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Local Austin Bands Playing ACL Music Fest

Austin Bands to Watch at ACL Music Festival This Year

Meet the rising local acts playing ACL Fest this year
Food offerings at Koko’s Bavarian include beer, pretzels, hot dogs and more.

Koko’s Bavarian to Reopen in Austin With South Lamar Beer Hall This October

The new 7,000-square-foot beer hall will feature long tables, a live oak patio, oversized screens and an expanded menu
The Austin beer garden and bakery, Easy Tiger, reopens Aug. 18 at The Linc and in September on South Lamar. (Photo by Justin Cook)

Austin Beer Garden and Bakery Easy Tiger Relaunches Under MML Hospitality

New partnership brings refreshed menus with North reopening Aug. 18 and South Lamar in September
Selection of coffee and tea beverages from Grá Mór. (Photo by Drink In Creative for Grá Mór)

NYC’s The Dead Rabbit Team Opens Grá Mór, a Modern Irish Café on Sixth Street

Formerly Neighborhood Café, the reimagined space features a new menu with globally inspired fare and a day-to-night drink program
Kappo Kappo, a 25-seat restaurant opens this fall at Austin Proper Hotel.

Austin Proper to Open Kappo Kappo, a Japanese-French Tasting Counter

A 25-seat restaurant led by acclaimed chefs Haru and Gohei Kishi will blend kappo-style Japanese dining with French technique
At Siti, chef Laila Bazahm serves Southeast Asian–inspired dishes at her new restaurant inside The Frances Modern Inn. She’s also known for El Raval in Austin and the award-winning Hawker 45 in Barcelona.

Austin’s Best New Restaurants and Bars to Try

Discover the most exciting additions to Austin’s food and beverage scene
The front entrance of The Driskill Hotel in Austin, Texas, which will remain open during a major renovation set for completion in 2026.

Austin’s Historic Driskill Hotel Begins Renovations and Restoration Ahead of 140th Anniversary

The 1886 landmark launches a full restoration with new guest rooms, dining concepts, event spaces and design updates by 2026
Wide stadium shots after a goal during the first half of the match against the Sporting Kansas City at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Saturday May 18, 2024. (Photo by Jacob Gonzalez/Austin FC)

Guide to Events This Weekend in Austin

Live music, outdoor theater, vintage finds and more ways to spend August 15–17 in Austin
The Oogie Boogie character appears in a light installation at Disney Tim Burton’s “The Nightmare Before Christmas” Light Trail, opening Sept. 25 at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin.

Disney’s ‘Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas’ Light Trail Debuts in Austin

Beloved characters, scenes and songs from the 1993 film come to life along the Wildflower Center’s illuminated trails
The Yurtopian Dripping Springs

A $7M Texas Glamping Resort Could Be Yours for Just $10

A Texas couple is raffling off The Yurtopian, a 46-acre property in Dripping Springs with 10 luxury yurts and more