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Musician Ray Benson reflects on first Austin City Limits performance

Cat Cardenas January 22, 2016

Before the famous Austin skyline backdrop framed ACL artists’ performances, Asleep at the Wheel appeared on the first episode of the fledgling show’s inaugural season in 1976.  With...

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Slideshow: Photos from Day Three of ACL Weekend Two

Joshua Guerra, Rachel Zein, and Graeme Hamilton October 12, 2015

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ACL Live Blog: Sunday, October 11

Cat Cardenas and Marisa Charpentier October 11, 2015

Update (9:45 p.m.): While most artists at Austin City Limits spent the weekend sharing music on stage, Austin local Jon Mckenzie spread art through a different medium — spray paint. An...

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Slideshow: Photos from Day Two of ACL Weekend Two

Charlotte Carpenter and Graeme Hamilton October 11, 2015

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ACL Live Blog: Saturday, October 10, 2015

Marisa Charpentier and Cat Cardenas October 10, 2015

Stephanie Tacy | Daily Texan Staff Update (12:00 a.m.): After arriving to his show twenty minutes late last week, A$AP Rocky made a point to be on time at the Samsung stage tonight. The...

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Slideshow: Photos from Day One of ACL Weekend Two

Joshua Guerra and Daulton Venglar October 10, 2015

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Q&A: Rhiannon Giddens shares experience with The New Basement Tapes

Marisa Charpentier October 9, 2015

Throughout her career, American singer Rhiannon Giddens has formed Grammy Award-winning folk band Carolina Chocolate Drops and collaborated with musicians such as Marcus Mumford and Elvis Costello on “Lost...

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ACL Live Blog: Friday, October 9 2015

Marisa Charpentier and Cat Cardenas October 9, 2015

Update 1:00 a.m.): Foo Fighters, Run the Jewels and Billy Idol were festival favorites again this Friday, and attendees got to see some Weekend Two exclusives including The Nightowls and Future, who...

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alt-J discusses sophomore album ‘This Is All Yours’

Cat Cardenas October 9, 2015

After meeting at Leeds University in 2007, the members of indie-rock band alt-J quickly began recording their first songs on GarageBand. In 2014, the band released their sophomore album This Is All Yours,...

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Local artist captures Austin in official ACL 2015 poster

Cameron Osmond October 9, 2015

Instead of taking notes during her classes at the University of Washington, Austin-based artist Sophie Roach began her artistic career doodling in her notebook. Over the years, the self-taught artist...

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ACL Staff Picks: Weekend 2

Daily Texan Staff October 9, 2015

Name: Danielle Lopez Position: Life&Arts Editor Twitter: @ldlopz Favorite Performer: Leon Bridges Most Underrated Performer: Daughter Least Favorite Performer: deadmau5 Pro-Tip: Bring a coin....

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Slideshow: ACL Weekend One | 10.04.2015

Rachel Zein and Charlotte Carpenter October 5, 2015

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