A fest of flags

The most fantastic and flagrant flags at ACL Music Fest 2023

The Austin skyline isn't the only spectacular detail above the horizon.

Photo by Daniel Cavazos

It's impossible to scan the Austin City Limits Music Festival horizon and not cross paths with one of the many flags brought into the grounds.

In some European festivals like Glastonbury, thousands of flags can be seen hovering above the crowds. While our hometown fest isn't quite there (yet?), there was certainly not a lack of flagging during Weekend One. Leave it to Austin to have a tacos flag! Noticeably absent was the little Santa flier we used to see year after year. Hope he's okay!

Here are some excellent flags and sky fliers we saw this past weekend.

ACL Fest 2023 flags Would it even be an ACL without a Texas flag? We also loved the seasonally appropriate Día de los Muertos shout out. Photo by Daniel Cavazos

ACL Fest 2023 flags Saw the iconic orange and white branding and knew what I was having for dinner that night. Photo by Daniel Cavazos

ACL Fest 2023 flags Canadian superstar Shania Twain headlined the Honda stage Saturday night, but her loyal fans were still waving the maple leaf Sunday before Odesza's set. Photo by Daniel Cavazos

ACL Fest 2023 flags Saturday was the first day of the Houston Astros playoffs against the Minnesota Twins, which the former won 6-4. Photo by Daniel Cavazos

ACL Fest 2023 flags We just want to take a moment to honor this tacos flag for making several of our previous galleries. Photo by Daniel Cavazos

ACL Fest 2023 flags Self-explanatory flag! Follow that rule and you'll be A-OK. Photo by Daniel Cavazos

ACL Fest 2023 flags One judging Jesus; one puffing SnoopJesus. A Jesus for everyone. Photo by Daniel Cavazos

ACL Fest 2023 flags I saw this flag and was instantly taken back to my childhood. Nothing more iconic on the 4th of July than a brick of Black Cat firecrackers. Photo by Daniel Cavazos

ACL Fest 2023 flags Speaking of throwbacks! Who remembers?! RIP SWT!Photo by Daniel Cavazos

ACL Fest 2023 flags Saturdays Are for the Boys...seen on Sunday. [Face-palm.]Photo by Daniel Cavazos

ACL Fest 2023 flags A flag more often found along the Texas coast. Ya lost, buddy?Photo by Daniel Cavazos

ACL Fest 2023 flags Spongebob fans like music too!Photo by Daniel Cavazos

ACL Fest 2023 flags Nicki Minaj, reporting for duty!Photo by Daniel Cavazos

ACL Fest 2023 flags Another fest favorite of ours: Astronaut Cowboy, king of the frontiers!Photo by Daniel Cavazos

ACL Fest 2023 flags An ACL Fest divided! After Saturday's painful loss to Oklahoma, UT fans were definitely in need of the Group Therapy flag. Photo by Daniel Cavazos

ACL Fest 2023 flags OK, who is he and where can we find that mustache?Photo by Daniel Cavazos

ACL Fest 2023 flags When memes make it to flags...Photo by Daniel Cavazos

ACL Fest 2023 flags We can't even type the word!Photo by Daniel Cavazos

ACL Fest 2023 flags Wave this Fiji flag as a ritual for great tropical weather next week.Photo by Daniel Cavazos

ACL Fest 2023 flags South Park and party quotes go hand in hand? Maybe? Photo by Daniel Cavazos

ACL Fest 2023 flags Simple, yet effective. Photo by Daniel Cavazos

ACL Fest 2023 flags Frankenstein, the Fest-Goer. We love you. Photo by Daniel Cavazos

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Concert News

Austin icon Gary Clark to play free show launching wife's maternity pop-up

Photo courtesy of Bumpsuit

Bumpsuit is now open at the Domain Northside.

Austin icon Gary Clark Jr. is playing a free hometown show on Friday, December 13, to celebrate the opening of his wife, Nicole Trunfio's trendy maternity store, Bumpsuit. It's open now, and will be in Austin for six months.

Clark will be playing with his band: King Zapata and Elijah Ford on guitar, JJ Johnson on drums, and Dayne Reliford on backup vocals and keyboard.

They're fresh off the announcement that Clark will receive a Texas Medal of Arts, one of the highest honors a Texas artist can receive. He's known for modernizing the blues — not overwriting past traditions, but bringing the established sound into popular music people love whether they're conscious of the genre or not.

The new store's neighbor Grimaldi's Pizzeria is bringing a pop-up bar to the event, and there will also be yard games, photo opportunities, and more, according to a release.

Bumpsuit is filling an auspicious space for minimalist fashion at Domain Northside. It'll spend its tenure at 11700 Domain Blvd. Suite 120, the former site of Austin's first Skims Workshop, which has since moved on to a permanent location in the same shopping center.

The two stores are very similar in aesthetic, with Trunfio's focusing on maternity and postpartum wear. Styles are generally made in neutrals or jewel tones, and cut in extremely simple shapes.

“After spending our summer on tour as a family with Gary and his band, we are excited to end the year at Domain Northside to coincide with the opening of our Bumpsuit store,” said Trunfio in the release.

"Doors" for the (presumably outdoor) concert next to Bumpsuit neighbor Vuori (11701 Domain Blvd. Suite 154) are at 7 pm; the show starts at 8:30 pm.

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A fest of flags

The most fantastic and flagrant flags at ACL Music Fest 2023

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