Austin Music

Founders Seth Green and Eric Heiret had considered putting their business on hold last year. But then the world shut down, and they took that as a sign to keep going.

Jeannette Gregor has worn many hats: bartender, event coordinator, music festival production worker, screenwriter. When the music industry began to feel the economic effects of the pandemic, she put on another one.

We all found out during the pandemic how hard it is to live without live music — and just how fragile the Austin music ecosystem is.

We look at this latest COVID surge in Austin and ask: What do we do now?

We talk to musicians about what’s changed for them at this stage of the pandemic. You’ll learn what they’re doing differently creatively and how they’re feeling about the constantly changing Austin music landscape.

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.

Austin PBS is auctioning background panels from the set of the Austin City Limits TV show to support the station's move to a new studio next year.

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.

Clubs and venues are ramping up in-person shows again, but the long-delayed pandemic relief promised to hard-hit operators hasn't materialized yet.

The stations have managed the live music venue and bar on the UT Austin campus for the last decade.