Origins of the Austin City Limits Music Festival

KUT 90.5 | By KUT Staff

Published September 30, 2016 at 5:48 PM CDT

With the 15th annual Austin City Limits Music Festival underway, KUT's Nathan Bernier learns more about the origins of the festival from Chad Swiatecki, who interviewed the ACL fest founders for Austin Monthly Magazine.

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