In January of this year, KUT 90.5 in Austin aired this feature on the differences between the Nashville and Austin music industries. It's a debate viewed through Austin-colored glasses in this piece, but it's interesting nonetheless. Click the links below to listen.
Part One . . . Part Two
Here's the Nashville Chamber of Commerce Press Release regarding the music industry's impact in Nashville.
My two cents: The publishing epicenter of country music is located in Nashville. It is home to the Grand Ole Opry and the Country Music Hall of Fame. Austin offers more live music venues per capita than any other U.S. city and is home to the longest-running concert music program on American television, Austin City Limits. While Nashville has a monopoly on country music, Austin strives to be more communal and diverse. It's the buffet to Nashville's steakhouse... which is a bad analogy because I don't like buffets and love steakhouses. You get the picture though.
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well, nashville misses you (even if you don't miss it). :)
on that note - we're going to see Tom Waits next weekend for our 8th anniversary and won't have to sneak in through the air duct...yippee!
miss you guys (even though we never saw you).
bons
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