Austin City Limits 2006

VAN MORRISON Closing out the festivals first night, Morrison spanned nearly all Cheap Rosetta Stone genres in one performance. There was bluesy Morrison, tight-lipped on the saxophone for "St. James Infirmary." There was jazzy Morrison, who with "Moondance," made the vast festival feel as intimate as a club. The early doo-wop and rock roll Morrison, on stage for the rarity "Dont Start Crying Now (the first song he ever recorded as a vocalist) gave way to soul for Morrisons tease of Sam Cookes "You Send Me." Switching to country, Morrison pulled from his latest album, Pay the Devil, singing "Dont You Make Me High," which showcased his distinctively scattered syncopation. Best of all: his rendition of the hits "Brown-Eyed Girl," "Gloria" and "Wild Night" -- which seemed to transcend all genres. BEN KWELLER "If you dont care, I dont care," Texas-bred Kweller said, holding a bloody towel to his bloody Cheap Rosetta Stone V3 nose that plagued him during an afternoon set. "Ill fucking bleed to death for you!" Now thats what we call rock roll! Kweller tried to keep it going by playing the heavier tune "This Is War," after which he blasted though three more songs before festival paramedics and management insisted he call it quits and whisked him away to the hospital. "They like to keep these tour buses really dry and really fucking cold, " Kweller said, trying to explain the nosebleed. "A hot bus is a sick bus, so its dry as hell on there. THE FLAMING LIPS "He has an element of fragility about him. I always new that," Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne said of Ben Kwellers bloody stage antics. "Its always seemed like if you poked him the wrong way youd break a rib or something." But Coyne later stuck up for his younger buddy during the Lips set Rosetta Stone English V3, throwing the usual fake blood on himself and asking the audience to throw tampons at him, too. As the sun set, Coyne who came prepared in hot pink galoshes for the evening showers, lectured on politics and got nervous when he realized he was Bush-bashing before a sea of Texans. Surprisingly, the crowd roared in approval. The Lips then launched into "The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song," as the crowd waved their arms and sang the refrain at the bands command. The crowning touch: their classic "She Dont Use Jelly" -- and a confetti blizzard finale. WILLIE NELSON"Ive played ACL more times than anyone, I think," Nelson told us on his tour bus (which -- by the way -- sure smelled good). But he wasnt talking about the Austin City Limits festival. Nelson was the first musician to ever perform on the PBS concert series Cheap Rosetta Stone V3 of the same name, now in its 30th year.

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