ACL Live – The Cosmic Clash

Live music review: Flaming Lips celebrated 20 years of Yoshimi with three-hour spectacle at ACL Live

November 15, 2023 Case Cockrell 2530 Views ACL Live, Flaming Lips, Kacey Musgraves, live music, psych-rock, Review, rock n roll, Wayne Coyne, Yoshimi Battles Pink Robots

Oklahoma’s The Flaming Lips are a generational treasure. With frontman Wayne Coyne and his trusted associates going 40 years strong as of 2023, the band has nothing left to prove. That being said, The Oklahoma City act embodies rock and roll longevity. For the band’s latest outings, Coyne and company has been treating fans to a full-length presentation of their 2002 record Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots last Wednesday at ACL Live.

Michael Maly Review

Live music review: Love and Rockets deliver timeless pop darkness at ACL Live

June 19, 2023 Michael Maly 5694 Views 80s music, ACL Live, Bauhaus, Daniel Ash, David J, gothic music, indie pop, Kevin Haskins, live music, Love and Rockets, Review

In the 15 years since the band Love and Rockets toured their live show, and almost 40 years since the band’s inception, much has changed in the world. Born from the ashes of the legendary post-punk, goth, avant-garde outfit Bauhaus, three of those four players arose in the form of Love and Rockets.

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Live music preview: Strand of Oaks at 3TEN at ACL Live this Saturday

December 14, 2022 Michael Maly 511 Views 3TEN, ACL Live, live music, preview, rock n roll, songwriter, Strand of Oaks

This Saturday, December 17 finds Strand Of Oaks taking the 3Ten ACL Live stage for a performance that promises to bring an appropriate mix of Showalter’s songwriting ability to traverse folk, country, and rock in a live setting.

Greg Ackerman Review

Live music review: Modest Mouse 25th birthday of Lonesome Crowded West at ACL Live

December 8, 2022 Greg Ackerman 1092 Views ACL Live, indie rock, Isaac Brock, live music, Modest Mouse, Review

The sold-out Modest Mouse performance on Monday at ACL Live celebrated the 25th birthday of the band’s lauded Lonesome Crowded West album. The indie-rock recording gem is often cited as one of the best records of the 90s and for good reason.

Christina DeStefano Review

Live music review: Spoon ACL Festival Late Night show with Andrew Cashen

October 19, 2022 Christina DeStefano 764 Views ACL Fest, ACL Live, Andrew Cashen, Britt Daniel, Glove, live music, Review, Spoon

Last week, Spoon performed at ACL Live for an Austin City Limits Music Festival (ACL Fest) Late Night show that included Andrew Cashen (A Giant Dog, Sweet Spirit) performing solo along with up and coming act, Glove.

Michael Maly Review

Live music review: Pavement delivered the goods at ACL Live Tuesday

October 16, 2022 Michael Maly 681 Views ACL Live, garage rock, indie rock, live music, Pavement, punk rock, Review, Stephen Malkmus

“This is good…” Three simple words that rang true for everyone in attendance for Pavement’s performance at ACL Live at the Moody Theater on Tuesday night in Austin.

Michael Maly Review

Live music review: Dinosaur Jr at ACL Live rocked it loud

September 23, 2022 Michael Maly 1432 Views ACL Live, Dinosaur Jr. J Mascis, hard rock, live music, Lou Barlow, Review, rock n roll, The Cure

Dinosaur Jr played Austin’s ACL Live Moody theater this past Sunday, a rescheduled appearance originally booked for late 2021. The show was rescheduled as a result of the live music thorn in the flesh, COVID. A relatively unknown, Ryley Walker opened the show with a somewhat offsetting style to Dinosaur Jr’s wall of sonic sludge.

Michael Maly Review

Live music review: Courtney Barnett and Here and There Festival at ACL Live

September 6, 2022 Michael Maly 555 Views ACL Live, Courtney Barnett, Hear and There Festival, Indigo De Souza, live music, Review

This past Thursday evening in Austin, found the Courtney Barnett curated, Here and There Festival planting it’s all female fronted bands version of the revolving lineup on the ACL Live Moody stage. While the constantly changing touring artists has featured the likes of Wet Leg, Fred Armisen, Lucy Dacus, Snail Mail, Japanese Breakfast, Bartees Strange, just to name a few of the many diverse artists making some of the most impactful music today, Austin fans were treated to support acts Ethel Cain and Indigo Souza on this night as they were warmed up the audience for the main act, Melbourne’s Courtney Barnett.

Greg Ackerman Review

Live music review: Lyle Lovett and his Large Band taped ACL TV episode, invited Chris Isaak

August 27, 2022 Greg Ackerman 1328 Views ACL Live, ACL TV, Austin City Limits, Chris Isaak, live music, Lyle Lovett, Moody Theater, Review

There’s only one Texas artist who has played more Austin City Limits TV episodes for the Austin PBS show than Lyle Lovett and it’s none other than Willie Nelson. If that says anything about Lovett’s impact on Texas music then he’s a bona fide legend on the television show which set out to feature the unique brand of music Texas artists have been making in the Lone Star state. The man just recorded his 17th appearance on the show and 12th as a solo act last Wednesday at ACL Live at The Moody Theater in downtown Austin.

Michael Maly Review

Live music review: UK indie rock heroes Echo and the Bunnymen played ACL Live on Saturday

August 24, 2022 Michael Maly 1037 Views ACL Live, Echo and the Bunnymen, live music, Review

Echo and The Bunnymen took the ACL Live at the Moody Stage in Austin this past Saturday night, executing a show that could easily be titled, “A Tale of Two Types.” Essentially the Bunnymen pulled off what any experienced act should be able to execute… a set that pleases everyone.

Greg Ackerman Review

Live music review: Electronic music trailblazers Kraftwerk presented in 3D at ACL Live

July 1, 2022 Greg Ackerman 1150 Views ACL Live, electronic music, Kraftwerk, live music, Review

German electronic music trailblazers Kraftwerk played ACL Live at the Moody Theater on Monday presenting in 3D during a performance that ran through the group’s entire catalog. During a rare (for this Summer) thunderstorm that brought bolts of lighting from the sky, the quartet delivered a sonic and visual experience that exists to present their groundbreaking music in the most ideal setting possible.

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