Permit Unsustained: A Bad Day at Red Bluff

Sustainable Waves pulls the plug on Austin

"...retain, a perfect fit with the city's eco-conscious, "live music capital" image...."

March 12, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Faster Than Sound: DJ Shani Unites Black Women in House Music

Also the search continues for missing musician Brenden "Chameleon King" Foster, and increased afterhours sound enforcement impacts local venues

"...in Austin like to dance and drink to house music, they just don't know what it's called.' First I..."

Feb. 21, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Playback: Music Policy Draft Fails Venues

A complete detachment from the original vision of the Omnibus

"...my expectations for the City of Austin to create venue-friendly policy have eroded from "This is a unique opportunity..."

May 19, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Cancellation “Devastating” for Grassroots Austin Music Businesses

Coronavirus shutdown impacts all levels of Austin music

"...one mentioned how the decision would impact Austin's year-round music businesses that have counted on a March financial bump..."

March 13, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Fitzhugh Neighbors Still Furious About Proposed 5,000-Seat Concert Venue

Enviro groups say development will pollute creek and aquifer

"...LLC, a California-based developer, is attempting to secure a permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for treated..."

Feb. 1, 2024 News Post by Lina Fisher

Permit Woes

South Austin art and music venue trying to reopen

"...the Austin Enchanted Forest may face permanent closure over permit problems, there's been a remarkable outpouring of public support..."

Aug. 1, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Smoking Ban Won't Hurt the Live Music Scene

"...clear that Louis Black cares deeply about Austin's live music scene – the clubs, the musicians, and the culture..."

April 4, 2005 Postmarks

The Daily Hustle: 1/17/11

Disc golf, Lustre Pearl keep council up

"...potential disc golf at Guerrero Park, and pulling an outdoor music permit for Rainey Street bar Lustre Pearl...."

Jan. 17, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Then There's This …: Sound and Light

Council takes up thorny issues on land planning and utility rates

"...And as luck would have it, the state-of-the-art 1,000-plus-seat outdoor music venue will be the first structure out of..."

Jan. 27, 2012 News Column by Amy Smith

County Court Tightens Up Mass Gatherings

Stricter regulations hit Travis County’s outdoor music events

"...on Tuesday afternoon. In effect, the changes simplify the permitting process, while imposing stiffer regulations on volume and hours..."

Aug. 11, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Mayor Weighs in on Delayed Policy

Still believes in momentum for Agent in Change

"...Following appeals for postponement from music advocacy groups who complained that the latest Agent of..."

June 15, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Sixth Sense

Neighbors, business owners, and the city are all searching for the future of East Sixth Street

"...a measured tone. "In a lot of cases, [live music] is good for our neighborhood," she says. "I think..."

Feb. 24, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

City Hall Hustle: If You Don't Build It, They Will Still Come

The welcome mat can only hold so many people

"...the public hearing on the appeal of Lustre Pearl's outdoor music permit, brought by a longtime neighbor living two..."

Jan. 21, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Playback: “Hastily Prepared” Ordinances Head to City Council

Revised drafts of Agent of Change and OMV permitting head to Council, but again, live music interests raise alarms

"...Music advocates are imploring city staff to pump the brakes..."

June 9, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Public Notice: Does Business Really Hate Education?

It's way past time for some new voices on education policy

"...new and increased fees for Austin Center for Events permits: The Music & Entertainment Divis­ion will begin charging a..."

Oct. 10, 2014 News Column by Nick Barbaro

City Hall Hustle: Park Pud? Pick Your Punch Line.

Developer scales down plans for office tower

"...to-do list: become less of a hater (maybe!) of music permitting issues. Used to be, any sound-related issue raised..."

Jan. 14, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Off the Record

Freddie's Place unplugs, crate digging for Record Store Day, the second coming of Arc Angels, and sitting stage left at Austin City Limits

"...The Day the Music Died..."

April 17, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Playback: A Nomad in Austin

Abhi the Nomad drops anchor, Whip In’s new soul, and Wilson Marks makes his mark

"...consistent in my life except my family and my music," reveals Abhi Sridharan Vaidehi, the 23-year-old rapper/singer better known..."

Feb. 23, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Council Preview: The Budget ... and Everything Else

After a daylong budget work session, the Council still have a lot to take on

"...Note: We may be seeing an entirely new potential venue for politics as "show business for ugly people."..."

May 3, 2013 News Feature by Michael King

Public Notice: Planning for Affordability

Council tackles thorny zoning cases

"...$19,282,933; this includes $2 million less in hotel tax revenue than ACVB originally proposed, with the cuts coming primarily..."

Sept. 23, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Council: Race to the Finish

A light list of Items as two PUD discussions loom

"...The oft-postponed appeal by neighbors of the Scoot Inn outdoor music venue permit has been postponed again, to Dec...."

Dec. 2, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Here Comes CodeNEXT … Eventually

Office pool projections start at spring of 2018

"...The oft-postponed appeal by neighbors of the Scoot Inn outdoor music venue permit (bearing another postponement request from those..."

Nov. 25, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Public Notice: Out of the Frying Pan ...

Council resumes regular schedule next week

"...are scheduled public hearings on complaints about Scoot Inn's Outdoor Music Venue permit, and a couple of issues relating..."

Sept. 16, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Council: Watch Out for Angry Penguins

Council takes on Downtown density and the Summer X Games

"...Gas rates (102); a neighborhood association appeal of the outdoor music venue permit for Lucy's Retired Surfers Bar on..."

May 24, 2013 News Feature by Michael King

Open and Shut

Council members hope they've closed the door on their Open Meetings legal troubles. Trouble is, that won't be the end.

"...a neighbor-opposed move to grant Home Slice Pizza an outdoor music venue permit, and what turned into a lengthy..."

Oct. 26, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

You Better Cop the Totally Awesome AusChron Newscast!

Art Acevedo drops by the Totescast, plus other city rumblings

"...a discussion of Sustainable Waves, solar-powered stage outfitters whose outdoor music venue permit was pulled by City Council amid..."

March 10, 2010 News Post by Jordan Smith

Keeping the Peace

Andy Langer examines round one of trying to establish a new city noise ordinance for Austin.

"...told a standing-room-only crowd of club owners and local music industry players, who had just spent an hour outlining..."

May 3, 2002 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Sorry, Charlie, Too Much Cheer

Silencing a bar that's been coming through loud and queer

"...further restricts how late Cheer Up Charlies may play music, possibly reducing the East Side late night hot spot..."

Aug. 17, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Tyler Pratt

Proposed Amphitheater Near Dripping Springs Faces Neighbor Opposition

Traffic concerns clash with 5,000-capacity plans off Fitzhugh Road

"...The Stop Fitzhugh Concert Venue group has worked since the spring to bring together..."

Jan. 6, 2023 Music Post by Chad Swiatecki

The Far Out Is Having a Moment

Scrappy South Austin venue is building a major presence in the city’s live music ecosystem

"...In the world of praise for Austin music venues, there isn't much higher acclaim than the words..."

May 13, 2022 Music Feature by Chad Swiatecki

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