Down and Distance

On the glory of the ACL football tent On the glory of the ACL football tent By Dan Solomon

9.19.11  |  1:55 pm

The Austin City Limits Festival gets a lot of things right, but one of the things it gets right-est is ...

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ACL in review: The Head And The Heart bring sunshine and harmonies ACL in review: The Head And The Heart bring sunshine and harmonies By Tom Thornton

9.19.11  |  11:42 am

The Head and The Heart arrived at ACL with quite a bit of buzz and some good timing: SPIN dubbed ...

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ACL in review: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. reps their Motor City pride ACL in review: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. reps their Motor City pride By Mark Stock

9.19.11  |  10:15 am

Motor City USA has had its share of struggles lately. Fortunately, there's the electro-pop renderings of Detriot natives Dale ...

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ACL in review: Joseph Arthur, Sunday's diamond in the rough ACL in review: Joseph Arthur, Sunday's diamond in the rough By Dan Solomon

9.19.11  |  9:30 am

It'a realistic to say that Joseph Arthur was not likely on many people's "most anticipated acts at ACL ...

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Day three of ACL: Mariachis, Ryan Bingham, Fleet Foxes and Christian Bale help to ... Day three of ACL: Mariachis, Ryan Bingham, Fleet Foxes and Christian Bale help to close out the festival By Jessica Pages

9.19.11  |  9:21 am

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Don't miss this: Empire of the Sun, headliner in waiting Don't miss this: Empire of the Sun, headliner in waiting By Mitch Morales

9.18.11  |  1:26 pm

Austin Music Hall started to feel a little like home for me Saturday night as I returned for the 3rd ...

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ACL in review: Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings deliver a soulful set ACL in review: Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings deliver a soulful set By Arden Ward

9.18.11  |  10:20 am

I might be the only person who can say this, but I once bought tickets to ACL solely to see ...

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The Belle Brigade's talent rings loud and clear at ACL The Belle Brigade's talent rings loud and clear at ACL By Meredith Rainey

9.18.11  |  10:20 am

I love nothing more than going to see a band and having low expectations—or, in this case, no expectations ...

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ACL in review: Fitz and the Tantrums and Skrillex dance it out ACL in review: Fitz and the Tantrums and Skrillex dance it out By Audra Schroeder

9.18.11  |  9:29 am

Are we in a retro plateau? It's hard to tell at a fest like ACL, when so many acts ...

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ACL in review: J Roddy Walston & The Business mix rugged rock and honky tonk ACL in review: J Roddy Walston & The Business mix rugged rock and honky tonk By Mark Stock

9.18.11  |  5:40 am

J. Roddy Walston is a hurricane of hair and hands. He's playing with urgency and head-banging so hard the ...

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ACL interview: Cowboy and Indian's Daniel James and Jazz Mills on band dynamics ... ACL interview: Cowboy and Indian's Daniel James and Jazz Mills on band dynamics and the feel of the fest By Samantha Pitchel

9.18.11  |  5:30 am

To say that Cowboy and Indian—an oft-shifting collective of musicians producing dreamy, bluesy tunes with a satisfyingly vintage feel ...

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Day two of ACL: Rain, crowd surfing and tunes Day two of ACL: Rain, crowd surfing and tunes By Jessica Pages

9.18.11  |  12:39 am

   

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ACL eats: Top picks for Sunday grub, from truffles to poboys ACL eats: Top picks for Sunday grub, from truffles to poboys By Mitch Morales

9.18.11  |  12:15 am

For me, ACL means two things: good music and good food. Not only does C3 bring out the big bands ...

They wore what?

What not to wear: Learning from first day mistakes at ACL What not to wear: Learning from first day mistakes at ACL By Megan Runser

9.17.11  |  7:13 pm

And now for a quick Public Service Announcement: Hello Austin City Limits attendees. Wanted to share some friendly reminders with ...

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ACL in review: Iron and Wine offer a rainy jazz odyssey ACL in review: Iron and Wine offer a rainy jazz odyssey By Dan Solomon

9.17.11  |  6:50 pm

Maybe it was the rain—sorely needed, of course, but hilariously ill-timed to coincide with the festival after so many ...

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ACL in review: King Kanye takes the throne ACL in review: King Kanye takes the throne By Thom Fain

9.17.11  |  5:12 pm

I'm not sure what all the fuss was about with Kanye West headlining ACL this year; though some might ...

Front Row at ACL

Isn't she crazy (I mean, lovely)? One fan endures one hell of a ... Isn't she crazy (I mean, lovely)? One fan endures one hell of a day to be front and center at Stevie Wonder By Veronica Castelo

9.17.11  |  4:04 pm

At 11 am every morning during the Austin City Limits Music Festival, the Star Wars theme song is blasted across ...

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ACL sunglass and flag fashion - too cool for Kanye ACL sunglass and flag fashion - too cool for Kanye By Meredith Rainey

9.17.11  |  11:22 am

The Austin City Limits Music Festival ain't just about music.  It's also about friends, flags and fashion.  Some ...

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ACL preview: Austin's own Hayes Carll, modern Americana troubadour ACL preview: Austin's own Hayes Carll, modern Americana troubadour By Arden Ward

9.17.11  |  10:35 am

His accent rivals the twangiest of Texas twangs, his early inspiration drawn from Bob Dylan and John Prine. He towers ...

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ACL in photos: Kanye West, Foster the People, Big Boi and James Blake rock ... ACL in photos: Kanye West, Foster the People, Big Boi and James Blake rock out on day one By Jessica Pages

9.17.11  |  10:22 am

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ACL in review: James Blake's reverb-heavy hits ACL in review: James Blake's reverb-heavy hits By Tom Thornton

9.17.11  |  10:01 am

When we last saw James Blake, the setting was a midnight gig inside a large church at SXSW. The audience ...

ACL in review

ACL in review: Electric Touch brings a Brit-punk inspired dance party ACL in review: Electric Touch brings a Brit-punk inspired dance party By Albert Nurick

9.17.11  |  6:00 am

Some bands are just plain happy to play a festival. Hometown post-punk heroes Electric Touch are such a band, feeding ...

Mini-Me ACL

Tiny tunes adventures: Austin Kiddie Limits rocks for the little ones Tiny tunes adventures: Austin Kiddie Limits rocks for the little ones By Michael Graupmann

9.16.11  |  7:13 pm

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ACL Fest Food

Surviving the lines: Best bets for conquering your ACL snack cravings Surviving the lines: Best bets for conquering your ACL snack cravings By Jessica Dupuy

9.16.11  |  7:12 pm

Ok music fans: the gates are open and the time has come to sport your best dust-bowl/mud-pit-proof shoes and ...

ACL in review

ACL in review: Big Boi rocks a heat-soaked—but still down to dance—festival ... ACL in review: Big Boi rocks a heat-soaked—but still down to dance—festival crowd By Dan Solomon

9.16.11  |  6:43 pm

Big Boi—the less reclusive half of Outkast—is no stranger to Austin stages. He's showed up at the ...

Hear me out

10 years of pure festival joy—ACL delivers 10 years of pure festival joy—ACL delivers By Kevin Benz

9.16.11  |  6:32 pm

Warning: I am an unabashed fan of the Austin City Limits Music festival and the people who put it on ...

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Ryan Bingham needs a cough drop and Cee-Lo is offensive: The ACL line-up according ... Ryan Bingham needs a cough drop and Cee-Lo is offensive: The ACL line-up according to my mother By Lauren Modery

9.16.11  |  11:00 am

My mother and I have dramatically different music tastes. When I was a young girl, I’d listen to her ...

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Interview with Ruby Jane: How she will surprise this year's ACL audience Interview with Ruby Jane: How she will surprise this year's ACL audience By Meredith Rainey

9.16.11  |  10:22 am

It’s not often you find a 16 year-old playing their own set at a music event as big as ...

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Interview with Elbow: U2 and Jay-Z love them. You will, too. Interview with Elbow: U2 and Jay-Z love them. You will, too. By Tom Thornton

9.16.11  |  10:17 am

Bury, England's sensitive and soaring group Elbow may not have a high-profile US presence, but they're playing to ...

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Straight from An Horse's mouth: An interview on ACL plans, Aussie roots and ... Straight from An Horse's mouth: An interview on ACL plans, Aussie roots and tour life By William James Gerlich

9.16.11  |  6:00 am

Aussie indie duo Kate Cooper and Damon Cox—better known as An Horse—are winning over the hearts of hipsters ...