David Byrne at the 2018 Austin City Limits Music Festival | Photo by Jason Gonulsen Written by Elisa Regulski Despite its proximity to the Lone Star State, Austin is not Texas. Culturally, this city sits over the rainbow. Splashes of color fill street corners and locals have a song for anything. Austinites have proven that … Read more
Photo by Roger Ho for ACL Fest Austin City Limits: Highlights From Weekend Two Written by Elisa Regulski Cool breezes ruffled the trees as festivalgoers shuffled into Zilker Park. We were all here for the second weekend of the Austin City Limits Music Festival, but this wasn’t the typical feeling. Actually, it was the coldest … Read more
Today is the beginning of the 10th Austin City Limits Music Festival, and we’re excited for two big reasons: A) We’re covering the festival and B) we get to unveil our latest and greatest 10 to Spin, handpicked by one of our favorite artists, the one and only Courtney Jaye (who we were also fortunate … Read more
PHOTO BY BRIDGETTE AIKENS The 2016 Austin City Limits Music Festival is complete, and we’ll be sharing photos and a review the next few days. Here’s the best from Day Three by Bridgette Aikens and Rachel Waters. Please click here for Day One photos. Please click here for Day Two photos. PHOTOS BELOW BY RACHEL WATERS PHOTOS BELOW BY BRIDGETTE AIKENS
On the last day of any music festival, night arrives before you know it. You struggle to hold on to what you’ve experienced, what’s still left, and you maybe start to think if you’ll be able to do it all again next year. Of course, there are no guarantees — you might not ever pass … Read more
Photo by Jason Gonulsen In 2002, I went to my first music festival — the inaugural Austin City Limits Music Festival — and I’ll fully admit it: I had no idea what I was doing, who I really wanted to see, or how to navigate such an immense offering of art before my eyes. Really, … Read more
The tree you’re looking at is my favorite tree in Austin. It’s perhaps my favorite tree in the world. And yes, the Austin City Limits Music Festival is probably my favorite music festival in the world. And this year’s version has quite the lineup: Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Black … Read more
Neil Young | Photo by Nate Burrell | www.beforetheblink.com This is the first post of a two-part series covering the 2012 Austin City Limits music festival. The second post is a photo gallery of the festival, with shots taken by Nate Burrell (www.beforetheblink.com). You can view the photo gallery here. The 2012 Austin City Limits … Read more
Photo by Steven Alcala It’s been a great year for music festivals, but we’re not done just yet. Nope. Perhaps our favorite one of them all, the Austin City Limits Music Festival, will kick off its 2nd Weekend tomorrow, and we’ll be there to cover the madness. One artist we’re excited to see is Austin’s … Read more
All photos by Jason Gonulsen Austin City Limits Music Festival: once again, you were amazing. We’ll be back in 2015. But until then, we’ll be thinking of our 10 favorite moments of 2014. Just. Wow. Thank you. Let’s countdown, shall we? 10. Benjamin Booker during “Always Waiting.” There is considerable talent here, even if it’s … Read more
All photos by Jason Gonulsen ACL 2014 closed with Pearl Jam and their singalong, “Yellow Ledbetter, which led into guitarist Mike McCready owning the “Star Spangled Banner.” Day three photos by Jason Gonulsen are below. LORDE HAERTS CULTS MELANIE MARTINEZ JOHNNYSWIM JENNY LEWIS THE REPLACEMENTS
All photos by Jason Gonulsen Day One of the 2nd weekend of the Austin City Limits Festival opened with bang, highlighted by Childish Gambino, St. Vincent, Belle and Sebastian, Sam Smith, Jimmy Cliff, Lake Street Dive, The Preatures, Catfish and the Bottlemen, Temples, CHVRCHES, and OutKast, Please enjoy these photos by Jason Gonulsen. CHILDISH GAMBINO … Read more
Este Haim | All photos by Katie Moulton Words and photos by Katie Moulton Weekend 2, Day 2: The crowds got bigger, the sun got hotter, and the rock shows got better. (For a review of Day 1, click here.) Saturday, October 12 Parquet Courts, 11:30am, Bud Light stage One of the first sets of … Read more
All photos by Katie Moulton Words and photos by Katie Moulton It may have been the second weekend of the Austin City Limits Festival, but it was two days of firsts for this reviewer—first time attending this festival, first time in the city of Austin, first time manning official photo pits (not soundboards or general … Read more
GARY CLARK JR | PHOTO BY TIM BOTTCHEN Day one of the 2015 Austin City Limits Music Festival is in the books, and we’re here to tell you that Gary Clark Jr. was the star. The hometown hero stormed out of the gates with “Bright Lights,” displaying energy we had not seen from the songwriter/guitarst … Read more
Katie Toupin of Houndmouth | PHOTO BY JASON GONULSEN Day two of the Austin City Limits Music Festival featured fantastic set from Ryn Weaver, Houndmouth, Rayland Baxter, TV on the Radio, and many more. Please enjoy these photos by Jason Gonulsen and Tim Bottchen. HOUNDMOUTH RYN WEAVER ECHOSMITH SHAKEY GRAVES FATHER JOHN MISTY UNKNOWN MORTAL … Read more
The Weeknd | PHOTO BY TIM BOTTCHEN Day Three of Weekend One of the 2015 Austin City Limits Music Festival closed with sets by The Weeknd and The Strokes. Please enjoy these photos by Tim Bottchen and Jason Gonulsen. PHOTOS BELOW BY TIM BOTTCHEN BORNS CHANCE THE RAPPER DAUGHTER HALSEY LORD HURON NERO OF MONSTERS … Read more
ALL PHOTOS BY RACHEL WATERS Words by Elisa Regulski Twelve girls in flowing maxi skirts linked arms and weaved their way through the crowd. Helium- filled balloons shot toward the Austin skyline and skittered their way back to the field. As baskets of chili fries and guacamole-covered hamburgers wafted their tantalizing smell through the crowd, … Read more
PHOTO BY BRIDGETTE AIKENS The 2016 Austin City Limits Music Festival is complete, and we’ll be sharing photos and a review the next few days. Here’s the best from Day Two by Bridgette Aikens and Rachel Waters. Please click here for Day One photos. PHOTOS BELOW BY RACHEL WATERS PHOTOS BELOW BY BRIDGETTE AIKENS