This summer’s release of the Austin Music Census, along with recent and potential music venue closures, paints a dire picture of Austin’s celebrated music scene and has prompted a dialogue about the future of local artists and venues. That conversation continued Tuesday during a panel discussion on Austin’s music industry featuring local leaders and stakeholders. […]
Transmission Events
The organization behind Fun Fun Fun Fest and bookings for Mohawk, among other things.
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Council reaches Fun Fun Fun Fest compromise
Amid concerns that Fun Fun Fun Fest would not take place this November at Vic Mathias Shores, City Council has intervened in negotiations between festival organizers and the city’s Parks and Recreation Department to ensure that it goes forward as planned. Council unanimously passed a resolution Thursday directing Parks and Recreation Department staff to allow […]
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Fun Fun Fun Fest fights for space
The battle rages bloodless over a 3-acre tract of dog park. The Parks and Recreation Department and the organizer of Fun Fun Fun Fest, Transmission Events, are ensnarled in a dispute over festival planning. At the center of that dispute is the new off-leash area at the renovated Vic Mathias Shores, formerly Auditorium Shores. If there […]
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Council moves ahead on plans to overhaul Auditorium Shores
Despite talk of postponing their decision in the face of public scrutiny, City Council members moved forward with plans to rehabilitate Auditorium Shores Thursday night. “Delays into January, when work is supposed to start this month, it triggers a domino event for all of those events where we have specifically timed them in the […]