See You in Austin…Austin, Massachusetts
The Austin City Limits lineup is official, and it’s fucking nasty. Seriously, just nasty. In fact, I’ve never been so impressed by an initial artist announcement. Then again, I’m not easily impressed. Ooooh, a blue car!
Promoters, take note: This is what an eclectic all-star lineup should look like. I can’t even list ‘em all, but here’s just a sample: Robert Dylan, Bjork, White Stripes, Wilco, My Morning Jacket, Arcade Fire, Decemberists, Joss Stone, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, STS9, Bela Fleck, Andrew Bird, CYHSY, LCD Soundsystem, Arctic Monkeys, Killers, Damien Rice, Amy Winehouse, Yo La Tengo, Peter Bjorn & John, Del McCoury Band (the real DMB), Grace Potter, JJ Grey & MOFRO, School of Rock, Patterson Hood, Rose Hill Drive and so many more…there’s so much talent I can’t even fathom how many good bands people are gonna miss down there.
If anyone had that same ol’ feeling of ambivalence before today, it’s time to figure out what you want out of life, and if the answer doesn’t involve a kickass festival with hundreds of rock stars in one of America’s favorite cities, then by gosh, I don’t even wanna know you. There’s no “on the fence” after this announcement.
- Previously on HT: Come Together: Austin City Limits Lineup
Slade Sohmer
In 2006 Slade Sohmer founded Hidden Track along with current EiC Scott Bernstein. Slade ran the site until 2008, establishing a scope of coverage and level of professionalism that still exists today. In 2010 Sohmer founded HyperVocal with Lee Brenner and the "purveyors of the vital and viral" have gone on to create a network of highly acclaimed sites that includes Headlines That Suck, Weeping Elvis, Distriction and Spike The Water Cooler.
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That title was messing with my head, until I remembered Road Trip. Well done.
It’s a shame Tom Green died after the making of the movie and uttering that line.
All I can say is “great minds think alike”. I posted about the ACL fest on my site around 10 AM this morning, apparently about an hour after you got your Road Trip mention in. I assure you, I had not been to your site first, but it looks like we both got the ol’ Austin, MA joke out of storage.
http://theweightonline.blogspot.com/2007/05/official-austin-city-limits-lineup.html
Keep up the good work.
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