I had my first we’re not in Kansas moment when my Latvian friend and I pulled into the festival camping area. The newly mown site had most certainly been a functional field back in Soviet Times, and you could still see the faint remains of the furrows left by long-ago plows. Luckily I soon saw a skinny dude in tie-dye hanging out in the camping area, so I knew that, at least spiritually, I wasn’t so far from Austin.
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While in town for ACL, everyone's favorite avant pop icon took some time to take a dip in Barton Springs.
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The opening act of Austin City Limits this year was Nashville folk rock singer/songwriter Ben Cyllus, and he invited a friend to come introduce him, well-known game show host Chuck Woolery. Austinist managed to catch up with Woolery and Cyllus for a quick chat at the Blender Music Lounge on Friday.
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The actual sets didn't matter. They just didn't.
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As the dust settled on another ACL Fest, a storm of a different kind brewed at the Austin Ventures stage where local act White Denim turned in a whirlwind, psychedelic post-punk performance. The band eased into their set via "Migration Wind," building slowly, and closing with a soaring six-string jam injection courtesy of James Petralli. "All You Really Have To Do" followed immediately, and by the time "Mess Your Hair Up" arrived, the audience was pumping their fists in conjunction with each Petralli howl, clearly invigorated by the sonic explosion.
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The Kills photographed by Briana Purser.
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