KUT/X Staff

The red-headed pop "femininomenon," decked out in cowboy chaps and a belt-buckle top, performed hits like "HOT TO GO!" and "Pink Pony Club," as well as unreleased song "The Subway."

Austin's biggest music festival returns to Zilker Park the first two weekends in October. It's ACL's 23rd year drawing music lovers from across the world deep into the heart of Texas for live music and lifelong memories.

From Foo Fighters to We Don't Ride Llamas, here's a recap of the annual music festival in photos.

KUTX shares the ones to watch this year at South by Southwest.

We look at this latest COVID surge in Austin and ask: What do we do now?

We talk to musicians about what’s changed for them at this stage of the pandemic. You’ll learn what they’re doing differently creatively and how they’re feeling about the constantly changing Austin music landscape.

We talked to three club owners about what's changed for music venues since things have opened back up. We also explore the saga behind the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant.

This episode is all about the fans. You’ll hear how they coped when there were no live shows and how they feel now that things are opening back up.

This episode is about whether or not the change in mask guidance for vaccinated individuals coupled with the big reopening in Austin music venues signals the end of the pandemic for Austin’s music scene.

We asked 15 Austin musicians the same questions: Have you performed during the pandemic? Are you ready to perform now? What would it take to make you feel comfortable performing the way we used to pre-pandemic?