Entertainment & Events
Monday, April 27, 2020 by Chad Swiatecki
Entertainment & Events
Survey seeks data on full impact of Covid-19 on city’s music economy
The city’s major music nonprofits have partnered with a national consulting firm to conduct a survey of the economic and some health impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on Austin’s music community.The survey from Music Cities Together, which is also being…
Thursday, April 9, 2020 by Chad Swiatecki
Entertainment & Events
Music Commission backs Council proposal to unlock $4.5M to aid artists, venues
The Music Commission has asked the city to protect and replenish the recently created Live Music Fund if any of it is used to help musicians and music venues impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.At a special meeting called for Wednesday…
Thursday, March 5, 2020 by Chad Swiatecki
Entertainment & Events
City adds funding and transparency to program helping endangered creative spaces
The city is making changes to a program created to assist music venues and creative spaces facing displacement, with the primary goal of making the selection process for grant recipients more transparent.The Creative Space Assistance Program, which was fully launched…
Monday, February 10, 2020 by Chad Swiatecki
Entertainment & Events
Music Commission seeks answers on lingering sound enforcement, ‘agent of change’ issues
The Music Commission has asked representatives from the Austin Police Department to attend its next meeting to discuss the delay in moving sound enforcement responsibilities from the police department to the city’s music office.At last week’s meeting, Rebecca Reynolds, president…
Tuesday, February 4, 2020 by Chad Swiatecki
Entertainment & Events
C3 Presents partnership will bring touring acts to Moody Amphitheater starting in 2021
The new Moody Amphitheater in Waterloo Park will be programmed with large touring music acts booked through local live concert giant C3 Presents and Live Nation.The Waterloo Greenway nonprofit that is steering the creation of the urban parks system along…
Friday, January 24, 2020 by Chad Swiatecki
Entertainment & Events
ULI panel pushes real estate partnerships to help preserve, create arts spaces
With creative businesses and artists all over the city facing displacement issues caused by rising property values, the time is coming for the local real estate and development community to find ways to mix arts and music uses into new…
