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Twenty One Pilots, Audrey Hobert, Fcukers, and More Reviews From the Final Sunday of ACL
Eclectic sets end the festival on a high note
Raoul Hernandez
San Francisco native Raoul Hernandez crossed the border into Texas on July 2, 1992, and began writing about music for the Chronicle that fall, debuting with an album review of Keith Richards’ Main Offender. By virtue of local show previews – first “Recommendeds,” now calendar picks – his writing’s appeared in almost every issue since 1993.
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Ryan Beatty, Dámaris Bójor, Balu Brigada, and More Reviews From the Second Saturday of ACL
Great local sets match California pop, Mexican folk, and Kiwi rock
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Kings of Leon, Amyl & the Sniffers, Leon Thomas, and More Reviews From the Second Friday of ACL
Weekend Two begins with Americana, R&B, and lots of alternative
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Geese, Blood Orange, the XX, and More Reviews From Sunday at ACL
The rain returns as Weekend One wraps
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Lorde, Young Miko, Finn Wolfhard, and More Reviews From Saturday at ACL
Delayed doors still opened for solid sets on day two
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Charli xcx, Skrillex, Turnstile, and More Reviews From Friday of ACL
Plenty of mud but no rain delays at music festival’s first day
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ACL Interview: Dámaris Bójor Spins Singular Folkpirana
Sonoran songwriter challenges “Latin Music” reductionism on stellar 2025 LP
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The Animeros Stir a Timeless Trago
Dan Auerbach-signed trio bridges traditional and contemporary Latin sounds on debut LP
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Eric Clapton’s House of Worship Springs Eternal
Two days of six-string sermons bless the Moody Center via Crossroads Guitar Festival
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Angine de Poitrine, Peter Hook & the Light, Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats, and More Reviews From Saturday and Sunday of Levitation
Fest wraps its 2026 edition with post-punk, heavy metal, and … whatever those costumed Québecois are
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Arlo Parks, Gibby Haynes, Bikini Kill, and More Reviews From Thursday and Friday of Levitation
Multi-venue fest hosts all kinds of (post)punk in its first two days