Covering the Limelight in ATX

It was a night of fun, uplifting music when two of pop's brightest female stars, Colbie Caillat and Christina Perri,  hit the stage at Austin City Limits - Live at the Moody Theater on August 16, 2015 for "The Girls Night Out, Boys Can Come Too Tour." Christina Perri performs at ACL - Live Colbie Caillat performs at ACL - Live As you can tell by the tour title, this one was for the ladies, although plenty men were in attendance in the audience as well. Both Caillat and Perri are known for their songs meant to empower women and encourage everyone to never give up on their dreams and this night was no different. With songs like Perri's "Human" talking about the vulnerability of being human and making mistakes and Caillat's "Try" telling women they don't need to try so hard to please others, a powerful, positive message that many need to hear was definitely delivered . Christina Perri Colbie Caillat Christina Pe...

The soulful voice of three-time Grammy Award winner Jill Scott captivated the crowd at ACL - Live at the Moody Theater on August 15, 2015, when she stopped in Austin as part of her 25 city summer tour. Miss Scott is on tour in support of her 5th studio album, Woman , which debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart for the week of August 15. Scott first made her mark on the music scene 15 years ago with her debut album Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol.1. Her 2011 release, The Light Of The Sun, also reached #1 status. The reigning R and B queen performed for over an hour and a half, thrilling the sell-out crowd with tracks from some of her earlier albums in her "incredible 15-year journey" as well as tracks from Woman . Selections included "Gimme", "A Long Walk," "Closure," "Crown Royal," "He Loves Me," "Fool's Gold" and "Whatever" to name a few. Jill Scott's timeless...

On Sunday, August 9, 2015 a packed house of fans proved that Classic Rock and Roll is still alive and well and appreciated here in the "Live Music Capital of the World," Austin, Texas, when Whitesnake took to the stage at ACL - Live at the Moody Theater . Whitesnake is on The Purple Tour in support of their 12th studio album, The Purple Album, featuring re-imagined songs from lead singer, David Coverdale's time with Deep Purple. This was Whitesnake's 44th stop on the 48 city U.S. tour before traveling to Japan and Europe later this year. Whitesnake at ACL - Live at the Moody Theater Whitesnake features lead singer and founding member, David Coverdale. After playing with several small, local bands in England, Coverdale joined Deep Purple in late 1973, singing lead vocals and helping to write many of the tracks included on the Burn  and  Stormbringer albums until March 1976 when he embarked on a solo career. In 1978, Coverdale formed the successful hard roc...

It's Summer in Austin, Texas and several things are considered to be normal happenings here at this time of year: 1. Each afternoon, temperatures climb to somewhere near the century mark as the sun blazes through our cloudless blue sky. 2. Each evening, millions of Mexican free-tail bats soar through the sky as they leave the Congress Avenue Bridge in downtown Austin and travel over hundreds of miles in search of dinner. 3. Every day, thousands of locals and tourists beat the sweltering summer heat by diving into the refreshingly cool 68-degree waters of our favorite spring-fed oasis, Barton Springs Pool. 4. Each weekend, high-quality musical theater rocks the Zilker Hillside Theater across from Barton Springs as Zilker Theater Productions presents their annual Zilker Summer Musical. This marks the 57th year of the Zilker Summer Musical and, once again, the production is a magnificent success. This time around Director Robert Tolaro and his very talented cast are present...