The guy who brought out the APD was none other than the Neighborhood Representative of the City of Austin's Live Music Task Force, a gentleman by the name of Scott Trainer. A TravisCAD listing also confirms that he owns a $650k house that sits on the hill directly above where Shady Grove's music would be projecting—in the recording of the call, the music's loud enough that it can be heard in the background. more ›

Tori Amos is coming to the Long Center on July 25. Tickets go on sale May 26 here. more ›

The Live Music Task Force, created in late January, is hosting its final meeting tonight at 6 p.m. in the Austin City Hall Boards & Commissions Room. Anyone wishing to speak at the public gathering should plan to arrive early and sign up in advance; each speaker will be allotted three minutes. The task force, initially assembled to address four key components affecting this city's music industry and community (Entertainment Districts, Music Venues, Sound Control, and Assistance for Local Musicians), will take all public feedback into consideration before presenting its findings and final recommendations to the City Council later this month. [Live Music Task Force]
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There will be a meeting of the Austin Live Music Task Force this Wednesday night at 7:30 pm at City Hall (301 West 2nd Street) to hear public comments on the task force's draft recommendations. Those recommendations include establishing a music department to help promote live music in Austin; reducing costs associated with operating live music venues; assisting with health care, housing, parking and business services for musicians; measuring and managing music sound control, sound attenuation and responses to noise complaints; allowing "Outdoor Live Music" as a permitted accessory use in certain commercial base zoning districts; creating additional entertainment districts throughout the city; and expanding the existing entertainment districts (Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Streets between Congress and I-35 and the area between Congress and Guadalupe and Cesar Chavez and Fifth) to cover most of downtown. more ›

Alejandro Escovedo's new record, Real Animal comes out today. Geeks: the vinyl edition has a cover of the Stooges' "I Got a Right". If you missed him on the Today Show this morning, catch him this weekend at the Keep Austin Weird Fest. more ›

Spurred in large part by Mayor Will Wynn's concern that Austin was losing too many music venues, the City created the Live Music Task Force last February. As the downtown area grows and develops, it is the charge of this task force to find a way to find a way to optimally integrate music into our city's future. more ›

Tonight at the City Council Chambers, Austin's Live Music Task Force will meet to discuss sound issues -- and you're invited. more ›