Goodbye jam band, hello Cleveland! Between the arena pop of Maroon 5 and ooh/ahh/stomp of the Lumineers, the third effort from Moon Taxi touches on prog with heavily processed guitar and ska beats on “All Day All Night” and the soaring “Domino.” Still, the Nashville quintet’s lyrical reach never matches its musicianship with coming-of-age cliches piled high on clap-along “Ready to Go” and the synth-pop of “Make Your Mind Up.” Made for standing in a field and shouting along to with thousands of your friends. (5pm, Austin Ventures stage)

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This article appears in October 2 • 2015.

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