Mrs. Johnson's Bakery, beloved historic Austin doughnut shop, is back

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With more than seven of decades of history, Mrs. Johnson's Bakery has long been a favorite among Austinites and University of Texas students, whose late-night cravings for doughnuts drove them to the North Austin shop's drive-thru window. Last year, fans were worried the iconic shop was closed for good.

The Airport Boulevard bakery was shut down for a year, but its closure led a change in leadership and some remodeling. Local restaurateurs Tyson and Graciela "Cherry" Blankemeyer are the new owners of Mrs. Johnson's, and they reopened the bakery's doors in November with a new look and the same classic offerings.

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Iconic Austin blues club Antone's launches livestreaming platform

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If you've ever dreamt of a concert in your backyard, the day is here. Antone's Nightclub is premiering a new livestreaming platform to teleport fans far and wide to the iconic blues venue.

Antone's will begin offering fans the "intimacy of live club shows in a virtual format through HD streaming," according to a news release. The Dumpstaphunk’s Phunksgiving shows on Friday and Saturday will be the first to premiere on the service, with both in-person and virtual tickets available through the venue's website.

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ACL Fest: 'Turn it up!' Red Hot Chili Peppers close out ACL Fest at Zilker Park

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Back to headline Weekend 2, the Red Hot Chili Peppers closed out this year's Austin City Limits Music Festival with a bang of a performance that had a sea of fans stretched across the lawn in front of the American Express stage.

Toward the start of the band’s set, there was a notable hiccup. Fans standing from about the American Express Experience area and back were shouting that they could not hear much of the music and yelled for the sound to be fixed.

“Turn it up, turn it up, turn it up,” the crowd screamed.

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ACL Fest: Larry June turns the ACL stage into a spaceship on a blade

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Larry June turned the Honda stage into a spaceship on a blade, with the San Francisco rapper bringing his undeniable West Coast aura and signature street hits to the Austin City Limits Music Festival.

Despite the relatively light Honda stage crowd, June had energy fit for thousands, encouraging fans to raise their drinks, scream "good job, Larry" to the skies and stay for the show's climax.

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ACL Fest: Bia has a performance for everyone, twerk enthusiasts especially

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Rising rap star Bia drew a massive crowd at Austin City Limits Music Festival, and by the end of her thrilling set, it was clear the "Whole Lotta Money" artist has a little something for everybody. Here are a few notes we took away from her electrifying performance.

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ACL Fest: Lucky Daye is a R&B star, his performance at ACL proves it

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With his breakthrough album, "Candydrip," a pop and soul-filled project with sultry, genre-drifting tunes that melt sonic gold, Lucky Daye established himself as an R&B star.

Born David Brown, Daye's silk-smooth vocals and alluring lyrics were on full display Friday as he thrilled the crowd at the Austin City Limits Music Festival with slow-burning hits, breezy instrumentation and, of course, a little something for the ladies to gush about. Here are a few notes we took away from his performance.

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ACL Fest: The soulful LA-based trio Gabriels turned ACL into a Baptist church

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On the heels of debut album "Angels & Queens," Gabriels' Jacob Lusk. Ari Balouzian and Ryan Hope rolled their momentum into an electric Austin City Limits Music Festival performance that added a little funk to the crowd's steps and some soul to the pit of their stomachs.

Here are a few things we saw during the group's ACL Fest debut on Friday.

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ACL Fest: Genesis Owusu gives classic rockstar energy between air guitar strokes

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Genesis Owusu came to the Austin City Limits Music Festival on a mission: to check Austin's pulse – "Austin, are you alive?" – and to set the Tito's Homemade Vodka stage ablaze with musical adrenaline and air guitar strokes.

Here's what we took away from his 4 p.m. Friday performance.

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