The Hills Are Alive

Real life Sound of Music: Third-generation von Trapp singers call Austin home

By Shelley Seale

05.14.13 | 1:30 pm

"Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens… bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens." Chances are, most of you are familiar with those words. They are "My Favorite Thin ...

Love Like a Sunset

Frenchmen Phoenix masterfully control their ACL taping with tempo, emotion and showmanship

By Caitlin M. Ryan

05.07.13 | 5:29 pm

Phoenix rarely strays too far from their formula of one part indie rock and another part French new disco. Having just released their fifth studio album, Bankrupt!, in a 13 year-long career as a ba ...

Mack, Jack & McConaughey Gala presents John Mellencamp with Dale Watson

04.11.13

Mack, Jack & McConaughey is the joint fundraising effort between Mack Brown, Jack Ingram, and Matthew McConaughey that supports organizations from across the country that positively suppor

Front Porch Tunes

Wine Down on Wednesdays this spring with ACL Live's happy hour music series

By Arden Ward

04.02.13 | 3:26 pm

Even in the Live Music Capital of the World we can use a spring-time excuse to get over the work week hump. Enter: The Wine Down. Returning this week, The Wine Down is ACL Live's answer to the ...

Eradicating Alzheimer's

The 4th & Goal Gala: Willie Nelson, Texas politicians and sportsmen honor DKR

By Caitlin M. Ryan

03.28.13 | 5:24 pm

"There's a lot of debate about which man was the greatest coach, but there's no debate about which coach was the greatest man," said Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott of Darrell ...

The Wine Down at ACL Live

ACL Live

04.03.13 - 06.05.13

The Wine Down, a music series presented by Rex Goliath Wines returns to the front porch of ACL Live for 10 consecutive Wednesdays this spring. Each week will feature a different artist, happy hour-

Texas Heritage Songwriters Hall of Fame Awards Show

ACL Live

03.03.13

Each year, the Texas Heritage Songwriters’ Association (TxHSA) honors songwriters during a live awards show and induction ceremony — the Hall of Fame inductees are those who embody and

Texas Heritage Songwriters

An unscripted life: Roger Miller to be honored for prolific, humor-filled songwriting career

By Meredith Rainey

02.19.13 | 10:40 am

"One of a kind" is a phrase reserved for the likes of Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe — and Roger Miller. Though Roger Miller has been gone for two decades, the impact that the eleven ...

Tuaca Drinks and Ink Tour

ACL Live

01.31.13

The 2013 Tuaca Drinks and Ink Tour combines the art of the DJ with the art of live drums. Featuring the DJ/drumming talents of DJ Ravidrums, celebrity host Corey Miller, Spoonfed Tribe and the

Weekend Roundup

Relax this weekend with our top 5 event picks

By Aleksander Chan

01.24.13 | 3:16 pm

How about we take it easy this weekend? Yes, that's what weekends are supposed to be for, but how often are they, actually? Exactly. This weekend, eat chili, buy things you probably don't n ...