Who: Austin City Limits Festival, Day 2
When: October 13, 2012
Where: Zilker Park/ Austin, TX
With: Taryn, Tristan, Steph, Darrell, Peter, Mike
Of Note: All the emergency ponchos in the world can't stop us from dancing in the rain
Day 2 highlights below!
Emotional navel gazing about the week-end here
Day 1 here
Day 2
Civil Twilight, Bombay Bicycle Club, Dry the River, Big K.R.I.T., Metric, Band of Skulls, The Roots, Gotye, Neil Young
I had seen Civil Twilight the week before in Buffalo; we caught the last couple of songs right as we got to the park. The folks at the water filling tent though I was hilarious because I was dancing around like an idiot while getting my Nalgene filled.
Bombay Bicycle Club was a good early day set; Taryn and I noted that there were way more hipster children there on Saturday than there had been on Friday. Thus we dubbed it Austin City Daycare. Towards the end of the set, Taryn made the comment, "Come on guys; it's almost over - time to play the money maker." The bearded guy in front of us cracked up so hard. Then, Bombay Bicycle Club played their popular 'Shuffle'. It was fun!
Dry the River started out so good and then they started singing about their feelings, which got a little sad. They also looked super rock star but played folk. During Dry the River, we met up with Tristan & co. Peter wanted to "walk towards the sexy beats", which led us to Big K.R.I.T. It was tolerable for a small amount of time, mostly due to Tristan's dead on impression of his friends' dance styles.
Then, it was off to Metric. Things I remember about Metric: Emily's voice is insane... so ethereal, almost other-worldly. The day was so beautiful and the people we so dance-y and it was really very lovely. I danced around like a crazy person. Though they're not my super-favorite; this was a very good set.
For most of the afternoon, we camped out between the Bud Light and Barton Springs stages, so we could see & hear both stages (plus were close to the beer tent) and we caught Band of Skulls, the Roots, and Gotye from that vantage point. The other thing that happened during that afternoon was that it rained. Now, I'm no stranger to outdoor events and I pride myself on being prepared. I had no less than three emergency ponchos in my bag. It started to rain, I pulled one out and put it on, no big deal. It cleared up a couple minutes later and I took the poncho off. Like eleven minutes after that, it started to rain again. I decided it was a lost cause. We danced in the rain. The entire park turned into a mud pit. It was amazing.
The Roots were incredible and I danced around like a crazy person. Their cover of 'Move On Up' was particularly awesome. Gotye, who I had also just seen, was also good - though the set was largely the same as the one I'd seen in Toronto. I scooted towards the center of the crowd to dance around like to 'Eyes Wide Open'. I'm pretty sure the people there thought I was actually crazy. (You will note that I spent a lot of time of time dancing around like a crazy person for most of this day. Blame it on the cloudy sky which meant that I needed less water to stay hydrated, which meant more beer. [Sorry Mom!] Also, the rain and the mud. And, I just like to dance around.) I was also really concerned with losing my shoes, which I kept leaving on the ground with the crowd while I flitted off to... dance around like a crazy person. (I did not lose my shoes.)
I fell in the mud walking towards the big stage for Neil Young. I was covered; it was pretty gross. I did not care.
And then, Neil Young. So, Taryn hates Neil Young with a passion. It is kind of hilarious. Everyone else - Tristan & Co., our other ex-coworker Elisa who we met up with, random people in the park - wanted to see Neil Young because, "He's so old. He's going to die soon. You've got to see him while you have the chance now." I wanted to see Neil Young because the Sheepdogs love Neil Young and I have Sheepdogs issues. (Kidding. Kind of.)
So, Neil Young. The man is a legend, obviously. I can imagine he is really sick of playing 'Cinnamon Girl', a song that is more than 40 years old. But, he did and it was great. And then, 'Down by the River' - that was another one of "those moments" - where the whole crowd, in unison, screamed along, "...there goes my baaaabbbbby!" I danced around like a crazy person and screamed right along. It was a perfect ending to a perfect second day. Plus, I mean, he's going to die soon. So, now I can say that I have seen Neil Young. Plus, that everyone said he was so good really irritated Taryn. So, mission accomplished!
(Sorry for the crap-tastic pictures...)
When: October 13, 2012
Where: Zilker Park/ Austin, TX
With: Taryn, Tristan, Steph, Darrell, Peter, Mike
Of Note: All the emergency ponchos in the world can't stop us from dancing in the rain
Day 2 highlights below!
Emotional navel gazing about the week-end here
Day 1 here
Day 2
Civil Twilight, Bombay Bicycle Club, Dry the River, Big K.R.I.T., Metric, Band of Skulls, The Roots, Gotye, Neil Young
I had seen Civil Twilight the week before in Buffalo; we caught the last couple of songs right as we got to the park. The folks at the water filling tent though I was hilarious because I was dancing around like an idiot while getting my Nalgene filled.
Bombay Bicycle Club was a good early day set; Taryn and I noted that there were way more hipster children there on Saturday than there had been on Friday. Thus we dubbed it Austin City Daycare. Towards the end of the set, Taryn made the comment, "Come on guys; it's almost over - time to play the money maker." The bearded guy in front of us cracked up so hard. Then, Bombay Bicycle Club played their popular 'Shuffle'. It was fun!
Dry the River started out so good and then they started singing about their feelings, which got a little sad. They also looked super rock star but played folk. During Dry the River, we met up with Tristan & co. Peter wanted to "walk towards the sexy beats", which led us to Big K.R.I.T. It was tolerable for a small amount of time, mostly due to Tristan's dead on impression of his friends' dance styles.
Then, it was off to Metric. Things I remember about Metric: Emily's voice is insane... so ethereal, almost other-worldly. The day was so beautiful and the people we so dance-y and it was really very lovely. I danced around like a crazy person. Though they're not my super-favorite; this was a very good set.
For most of the afternoon, we camped out between the Bud Light and Barton Springs stages, so we could see & hear both stages (plus were close to the beer tent) and we caught Band of Skulls, the Roots, and Gotye from that vantage point. The other thing that happened during that afternoon was that it rained. Now, I'm no stranger to outdoor events and I pride myself on being prepared. I had no less than three emergency ponchos in my bag. It started to rain, I pulled one out and put it on, no big deal. It cleared up a couple minutes later and I took the poncho off. Like eleven minutes after that, it started to rain again. I decided it was a lost cause. We danced in the rain. The entire park turned into a mud pit. It was amazing.
The Roots were incredible and I danced around like a crazy person. Their cover of 'Move On Up' was particularly awesome. Gotye, who I had also just seen, was also good - though the set was largely the same as the one I'd seen in Toronto. I scooted towards the center of the crowd to dance around like to 'Eyes Wide Open'. I'm pretty sure the people there thought I was actually crazy. (You will note that I spent a lot of time of time dancing around like a crazy person for most of this day. Blame it on the cloudy sky which meant that I needed less water to stay hydrated, which meant more beer. [Sorry Mom!] Also, the rain and the mud. And, I just like to dance around.) I was also really concerned with losing my shoes, which I kept leaving on the ground with the crowd while I flitted off to... dance around like a crazy person. (I did not lose my shoes.)
I fell in the mud walking towards the big stage for Neil Young. I was covered; it was pretty gross. I did not care.
And then, Neil Young. So, Taryn hates Neil Young with a passion. It is kind of hilarious. Everyone else - Tristan & Co., our other ex-coworker Elisa who we met up with, random people in the park - wanted to see Neil Young because, "He's so old. He's going to die soon. You've got to see him while you have the chance now." I wanted to see Neil Young because the Sheepdogs love Neil Young and I have Sheepdogs issues. (Kidding. Kind of.)
So, Neil Young. The man is a legend, obviously. I can imagine he is really sick of playing 'Cinnamon Girl', a song that is more than 40 years old. But, he did and it was great. And then, 'Down by the River' - that was another one of "those moments" - where the whole crowd, in unison, screamed along, "...there goes my baaaabbbbby!" I danced around like a crazy person and screamed right along. It was a perfect ending to a perfect second day. Plus, I mean, he's going to die soon. So, now I can say that I have seen Neil Young. Plus, that everyone said he was so good really irritated Taryn. So, mission accomplished!
(Sorry for the crap-tastic pictures...)
Bombay Bicycle Club!
Metric!!
Neil Young's Elbow!!
Jen, covered in mud and laughing hysterically...
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