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Live music review: Billy Strings returned to stage for Austin City Limits TV taping

July 6, 2026 Case Cockrell 795 Views ACL TV, Austin City Limits, Billy Strings, bluegrass, concert, flatpicking, folk rock, guitar, jam band, live music, Review, shredder, TV taping

Flat-picking mega star Billy Strings returned to the stage for his first full-band gig since April after busting his leg doing an ill-fated skateboard trick backstage at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville. After an unintentional break, Strings and his associates returned to ACL Live for Season 52 of Austin City Limits TV. For each consecutive season of the long-running PBS program, there is a show or two that sees high demand, with tons of hopeful fans waiting in line hoping to get a spot for the coveted performances. This was one of those tapings, as Billy’s return has been highly anticipated after a slew of cancellations following the injury in the spring. Despite arriving onstage on crutches and having not played a show in several months, things got right back to business for one of the most revered guitarists making his way around the touring circuit.

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Live music review: Jackie Venson Lambert’s residency is legit

February 26, 2022 Amanda Quraishi 2757 Views BLues, guitar, Jackie Venson, Lamberts, live music, rock n roll, Texas blues

I’ve been waiting patiently to see Jackie Venson for a while. Even with her demanding tour schedule, the Austin-born guitar goddess is never away from our fair city for too long. So when she announced on Twitter that she was doing a residency at Lamberts during February, I was stoked.

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Song review: Maddy Hatchett single Rainy Daze bring mellow feels

July 26, 2021 Lauren Warner 1773 Views Austin Music, guitar, Maddy Hatchett, music review, new music, singer, Single, song review, songwriter

relax and let the sweet sounds of new, Maddy Hatchet single, “Rainy Daze,” wash over you. In the midst of a hot and muggy Texas in July, this track serves up sentiment and nostalgia straight to you. Released at the end of May and filled with lovely guitar leads and mellow feels, this track flows with notes of hope and sweet vocal runs while tackling the concept of love with lyrical craftsmanship and an old soul style despite Hatchet’s relative youth.