KUT/X Staff

We talked to three club owners about what's changed for music venues since things have opened back up. We also explore the saga behind the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant.

This episode is all about the fans. You’ll hear how they coped when there were no live shows and how they feel now that things are opening back up.

This episode is about whether or not the change in mask guidance for vaccinated individuals coupled with the big reopening in Austin music venues signals the end of the pandemic for Austin’s music scene.

We asked 15 Austin musicians the same questions: Have you performed during the pandemic? Are you ready to perform now? What would it take to make you feel comfortable performing the way we used to pre-pandemic?

In the latest episode of Pause/Play we talk to the lunch ladies of Free Lunch, musician J Soulja, the founders of Mosaic Live Wire, and entrepreneur and artist Cam The TSTMKR about how they've pivoted during the pandemic.

Businesses in Texas can now operate at 100% capacity. The statewide mask mandate has also been removed. We talked to musicians, venue owners and staff about how they plan to navigate the reopening.

In March 2020, the coronavirus began to change our city: the sounds, the music and the people within it. KUT and KUTX asked Austinites to write love letters to their empty city.

We talked to people from across the spectrum of the Austin music ecosystem on the anniversary of the cancellation of South by Southwest. In this episode, you’ll hear how they’ve coped, pivoted, evolved, gained new perspectives and dealt with trauma during the last 12 months.

Mahone, of the Austin hip-hop duo Riders Against the Storm, talks about how his experience as a Black musician in the Austin music community led him to create the DAWA Fund and the Black Live Music Fund.

Graham Williams, the founder of Margin Walker, discusses his journey in the Austin music scene and explains why nine months into the pandemic he decided to close Texas' largest independent concert promoter for good.