This guest post is by Edgar Barguiarena. Austin has Wednesday figured out. Instead of being driven indoors during 100+ degree weather in the thick of summer, we flock towards the siren call of free, live outdoor events. Fortunately, we’re blessed with a multitude of public parks and outdoor event centers that facilitate this addiction. KGSR […]
Austin Music Foundation: Amazing & Free Resource for Austin Musicians
Austin musicians and bands, listen up. You want to make music because you can’t imagine doing anything else with your life…right? But you’re facing a dilemma that all aspiring musicians confront: how the heck do you make a full-time living doing what you love? What if you knew of a state-of-the-art resource center that was […]
Austin Civic Orchestra Embraces Change for New Audiences
The startling clash of cymbals, the thunderous boom of the kettle drums, the precise and fiery melody of the strings. No matter how old you are, if you’ve never experienced a full orchestra live, you’re missing out. Being on the younger end of life myself, I understand that sitting in a dark concert hall for […]
AMP Awards Showcase Shakey Graves, Mother Falcon & Friends at Moody
Through her work as Executive Director for Austin Music People, Jennifer Houlihan is devoted to advocacy and fundraising for the Austin music industry. She keeps a finger on the pulse of the industry’s well-being and does her part to ensure its growth. “The music community is the cultural soul of Austin, an economic engine contributing more than […]
Austin Jazz: Church on Monday Event with Elias Haslanger and Friends
Jazz is restless, it won’t stay put and it never will. -J. J. Johnson, Trombonist While most seasoned musicians agree that jazz is difficult to define, few deny its worldwide appeal. With standard elements like improvisation and group interaction, this genre of music attracts the very best musicians to collaborate with one another. There are several weekly […]
Mike Milligan and the Altar Boyz: Talent and Attitude Weekly on 6th
This guest blog post is by Kyle Bailey. Mike Milligan has a great smile. It’s toothy, wide and communicates his warm and approachable personality. When he walks on stage, though, all of that vanishes. Once he grabs that microphone and takes center stage, Mike Milligan is six feet two inches of energy, growl and talent. […]
Ben Livingston Livens Austin Community Through Music and Neon Art
We have eyes to appreciate the icons that contribute to our local pride: murals that tourists take home on t-shirts, the buildings that compose our recognizable downtown skyline, the beloved local businesses that we would stand in front of bulldozers to protect. But partly because so many Austinites are recent additions to the city, and […]
What’s All the Fuss About the Austin Music Awards?
It may happen only one night a year, but the reverberations last all year long. In a city where music is everything, there isn’t a local band within earshot that wouldn’t love to see their name in lights at the Austin Music Awards. The 31st annual Austin Music Awards took place at the height of SXSW 2013 […]
Lilting Urban Folk from Austin’s Award-Winning Erin Ivey
Austin singer and songwriter Erin Ivey has a lovely, lilting voice and poetry in her bones. Texas Music Magazine named Erin one of the top artists of 2011, and her newest album Dreamy Weather was funded by fans through a successful Kickstarter campaign late last year. I’ve had the chance to enjoy Erin and her music in different settings, […]
HONK!TX Brings Texas-Sized Ruckus to Austin’s Streets
This guest blog post is by Mikaela Thomas. As you’ve probably noticed, Austin has about as many festivals as it has Mexican Free-Tailed Bats. That tells you everything you need to know about this town: we love community, we applaud creativity, and we have an insatiable hunger for fun. In that spirit, a small troupe […]