really like his voice three times over—heard him on radio before concert and esp liked the voice and was pleased to hear going to be at festival—liked it at the festival even while thinking he was Bob Schneider entire time—heard him this morning on the radio and loved the song and the voice and was [...]
Entries from September 2003
September 21, 2003: John Eddie, ACL Festival, Austin TX
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Tags: Americana · College Rock · Soft Rock
September 21, 2003: Kings of Leon, Austin City Limits Festival, Austin TX
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very happy random stop, sounded and looked Detroit to me, bluesy 80s glam rock, then found out they’re from Memphis and the children of Dusty Springfield and the “son of a preacher man”—plus one cousin, very good
September 21, 2003: Shields of Faith, Austin City Limits, Austin TX
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religious acopella gospel, I was wanting that call and response soul-tugging gospel
September 21, 2003: R.E.M., ACL Festival, Austin TX
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heard “Finest Worksong” and left, so many R.E.M. songs I love but have never ever liked their general vibe, Stipe looks like he has a disease and carries himself as insufferably cool—doesn’t work for me
Tags: College Rock · Modern Rock
September 21, 2003: Beth Orton, ACL Festival, Austin TX
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supposedly used to do trip-hop and now does singer/songwriter, British, whiney grainy voice in the good way, good, where were the female rockers?, yeah nowhere!
Tags: Indie Rock · Singer/Songwriter
September 21, 2003: Cross Canadian Ragweed, ACL Festival, Austin TX
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reeeednecks!, didn’t stay very long, country-rock sounded like
Tags: Country · Rock and Roll
September 21, 2003: Ween, ACL Festival, Austin TX
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love them, little freaks—a gremlin and an ogre, definitely rocked more than I remember Pure Guava doing (and I checked and I was right), so twisted and made me realize and mourn the fact that you cannot combine mediocrity and art, the zone doesn’t happen easily or quickly if you are coexisting peaceably in society [...]
Tags: Art Rock · Modern Rock
September 21, 2003: O.A.R., ACL Festival, Austin TX
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love them, Dave Matthews/Police, lead has a man’s voice in this little little boy body, he’s a mainstream philosopher—i.e. he still has hope, refreshing, every song enjoyable, will be amazing as he ages
Tags: College Rock · Folk · Jam Band
September 21, 2003: Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, ACL Festival, Austin TX
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good hard jazz funk but seen enough this weekend
September 21, 2003: Yo La Tengo, ACL Festival, Austin TX
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still too cool for thou except for mama got fat, have to admit they are consistently interesting, seemed harder than last time which is good, maintain that they are too dedicated to the code and need to get over themselves, strike me as some too scared to make an effort and appear the fool, of [...]
Tags: Indie Rock