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Here are the top 5 things to do in Austin this weekend Here are the top 5 things to do in Austin this weekend Photo courtesy of Carolyn Wonderland The Blue Genie Art Bazaar presents its first-ever May Market for local shoppers starting this weekend. Photo courtesy of Blue Genie See Ray Benson and more iconic Texas musicians perform live during the Live from the Stream virtual concert. Photo by Shelley Neuman Welcome the month of May with outdoor festivals, family-friendly events, and live music all weekend long. Check out the top five things to do in Austin this weekend.  Thursday, Apri...

Chrissi Bickford Mando Saenz is a relatively taciturn fellow, so I called my friend Jon Byrd to ask some scouting questions before our interview. Byrd, one of the finest country songwriters and storytellers I know, had a lot of wonderful things to say about his close friend Mando, including this, “Don’t take this the wrong way, but he’s a great drinking companion. You can sit at the bar, and 15 minutes will go by and nobody’s said a word. It’s awesome!”  We crack up at this, because Mando has a lot to say; he just chooses his words carefully, whether in conversation or in song....

Bruce Robison at the Next Waltz studio (nicknamed the Bunker) in Lockhart. Casen Hutton In the summer of 2007, Bruce Robison was riding high in Nashville. The singer-songwriter and Bandera native was celebrating the success of his latest hit country song and being honored at swanky Music Row parties. None other than George Strait had just taken “Wrapped,” a song written and originally recorded by Robison a decade prior, to the number-two spot on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in the U.S., and the number-one spot on the Billboard Canada Country chart.  Robison was having an impre...

Austin 360 It’s a mantra that’s been passed from musicians and venue owners to mayors and senators over the course of the coronavirus pandemic: Live music venues were among the first to close and will be among the last to reopen. So, 13 months in, just where are we in that re-emergence? Many of Austin’s top music destinations remain shuttered for now: iconic South Austin haunts the Continental Club and Saxon Pub, to Red River anchors the Mohawk and Cheer Up Charlies, to Congress Avenue jazz joint the Elephant Room, to University of Texas campus haven Cactus Cafe. Larger rooms such a...

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