Fela (Coliseum, 11/12)
R.E.M. (Coliseum, 9/18)
Charlie Sexton (Austin Opera House, 5/17)
Public Image Ltd. (Coliseum, 7/12)
Huey Lewis and the News (Erwin Center, 9/27)
Dream Syndicate (Continental, 8/28)
The Cure (Coliseum, 5/22)
Van Halen (Erwin Center, 10/4)
Husker Du (Liberty Lunch, 5/4)
Guy Juke (Joe Ely)
Guy Juke (Chronicle's '86 Awards)
Nels Jacobson/Jagmo (Eric Johnson NYE)
Nels Jacobson/Jagmo (New Order)
Continental Club
Steamboat
Cave Club
Antone's
Back Room
Austin Opera House
Alley Oop's
Black Cat Lounge
Cactus Cafe
Hole in the Wall
Texadelphia
VidEot's Choice
MTV
ACTV
120 Minutes
The Rocket Bob Show
The Cutting Edge
Citizens Live
Heart of Texas Music
Danny's Guitar Shop
Lightning Music and Sound
Tommy's Drum Shop
Guitar Resurrection
Alpha Music Center
Austin City Music
Michael Corcoran
Ed Ward
Luke Torn
Jody Denberg
Michael Point
L.E. McCullough
Pat Blashill
Jay Trachtenberg
Louis Black
Z-102
KLBJ
K-98
Key-103
KAZI
KBTS
KVET
KASE
Mark Hallman
Keith Ayres
Joe Ely
Antone's Records
Dave Edmunds
Vince McGarry
Kevin Sorrels
Jim Yanaway
John Logan
Record Exchange
Sound Warehouse
Harmony House
Yesterdays
Inner Sanctum
Hastings
Half-Price
Fabulous Thunderbirds
Timbuk 3
Cave Club opened
Z-102
Drinking age raised to 21
Liberty Lunch stayed open
Club Iguana stopped
Black Cat Lounge
It survived
Farm Aid II
The Fabulous Thunderbirds, "Tuff Enuff"
The Fabulous Thunderbirds, "Don't Mess with Texas"
Stevie Ray Vaughan, "Superstition"
The Fabulous Thunderbirds, "Wrap It Up"
ZZ Top, "Velcro Fly"
Timbuk3, "Life Is Hard"
Charlie Sexton, "Hold Me"
True Believers, "Hard Road"
Rhythm Rats/Daniel Johnston, "December Blues"
More money
Radio play for local records
Better radio
More adventurous radio
More support for live music
Lower drinking age
Better media coverage
More recording contracts
Earlier starting times
More jazz
A mid-sized central venue
The Beach and the South Bank closed
Clubs closing in general
Phillippe LaVere left KUT
Michael Corcoran
Radio
The economy
Clifford Antone didn't come home
Timbuk 3
KTXZ's format change
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