acl fest

ACL Fest announced their lineup early this morning.

Color us impressed: Stevie Wonder, Arcade Fire, Coldplay, Kanye West, Big Boi, Broken Social Scene, Nas, My Morning Jacket, Fleet Foxes, Social Distortion, TV on the Radio, The Walkmen, James Blake, Gomez and Randy Newman are just a couple of the impressive folks lined up to perform.

This year, the festival happens Sept. 16-18 at Zilker Park.

Another year, another Austin City Limits Music Festival, but this year?s ACL Fest was probably my favorite. (via Coyote Mercury)

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Saturday, October 9
Cheer Up Charlies (1104 E. 6th St.)
Noon | Free

It would be hysterical if, having sold out all three-day passes in just a couple hours, weeks before the lineup is announced, the ACL Fest organizers announced an all-Austin lineup.

That would kill the scalping industry in Austin. But it appears ACL is going to be bringing in some outside bands.

The New York Times is reporting that the National is playing “the Great Lawn” in October.

This was my 7th ACL Fest, which means I have spent 21 days at ACL Fest, and in all those... (via Coyote Mercury)

Ryan Ray, blogger at Austin Alt-Indie Music Blog Austin Town Hall, drops his ACL Fest 2009 Picks. Part of series...

(via Republic of Austin)