Austin City Limits Festival....

[OUAndy1807]

I just found out my little sister bought me a 3 day pass. I was really worried about it conflicting with the Miami game, but it is on the weekend of Utah State.

I'm pretty excited.

[dolemitesooner]

your an ididot if you miss the utah stae game...I love how you fans are all like...ohh yeah I hvae to be at miami have too have too havet o



utah state ...blahh I aint going......

**** you band wagon fags

[OUAndy1807]

your an ididot if you miss the utah stae game...I love how you fans are all like...ohh yeah I hvae to be at miami have too have too havet o



utah state ...blahh I aint going......

**** you band wagon fags
you're right. I should tell my sister no thanks for her birthday gift in order to keep from missing one home game, because missing one game would totally make me bandwagon.

[yermom]

i'm not going because of the Utah State game :D

[OUAndy1807]

i'm not going because of the Utah State game :D
I respect that choice.

[royalfan5]

Who is all going to be there this year?

[yermom]

The White Stripes is the one that makes me sad

[OUAndy1807]

The 2007 Austin City Limits Music Festival will take place September 14, 15, 16 in Zilker Park.
Bob Dylan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Dylan), Björk (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bj%C3%B6rk), The White Stripes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_White_Stripes), The Killers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Killers_%28band%29), Wilco (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilco), Arcade Fire (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcade_Fire), Muse (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muse), My Morning Jacket (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Morning_Jacket), Queens of the Stone Age (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queens_of_the_Stone_Age), Bloc Party (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloc_Party), Arctic Monkeys (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic_Monkeys), Gotan Project (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotan_Project), Joss Stone (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joss_Stone), Damien Rice (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damien_Rice), Robert Earl Keen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Earl_Keen), Lucinda Williams (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucinda_Williams), Spoon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoon), Blue October (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_October), Indigo Girls (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigo_Girls), The Decemberists (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Decemberists), Paolo Nutini (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paolo_Nutini), Regina Spektor (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regina_Spektor), Amy Winehouse (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Winehouse), Crowded House (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowded_House), Steve Earle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Earle), Ziggy Marley (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziggy_Marley), Stephen Marley (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Marley), Kaiser Chiefs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiser_Chiefs), LCD Soundsystem (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LCD_Soundsystem), Augustana (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustana), Amos Lee (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amos_Lee), M.I.A. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.I.A.), Ben Kweller (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Kweller), Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clap_Your_Hands_Say_Yeah), Andrew Bird (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Bird), Bela Fleck & The Flecktones (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bela_Fleck_%26_The_Flecktones), Ghostland Observatory (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostland_Observatory), Cross Canadian Ragweed (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_Canadian_Ragweed), Reverend Horton Heat (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverend_Horton_Heat), Pete Yorn (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Yorn), Butch Walker (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butch_Walker), Peter Bjorn and John (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Bjorn_and_John), Sound Tribe Sector 9 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_Tribe_Sector_9), Yo La Tengo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yo_La_Tengo), Joseph Arthur (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Arthur) & The Lonely Astronauts, Rodrigo y Gabriela (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodrigo_y_Gabriela), Zap Mama (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zap_Mama), Blonde Redhead (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blonde_Redhead), Eli Young Band (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eli_Young_Band&action=edit), Aterciopelados (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aterciopelados), Heartless Bastards (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heartless_Bastards), Raul Malo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raul_Malo), James Hunter (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Hunter), Mighty Clouds of Joy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mighty_Clouds_of_Joy), Del McCoury Band (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Del_McCoury_Band), Preservation Hall Jazz Band (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preservation_Hall_Jazz_Band), Andy Palacio (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Palacio) & the Garifima Collective, Asleep at the Wheel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asleep_at_the_Wheel), Ryan Shaw (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ryan_Shaw&action=edit), Will Hoge (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Hoge), The National (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_National), Beau Soleil (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beau_Soleil&action=edit), Midlake (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midlake), Grace Potter and the Nocturnals (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Potter_and_the_Nocturnals), Railroad Earth (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railroad_Earth), Dax Riggs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dax_Riggs), Elvis Perkins In Dearland (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Elvis_Perkins_In_Dearland&action=edit), Sound Team (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_Team), The Legendary Soul Stirrers (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Legendary_Soul_Stirrers&action=edit), Charlie Musselwhite (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Musselwhite), JJ Grey & Mofro (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=JJ_Grey_%26_Mofro&action=edit), Young Love (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Love), The Dynamites featuring Charles Walker (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Dynamites_featuring_Charles_Wa lker&action=edit), Ian Ball (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ian_Ball&action=edit), The Little Ones (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Ones), Manchester Orchestra (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_Orchestra), Patterson Hood (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patterson_Hood&action=edit), Billy Joe Shaver (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Joe_Shaver), Fionn Regan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fionn_Regan), Big Sam’s Funky Nation (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Big_Sam%E2%80%99s_Funky_Nation&action=edit), John Ralston (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ralston), The Broken West (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Broken_West&action=edit), Rose Hill Drive (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_Hill_Drive), Brandon Rhyder (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brandon_Rhyder&action=edit), Ocote Soul Sounds (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ocote_Soul_Sounds&action=edit), Sara Hickman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sara_Hickman), Jon Dee Graham (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Dee_Graham), Kevin Devine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Devine), Ike Reilly Assassination (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ike_Reilly_Assassination), Greyhounds (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greyhounds), Guy Forsyth (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Guy_Forsyth&action=edit), Adam Hood (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Adam_Hood&action=edit), Cary Ann Hearst & The Gun Street Girls (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cary_Ann_Hearst_%26_The_Gun_Street _Girls&action=edit), The Jones Family Singers (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Jones_Family_Singers&action=edit), The Gospel Silvertones (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Gospel_Silvertones&action=edit), The Shields of Faith (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Shields_of_Faith&action=edit), Sylvia St. James (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sylvia_St._James&action=edit), Jeffrey Steele (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Steele), Amy Cook (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Amy_Cook&action=edit), Trent Summar & the New Row Mob (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trent_Summar_%26_the_New_Row_Mob&action=edit), Back Door Slam (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Back_Door_Slam&action=edit), Mario Matteoli (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mario_Matteoli&action=edit), Kara Grainger (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kara_Grainger&action=edit), One Mississippi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Mississippi), Kevin McKinney (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kevin_McKinney&action=edit), Jennifer Nicely (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jennifer_Nicely&action=edit), Sahara Smith (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sahara_Smith&action=edit), The Wonderful Harmonizers (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Wonderful_Harmonizers&action=edit), Loretta Williams (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Loretta_Williams&action=edit), Gurnell (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gurnell&action=edit), Amy LaVere (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_LaVere), The Paul Green School of Rock All-Stars (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Paul_Green_School_of_Rock_All-Stars&action=edit), The Steps (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Steps&action=edit), We Go To 11 (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=We_Go_To_11&action=edit), The Sippy Cups (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Sippy_Cups&action=edit), Daddy A Go Go (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Daddy_A_Go_Go&action=edit), Farmer Jason (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Farmer_Jason&action=edit), Q Brothers (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Q_Brothers&action=edit), Jambo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jambo), The Bummkinn Band (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Bummkinn_Band&action=edit), The Jellydots (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Jellydots&action=edit).

[BlondeSoonerGirl]

Awesome.

And stop name calling, doleo. You turd.

[Boarder]

Yes! The Sippy Cups!

[silverwheels]

Not a bad line up. Last year's was better, though.

[OUAndy1807]

Not a bad line up. Last year's was better, though.
yeah, it was. I wish Ted Leo and the Pharmacists were playing again this year.

[apusooner]

if i could make a suggestion, see Mofro. and Bela Fleck.

[Spray]

The White Stripes is the one that makes me sad

On a related note, just got my White Stripes tickets for Sloss Furnace (Birmingham) July 30.

Pumped.

[47straight]

Austin City Limits is for tourists.

[OUAndy1807]

Austin City Limits is for tourists.
don't tell that to my sister, who lives in Austin and bought our tickets.

[yermom]

Austin City Limits is for tourists.

and bandwagoners

[dolemitesooner]

and bandwagoners
Quit calling people names you turd

[BlondeSoonerGirl]

Heh.

[47straight]

don't tell that to my sister, who lives in Austin and bought our tickets.


Tell her for me. ACL is for tourists.

[picasso]

your an ididot if you miss the utah stae game...I love how you fans are all like...ohh yeah I hvae to be at miami have too have too havet o



utah state ...blahh I aint going......

**** you band wagon fags
does that seriously have anything to do with being a bandwagon fan? I might understand if we had just started winning a week before the Miami game.

[dolemitesooner]

does that seriously have anything to do with being a bandwagon fan? I might understand if we had just started winning a week before the Miami game.
You guys take everything I say on here literaly?

[picasso]

You guys take everything I say on here literaly?
no, I take none of it. hence the confusion.

[OUAndy1807]

which of these bands should I be checking out?

[M]

I can't wait for this!! I'm most looking forward to Bjork, The Killers, Muse, Regina SPektor, Joss Stone, Pete Yorn, The White Stripes, Paolo Nutini, Ben Kweller and Augustana. Doesn't look like Amy Winehouse is gonna make it. :(

I'm so ready to tear up 6th Street too! :D

[phead903]

which of these bands should I be checking out?

Bela Fleck is awesome...just saying - unlike most anything you have heard before.

[Sooner24]

Austin TX is becoming the San Francisco of the southwest. Fruits and nuts all over the place.

[def_lazer_fc]

not the strongest lineup i've seen, but not bad. not worth me going down there and sweating my *** off in 110 degree weather with virtually no shade though. you know its bad when kids are literally passing out and being carted off. why do they hold this thing in the middle of summer anyway? :mad:

i'd suggest checking out the queens of the stone age. just saw em a couple of weeks ago in okc, and it was a drunken rocktastic experience.
oh, and this guy called bob dylan. i hear he's pretty good.

[silverwheels]

The Decemberists. Colin Meloy is one of the better lyricists out there today.

[Sooner24]

not the strongest lineup i've seen, but not bad. not worth me going down there and sweating my *** off in 110 degree weather with virtually no shade though. you know its bad when kids are literally passing out and being carted off. why do they hold this thing in the middle of summer anyway? :mad:

i'd suggest checking out the queens of the stone age. just saw em a couple of weeks ago in okc, and it was a drunken rocktastic experience.
oh, and this guy called bob dylan. i hear he's pretty good.


Birth name Robert Allen Zimmerman

Also known as Elston Gunnn, Blind Boy Grunt, Lucky Wilbury, Boo Wilbury, Elmer Johnson, Sergei Petrov, Jack Frost

[PrideTrombone]

Bela Fleck. Go. Because I keep missing it when they come through OK. Dammit.

[OUAndy1807]

not the strongest lineup i've seen, but not bad. not worth me going down there and sweating my *** off in 110 degree weather with virtually no shade though. you know its bad when kids are literally passing out and being carted off. why do they hold this thing in the middle of summer anyway? :mad:

i'd suggest checking out the queens of the stone age. just saw em a couple of weeks ago in okc, and it was a drunken rocktastic experience.
oh, and this guy called bob dylan. i hear he's pretty good.
1) edit: Nevermind, too snarky.
2) I'm not too into QOTSA. I saw them when they opened for Ween back in '99 at Will Rogers Theater and they're better live than on their albums, but I'm not that into them. (also, they're playing at the same time as Spoon)
3) I've seen Bob Dylan 5 times. If you like his albums NEVER go see him live now (unless you just want to say that you saw him).

Here's who I'm looking forward to:
Heartless Bastards (javascript:popWindow(176))
Bela Fleck and the Flecktones (javascript:popWindow(144))
Peter Bjorn and John (javascript:popWindow(209))
LCD Soundsystem (javascript:popWindow(240))
Spoon (javascript:popWindow(225))
The Killers (javascript:popWindow(195))
Cold War Kids
Arctic Monkeys (javascript:popWindow(138))
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (javascript:popWindow(158))
Arcade Fire (javascript:popWindow(137))
The White Stripes (javascript:popWindow(231))
Yo La Tengo (javascript:popWindow(234))
The National (javascript:popWindow(203))
Robert Earl Keen (javascript:popWindow(217))
Rodrigo y Gabriela (javascript:popWindow(218))
Bloc Party (javascript:popWindow(148))
Midlake (javascript:popWindow(201))
Wilco (javascript:popWindow(232))
The Decemberists (javascript:popWindow(165))

[yermom]

stupid festival and their starting right when football does :mad:

[def_lazer_fc]

Birth name Robert Allen Zimmerman

Also known as Elston Gunnn, Blind Boy Grunt, Lucky Wilbury, Boo Wilbury, Elmer Johnson, Sergei Petrov, Jack Frost
hadn't heard of a few of those aliases. but doesn't everybody know his birth name?

[def_lazer_fc]

1) edit: Nevermind, too snarky.
2) I'm not too into QOTSA. I saw them when they opened for Ween back in '99 at Will Rogers Theater and they're better live than on their albums, but I'm not that into them. (also, they're playing at the same time as Spoon)
3) I've seen Bob Dylan 5 times. If you like his albums NEVER go see him live now (unless you just want to say that you saw him).


i like qotsa a lot more than i used to. their newer stuff is way better, and im glad they don't have that tool with the anthrax goatee anymore.

and you hit the bob dylan thing on the head imo. but everyone should check him out once just for the very reason that you stated. dude's a legend.

[M]

I am heading down to Austin TONIGHT, bitchez!!!

[yermom]

no White Stripes...


Date: Sep 11, 2007 8:30 PM
Subject: The White Stripes Cancel Tour
Body: The White Stripes announced today that they are canceling their forthcoming tour due to health issues. Meg White is suffering from acute anxiety and is unable to travel at this time.

The White Stripes sincerely apologize to their fans. “We hate to let people down and are very sorry."

Fans can obtain refunds for their tickets at point of purchase.

Dates affected:

9/13/07 Albuquerque, NM @ Kiva Auditorium
9/15/07 Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits Festival
9/16/07 Austin, TX @ Stubbs Bar-B-Q
9/18/07 San Diego, CA @ Coors Amphitheatre
9/19/07 Inglewood, CA @ The Forum
9/21/07 Berkeley, CA @ Greek Theatre
9/24/07 Anchorage, AK @ George M. Sullivan Sports Arena
9/26/07 Seattle, WA @ Paramount Ballroom
9/27/07 Seattle, WA @ Paramount Ballroom
9/28/07 Boise, ID @ Idaho Center Theater
9/29/07 Salt Lake City, UT @ The E Center
9/30/07 Jackson Hole, WY @ Snowking Center
10/2/07 Rapid City, SC @ Rushmore Plaza Civic Center
10/3/07 Fargo, ND @ Fargo Civic Auditorium
10/4/07 Lincoln, NE @ Pershing Center Auditorium
10/6/07 Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom
10/7/07 Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom
10/10/07 Honolulu, HI @ Neal S. Blaisdell Center

[M]

no White Stripes...

Dude, I heard...that sucks.

[rufnek05]

Paolo Nutini, this guy is actually fairly descent

[Spray]

Dude, I heard...that sucks.

I'll tell you what sucks. The fact that I bought 4 tickets to the Chicago Sat night show and 2 tickets to the Chicago Sunday night show on ebay, followed by two round trip plane tickets and turned in 75000 Hilton Points for a suite in downtown Chicago and 3 hours later they cancel the tour.

MOTHER....

[yermom]

that really sucks :eek:

[OUAndy1807]

sucks that the white stripes cancelled, but they added dr. dog. who I love. they were really good opening for the black keys in okc.I'm on the highway in waco right now. this place sucks.

[OSUAggie]

Here's who I'm looking forward to:
Heartless Bastards (javascript:popWindow(176))
Bela Fleck and the Flecktones (javascript:popWindow(144))
Peter Bjorn and John (javascript:popWindow(209))
LCD Soundsystem (javascript:popWindow(240))
Spoon (javascript:popWindow(225))
The Killers (javascript:popWindow(195))
Cold War Kids
Arctic Monkeys (javascript:popWindow(138))
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (javascript:popWindow(158))
Arcade Fire (javascript:popWindow(137))
The White Stripes (javascript:popWindow(231))
Yo La Tengo (javascript:popWindow(234))
The National (javascript:popWindow(203))
Robert Earl Keen (javascript:popWindow(217))
Rodrigo y Gabriela (javascript:popWindow(218))
Bloc Party (javascript:popWindow(148))
Midlake (javascript:popWindow(201))
Wilco (javascript:popWindow(232))
The Decemberists (javascript:popWindow(165))

I wonder why those stupid mother ****ers put Wilco and MMJ on at the same time.

I'd probably start with MMJ and meander across the ****ing pasture for Wilco.

[Jeopardude]

I saw Blonde Redhead last night at the Bricktown Ballroom and they were great. Highly recommended.

[trwxxa]

....with proper credit to the online Houston Chronicle...

AUSTIN — Austin City Limits Music Festival was smoking today, but not from the hundreds of bands expected to rock the park this weekend.

A fire dispatcher said propane tanks ignited as thousands of music fans packed Zilker Park, where the famed weekend festival was just getting under way. Firefighters quickly put out the blaze.

Two workers near food service trailers were critically injured and were transported to a hospital. One of them suffered from throat burns, while the other person suffered from third-degree external burns, said Warren Hassinger, spokesman for the Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services.

No other injuries were reported, Hassinger said.

The festival is named for the popular national public television show Austin City Limits, which has been airing since 1975. The program originally focused on Austin and the city's music, and the festival built upon those themes. It features a wide array of American musical genres — everything from rock and country to blues and gospel.

[M]

Oh. My. God. I just got back from a three-day eargasm.

Muse was mind blowing. It was one of those moments that you want to just freeze in time and never want to end. Matthew Bellamy's guitar shredding was unbelievable!!

Regina Spektor was absolutely endearing. I love her even more now! Her show was almost like she was just playing in her bedroom because of all the silly things she did. She's just a beautiful artist and was very genuine.

The Killers were better than I thought. Their show sounded pretty close to their album. But still rockin!

Bob Dylan - pretty much what you can expect from Dylan...a lot of mumble jumble but it's Dylan so it was crazy fun!

Joss Stone was pretty kick ***. Her backup singers were incredible!

M.I.A. had me jumpin. Great sound. She looks like Eva Mendes too.

Common, Kaiser Cheifs, LCD Soundsystem, Ben Kweller, Queens of the Stone Age, Lucinda Williams, Blue October, Paolo Nutini....also pretty good.

The Decemberists and Wilco...couldn't really get into them. Oh well.

The heat and the porta potties sucked but that's why God invented ice, baby wipes, water spritzers and smuggled rolls of toilet paper.

Now I've got a total buzz kill from being back at work. Blahhh maybe I should become a roadie. :)

[OUAndy1807]

What was up with the sound at the AMD stage?

My favorites:
LCD Soundsystem
Dr. Dog
Heartless Bastards
Peter Bjorn and John
Rev. Horton Heat (I don't care how many times I see him, he's still great)
Yo La Tengo (you know the PA is messed up when my sister says to me "I thought they were supposed to be loud")
Robert Earl Keen
Midlake

[M]

I noticed the sound problems at AMD too. I thought Blue October could have sounded a lot better if their sound wasn't so jacked up.

Also next year they need to not put down compost that's mixed with manure so certain areas don't reek of cow ****.

But otherwise I wanna go back now!

[bluedogok]

It was much cooler this year than the past few years, it was in the 102-105 range then and mid 90's this past weekend.

How was the grass at Zilker? The dust from the dead grass has been a big problem in the past but they said they had made plans to take care of it for this year. That and almost double the yearly rainfall so far probably helped.

If you like the more independent acts you should come down for SXSW (http://www.sxsw.com/) next March.

[M]

The dust wasn't an issue this year. There was a lot of mulch in certain areas, so I think that helped.

I would love to go back for SXSW! It is totally different from ACL but very cool in its own way. When do they announce the lineup for next year?

[bluedogok]

Here is a listserv (http://sxsw.com/info/lists/) for SXSW, they send out a monthly email newsletter. The wristbands go on sale around the middle of February and typically sellout in a day. I think they have the schedule out around the same time.