It’s the most wonderful time of year, a time when Austinites entertain multiple houseguests, are exposed to new music, and get to interact with the extra couple thousand people that grace our fair city. With that in mind, the Austin Music Commission met Monday night to discuss how to deal with the, ahem, irritations that come along with South by Southwest. On the agenda? Parking difficulties, noise complaints and traffic issues. more ›

Waller Creek Design Workshop. Image from City of Austin News Austin Music Commission's Town Hall Meeting Notes AMD Sued Over Birth Defects Plant a Tree for Freedom Waller Creek Design and Vision Workshop At This Rate, We're Having Our Next Happy Hour in Cancun Pangaea: It's For Real, Y'all UT Biologists Propose Biodiversity Institute Save BookWoman! Austin Music Commission Considering Plan to Stop the Rock They've Got the Lasers... Now All You Need is... more ›

Skeletor playing drums, found on Joystiq.comLast night's town hall meeting on the proposed noise ordinance changes drew a record turnout at Momo's, bringing out a crowd that consisted mostly of local venue owners, musicians, and longtime residents. As we mentioned yesterday, the meeting was held to discuss a proposal put forth by the Austin City Planning Commission that would basically lower the decibel (dB) rating for music venues from the current limit, 85 dB, to... more ›

Photo by Sandstep on flickr Austin Music Commission MeetingMonday, November 5, 2007, 6 p.m.Momos [map][info]Austin's future as Rock Capital of the Universe or whatever hangs in the balance at tonight's meeting of the Austin Music Commission. The Commission will be discussing a proposed ordinance that would change the requirements for obtaining an outdoor music permit, prohibiting music within 100 feet of a residence and lowering the decibel limit from 85 to 75 or 70 depending... more ›

Album cover of McLemore Avenue, Booker T. & The MG’s The hilarious kids of ColdTowne bring their audience-driven film/music/improv spectacle, 3, 2, 1 Kill!, to the new downtown Drafthouse digs Austin Music Commission hosts a very important town hall meeting tonight at Momo's on the resurrected sound ordinance proposal, which could dramatically transform our city's live music landscape -- and not in a good way Stitch, Austin's ultimate gathering of D-I-Y fashion and design, takes... more ›