Get out and enjoy Austin's great outdoors at an al fresco music festival, floating water park, or open-air arts market. Check out the top five things to
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Nashville record label Dualtone is celebrating 20 years with a new compilation album, Amerikinda, that features past and present artists from the storied indie s roster covering each other s songs.
Austin s Wild Child opens the album with a haunting cover of My Favorite Picture of You, the title track off Clark s Grammy-winning 2013 album.
Though she s always known he s a badass singer Kelsey Wilson said she had never let (Clark s) songs marinade enough to soak in; and this was a big oversight. Guy s lyrics in particular are pretty special, she said. He has an innate ability to find beauty in the small details of life and with all great songwriters offers a unique insight on what those moments mean, and it s beautiful. My Favorite Picture of You is about a literal snapshot memory of his pissed off wife leaving his house while Townes Van Zandt and him were skunked drunk and she had enough of their (expletive). He was able to take his own snaps
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With the Drop-In, a new summer concert series featuring a diverse lineup of top Austin talent, the Long Center aims to honor and refresh our city s longstanding tradition of free outdoor music.
Featured artists include Bob Schneider, Gina Chavez, Ley Line, Riders Against the Storm, and Tomar and the FCs. Los Coast, the Los Sundowns, Mélat, Nakia, Nobody’s Girl, the Peterson Brothers, Ruby Jane and Wild Child Duo also will perform as part of the 16-show series. Some dates were programmed in partnership with arts patronage organization Black Fret.
The shows will run every Thursday night from May 27 to Sept. 9 and will feature socially distanced seating to accommodate groups of up to six people. Events will take place on the concert hall s terrace, which is set on a hill and features a skyline view of downtown Austin. Food trucks will be on site for the shows and a full bar will also be available. Performing artists for each week s show will be announced th
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San Diego-based Blended Festival will bring a wine, food and music event to the Long Center lawn on September 10-11.
Hosted by wine app and subscription service My Wine Society, the festival will be centered on a wine tent where guests will be able to sample a vast selection of varietals from domestic and international wineries. There s also a robust music program with main stage performances from EDM artists Kaskade and 3Lau and rapper Nelly.