With a range of genres and decades of music represented at ACL 2025, here are Afterglow editors’ picks for the best sets from both weekends of the festival.
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Transitioning from college town shows to festivals like Austin City Limits, members of The Bends sat down with Afterglow to reflect on their roots and look to the future of their fanbase.
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Spanning the many subgenres of indie, these five women acts captivated the crowd at Weekend Two of the Austin City Limits Music Festival.
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At the end of each month, Afterglow presents a staff-picked list of new albums and singles that left a lasting impression on our ears.
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Get the most out of your festival wristband by catching these early bird sets from five stellar local and international artists.
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Irish indie-rock band Inhaler captivated its Austin crowd with a casual yet cathartic show on March 18.
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Irish indie-rock quartet Inhaler shared inspirations and insights about touring with Afterglow ahead of its ‘Open Wide’ tour stop in Austin.
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For two sunny October weekends, big names like Jungle and Kehlani graced the stages of Zilker Park’s signature festival.
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In a sweltering afternoon set, the all-woman group refreshed the T-Mobile stage with a bright, vengeful performance.
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Austin City Limits amplified queer women with captivatingly camp performances from Fletcher, Reneé Rapp, and Chappell Roan during Weekend One.
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Austin’s own Chief Cleopatra sat down with Afterglow to discuss her soul-rock influences and her hopes for her first ACL performance.
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Clairo made the crowd “wanna go dancing” at her second Austin stop of the Charm Tour on Oct. 1.
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In a surprise double album release, the genre-defying, economy-defining songstress returns with her eleventh studio album as Chairwoman of THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT. Full of artistic allusions and recycled themes, Swift dwells in unreality and chooses her relationship with the media as the anthology’s most pressing matter.
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Known for its fragmented construction and grave content, “The Waste Land” may seem inaccessible to casual readers. However, it transforms into a timeless beacon of despair when paired with contemporary songs about desolation and disillusionment.
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SXSW 2024 was bustling with music and tech panels, and AI dominated nearly every conversation. At the precipice of immense industry innovation, music business professionals presented mixed arguments for how AI can help and hurt independent artistry.
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South by Southwest’s music festival returned to Austin on March 11 for six days of showcases featuring hundreds of artists worldwide.
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During a busy week of showcases at SXSW, UT’s own West 22nd sat down with Afterglow for a chat about how far they’ve come and what’s next for the band.
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At the end of each month, Afterglow presents a staff-picked list of new albums and singles that left a lasting impression on our ears.
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