It's Time for Summer

I know it’s been a couple of weeks since I last wrote my blog, and it has been awesome finally finding out who I am going to be seeing at Austin City Limits Festival this fall. Now it seems too far away with all the excitement from some of the bands I want to see. Of course the one let down is that The Eagles are closing, but to even it out Flaming Lips are going on before the Eagles, so I get to see them instead. There are a few bands on the line-up that I get to take off my bucket list of bands I want to see.

Plus on top of the excitement of seeing a pretty stellar line-up for ACL, I am also in the final stages of planning everything out while I go to California to be in a friends wedding. It looks like while I am in San Francisco, do I not only get to go see the Giants play and go to Alcatraz, I get to catch the band Real Estate play at the Independent while I am there. So this should be a fun trip, I really wish Kristen and Sloan could come, but due to the summer of weddings, they have to stay behind so they can go to Colorado in July for another family wedding. So it looks like we all get to go on a vacation, just unfortunately not together. Looks like we will have to plan something where we can do something together this summer.

It does look like it could be finally a summer of seeing some live music. I will be seeing Real Estate in San Francisco, and while Kristen and Sloan are gone I am going to try and see The Hold Steady in Dallas. Then of course being able to go see Austin City Limits will be amazing as well. On top of that I am dusting the glove off and playing in a softball league with some guys from the office, and since I just got my first set of golf clubs I plan on playing golf a lot more often. My goal this coming month is to play a round of golf a week. So I am hoping for a busy but fun summer, it’s about time that Kristen and I can go out and have some fun for a change. Not that we haven’t this whole time, but while she was in school we were a little more restrained with her going to school all the time.

Over all this should be fun summer for all of us. Sloan is getting excited about going to her first basketball camp, although she is not very happy about not being able to go to ACL with me since one of her favorite bands Matt and Kim are playing there. All in all it looks like a fun and busy summer for all of us.

Music this week:

The Black Keys- Brother
The Black Keys are one of my favorite bands, so I was a little excited about getting their latest album once it came out. Not to my surprise another great album for them as well. They have a very deep blues feel to all of their songs with the nice buzz of an indie garage band. So far I think I like every song on their newest album. Check out the song Tighten Up, it’s an awesome video. (One of the bands I get to see at ACL, that is on my band bucket list)

Band of Horses- Infinite Arms
Band of Horses are another of my favorite bands that has put out an new album for this summer. Although I hear their lives shows aren’t that great, but they do put out some great studio albums. It’s a great solid album from BOH, but nothing out of the ordinary for them. Check out the song Infinite Arms. (Get to see them at ACL, so I will be the judge of their live show.)

Gogol Bordello- Trans-Continental Hustle
This is by far and away one of the top bands I want to see at ACL, yes another Bucket List Band. I have heard nothing but amazing things about their live show. Gogol Bordello is considred a “gypsy punk band”. Their lead singer is from the Ukraine and so far their newest album Trans-Continental Hustle is awesome, and just makes me want to see them live even more. I am not usually a world music person, but seeing I have heard nothing but good things about this band I had to check them out, and was stoked to see them on the ACL bill. Check out the song Pala Tute.