Over The Weekend: The xx, Warpaint and Zola Jesus at the Granada Theater

The xx, Warpaint, Zola JesusGranada TheaterOctober 8, 2010 Better than: the build-up to the lightning-hot London trio’s show. The xx​The xx making their Dallas debut came with much anticipation: After being sold-out since late summer, the attitude at the Granada Friday night was electric, with swooning the xx followers whipping…

Picture Show: Hippies vs. Hipsters at ACL

We’re just hours away from the end of the ACL, but the number of good bands left to play in day three is staggering. Band of Horses and the Flaming Lips are up next–and bleeding into the sky here is Robert Earl Keen’s “The Road Goes On Forever.” Before those…

ACl Day Two: Zilker Park Is Heating Up…

Patrick Michels Lots of tough choices to make today–like Bear in Heaven (above) or Pete Yorn early on.​ A busy afternoon session in Austin had heads spinning on Saturday afternoon–and that much is still the case, as The XX finishes up its set against the Temper Trap, leading into a…

Do It Live: Austin City Limits, Day Two

In about half-an-hour, the Temper Trap will cause pelvises to thrust, Monsters of Folk will be thirty minutes from their beastly (two hour) set, and in about an hour LCD Soundsystem will be plugging in. All that’s followed by M.I.A., Deadmau5, Matt and Kim and Muse. Holy F***. The marathon…

Top 10 Crowd Flags From Austin City Limits

Pete just wrapped up ACL Day One good and tight, with a nice cheat sheet-break down of what went down. Meanwhile, the crowd keeps growing for day two, and with cell service that rivals Alaska during 30 Days of Night, innovation is key to keeping your party together. After the…

Do It Live: Austin City Limits 2010, Friday

Cool-weathered Austin City Limits has finished day one. Night one, too, and there’s something in the air, aside from shoe dust and absurd amounts of pollen. What, you ask? Oh, well, it’s the lines that define generations. Friday night featured, on one hand, The Strokes breaking open City with their…

Good Friday: Fall Indie Fest, Matt & Kim, Fang Island, School Of Seven Bells, The xx, Morning Benders, Twin Sister, Cults, The National, Sarah Harmer, Two Door Cinema Club, Gaslight Anthem, Devendra Banhart & More!

​You may remember when I mentioned Grand Prairie’s upcoming Fall Indie Fest in a story about suburban rock a few weeks ago. Well, Fall Indie Fest is finally here. While it doesn’t have quite the same fanfare of the little festival in Austin this weekend, there is still reason aplenty…

Picture Show: And So Austin City Limits Begins…

So it begins. Austin City Limits 2010 kicked off its heels this morning with Asleep at the Wheel, GIVERS and Charlie Mars. Thanks to the crisp, clear weather, we can show you some beginning pics. Of course, they’ll be a whole heck of lot more to come with The Strokes,…