Saturday, December 16, 2017

The Magic Of A Concert Hall Austin Texas

By Raymond Bennett


Often called the Music Capitol Of The World, the capitol city of Texas has a lot to offer. One great way to see why this is the case is to attend a show at concert hall Austin Texas. While there are a number of concert halls in the city, each have a unique personality. As such, each offers the opportunity to see different genres of live music and Broadway style shows.

While Bass Hall located on the University of Campus Texas ranks as the most historic venue of its kind, there are also other venues which promote live music and other events. For example, One World Theater located between Austin and Hill Country hosts a number of world class concerts each year.

Whether musician or poet, a number of venues have been torn down and replaced by million dollar condos in the inner city. As a result, venues which feature these individuals and bands have been pushed out to the suburbs. In some cases, clubs have moved to other areas of town while others have been moved outside the city limits.

Some of the most historic venues have tried to hang on only to go on and lose new spaces. One such venue is that of Ruta Maya Coffee House. Originally located at 4th and Lavaca, then having moved to South Austin, all venues have closed though the amazing coffee is still available at a number of grocers and big box stores. While this is the case, poets and musicians whom played the venue on a weekly basis all miss the community which customers, employees and artists had built up over the course of time.

Whether due to the new landscape of the city or scalping, most long time Austin residents can not afford the high cost of the venues. As such, it is often those of a much higher income bracket whom are now seen at these events. Whereas, a number of those whose homes were taken due to building code violations are now homeless.

While this is the case, there are still others whom have held on over the years. For these individuals, the new landscape, concerts, festivals, live music and other shows are still accessible. Although, most must drive over a hundred miles round trip to attend many of these events.

While Austin City Limits Live, the Continental and the Saxon are popular clubs in the city, most of the large concert halls reside either North, South, East or West of the city along main thoroughfares. As such, while many have sound acoustics, many outdoor venues have to work around noise from airplanes, traffic and other sources.

Taking a tour of a concert or music hall can be a fun experience, attending a show even more. When it comes to festivals, Austin host the annual South By Southwest Festival and Austin City Limits Live, although passes to both are extremely expensive. In fact, starting prices for film only passes run over a grand for South By Southwest while a three day pass to the ACL fest often costs approximately $275 to $300.




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