There’s no shortage of music venues in Austin, Texas. If you’ve been lucky enough to visit Bat City, it’s all but guaranteed that you walked past a few spots while walking the halls of Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, weaving your way past a gaggle of visitors looking for the dreaded Uber pickup location.
Some 15 to 20 minutes is all that separates you from downtown, where a litany of music venues are dotted along South Congress and beyond. Live music is the heartbeat of the city, and that’s evident year-round when the world descends upon central Texas for South by Southwest, F1’s U.S. Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas, Austin City Limits, and more.
As the city meets the challenge of playing world-class host, one Austin staple is stepping up to the plate to do exactly that…