Austin Sound Check

Best Set of The Day: Dan Dyer
Best Band I’d Never Heard Of: Autamata
Best Set I Wish I’d Seen: (tie) NERD and Jamie Liddell
Worst Set I Wish I’d Never Seen: Vampire Weekend
ACL kicked off on Friday with one of the best sets I’d see all weekend, courtesy of Austinite Dan Dyer. I previewed him before the festival began and he honestly lived up to every expectation I had. I can’t recommend Dan Dyer enough.
Another band that lived up to my expectations (albeit extremely low ones) was Vampire Weekend. They were so underwhelming I left halfway through their set. Despite my criticisms …read more

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ACL Festival has released a complete list of sanctioned aftershows. Featuring some of the best ACL performers, these aftershows are a great opportunity to see them in more intimate venues after the sun goes down.
Ticketing information for all these shows can be found on Frontgate Tickets.
Thursday, September 25th
Manu Chao @ Stubb’s
David Byrne @ Paramount Theatre
Friday, September 26th
Gnarls Barkley and CSS @ Stubb’s
G. Love & Special Sauce @ La Zona Rosa
Jamie Liddell and Black Joe Lewis & The Honey Bears @ The Parish
Drive-by Truckers and Shooter Jennings @ Emo’s (outside)
Heartless Bastards, Dead Confederate & Wax Fang @ Emo’s (inside)
Car Stereo (Wars) …read more

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