Austin

and its Music

Designed by: Emily Pryor

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Stubbs Bar-B-Q 2-5 Antones 6-9 Emos 10-13 Continental Club 14-17 The Parish Room 18-21 Momos 22-25 Lucky Lounge 26-29 La Zona Rosa 30-33 Bass Concert Hall 34-37 Cactus Cafe 38-41 Austin City Limits 43-63 South by Southwest 65-87

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Stubbs Bar-B-Q

Stubb's Bar-B-Q is one of the best-loved music venues in Austin. It is a delicious barbecue restaurant that features a small indoor music stage and a large outdoor stage. The outdoor stage is standing only, but the ground slopes downward toward the stage, giving those in the back a bit of a lift. They predominantly present indie and alternative rock, with past performances from Imogen Heap, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Cake, and Ratatat. They showcase artists in other genres, such as The Indigo Girls and George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic. The crowds are great, though it can get really packed up front for some shows. Best of all, if you get hungry, you can just go inside and order some barbecue! 3

Antones

Antones is another top-notch live music venue in Austin. It opened in 1975 as the first club on 6th Street, though it later moved to 5th Street. It began as a blues club and featured performances from B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy, Pinetop Perkins, and other blues greats. It now also features country and rock music. It is open to all ages and claims to have helped launch the career of many local musicians. Many major acts have graced the stage since the blues era, such as Eric Clapton, Elvis Costello, and Bono and The Edge (of U2). The venue is open and gives you enough room to breathe, and the crowds tend to be laid-back. 7

Emos

Emos is a small, downtown music venue with an outdoor stage and a smaller indoor stage. There is also an outdoor beer garden for those who dont like to be in the middle of the crowd. Emos primarily features alternative music, such as indie rock, hardcore, punk, alt-country and metal. You can find both small local acts and major national acts here. It is generally considered a hangout for the tattooed and pierced crowd, though the crowds depend greatly on which type of act is playing that night. Be warned that for some intense shows on the larger stage, mosh pits tend to form.

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Continental Club

This music club has been a staple in Austins music scene since 1957. It began as a hip, private supper club and grew into Austins first burlesque club in the 60s. It continued to book great acts over the decades (including Stevie Ray Vaughan), and in the late 80s, the new owner designed the club to look like it did in the 50s. The Continental Club usually features swing, rockabilly, country, and retro roots music, but it attracts and welcomes all types. Many great local acts perform here.

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The Parish Room

This hip music venue in downtown Austin features beautiful hardwood floors and a great selection of beer at the bar. It is a very clean and well-kept venue with fantastic acoustics and lighting. The Parish Room chooses to be non-genre specific, though many of the artists who play here can be classified as some form of rock (many indie rock).

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Momos

Momos is an intimate lounge and music club in the West Sixth Street area and features live music every night. Depending on the night you go, you will hear anything from R&B to Western swing to folk to pop rock. It is on the second floor, above Katzs Deli. Sit at the bar or in front by the stage, where you can be just feet from the local musicians. Or, sit out on the deck and have a drink while you enjoy the beautiful downtown skyline.

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Lucky Lounge

Located in the downtown Warehouse District, this 60s-inspired club has a very chic feel. There is a large variety of seating options; you can sit at the bar stools, or you can sit in the lounge chairs and seats right in front of the stage. You can stand in the general open area near the stage or you can take the stairs and sit in the loft area that overlooks the rest of the club below. The bar features a unique standing area slightly above and behind it, which provides a great view of the stage. There are also pool tables up front. This club features a huge variety of local music, and I have yet to see a band there that I dont like! 27

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La Zona Rosa

This downtown concert spot is one of the few live music venues in town that allows entry for all ages. It feels somewhat like a warehouse and features many local bands in addition to internationally known acts such as Franz Ferdinand, The Crystal Method, and The Black Eyed Peas. Expect to find everything from rock to jazz to Latin music. There is one small stage and then a larger stage for the big acts, in addition to a full bar.

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Bass Concert Hall

The Bass Concert Hall is on the University of Texas Campus and is its flagship arts performance venue. It is an enormous concert hall and features symphonies and dance performances, but it also presents concerts from major music acts such as James Taylor, Sigur Ros, Seal, and Bonnie Raitt. It operates like a traditional theater, so it is all seated and your ticket is for a specific seat.

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Cactus Cafe

This small and charming venue located in the University of Texas student union but is open to the pubic. Around since 1979, it features only acoustic music. There is also a full bar. Local, national, and international acts perform here. Some major names who have played here include Lucinda Williams, Shawn Colvin, Alison Krauss, The Dixie Chicks, and Townes Van Zandt.

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Austin City Limits

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The Austin City Limits Music Festival (ACL Festival) is an annual three-day American music festival that takes place in Austin, Texas at the city's central public park, Zilker Park. Each year, in addition to food & art, most from local vendors, ACL Festival brings together more than 130 acts from all over the world to play rock, indie, country, folk, electronic and more on eight stages. Over 70,000 fans attend the festival each day. Named after the legendary PBS concert series, the Festival is produced by Austin-based C3 Presents, who also produce Lollapalooza. ACL Festival celebrated its 10th Anniversary on September 1618, 2011. 44 Big Boi by Dave Mead 45

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My Morning Jack by Matt Ellis

Foster The People by Steve Wrubel

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Stevie Wonder by Dave Mead

AWOLNATION by Matt Ellis

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Kanye West by Dave Mead

Coldplay by Cambria Harkey

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Arcade Fire by Dave Mead

Pretty Lights by Dave Mead

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Coldplay by Matt Ellis

Chiddy Bang by Steve Wrubel

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Empire Of The Sun by Dave Mead

Fitz and the Tantrums by Matt Ellis

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AWOLNATION by Matt Ellis

AWOLNATION by Matt Ellis

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My Morning Jacket by Matt Ellis

Foster The People by Steve Wrubel

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Jack Ingram by Steve Wrubel

The Airborne Toxic Event by Dave Mead

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South by Southwest

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South by Southwest is an Austin, Texas based company dedicated to planning conferences, trade shows, festivals and other events. Their current roster of annual events include: SXSW Music, SXSW Film, SXSW Interactive, SXSWedu, and SXSWeco and take place every spring (usually in March) in Austin, Texas, United States with the exception of SXSWeco which takes place in October. SXSW first began in 1987 and is centered on the downtown Austin Convention Center. Each of the three parts runs relatively independently, with different start and end dates. In 2011, the conference lasted for ten days, with interactive lasting for five, music for six, and film lasting the longest at nine days. 66

SXSW Music is one of the largest music festivals in the United States, with more than 2,000 performers playing in more than 90 venues around downtown Austin over four days, in March. SXSW Music offers artist-provided music and video samples of featured artists at each festival via their official YouTube channel. SXSW Film has become one of the worlds premier film festivals,[citation needed] focusing on new directing talent. Similarly, SXSW Interactive has attracted a strong following among web creators and entrepreneurs. Its focus on emerging technology has earned the festival a reputation as a breeding ground for new ideas and creative technologies. According to festival million in 67

2011. In July 1986, the organizers of the New York City music festival New Music Seminar contacted Roland Swenson, a staffer at the alternative weekly The Austin Chronicle, about organizing an extension of that festival into Austin. The plans did not materialize, so Swenson decided to instead co-organize a local music festival, with the help of two other people at the Chronicle: editor and co-founder Louis Black, and publisher Nick Barbaro. Louis Meyers, a booking agent and musician, was also brought on board. Black came up with the name, as a play on the name of the Alfred Hitchcock film North by Northwest. The event was first held in March 1987. The organizers considered it a 68

regional event and expected around 150 attendees to show up, but over 700 came, and according to Black it was national almost immediately. Meyers left Austin and the festival in the early 1990s, but Black, Barbaro and Swenson remained the festivals key organizers as of 2010.

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Auditorium Shores by Extreme Air Shots

The crowds at night on 6th Street during SXSW 2011 by James Buchan

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Charles Bradley and The Menahan Street Band at SXSW 2011 by Timmy Huynh

Das Racist at SXSW 2011 by Whitney Rearick

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The Naked and Famous at SXSW 2011 by Hutton Supancic

Night Scene by Biyani Photography

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Odd Future at SXSW 2011 by Bronson Dorsey

Oh Land at SXSW 2011 by Dustin Finkelstein

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Duncan Jones & Jake Gyllenhaal at the Straight from the Source (Code) Panel By Erin Fotos

Directing Workshop w/ Catherine Hardwicke & Shiloh Fernandez by Erin Fotos

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Kristen Wiig hits the red carpet for Bridesmaids & Paul by Mary Sledd

Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kristen Wiig & director Greg Mottola at the Paul Premiere by Scott Melcer

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Wu Tang Clan at SXSW 2011 by Charlie McRae

A flash mob erupts inside the Austin Convention Center during SXSW 2011 by Merrick Ales

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Mike Tyson promotes RockLives Mike Tyson Main Event game at the ScreenBurn Arcade by Merrick Ales

Flatstock 29 at SXSW 2011 by JoJo Marion

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Gear Alley Expo at SXSW 2011 by J.W. Walthall

Interactive Closing Party with Foo Fighters by Eric Miller

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