ACL Review: The Weeknd

The crowd was singing louder than he was

"...unique cocktail of chemically sexual excess with self-loathing, the Weeknd’s contradictory impulses somehow garner mass popularity. Canadian Abel Tesfaye..."

Oct. 5, 2015 Music Post by Michael Toland

The Weeknd, Denied

Internet sensation proves NSFW at Cedar Park Center

"...left the Cedar Park Center Monday night believing the Weeknd – an Internet oddity turned Billboard bestseller – is..."

Sept. 25, 2013 Music Post by Austin Powell

Playback: ACL Fest's First Weeknd Moves Mountains

ACL Fest 2015 weekend one wrap

"...close out ACL with on Sunday night – the Weeknd or the Strokes – wasn't simply a matter of..."

Oct. 9, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Uncut Gems

Sandler and the Safdies take a roller-coaster through the NYC Diamond District

"...Idina Menzel, Lakeith Stanfield, Julia Fox, Eric Bogosian, The Weeknd, Paloma Elsesser, Keith Williams Richards and Judd Hirsch...."

Dec. 20, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Gay Place

Please don't stop the music

"...Summertime Madness: The Weeknd X Lana Del Rey Dance Party Celebrate Lana's birthday..."

June 15, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

2015 Austin City Limits Music Festival Lineup

Foo Fighters, Drake, the Weeknd, and Deadmau5 top fall fest

"...Foo Fighters, superstar rapper Drake, Canadian R&B/hip-hop futurist the Weeknd, electro duo Disclosure, DJ mascot Deadmau5, EDM thumper Bassnectar,..."

May 5, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Crypta, Cherubs, and More Crucial Concerts for the Week

Must-see shows for the weekend and beyond

"...heavyweight Flying Lotus, toured with the xx and the Weeknd, crafted tracks for Kendrick Lamar and Kid Cudi, and..."

Feb. 16, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Amyl & the Sniffers, Beach Fossils, the Veldt, and More Reviews From Levitation’s Saturday and Sunday

Standout sets to wrap the Halloweekend music festival

"...hailed as a key influence on folks like the Weeknd and TV on the Radio put them on the..."

Oct. 30, 2023 Music Post by Genevieve Wood

Grimes Explained to UT Students Why Artists Should Make Songs With Her AI-Generated Vocals

Austin's new resident on the Drake deepfake track, TikTok, and MGMT

"...intelligence to imitate the voices of Drake and the Weeknd, emerged on the internet in early April. Last week,..."

April 25, 2023 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Seven Essential ACL Fest 2022 Recommendations

Heavyweight hand-picks from the Chronicle Music team

"...The Weeknd drops an album and people throw around "synth-pop comeback"..."

Oct. 7, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

John Mayer Sets the Moody Center Mood

Sob rocker marks first show at not-quite-ready stadium

"...capacity with a centered stage. Unfortunately due to the Weeknd’s cancellation of a planned Moody-opening tour, Mayer kicks of..."

April 21, 2022 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Thursday

Young Thug in the park, icy French experimentalism, and more

"...The fashionable emcee ran through cuts from the Weeknd defeating DS4Ever as well as expected hit tracks such..."

March 18, 2022 SXSW Post by Derek Udensi

Faster Than Sound: KindKeith Has What You Need

A dreamy alternative R&B debut and a few major venue reopenings, too

"...Live Nation and C3, plan next year for the Weeknd (April 18) and Justin Bieber (April 27). Crosstalk..."

May 14, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Can't-Miss Acts for Sunday at ACL Music Festival

Including three weekend-two-only performers

"...inhabits the same world as Billie Eilish and the Weeknd, her romance and smolder awash in blurry low-end surges. –..."

Oct. 11, 2019 Music Feature

10 Can't-Miss Acts for Sunday at ACL Music Festival

And concluding the first weekend ...

"...inhabits the same world as Billie Eilish and the Weeknd, her romance and smolder awash in blurry low-end surges. –..."

Oct. 4, 2019 Music Feature

The Best of Asia at SXSW Music

"...cacophonous combination of jagged rock energy, electronica undertones, and Weeknd-esque sing-sobbing. Check their video for "TAO," which features four..."

March 15, 2019 Music Feature by Dan Gentile

SXSW Music Review: The Veldt

Afro-shoegaze pioneers re-emerge for their close-up

"...been cited as an influence by Miguel and the Weeknd...."

March 17, 2018 SXSW Post by Michael Toland

Playback: Next Big Buzzes at SXSW 2018

Forecasting this year’s breakout acts

"...Canadian pop singer with a weird dreadlock tuft (the Weeknd). For 2016, I forecasted buzz around a drummer that..."

March 9, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Saturday ACL Fest Record Reviews

Roadhouse 01 (Communion)

"...and intricate arrangements – like Alt-J tripping on the Weeknd. Roadhouse also unfolds a concept album narratively driven as..."

Oct. 6, 2017 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Ta-Nehisi Coates for SXSW 2018

Plus Teen Vogue, The Daily Show, and Charlie Rose

"...have been performed by Britney Spears, One Direction, The Weeknd, Usher, Ariana Grande, and dozens more...."

Aug. 30, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Evolution of KNDRX

Rapper finds his singing voice

"...stuff I’ve been listening to, like 6lack or the Weeknd, I gravitated toward that style. It’s more challenging, but..."

Aug. 6, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Austin Music Awards (On Everything)

Austin Music Industry Awards down, here come the 2016/17 AMAs and a slew of SXSW buzz acts

"...Hinds, and Jack Garratt; the year before was the Weeknd, Børns, and Leon Bridges. Here are 10 hard-buzzing artists..."

March 10, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Drake and Future: Day and Night

Hero worship vs. antihero debauchery

"...of fire, and over 20 hyper-speed songs. In the Weeknd-assisted “Low Life” (“Turn a five-star hotel into a traphouse”)..."

July 21, 2016 Music Post by Alejandra Ramirez

Levitation Kick-Off

Even after Levitation’s cancellation ... the shows went on!

"...its influence on current R&B darlings Miguel and the Weeknd, the North Carolina quartet has gained traction a quarter..."

April 29, 2016 Music Post by Michael Toland

National Top 10s

Best non-local albums of 2015 – by genre

"...3) The Weeknd, Beauty Behind the Madness (Republic/XO)..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Music Feature by Neph Basedow

ACL 2015: Sunday, First Weekend

"...The Weeknd..."

Oct. 5, 2015 Photo Gallery

ACL Review: Dwight Yoakam

Honky-tonk superstar dials back the ACL Fest clock a decade

"...a lineup that has Dwight Yoakam setting up the Weeknd. The honky-tonk superstar had an Austin Ventures stage, predictably..."

Oct. 5, 2015 Music Post by Doug Freeman

ACL Review: Drake

6 God understands you and knows what you want

"...After the Weeknd-assisted “Crew Love,” he made commands:..."

Oct. 4, 2015 Music Post by Kahron Spearman

ACL Review: Disclosure

Surrey electro siblings break out

"...Babe for “Hourglass.” The same effect occurs in the Weeknd-assisted “Nocturnal,” but the Lawrences were fittingly lifted via a..."

Oct. 3, 2015 Music Post by Kahron Spearman

ACL Fest 2015 Friday Interview

Friday, 8pm, Honda stage

"...work with someone like Sam [Smith] or with the Weeknd because we think they're really good, not because they're..."

Oct. 2, 2015 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

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