ACL week two (friday and saturday)
we considered skipping week two of ACL, but the daughter assured us she did want to go again. so we did. it was fun the second time as well. you have to look at it as a festival first, live music show second. you give up a few liberties in such a large crowd.
most of those tall buildings were not there when we came to austin in '05
ACL 2013 above, ACL 2005 below....
the food options at ACL were really good this year. our favorite was the grilled cheese on brioche with braised shortrib and pepper jam from the seedling food truck.
kat and I took another opportunity to enjoy the Dulce Vida/Tito's party just outside the park.
and, the music....
The Cure:
they played another solid two hour set. not the same set as last week. they sounded great.
it started to rain about 90 minutes into the Cure. the people lifted their hands and applauded. we didn't know it was going to get much harder for the rest of the night, flooding the park and cause the cancellation of the last day of acl. but for the last show of acl 2013, we danced in the rain and smiled about it.
Zilker Tent: in years past, I skipped the big shows at the end of the day. too many people, can't really experience the music etc. I like the smaller shows in the zilker tent. we caught the last few minutes of JD McPherson.
we also saw the black angels and some other acts that I quickly forgot.
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion: they exploded! they gave us a great show. the last time I saw them... 20 years ago at the original 9:30 club in DC.
