Austin City Limits – The Cosmic Clash

Live music review: Black Pumas kickoff season 50 of Austin City Limits TV

February 26, 2024 Case Cockrell 657 Views ACL TV, Adrian Quesada, Austin City Limits, Black Pumas, Eric Burton, funk, live music, PBS, rock n roll, soul

Austin psychedelic soul act Black Pumas came to their Austin City Limits taping last Tuesday ready to rock. The taped

Greg Ackerman Live Music Preview

Live music preview: 11 bands to see at ACL Festival 2023 weekend one

September 22, 2023 Greg Ackerman 1278 Views ACL Fest, ACL Festival, ACL TV, Alanis Morrisette, Austin City Limits, Foo Fighters, Kendrick Lamar, live music, preview, The Breeders, The Mars Volta, Yeah Yeah Yeahs

As the 22nd version Austin City Limits Music Festival (ACL Fest) is poised to begin on October 6 at Zilker

Greg Ackerman Review

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

August 27, 2022 Greg Ackerman 947 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.

Amanda Quraishi Review

Live Music Review: Japanese Breakfast taped Austin City Limits on 420 Day

April 22, 2022 Amanda Quraishi 406 Views ACL TV, Austin City Limits, Japanese Breakfast, live music, Moody Theater, Review

The lights went down just after 8 p.m. on April 20 (420 Day), and Japanese Breakfast filed onto the Moody Theater stage in an orderly manner, appearing more like a mild-mannered group of software engineers in business casual than one of the hottest ascendant bands on the face of the earth.

Greg Ackerman Review

Live music review: Charley Crockett and the Blues Drifters taped a magical ACL TV episode

August 3, 2021 Greg Ackerman 871 Views ACL TV, Austin City Limits, BLues, Charley Crockett, country music, PBS, Texas country

Last Wednesday, July 28 Charley Crockett and the Blues Drifters taped their debut Austin City Limits (ACL TV) episode. The performance was magical. Crockett and his band entered ACL Live at the Moody Theater primed for the taping, coming off a month-long run that included a number of dates on the West Coast, were ripe for a masterful performance.

Ethan Guion Review

Live music review: Caroline Rose rocked BMI’s ACL Fest party last week

October 17, 2019 Ethan Guion 289 Views ACL Fest, ACL Festival, Austin City Limits, BMI, Caroline Rose, concert, folk, Green Day, live music, pop, rock, singer

Last Thursday at BMI’s Howdy Texas extravaganza leading into weekend two of Austin City Limits Music Festival (ACL Fest), venue host, Yeti Flagship store had a lyrical sharpshooter ready to give a playful greeting to Texas locals and visitors in Austin’s music capitol. As the windy October night cooled down, the music-loving crowd warmed to Caroline Rose gradually like the ice melting in the chilled mixed drinks silently swirling together.

Brian Hillsman Review

Live Music Review: Cage the Elephant Austin City Limits TV Taping

October 11, 2019 Brian Hillsman 415 Views ACL TV, Austin City Limits, Cage the Elephant, concert, indie rock, live music, Matt Schultz, Mick Jagger, rock n roll, taping, Terry Likona

On Friday, September 27, Cage the Elephant made a triumphant return to Austin for a taping for the 45th season of Austin City Limits. This would mark the band’s second performance in Austin since late July, when they amazed in a stellar performance at Circuit of the Americas, co-headlining with Beck with support from Austin’s Spoon on their Summer tour.

Brian Hillsman Live Review

Live music review: Vampire Weekend wows ACL TV audience

August 30, 2019 Brian Hillsman 250 Views ACL TV, Austin City Limits, Ezra Koenig, indie rock, live music, Moody Theater, Review, rock n roll, Vampire Weekend

On a late August evening, that provided little cloud coverage and ample dry heat, the sparse rain drops and grey

Greg Ackerman Live Review

Live music review: Arctic Monkeys taped Austin City Limits TV episode Saturday

October 15, 2018 Greg Ackerman 429 Views ACL TV, Alex Turner, Arctic Monkeys, Austin City Limits, live music, Music, TV taping

Austin City Limits, the long-running PBS series, continued its 44th season with the debut of the UK’s Arctic Monkeys on the program. The popular alternative rock band (who headlined at Austin City Limits Festival over the weekend) taped the episode Saturday evening at the Moody Theatre at ACL Live. The relatively intimate space gave fans the opportunity to see the British rockers up close, behind the cameras of the ACL TV crew.

Greg Ackerman Live Review

Festival Review: Iconic artists mix with future stars at Austin City Limits Festival

October 10, 2018 Greg Ackerman 119 Views ACL Fest, ACL Festival, Austin City Limits, concerts, David Byrne, Janelle Monae, live music, music festival, Paul McCartney, Talking Heads, The Beatles

Last weekend’s Austin City Limits Music Festival (ACL Fest) featured legacy acts Paul McCartney, David Byrne and Metallica along with upcoming stars, Janelle Monae, St. Vincent and Austin’s own Shakey Graves. We’re partial to female-fronted acts and we’ll take this opportunity to point out it was the many talented female fronted acts along with legends Sir Paul and Byrne who garnered the most attention over the three-day event held at Austin’s Zilker Park.

Mike Cosmic Review

ACL Sunday – The Cosmic Clash

October 5, 2014 mikecosmic 92 Views ACL, Austin, Austin City Limits, Chromeo, Greg Ackerman, Live, Mike Cosmic, Pearl Jam, Real Estate, Tara, The Replacements

ACL Sunday 8.5.14 Thanks to a couple of friends who did an amazing job at hooking it up! I took some

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