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ACL Live Review: Bruce Hornsby

“The band doesn’t know what I’m doing,” laughed Bruce Hornsby midway through his Sunday evening set closing out the Tito’s tent. “Because I don’t know what I’m doing.” In fact, the beauty of Hornsby and his backing fivepiece lay in the surprises that the band seemed to spring on itself throughout the hourlong set.

12:10PM Mon. Oct. 7, 2019, Doug Freeman Read More | Comment »

ACL Live Review: Billy Strings

Bill Monroe may not approve, but Syd Barrett’s there in the afterlife, grabbing the father of bluegrass’ coattail and saying, “Now, give the boy a chance!”

11:45AM Mon. Oct. 7, 2019, Tim Stegall Read More | Comment »

ACL Live Review: Banks

It’s not common to listen to more than two Banks songs in a row, so until her Sunday afternoon set at the Miller Lite stage, this reviewer never realized that all the songs by Southern California pop Goddess Jillian Rose Banks, 31, all bang at the same tempo.

11:25AM Mon. Oct. 7, 2019, Isa Jones Read More | Comment »

TODAY'S EVENTS

KUTX & Mueller Rock the Park w/ Geto Gala, Lucas Miller

Mueller Lake Park Outdoor Amphitheater

Selena Birthday Week Celebration at French Legation Museum

Keira Nova, She23, Ayo Tamz, Maurvice, Envy N, Caleb Lemons at Flamingo Cantina

MUSIC | MOVIES | ARTS | COMMUNITY

ACL Live Review: Rosalía

Last ACL Fest, in a potent and populist weekend tag team, the huge Honda stage hosted Mexico City-dwelling Chilean Mon Laferte (Norma Monserrat Bustamante) and Puerto Rican rapper Residente (René Pérez Joglar). At the same site Sunday, Catalonian exotic Rosalía Vila Tobella whipped up an equal Latin fervor.

11:15AM Mon. Oct. 7, 2019, Raoul Hernandez Read More | Comment »

ACL Live Review: Koffee

A audience noticeably sparser than that of Tierra Whack’s on Saturday afternoon slowly filled up the T-Mobile stage area in Zilker Park on Sunday. Koffee (Mikayla Simpson) invigorated unsure attendees lickety-split and gave credence to her potential as reggae’s youthful future during the group’s maiden Austin voyage.

10:35AM Mon. Oct. 7, 2019, Derek Udensi Read More | Comment »

ACL Live Review: Idles

Pure wholesomeness drove punk rock Idles through the intense UV rays hitting the Honda mainstage Sunday afternoon.

9:55AM Mon. Oct. 7, 2019, Alyssa Quiles Read More | Comment »

ACL Live Review: Nilüfer Yanya

Nilüfer Yanya exuded an effortless cool beneath a relentless sun at her 12:30pm slot atop the American Express stage on Sunday. The Londoner’s early set marked the end of a U.S. tour in support of her genre-bending debut, Miss Universe. Sadly, the nuanced and deftly textured songwriting from the lightning rod LP didn’t quite translate at ACL.

9:20AM Mon. Oct. 7, 2019, Libby Webster Read More | Comment »

ACL Live Review: Julia Jacklin

Don’t mistake the early set time. Opening the day three mainstage remains no easy feat. Tack on a 90-degree swelter plus index and the midday sun beaming straight overhead. As such, Julia Jacklin and her group certainly outperformed their circumstances on Sunday.

9:00AM Mon. Oct. 7, 2019, Elise Barbin Read More | Comment »

ACL Live Review: The Cure

A ring of chimes launched the lush expanse of “Plainsong.” If you closed your eyes, it could have been 1989. For legacy acts, success hangs in the balance of mythology and mobility. In the Cure’s case, longevity only perfected the Brits’ play. Twenty-four songs in two hours Saturday night at ACL Fest’s Honda stage? No sweat.

12:01PM Sun. Oct. 6, 2019, Elise Barbin Read More | Comment »

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