With the seemingly thousands of bands playing at Austin City Limits, trying to find your way around Zilker Park can be confusing. So I've devised a list of the 10 must see acts.
10. Black Joe Lewis, an Austin vet who can belt out soul.
9. G. Love & Special Sauce, Fri. 7:30, a combination of blues and rap, G. Love plays a fun show with his heartwarming songwriting.
8. MGMT, Sat. 5:30, released their creative debut album Oracular Spectacular, they are my new favorite acid band.
7. Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, Sat. 2:30, probably the best female soul vocalist today backed by one funky band.
6. Vampire Weekend, Fri. 2:30, new on the scene, Vampire takes alt-pop to a new level.
5. Conor Oberst, Sat. 6:30, arguably the best songwriter of the generation, fresh off a newly recorded album
4. The Raconteurs, Sun. 6:30, unfortunately up against Gnarls, but Jack White is reason enough to go.
3. The Black Keys, Sat. 7:30, the guitarist Dan Auerbach is unbelievable, as this duo plays the blues heavier than it has ever been played before.
2. Gnarls Barkley, Sun. 6:30, the coolest act out today, Cee-Lo's voice can knock down buildings and Danger Mouse is a musical genius. Also they put together a grovy backing band.
1. Beck, Sat. 8:30, fresh off arguably his best recording, you know Beck is going to throw a special show.
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