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ACL Fest: Meet the bands - The Decemberists
One hundred thirty bands are preparing to descend on Austin for the Austin City Limits Festival next month. We’ve put out a call to bands asking for their take on the festival, Austin and music in general. Here are the first few responses. We’ll be adding more daily.
Austin Music Source: How do you plan to cope with Austin summer heat? Will it cramp your onstage style?
Chris Funk, guitarist (pictured above right): Wow, thanks for reminding me. We’ve played the festival before and the heat was insane — I think we played at the hottest part of the day too. I wanted to go see so many bands, and I remember just retreating to our bus. I’ll probably just get loaded and try to run down to the river naked if I have time to shave my back first.
What other bands are you looking forward to seeing at the festival?
My Morning Jacket, Midlake, Lucinda Williams — she’s a bad-ass on stage. Bob Dylan, of course, who I think plays right after us. We’ll only be there for one day, the last day.
What’s the last CD you paid full price for?
So I guess you meant went to a record store and bought, like, a real CD. I don’t download music unless it’s obscure out-of-print stuff. So I think it was Black Moth Super Rainbow’s last record, which is this amazing band that uses a vocoder like crazy. Great songs. And a CD by a sort of bluegrass supergroup called Three Ring Circle featuring Rob Ickes, who is my second-favorite dobro player in the world (I’m sure all of you rockers bought this one).
What’s the one thing you can’t live without on your tour bus/van?
Farm Pride Ready Eggs which is “a pasteurized special blend of egg white, polyunsaturated vegetable oil, skim milk powder, emulsifier and natural colour.” You can heat them up in a coffee mug and make breakfast sandwiches out of them. Can’t wait.
When you think of Texas music, who or what is the first thing that comes to your mind?
Willie Nelson. I guess that’s lame, as I know so many great other new rock bands from Texas, but you asked. Same goes for Portland where we live, people always bring up Elliot Smith, but you know, he left us and moved to NYC and then L.A. Willie stayed true to his people … just a joke, take it easy, Portland bloggers.
Do you have a celebrity crush you’re willing to reveal?
Is Meg White a celebrity? I think she’s rad because she doesn’t like to do interviews.
What’s the one song you’ve always wanted to cover but never have?
Anything by Steve Miller.
What’s the one thing you want to make sure to do before leaving Austin?
Swim in that river thing, shave back.
The Decemberists play on the Dell stage from 7:45-8:30 p.m. on Sunday, September 15.
(Photo by Bret Gerbe FOR AMERICAN-STATESMAN)
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By blah
August 13, 2007 10:58 PM | Link to this
Tired of this band. Tired of them when they opened for some band at Stubb’s a few years ago.
Very tired after “Secret Mohawk Show”, ha ha ha. Suckers.
They blow, go see real music.
By go blah yourself
August 15, 2007 1:14 PM | Link to this
they have never opened for any band at stubb’s. sounds like your memory is as good as your taste in music.