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show recap: austin city limits festival [day three] (september 18, 2011)


photo credit: amicitas

A familiar Texas friend reared his sunny head over Zilker Park on Austin City Limits’ final day. No it wasn’t Win Butler, thought that did also happen. A jilted sun reappeared after two overcast days with scattered showers and for the first time over the three-day weekend it finally felt like an outdoor Texas festival. Regardless of the heat, Sunday saw the most over/well dressed musicians, risking heat stroke to maintain their dapper image and leave an impression on ACL’s last day.

Recap after the jump:

-sunbear
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show recap: austin city limits festival [day two] (september 17, 2011)


photo credit: hey reverb

Just day one of Austin City Limits was an overheated, exhaustive affair, fueled on enthusiasm and Torchy’s Tacos. How could I brave a second day when the weather (sun and rain? C’mon, Austin) and overcrowding blunted that prior live music-lovin’ zeal? Easy: Cut Copy, Iron and Wine, Aloe Blacc, My Morning Jacket and of course, the illustrious Stevie Wonder, the festival’s token golden oldie.

Recap after the jump:

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show recap: austin city limits [day one] (september 16, 2011)


photo credit: brooklyn vegan

Austin City Limits is far and above the biggest festival in an 800 mile radius, and it’s safe to say that both Sunbear and I have both avoided it for whatever reason we could muster up. Namely – the price. Turns out, this year’s 3-day passes were bought on Sunbear’s behalf on a whim, and mine due to the mere announcement that Kanye West would be headlining one of the dates. So we braved the heat and weathered the small storms to gather with the 75,000 people (on average, per day) at Zilker Park.

For Day One’s recap, I’ll be assisting Sunbear with the write-up, and he’ll be taking charge of Days Two and Three, coming soon. Recap after the jump.

-sunbear and grizzly

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