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*sigh*

So many places to be, so many things to do, so little paid time off, so little money for travel and stuff...

And now I can add the 2007 Austin City Limits Fest to the list:

The crossword reveal:

The White Stripes, Björk, The Decemberists, Peter, Bjorn, and John, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, Robert Earl Keen, Joss Stone, Andrew Bird, Rose Hill Drive, Gotan Project, Indigo Girls, Heartless Bastards, Augustana, Beau Soleil, and Andy Palacio.

Those 15 bands join the following already-confirmed acts:

Kings Of Leon, Raul Malo, Stephen Marley, Ben Kweller, Rev. Horton Heat, Asleep At The Wheel, The Little Ones, Charlie Musselwhite, The Jellydots, and Sara Hickman.

UPDATE (5/3): Blonde Redhead has also confirmed today.

The remainder of the lineup should be announced late next week.

Yeah. When that announcement comes out, expect to hear the sound of yours truly climbing the walls, knowing Texas is Right Out. (The bootlegs should be out quickly -- but despite the great music, it's just not the same as being there.)

Something to ponder

What, if anything, does it mean that two of the best album releases of the year so far are both cover albums, by Patti Smith and Richard Shindell (top CD, available online only, for a little longer)? (WFUV has been playing tracks from both, and had Mr. Shindell in studio recently to play some live. It was as terrific as I've come to expect from him. Buy it.)

Just thinkin', you know...

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( Behind the cut: more or less SFW rejoinder to NSFW comic, which is linked, so read it first. Because LJ is the place for all the one-off one-liners I'd never have an audience for otherwise :-) )