go to Austin City Limits

This was a great experience and I hope to go again. It helps that we have family in Austin and very much enjoyed hanging out with them also.

I got to see tons of artists; my favorites were Iron & Wine and Jose Gonzales. But, the big names didn’t disappoint either. Foo Fighters was one of the best classic style Rock concerts I have been to in a long while. Xavier Rudd is someone I want to hear more from. I got to dance around to some old Mano Negra songs (they would have been an awesome concert in their day).

Even the food was tasty and reasonably priced (local restaurants, versus corporate concert style stuff). A great way to cap off a summer, as it is surely fall here now…

lots and lots of fun
and it’s only been Day One!!!

My bff and I already have the tickets! We are SO ready for it too. Here’s the lineup if you haven’t heard.

• Foo Fighters
• Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
• Beck
• MGMT
• Manu Chao
• John Fogerty
• David Byrne
• The Raconteurs
• The Mars Volta
• Gnarls Barkley
• Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band
• N.E.R.D.
• Erykah Badu
• Robert Earl Keen
• Patty Griffin
• Tegan & Sara
• Iron & Wine
• G. Love & Special Sauce
• Neko Case
• Band of Horses
• The Swell Season
• Silversun Pickups
• Gogol Bordello
• Gillian Welch
• Eli Young Band
• The Black Keys
• Against Me!
• Jakob Dylan and the Gold Mountain Rebels
• Okkervil River
• Galactic
• Kevin Fowler
• Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings
• Hot Chip
• Vampire Weekend
• Slightly Stoopid
• Duffy
• Alejandro Escovedo
• Roky Erickson
• Yonder Mountain String Band
• Spiritualized
• Flyleaf
• Drive-by Truckers
• Ingrid Michaelson
• Stars
• Jose Gonzales
• CSS
• Del the Funky Homosapien
• Man Man
• Jamie Lidell
• What Made Milwaukee Famous
• Jenny Lewis
• Asleep at the Wheel
• Mason Jennings
• Heartless Bastards
• Antibalas
• The Nachito Herrera All-Stars
• Shooter Jennings
• Xavier Rudd
• Yeasayer
• Octopus Project
• Joe Bonamassa
• The Kills
• White Denim
• Louis XIV
• Delta Spirit
• Mates of State
• Nicole Atkins & The Sea
• Electric Touch
• Black Joe Lewis & the Honey Bears
• Back Door Slam
• Tristan Prettyman
• The Strange Boys
• Ryan Bingham
• Scott Biram
• Freddy Jones
• Colour Revolt
• Five Times August
• Langhorne Slim
• Sybris
• Eli “Paper Boy” Reed and the True Loves
• Bavu Blakes & the Extra Plairs
• AA Bondy
• Christopher Denny
• Mike Farris
• The Lee Boys
• South Austin Jug Band
• American Bang
• Bobby Bare, Jr.
• Massacoustics
• Belleville Outfit
• We Go to 11
• Band of Heathens
• City and Colour
• Sunny Sweeney
• Elizabeth Wills
• Bonnie Bishop
• Ben Solee
• Ben Cylus
• The Concert Supremes
• River City Christionettes
• Shields of Faith
• The Jones Family Singers
• Nakia and his Southern Cousins
• Brotherly Luv
• The Hensley Ensemble
• School of Rock
• Jambo
• Q Brothers
• Buck Howdy with BB
• Uncle Rock
• Big Don
• Mr. Ray
• The Jimmies

ACL ‘08, the lineup is out and looking good, should be a fun time.

Everyone needs to do this at least once. Yeah, it’s hot, and it’s a little expensive, but do it while you’re young and stupid. It was an incredible experience.

Tom Petty, John Mayer, Flaming Lips, The Raconteurs, The Shins (front row!!1), Thievery Corporation, Muse, Iron & Wine, Aimee Mann, and Phoenix (got to meet the band and got autographs!!)

And those are just the bands I felt like seeing.

If you’re, say, over the age of 20, I’d suggest not even trying to get near the stage. I’ve had the most fun just hanging out with my friends in a central, less-crowded area, and making excursions to the acts we want to see. It’s a lot less stressful that way and a lot more relaxing, cuz being out in 100-degree weather all day is hard enough…