10 years ago — 35 years after its start, Austin City Limits, the television show on PBS (and its original studio), was declared a landmark by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
All of the following images were made there. They are the copyrighted property of KLRU; I shot them all. Scott Newton, June 2019.
The band was Coldplay. They had just finished playing, and were walking off.
Season 11, Legends of Bluegrass
Season 11, Legends of Bluegrass.
The Legends of Bluegrass; they pretty much invented it.
Ibrahim Ferrer , bandleader.
Ruben Gonzalez.
Chan Marshall
This guy is an amazing vocalist, and an energetic performer to boot.
Eddie Vedder.
Frank Black
Jack White.
Lyle Lovett, John Hiatt, Joe Ely, Guy Clark
Guy Clark.
John Hiatt, Joe Ely.
Show is over, guitars’ shrill feedback goes with the image..
The permanent set of the Austin City Skyline — what’s behind the actual stage and serves as backdrop—is based on a photograph I took from near St Edward’s University in South Austin in 1981.
Annie Clark.
Annie Clark
Glen Hansard.
The original studio, on Univ Texas campus, had a backstge area where performers and staff made their marks. We moved to the new studio, ACL Live at the Moody Theater, after season 36.
John Paul Jones
Dave Grohl.
Josh Homme
