After years of battling personal demons, John Mueller is back and better than ever before
“Failure is not an option. And you taste that in the food. These are desperate times for me, and I don’t mean financially or personally. And you got to keep that sense of urgency at all times.”
- John Mueller on his barbecue comeback.
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Unless you have big bucks for VIP Passes, Platinum Passes or Travel Packages, you’ll have to search Craigslist for 3-day or single day passes.
Most-played list: Another win for Gotye
Gotye’s ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’ is the most-played song in Austin, in case you didn’t know after hearing it 245 times this past week.
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Red Hot Chili Peppers, Neil Young and The Black Keys are this year’s headliners for the 2012 Austin City Limits Festival.
Check out the full lineup and let us know what you think.
Austin City Limits Music Festival announces more bands
The full ACL Fest lineup comes out tomorrow, but the festival released more names Monday with a final set of scratch cards.
Gary Clark Jr. and The Black Lips are among the acts. Get the list so far.
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UPDATE: We’re seeing Red Hot Chili Peppers and Childish Gambino will be a part of the fest as well.
Earlier: So far, we know of Steve Earle, Delta Spirit, Punch Brothers, Quiet Company and LP are among this year’s performers.
It sounds like R. Kelly’s performance at The Mansion in North Austin was a big fail. R. Kelly didn’t arrive at the venue until 12:45 a.m. and performed a medley of songs for about five minutes.
From our scene report:
A few minutes later he took the microphone - still in the V.I.P. section and thus mostly invisible to most there - and did three-quarters of “Ignition (Remix)” and a mostly a cappella bit of “Bump N’ Grind” (with the audience filling in and doing the heavy lifting when it came to singing) before deciding he’d given the crowd what they paid for. That was five minutes, at most, of music, which equates to $6 a minute for the lowest-paying customers.
This weekend, you can pick your musical poison
Need a musical blast from the past this weekend? Take your pick. Concerts around town include Foreigner, Jane’s Addiction, MSTRKRFT and R. Kelly.
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DJ collective Peligrosa brings world of sounds to its dance parties
After realizing that I was supplying a demand for Latin music that wasn’t being met anywhere else in Austin nightclubs, I both knew and had the urge to create a dedicated night for the music I grew up with (mostly Colombian cumbia and Puerto Rican salsa, plena and son).
- Orión García on his DJ collective Peligrosa, which will be performing at Pachanga Fest this weekend.
Hands-on hot pots are the main attraction at Chen Z
This week we review Chen Z, where hot pots are the specialty. You get to choose from one of four broths and more than 40 options of proteins, starches and veggies to dip and boil.
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