Kids, I did it. I dragged my dusty 41-year-old self to a music festival. A big one. For those of you who have never heard of the Austin City Limits Music Festival — better known as ACL — it’s a 3-day event in the capital of Texas that opens its gates at 10 a.m. and […]
Yellow Ledbetter and the Lost Joy of the Indie Record Store
Sometime around 1992, I became aware of Pearl Jam. My brother listened to them. My friend down the street listened to them. Their most popular songs popped up on 101X, the alt-rock radio station in my hometown of Austin. I listened to Even Flow. I listened to Black. I listened to Alive. I listened to […]