A mural optimistically titled Everything s Gonna Be Alight (painted by Sloke One and Chris Rogers and designed by Noel Waggener) that was on the front of Antone s in April. (Photo by David Brendan Hall)
Since applications opened for the Live Music Venue Preservation Fund last Friday, operators of 79 different venues have filed for assistance that could total up to $160,000 for each business.
The effort, a component of the City of Austin’s SAVES resolution, includes two phases: $20,000 of “emergency funding” and additional “enhanced funding” of up to $140,000 that would be doled out in monthly installments to qualifying venues based on a variety of factors.
Come and Save It Rally at City Hall on Nov. 19 (Photo by Jana Birchum)
Following rallying by music advocates, city music offices say they re on track to begin rolling out venue relief by the new year. Although applications haven t opened for grants totaling $10 million under the
SAVES Resolution, Music & Entertainment Division Manager
Erica Shamaly said Monday at the
Music Commission meeting that their staff is connecting with third parties to deliver the first round of
Live Music Venue Preservation funds. We should be making an announcement in the next few days, she said. [We] will try to get out emergency aid as fast as we possibly can. We re shooting for before the end of the year.