The official lineup for the Austin City Limits festival came out today, and as usual, people are losing their shit. There's the usual amount of nay saying that comes out every year, complaining about how crappy the lineup is. But really, ACL is a little different than the normal hipster paradise that comes with other music festivals. We also have a bunch of old hippie bullshit, and the usual amount of KGSR type standards (if you live in central Texas, you know what that means). So as bad as the list can look, there's always going to be a few things everyday worth checking out.Now, this year, we're getting a little something different with people thinking this is the greatest lineup of all time. Hence, the inflated 3-day pass prices online. I'm going to have to give an emphatic "NO" to that one. While Stevie Wonder is certain to be a great time, it's not like Arcade Fire, Fleet Foxes, My Morning Jacket, Coldplay (BLEH!), and others haven't been here before. And really, is Kanye really that big of a score? He is a gay fish after all.
Headliners aside, i am looking forward to James Blake, Alexander, Santigold, and Death From Above 1979 (back for more, eh?), and there's always beer. So, ACL 2011, you definitely could have done better, but in all honesty, i've seen worse, so i'll be there, drinking and sweating with all the rest of the gay fish.
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