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SXSW 2016

This year I only saw 9 bands and instead spent most of the time on a boat on the gulf coast of Florida…

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Quiet Company !!
Mothers !!
Haelos !
Diarrhea Planet !
Yacht !
Wild Child !!
Low cut Connie
Sweet Spirit !

SXSW 2015

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Here are the 41 bands I saw this year…

TV on the Radio !
Amasan !
San Fermin !!
In-Flight Safety
Sons of Bill !
The Wet Secrets !
SHURMAN
Leon Bridges !!
Houndmouth !
Milky Chance !!!
Alvvays !!
Ben Ballinger !
Possessed by Paul James !!
Cannibal Ox
Meyhem Lauren
Heems (he was too drunk)
Hiatus Kaiyote
Quiet Company !!
Dan Mangan
The Dodos !!
Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds
Hurray for the Riff Raff !
Terry Malts
Of Montreal !
Geographer !!
Hinds !!
Iceage
Avid Dancer
Elliphant !
Compass (Mexican Institure of Sound & Toy Selectah)
Wu-Tang (Ghostface Killa & Raekwon w/ BadBadNotGood) !!!
Happyness !
deM atlaS !!
GGOOLLDD !
Madisen Ward and The Mama Bear !
Courtney Barnett !!!
The Ting Tings !
The Pop Group
SonReal
Will Butler !!!
Black Milk !

ACL Festival 2014

To my friends going to weekend 2 of ACL, here are my ratings from last weekend…

Jimmy Cliff !!!
Jon Batiste and Stay Human !
Chvrches !
St. Vincent !
Jon Pardi
Belle & Sebastian !!
Outkast !!!
Benjamin Booker !!
The Rosebuds
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue !
Rebelution !!
Poliça !
Tune-yards
The Head and the Heart !!
Icona Pop !
Lucius !!
Beats Antique !
Major Lazer !
Eminem !!
Cults !
Fits & the Tantrums !
Jenny Lewis !!
Lettuce
Chromeo
Pearl Jam !!

SXSW 2014

Here are the 41 bands I saw this year…

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Local Natives !!
La Migra !
Zorch !
Porter
Kurt Grein
Rodney Crowell !
The Black Lips !!!
Hurray for the Riff Raff !
Hospitality !
Yellow Ostrich !
La Femme !!!
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Bleeding Rainbow
Sylvan Esso !
Benjamin Booker !!
The Felice Brothers !
Lucius !!!
Dum Dum Girls !
La Luz !
THUMPERS !
Avi Buffalo !!
mr. gNome !!
Wiretree !
Wild Ones !
Air Review !!
Radkey
The Orwells !!
Future Islands
Temples !!
WOUNDS
Kid Karate
Wild Child !!
Secret Someones !
Sir Sly !
Boy and Bear !
Andrew Belle !!
Mobb Deep !
Cody Chestnut
Roadkill Ghost Choir !
Avid Dancer
Ages and Ages !!

ACL Festival 2013

The 40 bands I saw this year at weekend one, using my standard rating system…

Thao & the Get Down Stay Down !!
Shovels & Rope !!
Smith Westerns !
Electric Six !
fun. !!!
Jake Bugg !!
JD McPherson
Wild Belle !
Kaskade !
Depeche Mode !!
Dan Croll !!
Autre Ne Veut
Reignwolf
Deep Valley
Electric Guest !
HAIM !!
Junip !
Lissie !
Silversun Pickups !
Portugal The Man !!
Little Green Cars !!
Grimes !!
Passion Pit !!
Kendrick Lamar
The Cure !!!
Foxygen !!
Typhoon !!
Ms Mr !!
Twin Forks !!
Paper Diamond
Grouplove !!
Franz Ferdinand !
Divine Fits !!
Toro y Moi !
The National !
Shinyribs !
Phosphorecent !
Tame Impala !!
Phoenix !!
Lionel Richie !!

SXSW 2013

Here are the 33 bands I saw this year at sxsw…

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Rating system:  ” “= You sucked; “!”= You didn’t suck; “!!”= I’m gonna add you to my spotify playlist; “!!!”= I’m gonna buy your tshirt and tell my friends how awesome you are

K.Flay !!!
Thao and The Get Down Stay Down !!!
IO Echo !
Poolside !
Foxygen !!!
Lord Huron !
Charli XCX
Papa
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Palma Violets !!
Skinny Lister !!
Divine Fits !!
Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell !
Iron and Wine !!!
Unknown Mortal Orchestra
CHVRCHES !
Gliss !
The Orwells !!
Bleeding Rainbow !
Gold Fields !
Young Galaxy !
Frightened Rabbit !!
Bleached !
DIIV !
The Joy Formidable !
Geto Boys
Wampire !
Taylor McLaughlin
Lucious
Charlie Sexton & David Garza !
Paper Moon Shivers
Emilia Love !
Vampire Weekend !!!

ACL Festival 2012

” “= You sucked or not my style; “!”= You didn’t suck; “!!”= I’m gonna buy your album; “!!!”= I’m gonna buy your album & tshirt and tell my friends how awesome you are.

Los Campesinos! !
River City Extension !!
Delta Spirit !
LP !!
Tegan and Sara !
Weezer !!!
M. Ward !
The Black Keys !!
Wild Child !!
Wheeler Brothers
Bombay Bicycle Club !
Dry the River
Oberhofer !
Andrew Bird !!!
Punch Brothers !
Kishi Bashi !!
The Roots !
Gotye !
Steve Earle !
Freelance Whales !!
Lera Lynn
The Devil Makes Three !
Tennis !
Two Door Cinema Club !!
The Lumineers !!!
Die Antwoord
The Avett Brothers !!
Jack White !!
…also heard Red Hot Chili Peppers from my house Sunday night, but not clear enough to rate the show.