Austin Sound Check

ACL Saturday kicked off with a couple decent sets by The Old 97’s and Langhorne Slim. My Saturday Soul afternoon really got kicking when Bavu Blakes & The Extra Plairs took the Austin Ventures stage.
Bavu Blakes is an Austin scene veteran, both on and off the stage. He’s a former ME TV VJ and a show-stopping frontman. The Extra Plairs set was filled with surprises, including Bavu in an Obama mask with his hypeman following suit as Hillary Clinton. Covers of Katy Perry’s I Kissed A Girl and Creedance Clearwater Revival’s Bad Moon Rising got the crowd bouncing unlike any …read more

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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 & Sarah, Silversun Pickups and Slightly Stoopid are just a handful of the acts to look forward to.
Visit the ACL Festival website for more info including remaining ticket details.
Image Courtesy ACL Festival 

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