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ACL Fest, long anticipated as the first large Austin music festival that would emerge through a waning pandemic, revealed its 2021 lineup this morning: George Strait, Billie Eilish, Stevie Nicks, Miley Cyrus, Rüfüs Du Sol, Dababy, and Erykah Badu are set to headline. The event, which also counts 2019 ACL Fest no-show Megan Thee Stallion and Doja Cat among marquee performers, notably contains a majority of women performs topping the bill. It also features a sizable load of Texas talent, with Black Pumas, St. Vincent [weekend 1 only], Dayglow, and Charlie Crockett, pairing with established Lo...
Legendary Austin music venues stage anticipated reopenings, plus more The Continental Club is one of several Austin venues reopening this month. Whether it was in the form of livestreams, drive-ins, or socially distanced setups, live music in Austin did its best to persevere throughout the pandemic. In all likelihood, it’s going to be a while longer before things are “normal” again, but the scene has started to move toward returning to full speed. To help get you in the loop on that, here are a few noteworthy bits for May. By the way, if you get out there, be sure to continue to mask...
Al-Sit wins the Grand Prix at Tampere Mission: Hebron is put forward as a candidate for the European Film Awards Al-Sit by Suzannah Mirghani The online 2021 edition of the Tampere Film Festival, the annual Finnish event dedicated to short films, announced its awards during a virtual ceremony held on Sunday afternoon. The International Grand Prix went to Suzannah Mirghani’s film Al-Sit (Sudan/Qatar), which tells the story of Nafisa, a teenage girl in a Sudanese village who – despite her crush on someone else – is facing an arranged marriage. Her grandmother, the powerful matriarch Al-S...