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.
Browsing: Music
A recent expansion of the archives also provides space to host classes, lectures and small concerts. It is equipped with a piano and Hammond B3 organ. Beyond music, the archives support research into sacred materials related to Black church and religious history.
Old Dominion’s first-rate, full Nashville production came Friday night to Foster Pavilion, bringing in country fans ready to don their cowboy hats and dance this Family Weekend.
Musgrave’s genius truly lies within tracks like “Slow Burn,” “High Horse” and “Butterflies.” Whether you’re looking for an easy-going song perfect for watching the sunset or needing something to cry to, this album has both.
As the sound of screaming girls fill a giant arena, parents shake their heads and self-proclaimed grownups laugh. These crazed fangirls only have a certain portrait painted of them: one of ditsy, head-in-the-clouds ridiculousness. Yet, this group of loud, passionate teenyboppers has more sway than you could ever imagine.
Not all study music is created equally. Fortunately, through the years, I have developed a list of music to check out depending on what kind of assignment you are working on.
Welcome back to campus, Bears. We are so glad you are here. Whether today is your first day at Baylor or you’ve done this a few times, we hope your first day of classes goes well. The Baylor Lariat’s editorial board is made up of a group of Lariat editors who meet each week to discuss the issues, events and conversations shaping the Baylor community and beyond. Our goal is to write on issues and events we believe are relevant to our readers.
The annual Browning Day Celebration, themed “This Year’s at the Spring,” celebrated the 75th anniversary of the Armstrong Browning Library and featured poems set to music and performed by students.
Protestants have become deeply influenced by a musical theology that promotes informal, emotional, expressive worship led by soft-rock bands and popular music. Where does that idea come from?
The 2026 Professor of the Year has been awarded to Dr. Randall Bradley, the Ben H. Williams Professor of Music and professor of church music. For the past 26 years, Bradley has dedicated himself to teaching, research and service on Baylor’s campus.
We’re keeping it moody and mellow for Tunesday this finals week. Just find your study zen, put on the headphones and hit play on these underground weekend releases from Charlotte Day Wilson, spilltab and Mother Soki. You got this.
As a senior who has seen her fair share of finals, allow me to share my foolproof method for creating the perfect study environment that will ensure success for your first semester exams.
The songs on this week’s Tunesday are a little bit farther off the beaten track than the usual pop hits featured in this column. Give these rising artists a chance, and you might just find your new favorite song to add to your playlist.
This isn’t just a rehash of what made them popular in their black-and-white Tumblr-era days; it’s a more introspective, textured work that leans into their strengths while pushing into new emotional and sonic territory.
The one-night-only performance blends live instrumentation, immersive sound design and curated lighting effects into what the pair calls an “audio-cinematic journey.”
Ahhh, the 2010s — the decade of the ALS Ice Bucket challenge, “Frozen” and the golden era of pop. Whether you’re a die-hard pop fan or just an occasional listener, the 2010s were marked by some of the most unique and diverse music of our time, with many records going completely unrecognized.
The women of the world are ruling the charts this weekend with drops from American R&B queen Kehlani, Belgian DJ GOAT Charlotte de Witte and Puerto Rico’s flaming hot rapper Young Miko. Check out this dynamic set of new songs, fresh from Spotify.
The production is a collaboration with the Baylor Symphony Orchestra, and tells the enthralling life story of 19th-century singer, pianist and composer Pauline Viardot, a forgotten musical genius once praised for her incomparable talent by Franz Liszt and now rediscovered through Ching’s modern lens.
I present you with a healthy mix of hype anthems and heavy, emo tracks this Tunesday, courtesy of Halle, Daniel Caesar and — yes, I can’t believe it either — The Neighbourhood. Plug in and listen up to what you might have missed out on this weekend.
Foster Pavilion was filled with the sounds of whining guitars, feisty fiddles, cowboy boot stomping and raucous cheers for Tucker Wetmore’s first arena performance at Foster Pavilion Thursday.
The music world has resorted to the goal of being popular on TikTok or using samples. Music is now in need of innovation as more artists and bands conform to molds and standards to get famous.
The rising artist, who is a CMA New Artist of the Year nominee, has won the hearts of millions with his smooth vocals and his small-town storytelling and since earned millions of streams across music platforms. This concert will be Wetmore’s first time headlining for an arena.
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.
Latry’s visit to Waco is part of Baylor School of Music’s Showcase Series, where he will perform works by Guilmant and Bach before closing with a live improvisation on a surprise theme. The concert will take place at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Jones Concert Hall, followed by a master class with Baylor students the next day. Admission to the concert is free and open to the public.
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.
Punk rock sisters Kenzie and Laila Crowe, otherwise known as the band “Girl Tones,” sat with us for an exclusive interview after their exhilarating set at ACL. Here with this Kentucky-native duo, we discussed their unforgettable Friday afternoon set, rock music inspirations and what they’re up to post-tour. Let’s dig in.
What Pinewood heard last Thursday, the city is beginning to hear elsewhere. As the Baylor Jazz Ensemble opened their season with its first performance last Tuesday, and For Keeps Coffee prepares for another jazz night, they join into the same song, one of impulse, choice and collaboration.
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.
After two months of waiting following the album announcement on Aug. 12, the much-anticipated release of Taylor Swift’s twelfth studio album is upon us. Last night, Swift reintroduced her love affair with spectacle and storytelling through twelve tracks of a dazzling pop refresh, all wrapped up in a glittering 41 minutes.

