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Austin Sound Check

September 10th, 2008

ACL Preview | Foo Fighters Schmoo Fighters

I have nothing but respect for Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters. Dave’s accomplishments in Nirvana and Foo Fighters in the 90’s were groundbreaking. But in this decade, they’ve become overplayed and overexposed. The Foo Fighters are the least exciting band on the 2008 ACL lineup.
The Foo Fighters in the 90’s were fresh, they were […]

By User ImageAna Wolken -- 11 comments

July 25th, 2008

ACL Festival 3-Day Passes Sold Out

ACL Festival promoter C3 Presents announced today that 3 day passes for the festival are sold out. Single day tickets are still available on ACL’s website.
This years headliners include Foo Fighters, Robert Plant & Allison Kraus, Beck and The Raconteurs, however it’s the mid-level bands that really make ACL 2008 special. Against Me!, Stars, Tegan […]

By User ImageAna Wolken -- 1 comment

April 15th, 2008

Austin City Limits Festival lineup released

Aside from being tired of the over-played Foo Fighters, this lineup is pretty exciting. The depth of the lineup is incredible and the variety of genres covered is impressive.
We’ve got modern rock (Foo Fighters, Beck, The Raconteurs), oldies but goodies (John Fogerty, David Byrne), indie blog darlings (Hot Chip, Vampire Weekend, The Black Keys), Austin […]

By User ImageAna Wolken -- 2 comments