Austin Sound Check

Austin City Limits Festival organizers C3 Presents posted the cryptic picture above yesterday, confirming Pearl Jam as one of the festival’s 2009 headliners.
Austin Sound Check previously confirmed that Pearl Jam would be headlining via a leak that also includes Dave Matthews Band, Beastie Boys, Ghostland Observatory, Kings of Leon, Mos Def, Sonic Youth, John Legend, Thievery Corporation and The B-52s. The full lineup is scheduled for release on April 28th.
With the Pearl Jam headlining spot confirmed it seems likely that the rest of our lineup leaks will hold true. Who else do you want to see at ACL 2009?
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Our friends at Austin360 have the latest rumors on the Austin City Limits Festival’s 2009 headliners. According to their anonymous, but chatty source, the headliners will be Pearl Jam, Beastie Boys, Dave Matthews Band, Kings of Leon and Ghostland Observatory.
Austinites Ghostland Observatory certainly wouldn’t come as a surprise, and I’ve previously told you about the Kings of Leon rumor. I wouldn’t be all that surprised to see the other three bands, heavy in the 90’s nostalgia factor, appear on the lineup. Though I could personally do without Pearl Jam all together.
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Election Day finally arrives this week. If you’re one of the few not burned out on politics, start the week off tonight with Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings Red State Blues Concert for Change at La Zona Rosa. Tuesday, I expect everybody to be in a voting booth.
Your reward is a free Trail of Dead in store on Wednesday followed by free Mix Master Mike at La Zona Rosa on Thursday. Mad Decent Tour rolls through town on Friday, followed by Fun Fun Fun Fest all weekend. Need I say more?
Monday, November 3
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Lately my music selection has been pretty heavy on the 90’s end of things. Emo and its various offshoots have taken us all back to Depeche Mode and The Cure era 80’s and synth-pop again entered the mainstream. Meanwhile, I’ve been waiting patiently for the 90’s to take the driver’s seat back.
It seems that the rest of the world is starting to agree. We can only hope this means the end of skinny jeans and guy-liner.
Without further ado, I present you with some of the best 90’s music that was the soundtrack to my afternoon.
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