To follow up Austin’s post below, here’s what we put in print this week regarding the music commission meeting tonight and Q&A afterward regarding expansion of the sound ordinance, a topic that, judging by the output of the local blogosphere, seems to have generated a lot of talk:
Will Wynn spoke to the importance of live-music venues during his State of Downtown Address to Downtown Austin Alliance boosters week before last. For entertainment events like South by Southwest, it’s crucial to have “venues by the dozen” – a daunting prospect if, as he put it, several clubs are “hanging on by their fingernails.” Under that cloud, maybe it’s not the best time to revisit the sound ordinance and decibel limits, but Wynn, simultaneously striving to attract thousands more residents Downtown, has inadvertently forced the issue. Now you can have your say. The Austin Music Commission has called a town hall-style meeting for Monday, Nov. 5, 7pm, at Momo’s on 618 W. Sixth, immediately following the commission’s monthly meeting at City Hall. Topics include possible expansion of the sound ordinance, lowering its decibel level, outdoor-music permits, current laws, and a Q&A session.
This article appears in November 2 • 2007.