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Austin 360 Shannon McNally isn't an Austinite, but the singer-songwriter who currently calls Nashville home has ties to the Live Music Capital. She's spent much of the past few years singing Texas songwriter Terry Allen's band alongside prominent Austin musicians such as Lloyd Maines and Charlie Sexton. And South Austin venue Sam's Town Point has became a local home base of sorts for McNally, a place for her to work out new material with her band in an intimate setting. On May 28, Compass Records will release "The Waylon Sessions," an album of songs popularized by the late Waylon Jennings. ...

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...

Many issues need to be addressed before indoor concerts can resume and be viable, like whether to require masks or serve food. "The biggest thing," Bobby Garza says, "is to fix your HVAC system." When the concert business shut down in March 2020, Bobby Garza abruptly shifted from putting on live events to tearing them down -- his company, Austin-based Forefront Networks, had to cancel the California food-and-music festival Yountville Live later that month. In early April, his life changed even more dramatically: Forefront furloughed 30 percent of its staff, including him. As part of Billbo...

Bobby Garza Many issues need to be addressed before indoor concerts can resume and be viable, like whether to require masks or serve food. "The biggest thing," Bobby Garza says, "is to fix your HVAC system." When the concert business shut down in March 2020, Bobby Garza abruptly shifted from putting on live events to tearing them down -- his company, Austin-based Forefront Networks, had to cancel the California food-and-music festival Yountville Live later that month. In early April, his life changed even more dramatically: Forefront furloughed 30 percent of its staff, including him. As part...

Austin community enjoys socially-distanced live music on Easter Sunday Austin community enjoys socially-distanced live music on Easter Sunday n front of a slowly changing downtown background, a return to an Austin original on Sunday: live music. AUSTIN, Texas - In front of a slowly changing downtown background, a return to an Austin original on Sunday: live music. "A lot of event staff and artists out there have just been dying for that energy and interaction with," said Cory Baker, CEO of The Long Center. "It’s wonderful being back together and being able to bring people together on the fr...