Brian Wilson

Jackie caught this concert at Austin City Limits Live on May 13: "Brian Wilson’s incredible band playing Beach Boys hits and the entire Pet Sounds album."

Gary Clark, Jr. at ACL Live

Jackie shot this picture last Saturday at the concert at ACL Live.

George Ezra

Jackie shot this picture of George Ezra, a talented singer-songwriter at a December ACL Live show. I love the composition and the smile he has as if he is responding to the audience and their response to him.

Ready for Music

Jackie shot this from the balcony seats at Moody Theater. She says the Mark Knopfler show was amazing in that most of the sold-out crowd were in their seats before the performance began.

Mark Knopfler

Our friend Jackie went to see Mark Knopfler at ACL Live at the Moody Theater last month. She says it was an amazing band with all kinds of instruments including one in this photo that looks quite mystifying.

Band of Heathens

On this Boxing Day I give you Jackie's photo of the Band of Heathens. After holiday excesses it seems appropriate.

Tedeschi Trucks Band

Back in November Jackie got this shot at the Moody Theater. She says:

We saw this great band, a favorite of ours, at ACL Live a couple of years ago. They were here again November 12^th, and better than ever.

The local Band of Heathens opened for them. A pleasant discovery for us.

Songstress

Our friend Jackie captured this shot of Melissa Etheridge at the Moody Theater this month. She says:

We loved her in her heyday, but hadn’t heard her in years. We think she’s better than ever. She played drums, several different kinds of guitars, and harmonica, while belting out one lusty song after another. Lighting was very conducive to dramatic photography.

Bevo Visits Second Street

There was a fund raiser for the Darryl Royal Alzheimer's Research Fund Wednesday. Next to Willie's statue Bevo greeted people along with his handler. Willie sang at the event inside the Moody Theater.

Ladysmith Black Mambazo at ACL Live

Saturday Jackie saw the Ladysmith Black Mambazo performance at ACL Live and reports:

We had seen the male chorus from South Africa before, back in the ‘80s, when Paul Simon’s Graceland brought them global popularity. Their close harmony is magical and they spice it up with Zulu dancing. The group has been singing for 52 years; the founder, Joseph Shaalala is now 70. Last night he introduced his youngest son, Thamsanga, who will take over when Joseph has to retire. (But Joseph seemed quite capable.) They “travel the world spreading the message of peace, love and harmony.” They also sang an exhortation for “rain, rain. rain,” which the local crowd really appreciated.

B.B. King

Back in October, I think, Jackie caught B.B. King at the ACL Moody Theater. I saw B.B. King live long ago at Antone's (when it was on Sixth Street) and at Armadillo World Headquarters. A venerable guy, but sitting down these days!

Skyline?

Jackie captured the Austin City Limits backdrop while waiting for a lecture in the ACL Moody Theater. We've shown lots of real skyline pictures here but the perspective of this one would be impossible to achieve. Pretty, though, isn't it?

Grand Staircase

Jackie shot this picture of the staircase entrance to the Austin City Limits venue. You can see the W logo and the AMLI apartments across the street. If you live in the area, come down to Second Street today starting at 3PM for a free celebration of our new neighbor.

A New Venue

Some of you who have never visited Austin, Texas have seen a program on public television called "Austin City Limits." Their venue was a studio in the communications building at UT. But a new home for this show (and other performances) just opened in the structure housing the W hotel and residences. The Theater is called Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater. Our friend Jackie took this photo during the Gipsy Kings performance Wednesday. Last night was a grand opening party. We haven't been to the venue yet and it will probably be a while because we didn't pull the trigger on shows and they are all just about sold out for months. We'll definitely be enjoying this venue, though. It's three blocks from us.