January is a time to look back at the previous year and also to look ahead to the new year. I’m determined to put some effort into MKinMotion.com in 2012 and get back to my blogging roots a little. Since my last post here, I’ve moved from Anchorage to Austin, Texas. Quite a transition, indeed! [...]
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ACL Recap Day Three: A Few Jaw Dropping Moments
Posted: October 16, 2010 in ACL2010, Austin, live performance review, the nationalTags: the national
Sunday was bittersweet. The bitter in that it was the last day of ACL, but the sweet that it promised to be a great day. On the agenda for Sunday were Blind Pilot, Dawes, The Morning Benders, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Band of Horses and The National. I loved Blind Pilot’s set. It [...]
ACL Recap Day Two: A Long Day
Posted: October 15, 2010 in ACL2010, Austin, live performance review, pete yorn, the shinsSaturday promised to be another long day at the festival. On the agenda were Pete Yorn, The Gaslight Anthem, Broken Bells and The Temper Trap at the festival with the much anticipated Black Keys aftershow. We got to the stage where Pete Yorn would be playing a little early which not only meant we had [...]
ACL Recap Day One: Black Keys, Vampires, and Monsters Oh My!
Posted: October 14, 2010 in ACL2010, Austin, live performance reviewThursday was an off day from the Festival. I got to have lunch with my former boss who moved back to Austin. I got to take a tour of his offices and facilities in West Campus of University of Texas. His company is doing some exciting things and growing like crazy, it reminded me of [...]
ACL Recap Day Minus One: Getting There From Here
Posted: October 13, 2010 in ACL2010, Austin, live performance review, travelI went to the Austin City Limits Music Festival in 2005 and every year since I’ve seen it come and go wishing I made the effort to get there again. 2010 was the year. The lineup was solid, not as much in the headliner department, but the mid-major and small time bands made up for [...]
