2012 Student Day Sale
3-Day Passes are sold out, but we once again have set aside some 3-Day Passes for hard-working high school and college students looking to take a weekend off for some music festival fun.
Archive for 2012
Artist Discovery: Austin Bloggy Limits & Caveman
For Austin Bloggy Limits’ Ben Wintle, the best festival music magic happens before 3PM. Learn why!
Artist Discovery: Consequence of Sound & Quiet Corral
Summer may be officially over, but take the advice of Consequence of Sound’s Megan Ritt and savor the last days of summer with the guitar-heavy folk rock sounds of Quiet Corral.
2012 Official Late Night Shows
Announcing the Official 2012 ACL Festival Late Night Shows! Even if you didn’t get a ticket to the Festival, you can keep the party going in Downtown Austin’s legendary live music venues!
Artist Discovery: CultureMap & Justin Jones
We’ve teamed up with a handpicked group of the best music writers on the web – from Austin and beyond – to give you a deeper look at the broad range of talented artists set to perform at ACL this October.
Artist Discovery: Live Music Blog & Father John Misty
Get to know the alt-country, “divine” musical style of Josh Tillman and his band — Father John Misty — as Live Music Blog’s John Stephens takes us into their trippy, poetic world.
Artist Discovery: BrooklynVegan Austin & Alt-J
Meet Alt-J, rising British indie-rockers set to bring their complex sound stateside next month with the release of their debut album, An Awesome Wave.
Artist Discovery: CultureMap & Iggy and The Stooges
CultureMap’s Arden Ward takes a look at how Iggy and The Stooges – “Iggy Pop and his band of young misfits” – has been influencing the punk rock genre for over 40 years.
Redesign ACL Mike’s Flag!
In honor of his devotion to the Festival and to help him spruce up his swag, we’re launching a special contest and inviting aspiring designers to submit their best graphic artwork to be displayed as his festival flag.