Roxwel interviews artists who performed at the Austin City Limits Music Festival in Austin, Texas
  • Hangin' with Bobby

    ACL 2011


    It's the 10th Anniversary of ACL and everyone is hangin' with Bobby! On today's episode, Bobby chats with some of the most talented artists to grace Zilker Park. You will get to hear what these folks were listening to 10 years ago, what superstitions they possess and what they have in store for their fans in the future. Plus, we attempt to end the drought with some good ol fashion ran dancin'. Enjoy!
  • Spin The Roxwel RoxWHEEL!

    ACL 2010


    What happens when you get tired of conducting the same boring interviews during festival season? You get together with your work buddies for beers at the local pub the night before the festival and come up with random questions/challenges to put on the wheel your girlfriend and her roommate sawed a few hours later. BAM! And that's how Roxwel's roxWHEEL came about the night before ACL 2010 kicked off, hosted by Roxwel's own Bobby "Barker" Nall with hilarious contributions from members of Cage The Elephant, Foals, Asleep At The Wheel, Black Lips, The Ice Cream Man, Dan Black, Local Natives, Matt and Kim, Ozomatli, Portugal. The Man, and The Ettes.
  • Festival Recap

    ACL 2010


    The crew at Roxwel had a sneeze-tastic time during ACL 2010. When we weren't cursing our allergies, we managed to pop out a few questions for our favorite bands and smoosh them all in this beautiful little recap. Appearances made from Foals, Asleep At The Wheel, Black Lips, Cage The Elephant, The Ice Cream Man, Dan Black, Local Natives, Matt and Kim, Ozomatli, Portugal The Man, and The Ettes.
  • ACL 09 Interview & Live Performance

    White Lies


    White Lies sit down with us and talk about officially being the busiest band all summer, putting clips of most of their music festival performances on kyte for their fans, and how they put their albums together and how they are going to put their second album together. Also check out clips of their live performance from ACL 09 and clips from their music video for "Farewell To The Fairground".
  • ACL 09 Interview & Live Performance

    Passion Pit


    Michael of Passion Pit does the mistake of sitting down with Jason Dick and Trevin backstage at ACL 09 as Jason Dick tries to get the dirt of Michael's ex-girlfriend who was the reason why Passion Pit became a band (it's actually quite romantic aside from the fact that she is his ex now). In this interview, Michael dispels all rumors and lays it out straight. Also check out live performance clips of Passion Pit at ACL 09.
  • ACL 09 Interview & Live Performance

    David Garza


    David Garza and Chepo Pena join us backstage and give us a pretty funny start to this interview, they also talk about playing the first ACL and taping an webisode on the spin off of the Austin City Limits tv show, Chepo talks about Sincola, David talks about separating peanut and butter, and there is a lot of laughter in between. Also catch clips of their live performance at ACL 09 and clips of David's music video for "2 Sinners In The Garden".
  • ACL 09 Interview

    Jonathan Tyler & The Northern Lights


    Jonathan Tyler and the gang join us backstage in the media area at ACL 09 and talk about making their record with Rich Robinson of The Black Crowes, musicians they've met on the road, and their unique style of music.
  • ACL 09 Interview & Live Performance

    The Knux


    The Knux sit down with Toby Ryan and talk about mixing rock and rap, chord progressions in music, and their ideal tour lineup.
  • ACL 09 Interview & Live Performance

    Heartless Bastards


    The Heartless Bastards join us on the rainy day during ACL Fest 09 and talk to us about the difference between playing Austin City Limits (the tv show) and the David Letterman Show, what's in store next for the Heartless Bastards, and also check out clips from their ACL 09 live performance and clips of their music video for "All This Time".
  • ACL 09 Interview & Live Performance

    Phoenix


    Phoenix joins Toby Ryan on the couch and talk about the difference playing ACL Fest now as apposed to three years ago, their favorite music festival to play, and what happens to them when they go off of a US tour and go back home to Paris. Also check out live clips from their performance at ACL 09.
  • ACL 09 Interview

    Thievery Corporation


    Rob & Eric from Thievery Corporation join us backstage in the media tent to talk about touring with their entourage and they give us a behind the scenes look at their music video for "The Numbers Game" featuring Chuck Brown.
  • ACL 09 Interview & Live Performance

    Ghostland Observatory


    Aaron of Ghostland Observatory has a seat with Toby Ryan and talk about touring overseas, hanging with family when they have time off, and working for themselves. Also check out clips from their live performance at ACL 09.
  • ACL 09 Interview & Live Performance

    Flogging Molly


    Flogging Molly chat it up with Toby Ryan about what they do when they are not on tour, Toby spills the beans on a couple of "secret" plans, and also check out clips from their live performance at ACL 09.
  • ACL 09 Interview & Live Performance

    ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead


    Jason and Conrad of Trail of Dead join Toby Ryan on the bright orange couches backstage during ACL 09 and talk about their chat with CNN, working for themselves, and they also chime us in on why they were banned from ACL Fest. Also check out clips from their first ACL performance.
  • ACL 09 Interview & Live Performance

    The Airborne Toxic Event


    Three of the finest Airborne Toxic Event gentlemen sit down backstage with Deb and talk about everything under the sun from being roadies for Dave Matthews Band to English peoples teeth to famous people the band is screwing. Also catch clips of them playing live at ACL 09.
  • ACL 09 Interview & Live Performance

    Toadies


    The Toadies sit down with Jason Dick backstage at the 101x media tent and Jason does the unthinkable! He plays his very own AWFUL cover version of "Tyler" and receives the kind of reaction we all expected. We also find out what song the band would like as a stripper anthem. Check out Toadies live performance clips from ACL 09.
  • ACL 09 Interview

    The Parlor Mob


    The Parlor Mob sit down with Lawless backstage in the 101x tent and talk about playing SXSW in years past, working on their new album at a ranch in San Marcos, and new instruments they are experimenting with. Also check out clips from their music video for "Hard Times".
  • ACL 09 Interview & Live Performance

    Coheed and Cambria


    Claudio of Coheed and Cambria catches up with Toby Ryan backstage during ACL 09 and talks about Coheed and Cambria's dedicated fans that hate Toby, being at ACL Fest for the first time, his outlet for new music, getting married, and what kind of music stimulates his music. Also check out live performance clips from ACL Fest 09, courtesy of C3 presents.
  • ACL 09 Interview & Live Performance

    Bassnectar


    Roxwel's resident DJ, Jesse Brede, talks with Lorin Ashton of Bassnectar in the media tent at ACL 09 about the presence of electronica at music festivals and in Europe, how he evolved into electronica from being a death metal kid, and he gets into why he doesn't like his latest album. Also check out live performance clips from ACL 09 as well as clips from his video for "Bomb The Blocks".
  • ACL Music Festival Coverage

    ACL VIP Winners


    2 very lucky Roxwel viewers won 2 VIP tickets for ACL this year and met up with us backstage in the media tent and talked about their glorious win!