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Liveshot: Declan McKenna blends experimental British rock, alt-pop with Southern blues at Empire Garage concert

Liveshot: Declan McKenna blends experimental British rock, alt-pop with Southern blues at Empire Garage concert

Mirya Dila, General Life&Arts Reporter October 21, 2022

Inside the tightly packed Empire Control Room and Garage, fans pressed together against the barricade craned their necks in hopes of catching a glimpse of headliner Declan McKenna before the start of his...

Band of UT students Slurp The World debuts EP

Band of UT students Slurp The World debuts EP

Aaron Boehmer, Senior Life&Arts Reporter October 21, 2022

Fresh from finishing a thermodynamics exam in the last hour, Conner Petru sits in the dimly lit back patio of The Ballroom at Spider House. Live music, LED lights and puffs of stage fog seep outside from...

María Zardoya, lead vocalist for LA-based band The Marías, performs at the Barton Springs stage at Austin City Limits on Oct. 16, 2022.

Liveshot: The Marías dazzle ACL audiences with romantic performance

Sage Dunlap, Life & Arts Associate Editor October 17, 2022

Indie-pop band The Marías gave Austin City Limits attendees a reprieve from the festival’s frenzied crowds Sunday, slowing down the evening with a soothing sunset performance.  The Los Angeles band’s...

Kacey Musgraves closes ACL with Southern charm, special guest

Kacey Musgraves closes ACL with Southern charm, special guest

Sage Dunlap, Life and Arts Associate Editor October 17, 2022

Washed in bright red lighting, a harp ushered Kacey Musgraves onstage to begin her set with the Shakespearean album introduction — and title — “star-crossed.” As she sang out the song’s title,...

BIA’s confident set electrifies audience during her ACL Debut

BIA’s confident set electrifies audience during her ACL Debut

Reya Mosby, Life and Arts Editor October 17, 2022

With backup dancers in tow, rapper BIA strutted onto the Miller Light stage at Austin City Limits Music Festival on Sunday afternoon in front of a roaring audience, still-energized from the opening DJ’s...

Fifth 1975 album impresses with lyrical evolution, diverse instrumentals

Fifth 1975 album impresses with lyrical evolution, diverse instrumentals

Stephanie Jumper, Life & Arts General Reporter October 17, 2022

A month ahead of their Austin tour stop, The 1975 released their latest album, “Being Funny in a Foreign Language” on Oct. 14. The band’s newest work still embraces themes with nods to sex, drugs...

Liveshot: The Juniper Berries enchant, captivate with Ballroom performance

Liveshot: The Juniper Berries enchant, captivate with Ballroom performance

Mimi Calzada, Senior Life and Arts Reporter October 17, 2022

Sandwiched in a line-up of intimate – yet energetic – performances, The Juniper Berries put on an outstanding show for the audience at the Ballroom at Spider House. With a disco ball spinning above...

5 artists Taylor Swift fans should check out

5 artists Taylor Swift fans should check out

Trisha Dasgupta, Life & Arts General Reporter October 13, 2022

Since her 2006 debut, Taylor Swift continues to reach the hearts of hopeless romantics all over the world with an extensive catalog of love songs and heartbreak anthems. For those looking for more nostalgic...

Mozart’s hosts Late at the Lake open mic every Tuesday night

Mozart’s hosts Late at the Lake open mic every Tuesday night

Drew Morris, Life & Arts general reporter October 13, 2022

As the smell of coffee beans roasting and pastries coming out of the oven filled the air, Mia Fusillo secured her guitar and began playing “Stop This Train” by John Mayer for the audience of Mozart’s...

Dayglow’s newest album gives into repetition, excels at relatability

Dayglow’s newest album gives into repetition, excels at relatability

Fiza Kuzhiyil, Managing Editor October 11, 2022

Indie sensation Sloan Struble, known on stage as Dayglow, charms with his third album, People In Motion. Struble, a former UT student, returns with an album similar to his two first two projects, incorporating...

Q&A: Dayglow talks time as UT student, new album, tour

Fiza Kuzhiyil, Managing Editor October 11, 2022

Sloan Struble, better known by the stage name Dayglow, wrote his bedroom pop debut album, Fuzzybrain, at UT. Now, he celebrates the release of his third album, People In Motion, with a tour that ends with...

Warm up to The Daily Texan’s fall time feelings playlist

Warm up to The Daily Texan’s fall time feelings playlist

Aaron Boehmer, Senior Life and Arts Reporter October 11, 2022

Scattered with fallen leaves, carved pumpkins and scented candles, the fall season settles in as chillier mornings and cooler afternoons arrive during the month of October. Welcoming in the sweater weather,...

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