Local Natives Spread Love, Optimism About Election at Austin City Limits Fest 2016

Under the relentless heat of Austin’s 4:00pm sun, Local Natives graced Austin City Limit’s Honda stage to play for a lethargic crowd that were feeling the late afternoon slump with umbrellas blanketing stretches of Zilker Park and paper fans flapping at full-force. The weather was the least of the band’s worries though; they had bigger things to accomplish with their time in Texas.

Launching right into “Past Lives,” a glimmering track off the LA natives’ recent album Sunlit Youth, leading man Taylor Rice floated across the stage, his hair in a flawless braided crown that you’ve probably spotted somewhere on Pinterest. (He wore it like that for Lollapalooza, too.)