Sorry for what I said when I hated the radio Cage the Elephant (I still hate the radio). If Cage the Elephant taught me anything, it’s this: if you find a band you truly enjoy, don’t just give up on them because you don’t dig their sound anymore, keep with them, stay loyal, because at the end they will always be able tap into that same sound that brought you to them in the first place. At one point during their set I caught myself thinking of them as the mainstream version of the Growlers, they both have the ability to throw it down if need be, but seem to prefer the slower, easygoing way of going about things.
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I realized that there was more to this seemingly country-fried hard rock group than I had previously thought, they seamlessly went from slower ballads into all out head knocking, elbow throwing inhibition free anarchy. I honestly had forgotten about the band after their appearance on the mainstream came and went with “Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked” getting radio play across the nation, but with this set they have etched their image and sound into my memory. Nashville, Tennessee’s hard rock band came, saw, and conquered the Honda stage while the sun set. He proved that you don’t need lights and visuals to put on a great show. Paak’s performance was one of the best performances at ACL. He ended his set with “Am I Wrong,” which had everyone off their feet and dancing. That was the song that got me into Paak’s music. My personal highlight was when he played “Glowed Up,” which is a song he did with producer Kaytranada. He even did a drum solo in the middle of the show. Throughout the set, he bounced to and from his drum kit, and played them for majority of his set. He started off with his “Come Down,” which is one of the singles of his new album Malibu. The amount of raw energy and talent Paak has is incredible. Paak had done, so I did not know what to expect. Prior to his performance, I had only known of the collaborations Anderson.
He played several of his other hits like “Doin It,” “I Need Love” and his version of “Going Back to Cali.” It was a great performance and won the hearts of thousands of 80s and 90s kids. I think the best part was watching all the middle-age dads busting out cheesy dance moves during the set. He started the set with “Mama Gonna Knock You Out.” You could see he still had the same drive he had 30 years ago. After the five minute warm-up, LL took the stage.
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His performance stated with his DJ, DJ Zip-Trip, hyping up the crowd and playing a series of old school hip songs. I was really excited to see what he was going to bring to the stage. Earlier this year, shortly after he announced his retirement, he announced was no longer retiring and that he was writing a new album. LL has set big goals for himself in 2016. If there is someone that can still kick it in their forties, it is LL Cool J. If there is one underrated act on ACL it is these guys. My favorite part of the set was when they played “Girl Fight.” Drummer and vocalist Issac Holman jumped off the stage and proceeded to the barrier to tell the story that inspired the song, which is about a random night he saw two girls fighting. They managed to get members of the crowd to hug each other, including all the security guys and the two police officers that were there. They had a great stage presence and did an amazing job at engaging the crowd. They even got to collaborate with Mike D from the Beastie Boys! As soon as I got to the stage, I saw the two-piece jumping around and sweating everywhere. They have been blowing up this past year, and hope to build up hype in the US. They are a garage punk band that hails from the UK. I looked them up and realized how rad they were. When I looked up the ACL schedule, Slaves caught my eye. One thing I love about music festivals is finding new artists. With that said here is Coog Radio’s coverage of the fifteenth annual Austin City Limits Music Festival. Saturday’s weather was arguably better than Friday’s with more of a steady temperature which kept things manageable even during the peak sunlight.
Paak, Cage the Elephant, and Kendrick Lamar somehow managed to do it. It seemed hard to top the first day of ACL’s second weekend, but thanks to performances from Anderson.
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