Entertainment & Events
Monday, July 19, 2021 by Chad Swiatecki
Entertainment & Events
Proposed live music grants could fund hundreds of concerts
The city is seeking feedback in the initial guidelines for the long-planned Live Music Fund, which would provide hundreds of grants of up to $10,000 for independent musicians and promoters to create new concerts and festivals throughout the city. Total…
Thursday, May 20, 2021 by Andrew Weber, KUT
Entertainment & Events
Austin to loosen Covid vaccine, distancing rules for live music and events
Austin’s live music and arts scenes have been hurting in the pandemic. But as more and more Central Texans get vaccinated and Covid-related hospitalizations wane, the city known for live music is priming itself for a return to relative normalcy. As part…
Thursday, April 29, 2021 by Jimmy Maas
Entertainment & Events
Erwin Center’s replacement is on track to open next spring. The new arena is already booking shows.
In about a year, Austin’s newest arena, Moody Center, will open on the UT Austin campus. The arena is a $338 million public-private project that will eventually replace the Frank Erwin Center. But unlike its predecessor, it will be managed…
Friday, April 23, 2021 by Jonathan Lee
Entertainment & Events
City rushes to complete Red River improvements before concert crowds return
The city is working quickly to complete streetscape improvements to Red River Street, home to some of the city’s most renowned music venues, before flocks of concertgoers return as more and more people get vaccinated against Covid-19. “I don’t want…
Wednesday, April 21, 2021 by Chad Swiatecki
Entertainment & Events
Questions abound with convention center’s future up in the air
With up being the only viable direction in which to significantly expand the Austin Convention Center, the deal structure and timeline for such a project appears to have gotten far more complicated. Former City Council Member Jimmy Flannigan is now…
Tuesday, April 13, 2021 by Chad Swiatecki
Entertainment & Events
City sizes up options for creative space purchases with 2018 bonds
The city’s new economic development corporation will likely be able to purchase two music venue spaces and create a handful of shared facilities for creative arts groups using much of the $12 million voters approved in 2018 for creative space…
