Danny’s ACL Picks
By Danny on Sep 28 Filed In ACL, Activities, Austin, Texas, Food & Beverage, Uncategorized 1 Comment
ACL is approaching quickly! So grab your sunscreen, tie-dye shirts, and an ice cold bottle of Sweet Leaf Tea, of course. You may be asking yourself, “Hey, what bands am I going to see this year?” We’ll I’ma give you some insight to my top 5 bands of ACL that are MUST-SEE SHOW STOPPERS!
YEAH YEAH YEAHS!
Sounds like: Energetic and provocative. Shock and Awe. Kinda like a Kamikaze Pilot.
Front women, Karen O, always brings her A-game. At Lollapalooza, she showed up in an indian headdress. Great Music, great show. It’s what going to a concert should be like all the time. It’s not just a concert…..it’s a theatrical performance.
What to bring to the show: Tap dancing shoes and a monocular
Exhibit A: Zero — Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Phoenix
Sounds like: Vampire Weekend in a pair of electronic dance pants.
This French Electro-Pop-Funk-Indie band hit the pinnacle with their fourth album, “Wolfgang Amadeus”. Synths floating around in a sea of tasteful bass, all while the drums beats splash splash around in this fishbowl of an album. ITS GREAT! My Favorite… “Lasso”.
Lasso — Phoenix
What to bring to the show: French Fries and a video camera to capture this show so you can send it to your roommate from your foreign exchange program.
The Ravonettes
Sounds like: 60′s Psychedelic–Retro, Rock
This Boy-Girl Duo will mesmerize you in the sea of people at the festival. Everyone will be moving as one to the harmonies.
Love in a Trashcan — Ravonettes
What to bring to the show: Classic Black Rayban WayFarers and a vintage patterned shirt.
Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears
Sounds like: Modern day James Brown. Rocking the Blues and Soul NON-Stop
This Austin Band is a MUST SEE. They will have you, your momma, your sister, and Grandpappy rocking to the smooth bass riffs, blasting brass, and rolling sax melodies. I have seen them several times….trust me they are good.
What to bring to the show: your old trumpet and a lounge chair to soak in these sweet notes.
Girl Talk
Sounds like: A DANCE PARTY IN A CLOSET.
Gregg Gillis knows how to move a crowd. Mix-mashing mainstream songs into glorious pieces of dance art. Full of life on stage, bouncing around in front of a laptop with the crowd on the stage dancing behind him. At Rothbury he tossed a blown up raft into the crowd and surfed it to the edge of the festival. AWESOME. SEE HIM….DO IT.
What to bring to the show: Dance Shoes and GLOW STICKS!!! I can’t stress the glow sticks enough.
Sweet! I was wearing my tap shoes and holding my monocular the other night, thinking what to do, what to do with these. Now I know!! You always crack me up Danny boy. All stellar picks.