Austinist: ACL Band Clash, Round 3: Wilco Vs My Morning Jacket

Joel Nihlean

Mon, 03 Sep 2007 12:24:34 -0600

Does anyone remember the Spin Doctor's performance at Woodstock '94? Oh...yeah... everyone was at the mud/sod fight that Green Day spurred. My Morning Jacket is better than the Spin Doctors and Wilco is clearly also better than Green Day but!....but... you get my point. The people who were at the Spin Doctor's stage lie now and say they saw Green Day.

guest

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 15:07:43 -0600

Dylan played two not-sold-out shows at the Backyard a fews ago after Love & Theft came out. While Modern Times is a superior album, its not like L&T didn't get rave reviews, etc. So, a smaller venue like Stubbs is perfect for Dylan to do a one-off festival after show type thing. I'm sure it will sell out (with or without the ACL Fest bump in attendance), but when you consider Dylan's been playing minor league ballfields for fun recently... it's not like he's aiming for huge capacity type shows thankfully. I hope he does it and I hope I can get tickets.

guest

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 15:02:29 -0600

it won't be wilco.

guest

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 14:34:49 -0600

i heard that stubb's was trying to get dylan back in may. my guess is they're still trying to get that nailed down and that's why nothing has been announced for stubb's yet. i would rather see wilco there though.

themo

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 13:48:58 -0600

wilco, for sure, right? Is Dylan really playing Stubb's Saturday night?

guest

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 13:35:56 -0600

We should also mention that the schedule "clash" isn't really a clash at all, but is done on purpose to split the crowd. for better or worse.

heyzeus

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 12:59:26 -0600

But you didn't tell me what the bands sound like! Pout! Whine!

kenneth1

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 12:48:07 -0600

Yeah, that really bummed me out the year "...Trail Of Dead" played at the same time as Amy Grant.

sonicitchmusic

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 12:44:11 -0600

I have to go with Wilco on this one. I love My Morning Jacket, and the live show is incredible, but the hair is gone, and the Lollapalooza show did not compare to previous performances. I hear that Wilco has really hit their stride as a band since the inception of the most recent lineup and the shows have been quite impressive. It's a tough decision nonetheless.