikipedia: Their music has been described as a mixing of bluegrass and southern rock and a "marrying of influences as diverse as The Replacements, The Band, and Kings of Leon."

That's quite a mix. Definitely worth checking out.

Usual Suspects

An Horse

Another buzz band from SXSW that gets to play early on Friday. I guess ACL decided to change their typical format of booking the buzz bands for early Sunday and moved them to Friday. Probably a good idea since there's nobody there on Sunday mornings.

This is a duo originally from Brisbane but now they live in Vancouver and other parts in-between. Remind me of Teagan and Sarah. Leana didn't like this song but I'd still like to check them out.

Camp Out

Cults

The schedule is out so here we go: Friday's first act to see is a buzz band from SXSW. We missed them so hopefully we can get out there at 11:45 on Friday.

Go Outside

Asleep at the Wheel

Slowly starting up the ACL previews so I might as well start with the ACL tradition. They've opened up every one of them. Good old Texas swing. This song covers a few bases as it was written by Allen Toussaint, who we saw at an ACL taping. Great show. Sweet lyrics, too.

Nothing Takes the Place of You