Pop-folk artist and Arizona native Joshua Jensen said his love for music came from a variety of places, including “The Fox and the Hound,” Joni Mitchell records and “Les Misérables.”
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Max McNown performed at Austin City Limits to an audience that included 17 of his high school friends.
Austin never fails to be a city of entertainment, whimsy and identity. During Austin City Limits especially, the outlandish electricity that circulates throughout the city’s dwellers seems to be elevated.
Austin City Limits is Texas’ most iconic music festival, so it should be no surprise that attendees show up wearing iconic looks. Here are some of the outfits and accessories we saw at ACL’s second, dust-filled weekend.
With its heavy baselines that bang around in your stomach, live music has a way of reminding you that you’re hungry. Fortunately, Austin City Limits brought many food vendors to feed festival-goers over the course of the three-day festival.
The third day of Austin City Limits was as hot and dusty as ever, but the refreshing beats we heard throughout the day kept us cool.
The second day of ACL went by in a flash of lights, sounds and tastes. In that rush, here is who we saw.
After a muddy first weekend, crowds traveled through the now dusty and dry Zilker Park to experience the sights and sounds of Austin City Limits Weekend Two. As for our day, we started with some hardcore punk, transitioned to R&B, turned to hear some rock ’n’ roll and finally joined an expansive crowd for some pop.
Bo Staloch said he has pictured himself on an ACL stage his whole life.
The first ACL festival took place in 2002, making this one the 25th. ACL is living up to this momentous year with a variety of well-known artists and sets for attendees to enjoy.
We’re keeping it emo for this week’s Tunesday, with new hits from 5 Seconds of Summer, King Princess and Tame Impala. If you haven’t listened yet, and even if you have, tune in to learn more about the lore behind these weekend bangers.
Around 1:45 p.m. Sunday, guitarist Jack Montesinos, keyboardist Joe Roddy and drummer Nico Leophonte casually walked on, accruing a collection of cheers and claps from the crowd. Despite this performance being their first at Austin City Limits, they looked relaxed, as if they’d done this a thousand times before.
Here are our ratings of a few ACL foods and drinks, based on presentation, flavor, food quality, price and whether or not we would return.
Under the heat of the Texas sun and into the cool of the hazy, dusty evening, weekend two of Austin City Limits music festival made for a monumental listening and viewing experience, thick with artists of varying sounds and genres, from Latin to country, and pop to experimental rock.
This year, Austin City Limits was a sea of glitter, fishnets and cowboy boots. Between the multitude of sun-protecting head scarves and colorful hair accessories, the festival was filled with unique attire and expressive fashion choices.
In this week’s Tunesday, I dive into the best song on “The Life of a Showgirl” and highlight other musical gems hidden in the shadow of Swift’s Friday release. Read up to expand your playlist with some of this weekend’s hit tracks and singles.
If you’re eager to know what some of the most commonly-spotted looks will be at Zilker Park this year — whether that’s to try out these fun trends or to avoid them and stand out from the crowd — here is a brief fashion forecast.
You’re in luck, fellow music-lovers, because a lot of really great tunes were released this weekend. This time, let’s pick apart songs by Rex Orange County, Twenty One Pilots and King Princess, shall we?
With full sun and temperatures in the ’90s, this past weekend made for a great second round of the Austin City Limits Music Festival. Upon arrival at Zilker Park, we were greeted each day with the familiar, colorful flags and signage as we walked in. As the afternoon progressed, flocks of attendees morphed into one giant crowd. Between abundant hydration breaks, here are the live music sets we visited.
If you give a music fan an ACL wristband, they’re going to go to ACL Fest. And if they go to ACL Fest, they’re going to be doing a lot of walking around from set to set. And if they’re walking from set to set, they’re going to get tired. And if they get tired, they’re going to need more energy. And to get more energy, they’re going to need to eat. Good thing ACL has plenty of great local food vendors to choose from. So let’s cut this “If You Give A Mouse A Cookie” stuff out and dig into the best bites of ACL Fest!
In the crowd at ACL, the community created by Movements is larger than the sum of its parts. As Miranda goads a mosh pit into existence and plays on while long-haired, shirtless and sunburned fans crowd surf, something is created that goes beyond the headcount.
Ever positive and eager to embrace the things that make them unique, corook took the BMI stage on Sunday for their very first Austin City Limits performance and gave their thoughts on Austin and having a viral song after the set.
Brent looked back on two decades of a musical career. Although they’ve always enjoyed the life, Brent said they’ve gathered some new wisdom since their first band in 1999 that makes Leon III the best they’ve ever been.
The Bears competed at home and on the road over the Fall Break weekend.
Looking back on an unforgettable weekend of live music, we’re just itching to come back next October. The only thing to do now is anxiously wait for next year’s lineup to be announced. Impatient? Maybe, but can you blame us?
There are tons of options from Venezuelan food, pizza, sandwiches and more to sweet treats, juices and acai bowls galore. There’s truly something for any taste at Zilker Park.
As it was clear from the sheer numbers of people making the pilgrimage to the American Express Stage, Mt. Joy was calling, and Austin City Limits must go.
Kweller had experienced a nosebleed on stage and attempted to stop the blood with a tampon thrown on stage by an audience member, which only lasted two songs, and then Kweller had to leave. The next day, Coyne put fake blood on his forehead and asked the audience members to throw tampons at him to help absorb the blood.
It’s that time of the semester when assignments and tests pile up and everyone needs a break. While some are spending this weekend at the football game versus Texas Tech, others are going to Austin to attend the Austin City Limits Music Festival.
The struggle between finding something comfortable to wear and wanting to showcase the most elaborate outfit on Instagram is so real. Seasoned festival-goers have a general understanding of where that perfect compromise is and want to let others in.
