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Styles of Austin City Limits

Styles of Austin City Limits

Bailey Raymond, General Life&Arts Editor September 30, 2024

Artists and attendees alike travel to Zilker Metropolitan Park once a year for the Austin City Limits Music Festival. With the vibrance of the festival and its iconic colorful flags, attendees want to...

ACL 2024 student transportation guide

ACL 2024 student transportation guide

Mehana Ondreyka, Senior Life&Arts Reporter September 30, 2024

Every year for the first two weekends of October, crowds flock to Zilker Metropolitan Park for Austin’s largest celebration of music — but getting there is not without its challenges. The Daily Texan...

UT student band discusses ACL fest, future goals

UT student band discusses ACL fest, future goals

Riddhi Bora, Senior Life&Arts Reporter September 29, 2024

Two years after their debut, UT student-rock band West 22nd went from performing at frat parties to receiving an invitation to perform at Austin City Limits this year. The band’s achievements include...

Mars (blue wig), a fan of Japanese vocaloid artist Kikuo, poses for a portrait with other fans before his set at ACL Live at the Moody Theatre Sunday. Along with many others, Mars cosplayed as Hatsune Miku, a vocalic voicebank character that Kikuo incorporates into his videos and music.

Japanese Vocaloid artist Kikuo talks AI-based music, encouraging audience creativity

Amelia Engstrom, Life&Arts Editor September 1, 2024

Japanese Vocaloid artist Kikuo set off on his 15 country tour Aug. 1 and visited ACL Live on Friday night. Vocaloid, the basis of Kikuo’s music since 2003, utilizes an AI-based technology that combines...

Resurging Tanya Tucker goes full Texas, Abraham Alexander gains new fans at ACL

Resurging Tanya Tucker goes full Texas, Abraham Alexander gains new fans at ACL

Logan Dubel, Life&Arts Desk Editor October 17, 2023

Country star Tanya Tucker is a survivor, and Abraham Alexander just released his debut album. These two Texans both graced the T-Mobile stage, delivering unforgettable and inspiring performances.    Tanya...

Q&A: Songwriting duo Leon III talks first ACL performance, new album

Q&A: Songwriting duo Leon III talks first ACL performance, new album

Logan Dubel, Life&Arts Desk Editor October 16, 2023

Leon III (Leon the Third), a Texas songwriting duo made up of Andy Stepanian and Mason Brent, played ACL for the first time Sunday on the T-Mobile stage. After wrapping up their performance, the pair from...

Hozier performs at Austin City Limits 2023 at Zilker Park on Oct. 8, 2023.

The best of Austin City Limits 2023

Mimi Calzada, Trisha Dasgupta, Katie Chang, and Logan Dubel October 16, 2023

Mother Nature took solace on Austinites and travelers from all around the past two weekends by providing festival goers with the first chill of Texas autumn for this year’s Austin City Limits Music Festival....

Matty Healy, lead singer of The 1975, bows to the crowd after performing the band's opening song during weekend two of ACL on Oct. 14, 2023.

Liveshot: The 1975 bring well-crafted alt-pop to ACL weekend 2 in nostalgic and antic-free headlining set

Trisha Dasgupta, Associate Life&Arts Editor October 16, 2023

Black and white screens. Constant swigs from a silver flask. Clouds of cigarette smoke in between lyrics.  The 1975 brought their “Still… At Their Very Best” tour and 2014 Tumblr aesthetics to...

Q&A: Rising NYC rock band Quarters of Change talks ACL debut

Q&A: Rising NYC rock band Quarters of Change talks ACL debut

Logan Dubel, Life&Arts Desk Editor October 16, 2023

Quarters of Change, a rock quartet from New York City’s Lower East Side, made their ACL debut Sunday on the T-Mobile stage, taking the sound the band members describe as “just us” from the Big Apple...

Noah Kahan performs during weekend two of ACL on October 14, 2023.

Liveshot: Noah Kahan brings out special guests, celebrates one year of Stick Season at ACL Weekend 2

Trisha Dasgupta, Associate Life&Arts Editor October 16, 2023

The sun starts to set over Zilker Park, painting an anxious crowd of fans golden. As the clock nears 7 p.m., chants start from the thousands gathered at the T-Mobile stage to see singer-songwriter Noah...

Suki Waterhouse performs during weekend one of Austin City Limits on Oct. 8, 2023.

Instagram account TouringSuki covers Suki Waterhouse’s ACL set, brings together fans from over the country

Trisha Dasgupta, Associate Life&Arts Editor October 16, 2023

Hundreds gathered at ACL to watch alt-pop princess Suki Waterhouse take the Miller Lite stage on Sunday, enjoying a set filled with dreamy tracks from the charismatic singer. However, even more watched...

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