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ACL Live Shot: Phantogram
Duo fuses Beatles and Bowie to Prince and J Dilla
"...On the final day of ACL Fest’s second weekend, Greenwich, New York, jewel Phantogram buffed..."

Oct. 13, 2014 Music Post by Kahron Spearman

ACL Live Shot: My Brightest Diamond
Operatic New York trio comes of age
"...not slotting any headliner positions, females dominated the Saturday ACL Fest roster. While pop idols of the moment swelled..."

Oct. 12, 2014 Music Post by Doug Freeman

ACL Live Shot: Mac DeMarco
“I’m a man”
"...and water bottle as phallic props during an hour-long ACL Fest set, continues acting like a disarmingly vulgar punk..."

Oct. 12, 2014 Music Post by Neph Basedow

ACL Live Shot: Robert Ellis
Houstonite’s scowling complexity forges a southwestern flair
"...Accordingly, he opened his second ACL Fest set with dreamy, hypnotic guitar and swooning pedal..."

Oct. 11, 2014 Music Post by Doug Freeman

ACL Live Shot: Black Pistol Fire
Garage-blues transplants set off more howl than hush
"...Friday morning of ACL Fest week two arrived in perfect jean jacket weather...."

Oct. 11, 2014 Music Post by Tim Stegall

ACL Live Shot: Kongos
The intercontinental Kings of Leon
"...made a perfect antidote to the mind-numbing beats of ACL Fest’s Saturday night...."

Oct. 6, 2014 Music Post by Nina Hernandez

ACL Live Shot: Nikki Lane
Deeply feminine paths in outlaw country
"...Read record review...."

Oct. 6, 2014 Music Post by Melanie Haupt

ACL Live Shot: Eminem
“Why Be a King When You Can Be a God”
"...get-go, spinning “‘Till I Collapse,” Relapse’s “3am,” and a lively version of “Square Dance.” He spoke rarely, offering little..."

Oct. 5, 2014 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

ACL Live Shot: Tune-Yards
Iggy Azalea, Lana Del Rey: pay attention to Merrill Garbus
"...Putting Garbus’ songwriting in the context of how shitty..."

Oct. 5, 2014 Music Post by Melanie Haupt

ACL Live Shot: Benjamin Booker
Fast-rising blues-punk phenom gives off a “Violent Shiver”
"...Don’t you worry mama, Benjamin’s doing just fine. Read..."

Oct. 5, 2014 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

ACL Live Shot: Outkast
All the hits – just like clockwork
"...I’m blind fine,” my mind shot back to past ACL Fest headliners: the Eagles, Stevie Wonder, Lionel Ritchie. André..."

Oct. 4, 2014 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

ACL Live Shot: Beck
Take that, Outkast
"...As the sun set on ACL Fest day one, weekend one, headliners took their respective..."

Oct. 4, 2014 Music Post by Neph Basedow

ACL Live Shot: Childish Gambino
Rapper scorches earth with or without “Bonfire”
"...the most confident rapper in short-shorts carried out an ACL Fest set with the precision of a sledgehammer...."

Oct. 4, 2014 Music Post by Kahron Spearman

ACL Live Shot: St. Vincent
Dallas-born “Digital Witness” blisters
"...Closing in epic fashion with “Your Lips Are Red,”..."

Oct. 4, 2014 Music Post by Doug Freeman

ACL Live Shot: The Preatures
Isabella Manfredi, your new favorite purveyor of handstands
"...with producer Jim Eno. If the quintet’s early afternoon ACL Fest show is anything to go by, the Spoon..."

Oct. 4, 2014 Music Post by Michael Toland

Kishi Bashi
Zilker Park, Oct. 13
"...as evidenced by his performance early Saturday evening at ACL. A drenched but passionate crowd gathered at the intimate..."

Oct. 19, 2012 Music Feature by Melanie Haupt

Gotye
Zilker Park, Oct. 13
"...gobble up footage. As expected, Kimbra, also performing at ACL, appeared onstage to deliver her part in this little..."

Oct. 19, 2012 Music Feature by Melanie Haupt

Jack White
Zilker Park, Oct. 13
"...to make. This wasn't a past-prime rehashing. Jack White's ACL headlining set was a testament to a man that..."

Oct. 19, 2012 Music Feature by Luke Winkie

Cults
"...somewhat ramshackle and not ready for prime time. Cults' ACL performance proved otherwise. Most impressive was the aggressive evolution..."

Sept. 23, 2011 Music Review by Doug Freeman

Brandi Carlile
"...was Carlile's moment though – her first appearance at ACL – and she rose to it with lyrical and..."

Sept. 23, 2011 Music Review by Margaret Moser

Kanye West
"...The biggest single day ever for hip-hop at ACL ended with pop's most polarizing star delivering the most..."

Sept. 23, 2011 Music Review by Thomas Fawcett

Fitz & the Tantrums
"...the Tantrums might have won Band Happiest To Play ACL Fest. "It's because of you, Austin, that we got..."

Sept. 23, 2011 Music Review by Margaret Moser

Stevie Wonder
"..."Master Blaster" Stevie Wonder minted ACL Fest 2011's big moment simply by walking onstage. Resplendent..."

Sept. 23, 2011 Music Review by Margaret Moser

Randy Newman
"...Randy Newman wasn't the oldest performer at ACL. Mavis Staples probably takes that honor, but he was..."

Sept. 23, 2011 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Arcade Fire
"...Only one word can describe Arcade Fire's Sunday night ACL capper: perfect. The Montreal-by-way-of-Houston octet was nothing but pure..."

Sept. 23, 2011 Music Review by Melanie Haupt

The Band of Heathens
"...out how to fight sound bleeding over from other ACL stages, especially since the Austin Ventures stage where the..."

Oct. 15, 2010 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Sonic Youth
"...alternative tunings and vague poli-sexual lyrics their medium. Their ACL set was heavy on last year's Matador debut, The..."

Oct. 15, 2010 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

Mayer Hawthorne
"...gear, Hawthorne and his four-man backing band kept Motown alive for the Stones Throw spinner, flipping through cuts from..."

Oct. 15, 2010 Music Review by Chase Hoffberger

Frank Turner
"...New Model Army, Billy Bragg, and even Sunday night ACL headliner Richard Thompson. Turner may have been born with..."

Oct. 15, 2010 Music Review by Richard Whittaker

The Relatives
"...Ponderosa Stomp in New Orleans, and, on Sunday at ACL, converted a whole new flock while dressed in resplendent..."

Oct. 15, 2010 Music Review by Thomas Fawcett

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