Michael Ahr

Since 2023, Rolling Stone has brought the music industry’s biggest up and comers to South by Southwest. This year’s Future of Music festival spans three nights and dozens of artists, with nights two and three anticipating names like Fuerza Regida and BigXThaPlug. Thursday night kicked off the festivities at Austin City Limits Live with a trio of captivating supporting acts and Rolling Stone’s most recent covergirl. Susannah Joffe was the first to take the stage in a triumphant homecoming.

It can only mean one thing, can’t it? Nathan Fillion knocks on a door and Summer Glau answers asking, “Well, well, well. Has the day finally come?” Fillion nods and answers, “The day has finally come.” Spoken by actors who played principal characters in the sci-fi one-season wonder Firefly, this exchange would lead less skeptical fans to believe a revival of the show was in the works.