Amelia Engstrom

Japanese Vocaloid artist Kikuo set off on his 15 country tour Aug. 1 and visited ACL Live on Friday night. Vocaloid, the basis of Kikuo's music since 2003, utilizes an AI-based technology that combines banks of sounds and syllables to create lyrical melodies and synthetic musical elements. With his experimental style and sound layering, the artist's hit song “Aishite Aishite Aishite” earned the title of the first Vocaloid track to surpass 100 million streams on Spotify. The Daily Texan talked with Kikuo through a translator before his set to discuss the uniqueness of the genre.

In the late 70s, Sherry Millington and her roommate’s tailgating tradition involved a station wagon, ice chests full of beers and camaraderie. Now, returning to UT for the first football game of the 2024 season, the two find themselves enveloped by an even stronger camaraderie at the University’s tailgating tradition: Bevo Blvd. On Aug. 31,...

The Secret of Us album) is the result of feeling very big feelings in a very short amount of time,” Gracie Abrams said to her audience as the sun set behind the Moody Amphitheater stage.

Coco Becker Texas native Chance Peña performs on the T-Mobile stage at his first Austin City Limits Music Festival on October 4, 2024.

Coco Becker Festival attendees watch football at Austin City Limits Music Fest on October 5, 2024.

Coco Becker Chappell Roan fans wait at the stage barricade hours before she is set to perform at Austin City Limits Music Fest on October 6, 2024.

Coco Becker Chappell Roan performs at Austin City Limits Music Fest at Zilker Park on October 6, 2024.

Coco Becker Crowds gather in anticipation of Chappell Roan’s performance at Austin City Limits Music Fest at Zilker Park on October 6, 2024.

Leaders in the newsroom wrote about the significance of the Texan’s 125th year of publication.

Austin-based actor and filmmaker Kelly Frye received an invite to a dinner at Hotel Saint Cecilia. Frye entered the event excited at the prospect of meeting fellow female creatives. To her surprise, the event hosted a different type of creative than she expected—instead of filmmakers, she found influencers.