Friday was the cold day that turned out fine. Saturday was the day an artist went AWOL. Sunday was the day everything was perfect. Force me to reduce Austin City Limits Weekend 2 in 2019[…]
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ACL Weekend 2, Day 3 quick reaction: Lizzo enters ACL lore
Lizzo. Lizzo, Lizzo, Lizzo. So, I’ll have a final recap of Austin City Limits Weekend 2 coming up later this week where, among other comments, I’ll rank my favorite shows of the entire weekend. Thanks[…]
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ACL Weekend 2, Day 2 quick reaction: Abhi the Nomad, Megan Thee No-Show, Billie the Kid and Childish the Adult
My recap on Friday’s events at Austin City Limits was titled, in part, “The misery that wasn’t.” For me, Saturday became The Schedule Conflict That Wasn’t. Not in a good way, though. It’s a fact[…]
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ACL Weekend 2, Day 1 quick reaction: The misery that wasn’t, and best song performances
The fear was that Day 1 would be miserable. Ultimately, it was more refreshing than anything. According to an unimpeachable source — a guy on the 803 bus, one of those randos that gives you the[…]
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Shows: Alex Lahey, Kingsbury @ Antone’s
The beauty of Alex Lahey’s music is twofold. First, there’s how personal and direct it is without lapsing into melodrama. You don’t get more direct, first-person-involved and metaphor-free than titles like “I Haven’t Been Taking[…]
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Album review: Teenage Cavegirl, Candy Cigarettes
Am I about to overrate this record based on personal taste? Possibly. Some music reviewers probably feel a need to account for their own biases, to “normalize” their evaluations and ratings of albums for their perception[…]
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