05/17/2006: "The H is O"

music: Dixie Chicks - Travellin' Soldier
mood: waxing nostalgic

The plane tickets have been booked and the motel is confirmed. The ACL Rumors Blog (via The Dallas Observer Blog ) announced a slew of acts today. Some to my delight, others not (I'm talking to you John Mayer).

Since my last posting, Ted Leo and The Pharmacists were confirmed as well as some other bands that weren't on my wish list but nevertheless I will go and see barring any conflicts (Kings of Leon, Nada Surf). In the listing of recently named acts (someone must have had access to the festival print ads to run this Thursday), the following wishlist bands were confirmed:

The Raconteurs (YES!!!), Gnarls Barkley (fuck yeah!), Cat Power and the Memphis Rhythm Band (I finally get to hear "The Greatest" live), Secret Machines, Okkervil River (now I can sing along to the songs), Jose Gonzales (better fucking play "Heartbeats"), Feist (MUSHABOOM!!!), Kasey Chambers (remember "The Captain" from the Sopranos?).

Here were some others that I'll see if I can:

Gomez (I still listen to "Bring it On"), Wolf Parade (not to be confused with Wolf Mother), Sparklehorse (good live, saw him open for the Flaming Lips back at the 930 club), Aimee Mann (could have seen her at the 930 club, but the ex-missus and I sold our tickets because of an impending snow storm), Damien Rice (I should probably listen to "O"), and Stars (I missed out when they played with the Elected).

The big question is whether or not I decide to stand thru Van Morrison.

The line-up is pretty solid but until the final list is not out until Thursday so I can't start celebrating yet. Now is the time to really cross my fingers for The Strokes, Yeah Yeah Yeah's, Broken Social Scene, Voxtrot, Primal Scream and The Dixie Chicks. Seriously.

Part of me says that the Bonnaroo Festival looks better. They got Radiohead, Beck, Bright Eyes, DCFC, My Morning Jacket, and the Neville Brothers (bitches!!!). And everyone thought it was a hippie festival.

Tex Mex, Tex Mex. Keep repeating it and it will make you feel better.

In other news I saw "Americanese." More on that when I get to it.

Replies: 2 Comments

on Friday, May 19th, test said

poo ;) ;) ;)

on Friday, May 19th, terry said

test