Wednesday, February 23. 2011
| by Robin Lardie - Staff Writer & Photographer
A sold out crowd at the new ACL Live venue downtown Austin welcomed Styx last Saturday night.
Let me first go on record as confirming what you may have previously heard about Austin's new flagship music venue: it's beautifully designed, every seat in the house boasts a great stage view. Add state of the art sound system and a doting staff and I'm confident ACL Live will quickly become your new favorite venue.
Hard to believe that Styx (Current lineup: Tommy Shaw, James "JY" Young, Ricky Phillips- rumored to be an Austinite himself, Todd Sucherman and Lawrence Gowan) have been tearing up the stage since 1970.
Having had four consecutive multiplatinum releases in a row in their early career easily lent itself to a setlist I lovingly call "all killer, no filler". I was impressed by the level of enthusiasm and gusto brought by each member. With tight performances like Saturday night it's plain to see why renegades of all ages turn up to rock out with Styx.
To check out the schedule of upcoming ACL Live shows, visit their web site at http://www.acl-live.com/.
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Friday, February 4. 2011
Click here for the rest of the Tokyo Police Club pics. | by Jeff Barringer - Staff Writer & Photographer
If it wasn't 12 degrees outside, the crowd at Austin's La Zona Rosa could have become confused and thought they were at a SXSW showcase with headliners Tokyo Police Club and Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin making their visit to town early this year.
The crowd was definitely sparse compared to what it could have been had the weather stayed in the 70s for just one more day, but the frigid temps didn't stop the hard core, the bar was busy even without hot coffee, and the bands kept the crowd warm. | |
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