Austin City Limits - Sept 26-28

Yes, I will be one of the 65,000 people attending ACL all 3 days at this year’s event. I can’t help but get caught up in the excitement of Austin’s biggest music event of the year.

Even though I am not a huge music person, every year I feel the buzz…and it’s contagious. In the weeks leading up to ACL it’s easy to run into people that are excited about it, and you can’t help but compare band schedules. Chances are good that someone else knows which bands to check out better than I do.

I usually start off the long weekend with a short, but decent list of bands that I will try to catch….nothing set in stone. Inevitably, I will hear buzz about a band and it will peak my curiosity enough to change my schedule.

Thankfully, I happen to be fortunate enough to have a nice hook-up to one of the stage tents where I can go to relax, cool down, drink, eat, and find a port-a-potty without a ridiculously long line. I’ll also be seeing lots of friends there so I look forward to the chance to catch up and see some people I hadn’t seen in a while.

Here is my list of bands so far…

Friday, September 26

12:50pm - 1:30pm Christopher Denny (Austin Ventures)

1:30pm - 2:30pm What Made Milwaukee Famous (AT&T blue room)

2:30pm - 3:30pm Vampire Weekend

3:30pm - 4:30pm Jamie Lidell (Dell)

4:30pm - 5:30pm Gogol Bordello (AT&T)

Saturday, September 27

12:30pm - 1:30pm Old 97's (AT&T)

4:30pm - 5:30pm Robert Earl Keen (AMD)

4:30pm - 5:30pm Erykah Badu (AT&T)

5:30pm - 6:30pm MGMT (AT&T blue room)

7:30pm - 8:15pm The Black Keys (AT&T blue room)

8:15pm - 9:30pm Robert Plant and Alison Krauss (AMD)

Sunday, September 28

1:30pm - 2:30pm The Kills (AT&T blue room)

6:30pm - 7:45pm The Raconteurs (AMD)

6:30pm - 7:15pm White Denim (Austin Ventures)

7:45pm - 8:30pm Tegan and Sara (AT&T blue room)

Let me know if you have any recommendations for me!

Complete 2008 ACL Schedule