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Highlights of ACL
Pearl Jam “ACL” taping. Seeing the most consistent rock band of the last 20 years straight up own the “ACL” studio for two hours was a musical moment I might never surpass. Old stuff, new stuff, Eddie Vedder being gregarious and reverential. Just about perfect.
K’naan. If you don’t want to embrace every day and be a better person after seeing this Somali dynamo, check your pulse. Magnetic and adventurous at once, the guy could teach a master class in how to work a crowd like a speedbag.
Dave Grohl drumming. Saw it twice and both times it was the highlight of Them Crooked Vultures’ still-developing sound. He’s the flesh-and-blood version of “The Muppet Show’s” Animal, I’d shed not one tear if this became his main gig as long as there’s a drums-only clause for him.
Jay Janner photo
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