Big Thief Brings Darkness, Hope, Fiction, Anecdotes, Earthly and Ephemeral Altogether In Austin
AUSTIN, TX- Big Thief played Austin on Wednesday February 15 at ACL Live at The Moody Theatre after their most recent studio album, the double LP Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You as part of their North American tour. The opening set by Big Thief guitarist Buck…
Kraftwerk Mesmerizes With a Fully Realized Audio-Visual Experience
AUSTIN, TX- Kraftwerk’s 3D tour came to Austin and left us all feeling a bit more human than ever. With the current lineup of Fritz Hilpert, Henning Schmitz, Falk Grieffenhagen, and cofounder Ralf Hütter (fellow cofounder, Florian Schneider passed away in April 2020), the pioneering…
Sigur Rós Hypnotize Austin With Artistry
AUSTIN, TX- Sigur Rós returned to Austin, TX, and played two nights, May 23rd and 24th, at ACL Live at the Moody Theater. When I attended the show on May 24th, I was instantly transported into a land of musical mysticism as the band emerged…
Patti Smith Gives ACL Live A Youthful and Flawless Performance
AUSTIN, TX- The iconic and powerful Patti Smith played Austin on Saturday, May 7th right before Mother’s Day, a celebration clouded by grief for those like myself who can no longer celebrate their progenitor. Personally, this felt like the best way to commemorate it….
Tori Amos Lays Her Soul Bare At ACL Live
AUSTIN, TX-Tori Amos is a treasure. The singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist played her final Texas show in Austin on May 1st. Accompanied by a phenomenal percussionist Ash Soan and bassist Jon Evans, Amos performed a great selection of her extensive material. Tori is touring behind…
Mastodon Gives ACL Live A World-Class Shredding
LOS ANGELES, CA- Swedish Progressive metal band Opeth and Atlanta-based metal band Mastodon Co-headlined a long-awaited show at ACL Live on Friday, November 26th as part of their 2021 tour with support from Zeal & Ardor, an avant-garde Swiss/American metal project. My first introduction…
Opeth Delivers Precision, Technical Proficiency & Melodic Vocals At ACL Live
CLICK HERE To Go Back To The Main Article! AUSTIN, TX- “… My first introduction to Opeth was as a teen in a new city, ready to start college and a set of identity discovery/ ideations. ‘Deliverance’, ‘Blackwater Park and ‘Damnation’ are some of the…
Zeal and Ardor’s Powerful Symbiosis Of Black Metal And African American Spirituals Stirs ACL
CLICK HERE To Go Back To The Main Article! AUSTIN, TX- “… Kicking off the evening was Zeale and Ardor. Their sophomore album, “Stranger Fruit”, was released through MKVA records (2018) and created a powerful symbiosis between traditional Afro-American and Christian genres like gospel,…
