Mohawk Austin reopening for first time since pandemic started
“Our live music industry, the lifeblood of our culture and our economy, has been hit so hard, but it has persevered, U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett said. Author: Paul Livengood Updated: 6:51 PM CDT May 27, 2021
AUSTIN, Texas Live music venue Mohawk Austin, located at 912 Red River St., will reopen Thursday after being shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Members of the Austin music community and U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett will attend the grand reopening of the venue Thursday night.
“After a long year of painful sacrifices, I’m delighted to join in reopening the Mohawk so that it can again fully embody its longtime creed: ‘All are welcome,’” Doggett said in a press release. “Our live music industry, the lifeblood of our culture and our economy, has been hit so hard, but it has persevered. Creativity and passion are a cocktail for resilience. With our approval of Shuttere
Despite lengthy discussion last year,
Austin City Council did not allocate exclusive funding from the first federal stimulus, the
CARES package, for local music venues. New COVID-19 relief from Washington incoming, Austin s music entities begin to queue up.
Music Makes Austin and the
Austin Music Commission submitted budget proposals to the city earlier this month.
Both request over $20 million to support Austin s music economy from the federal
American Rescue Plan and
Cody Cowan, who also leads the
Red River Cultural District association, said that the MMA and AMC requests aligned coincidentally. Alongside disaster assistance, both plans also mention release of the long-discussed
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Austin Mayor Steve Adler speaking against HB 3813 at a press conference on Monday. (Screenshot from livestream via Mayor Steve Adler s Facebook page)
City officials, along with representatives from Austin’s music venues, came out in strong opposition this afternoon to HB 3813, a bill that would strip large cities of their power to regulate amplified sound coming from bars.
At an afternoon press conference, held at 3ten ACL Live, Mayor Steve Adler portrayed Austin’s sound policies as the result of extended civic relations.
“This community, consisting of residents, music industry representatives, and clubs, came together and resolved years-long disputes about how everybody can exist in peace and in a way that maximizes quality of life for the entire community,” he said. “That’s what good neighbors do. In this instance, the outside interference from the legislature would be misguided, misdirected, not welcome, and not appropriate.”