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On August 4-6, Hot Summer Nights returns to venues across the Red River Cultural District and we've got an hour-long preview for you.

The lead singer of Nané was a star on the verge of a breakout. His sudden death tore a hole in the heart of Austin’s music community.

The Roots drummer and "Tonight Show" bandleader will raise money for the Red River Cultural District's Banding Together ATX relief fund.

Part of the stimulus bill would help save Austin music venues Part of stimulus bill would help save Austin music venues The bill will provide six months of financial support or $10 million to keep each venue afloat, whichever is cheaper. "I'm gonna sleep really well tonight, for the first time in a long time," said Steve Sternschein, co-owner of Empire Control Room and Garage.  It has been a rollercoaster of a year for business owners everywhere, but those who own live event venues have been especially hard hit by COVID-19 shutdown orders. In a survey conducted by the National Independent Ve...

Brittany Howard performed during the Save Our Stages Fest livestream in October. Owners of independent music venues across the United States have been waiting since July to see if long-delayed federal coronavirus relief funding might include support for their struggling businesses. After Congress’ attempts to pass a second round of COVID-19 stimulus have repeatedly stalled, leaders at the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) are exploring how to leverage its 3,000 members for an advantage once concerts resume. NIVA has already taught some small promoters the value of collaboration ...