Sean Wheeler

Cult icon to primal rock aficionados, Tav Falco’s Panther Burns – formed in 1979 Memphis with Alex Chilton on guitar – stirred up a vision of raw Southern roots music that’s resonated with the no-wavers, garage-ists, and psychobillies ever since. The group’s irrepressibly artistic, 78-year-old leader, a fanciful character who tangos and directs black-and-white films, still conjures a one-of-a-kind performance with a haunted voice and crack Italian band. He headlines ACL – Austin Corn Lovers Fiesta – with a stacked-to-the-max 15-act lineup that includes Throw Rag/Sean & Zander singer Sean Wheeler leading the Fake Emos, trashy punk trio Pussy Gillette, devil-worshipping honky-tonkers the Beaumonts, post-country ensemble Jane Woe, rumbling garage duo the Ghost Wolves, and corn-toothed cowpunk hosts the Hickoids. – Kevin Curtin