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How ACL Fest Lineups Reveal Which Genres Are Gaining Festival Power

How ACL Fest Lineups Reveal Which Genres Are Gaining Festival Power

A close look at Austin City Limits' lineups reveals a clear shift in which music genres hold the most power and commercial appeal in the festival world.
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Not Led Zeppelin, Not Deep Purple: The British Rock Band That Time Forgot Pioneered Heavy Metal

Not Led Zeppelin, Not Deep Purple: The British Rock Band That Time Forgot Pioneered Heavy Metal

This lesser-remembered British rock band was as influential to heavy metal as Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple were, yet they never had the same success.
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How ACL Fest Lineups Reflect Austin’s Changing Musical Identity

How ACL Fest Lineups Reflect Austin’s Changing Musical Identity

Exploring how the Austin City Limits Music Festival's annual lineup reflects the city's ongoing struggle between its local roots and global ambitions.
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How ACL Fest’s Two-Weekend Format Can Highlight an Artist’s Catalog Depth

How ACL Fest’s Two-Weekend Format Can Highlight an Artist’s Catalog Depth

In an era of viral singles, Austin City Limits stands apart, demanding that artists bring more than just one hit to its iconic stage.
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How Backing Tracks Change the Trade-Offs of a Festival Set

How Backing Tracks Change the Trade-Offs of a Festival Set

Exploring how pre-recorded music challenges the ideas of risk, reward, and authenticity at a festival renowned for its celebration of live performance.
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Why an ACL Fest Debut Can Carry Extra Stakes for Emerging Artists

Why an ACL Fest Debut Can Carry Extra Stakes for Emerging Artists

For an artist, a debut at Austin City Limits isn't just another show. We explore why the stakes are uniquely high at this iconic Texas festival.
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U2 Dream It All Up Again

U2 Dream It All Up Again

The band goes very, very deep on how they got their swagger back on Carnaval De Luz, with help from Brian Eno, the late Dolly Parton, Rosalía, and Larry Mullen Jr.’s brave neck surgeon
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Tom Petty Found Roy Orbison's Vocal Prowess Intimidating During Traveling Wilburys Collaboration

Tom Petty Found Roy Orbison's Vocal Prowess Intimidating During Traveling Wilburys Collaboration

Tom Petty Found Roy Orbison's Vocal Prowess Intimidating During Traveling Wilburys Collaboration
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5 Times The Byrds Turned Musicians Into Legends

5 Times The Byrds Turned Musicians Into Legends

The Byrds were an iconic rock act in their own right, but they also helped launch Bob Dylan into the mainstream, gave Jackson Browne an early boost, and more.
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Phoenix blues icon turns 90. He isn't ready to stop shouting the blues

Phoenix blues icon turns 90. He isn't ready to stop shouting the blues

Big Pete Pearson is celebrating his 90th birthday and 80 years of shouting the blues, having shared a stage with Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf and more.
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Jeff Ament Looks Back at Pearl Jam’s Early Days — and Explains How They Picked Their New Drummer

Jeff Ament Looks Back at Pearl Jam’s Early Days — and Explains How They Picked Their New Drummer

With his new photo book, Since Forever, out new, Pearl Jam's Jeff Ament talks about the stories behind the photos, and discusses the band's post-Matt Cameron future
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Linkin Park says Chester Bennington would be 'proud' of band moving on

Linkin Park says Chester Bennington would be 'proud' of band moving on

Linkin Park's Emily Armstrong and Joe Hahn get candid about pain, growth and starting over. Here's the story behind the band's rebirth.