ACL Festival 2013 Preview: Day 3, Weekend 1

You guys, I almost forgot to write you a guide for the final day of the first weekend of Austin City Limits Festival. I went and saw The National with Thao & the Get Down Stay Down last night and I wasn't focused on helping those of you out who are attending the festival this weekend. So, let's get down to business shall we? After the break I've listed the highlight artists for Sunday of ACL Fest.


Shuggie Otis - Inspiration Information video via YouTube

• 12:00-1:00 Foxygen | Samsung
• 12:00-12:45 Kodaline | AMD
• 12:45-1:30 Typhoon | Honda
• 1:30-2:30 MS MR | AMD
• 2:30-3:30 Noah and the Whale | Honda
• 3:30-4:30 Grouplove | AMD
• 4:00-5:00 Franz Ferdinand | Samsung
• 4:30-5:30 Divine Fits | Honda
• 5:00-6:00 Toro y Moi | Bud Light
• 5:00-5:45 White Denim | Austin Ventures
• 5:30-6:30 The National | AMD
• 6:30-7:30 Tame Impala | Honda
• 7:00-8:30 Phoenix | Bud Light
• 7:30-8:30 Neko Case | Austin Ventures
• 7:30-8:30 Shuggie Otis | Zilker Tent
• 7:40-9:40 Atoms for Peace | AMD
• 8:30-10:00 Lionel Richie | Samsung

Sunday is going to be a tough day for me. I'm not planning to attend the festival until next weekend but the fact that Neko Case, Shuggie Otis and Atoms for Peace all overlap is pretty brutal. Luckily, Neko is taping a set for ACL TV this week that I will be lucky enough to attend so, I'll just have to choose between Shuggie Otis and Atoms for Peace. Radiohead is my favorite band, so I'm inclined to see Atoms for Peace. However, seeing Shuggie Otis is an extremely rare opportunity. He is an R&B legend and I highly doubt he will perform in Austin again any time soon. Sadly, the same case could be made for Atoms for Peace. As a band, they rarely perform live ever, let alone perform live in Austin. The only true saving grace for me, is the knowledge that Atoms For Peace is playing a much longer set than Shuggie so hopefully I can catch some of each.

I will say, I'm intrigued that Atoms For Peace has a 2 hour set considering they only really have one record. Although, the bad was originally formed to play Thom Yorke's The Eraser LP live, so I guess in actuality they have 2 LPs worth of material but still, can that last two full hours?

I'm also a bit conflicted about the overlap of Phoenix and Tame Impala. They are both phenomenal live performers and you could actually catch bits of both artist's sets but I plan to choose Tame Impala. I love Phoenix but I've been lucky enough to see them about half a dozen times already including their performance for ACL TV. Tame Impala I've only seen once but they were so incredibly good that I need to see them again.

My top 3 picks for your Sunday are:

1. MS MR
2. Tame Impala
3. Shuggie Otis

Tame Impala - Feels Like We Only Go Backwards video via YouTube