ACL Live Review: Childish Gambino

Donald Glover is now covered with bits of Austin’s great lawn

"...but I won’t let you down this year,” declared Childish Gambino, making good on the headlining set he canceled..."

Oct. 6, 2019 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Saturday ACL Face-Off: The Cure vs. Childish Gambino

Second British noir-pop vs. “This Is America”

"...2016, at the Erwin Center Photo by Gary Miller Childish Gambino..."

Oct. 4, 2019 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

ACL Live Shot: Childish Gambino

Rapper scorches earth with or without “Bonfire”

"...Childish Gambino laid waste to the Honda Stage, both literally..."

Oct. 4, 2014 Music Post by Kahron Spearman

Hot Sauce Fest, Bat Fest, and More Crucial Concerts

Mitski, Childish Gambino, Lucinda Williams, and others worth hearing

"...bring the angst and fury.   – Cy White Childish Gambino: The New World Tour..."

Sept. 6, 2024 Music Feature by Cy White

UPDATED: Lil Wayne, Phoenix Added to ACL Fest Lineup

French quartet and rapper to take sting off Childish Gambino departure

"...previous update below) as a last minute addition following Childish Gambino's cancellation...."

Sept. 27, 2018 Music Post by Kimberley Jones

Welcome to the Jungle: Guns N’ Roses Will Headline ACL Fest 2019

Plus Childish Gambino, Billie Eilish, Cardi B, the Cure, and Mumford

"...annual festival announcement materialized this morning. Guns N’ Roses, Childish Gambino, Mumford & Sons, the Cure, Billie Eilish, Tame..."

April 30, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Fun Fun Fun Line-up

Danzig Legacy and Donald Glover join Slayer, Odd Future

"...Community star Donald Glover and his evil alter ego Childish Gambino, and Mates of State?..."

Aug. 1, 2011 Music Post

2014 Austin City Limits Music Festival Line-up

Hip-hop tops the two weekends with ladies close behind

"...a chance at outdrawing Kendrick Lamar last year. Note Childish Gambino, who made his ACL debut in 2012, as..."

April 22, 2014 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Donald Glover/Childish Gambino

"...Donald Glover/Childish GambinoAuditorium Shores, Nov. 5..."

Nov. 11, 2011 Music Review by Thomas Fawcett

ACL Live Review: The Cure

Four-decade Brits make it look and sound easy

"...mainstage, most of the zoomers exited in favor of Childish Gambino. Cure heads rapidly filled the vacancy at the..."

Oct. 6, 2019 Music Post by Elise Barbin

The First Purge

Blumhouse's political-horror franchise gets a timely prequel

"...to fascism, The First Purge pulls no punches. Like Childish Gambino said, this is America...."

July 6, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

ACL Music Fest 2014 Friday Listings

Blurbing Friday ACL

"...the wild foursome's prone to improvising. – Chase Hoffberger Childish Gambino..."

Oct. 3, 2014 Music Feature

ACL Music Fest Sunday Listings

"...the Blues Music Awards in Memphis. – Jim Caligiuri Childish Gambino..."

Oct. 12, 2012 Music Feature

Playback: Everyone Keeps Asking Me for ACL Fest Passes

Here's why ...

"...in years was fractured last week when Sunday topper Childish Gambino/Donald Glover broke his foot attempting splits midconcert. While..."

Oct. 5, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Ravyn Lenae, Spoon, the Magnetic Fields, and More Crucial Concerts

Plan your week in music with a little help from these recommendations

"...Dolla $ign lends a verse on "Dream Girl," and Childish Gambino plays Lenae's absent father on melancholy standout "One..."

Oct. 18, 2024 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

The Off Beat: promqueen’s Dark Fairytale

Women and queer creative showcase the Front Festival returns Labor Day weekend

"...a love for famous worldbuilders like Doja Cat and Childish Gambino, promqueen views herself as a storyteller. She slips..."

Aug. 30, 2024 Column by Carys Anderson

Album Review: BLK ODYSSY’s Pop-Rock Pivot

Rising “Funkentologist” leaves R&B behind on 1-800-FANTASY

"...BLK ODYSSY has officially blown up. The Plainfield, NJ-born..."

July 26, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Bigger Than Me: The Musical Journey of BLK ODYSSY

A child of funk who lost his brother to police brutality soundtracks a revolution on BLK VINTAGE

"...the same lane as To Pimp a Butterfly and Childish Gambino's Awaken, My Love. One of those albums features..."

Aug. 13, 2021 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Checking In: Michael Ramos Signs the Tiarra Girls

“I’m an A&R guy for Lucky Hound Music [and] a staff producer”

"...stuff I hear from artists like Jay Wile, binki, Childish Gambino, Yola. It makes me proud to listen to..."

Nov. 13, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Checking In: Blackillac Begins Recording Its Debut

ATX MCs keeps their eyes on the prize

"...Guns N’ Roses, Lizzo, Rosalía, Childish Gambino, Billie Eilish, the Cure: How to top ACL..."

April 21, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Austin's Best Live Music Performances of 2019

The bands and venues that kept our critics on their feet

"...Thomas Fawcett: Childish Gambino, ACL Fest..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Music Feature by The Music Staff

ACL Live Review: 21 Savage

A cold-hearted voice relaying intense indecency over trap beats

"...some concertgoers left early to catch a pixel of Childish Gambino’s set across the field, but 21 Savage put..."

Oct. 6, 2019 Music Post by Derek Udensi

Faster Than Sound: ACL Fest’s Recipe for Success

Essential ingredients for a modern edition of our city’s largest music festival

"...Later that night, multihyphenate mogul Donald Glover, aka Childish Gambino, makes good on a 2018 cancellation during legendary..."

Oct. 4, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Headlines

"...Park this weekend (Oct. 4-6) with Guns N' Roses, Childish Gambino, the Cure, and Cardi B among headliners, followed..."

Oct. 4, 2019 News Feature

Crime Month: A Chron "… and Punishment" Playlist

Songs answering the musical question, "Does crime pay?" No.

"...“This is America,” Childish Gambino The melding of Afrobeat and trap that knocked..."

July 17, 2019 Arts Post by M. Brianna Stallings

Faster Than Sound: A Festival Blooms in the Desert

Amid concern over a new C3 festival, homegrown Marfa Myths strives to grow with the Texas city

"...On Tuesday, ACL Fest led with Guns N' Roses, Childish Gambino, Mumford & Sons, the Cure, Billie Eilish, Tame..."

May 3, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...- 'Baby' (United Kingdom, U.S.) / D: Malia James Childish Gambino - "This Is America" / D: Hiro Murai..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Free Week 2019 Is in the Rearview Mirror, but These Homegrown Standouts Aren't

10 local showcases that got us excited for what’s to come this year

"...Channeling the quirky magnetism of Childish Gambino, the MC freestyled effortlessly. Backed by drummer Poopie..."

Jan. 11, 2019 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

ACL Live Review: Lil Wayne

NOLA rapper brings the uproar

"...Serving as something of a replacement from Childish Gambino, the legendary New Orleans rapper kicked out the..."

Oct. 14, 2018 Music Post by Kahron Spearman

ACL Fest Spoilers

As ACL’s second weekend dawns, here are the most unforgettable moments from week one

"...great timing for ACL's last-minute replacement for the injured Childish Gambino. The stream-count-enhancing 23-track effort is a solid, but..."

Oct. 12, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

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