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