Covering the Limelight in ATX

Magician, illusionist, endurance artist David Blaine stopped by Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater on July 18, 2017, to entertain fans with his extraordinary abilities. Blaine is best known for his feats of endurance where he attempts to do the impossible. These stunts have included acts like being frozen alive in a block of ice and buried alive in a tank the water, suspended upside down for multiple days, and catching a .22 caliber bullet fired from a rifle in a small cup in his mouth. On this night we were fortunate to witness one of his amazing endurance feats, oxygen-assisted static apnea. While he did not break any world records with this feat, after several minutes of inhaling pure oxygen, Blaine did manage to hold his breath for an incredible 10 minutes and 16 seconds. Here's what this endurance test looked like. Blaine prepares by breathing pure oxygen while a video explains the act Blaine prepares by breathing pure oxygen and more ...

Grammy nominated John Ondrasik brought the music of Five For Fighting to one of the Austin area's most unique venues on July 14, 2017, as One World Theatre played host to two shows on the same evening by the singer-songwriter.  Joining Andrasik on stage was a string quartet. Five For Fighting with String Quartet Five For Fighting Five For Fighting String Quartet John Ondrasik takes his stage name, Five For Fighting, from his love of the game of hockey: a five minute penalty for on-ice fighting.  Ondrasik released his first album, Message For Albert , in 1997. His second album, America Town , produced his first major hit single, "Superman (It's Not Easy)," in 2000. His third album, Battle For Everything , landed him another hit single, "100 Years," in 2004. Ondrasik's fourth album, Two Lights , became his first top 10 album, debuting at number 8 on the Billboard 200 chart, and produced his third top 40 song,"The Riddl...

The '80s lived again as two of the decades favorite duos, legendary American rockers Hall and Oates and Britain's Tears For Fears hit the stage at San Antonio's AT&T Center on July 13, 2017. Hall and Oates Daryl Hall and John Oates' sound has been called "blue-eyed soul."  The duo recorded their first hit in 1974 and since then have had great commercial success with six number one singles and six platinum albums. In addition to several other awards bestowed on them over the years, Hall and Oates was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014. Daryl Hall Hall and Oates John Oates In addition to Daryl Hall and John Oates, band members for Hall and Oates include Charles DeChant - sax, flute, percussion, keys, and backing vocals, Brian Dunne - drums, Eliot Lewis - keys and backing vocals, Klyde Jones - bass and backing vocals, Porter Carroll - percussion and backing vocals, and Shane Theriot - guitar and backing vocal...