/tags/live-music Live Music en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Mon, 28 Apr 2025 19:23:10 GMT /business/2025-04-28/texas-bill-aims-to-make-ticket-prices-more-transparent-critics-say-it-boosts-resellers Venue owners worry fewer restrictions on resale tickets will harm concertgoers. Mon, 28 Apr 2025 19:23:10 GMT /business/2025-04-28/texas-bill-aims-to-make-ticket-prices-more-transparent-critics-say-it-boosts-resellers Marcheta Fornoff /austin/2025-03-07/sxsw-free-low-cost-events-pop-ups There's no shortage of stuff to do during SXSW, but here are a few pop-ups that we're excited about at KUT. Fri, 07 Mar 2025 22:30:50 GMT /austin/2025-03-07/sxsw-free-low-cost-events-pop-ups Wynne Davis /life-arts/2024-12-19/austin-establishes-separate-fund-for-emerging-musicians-in-response-to-criticisms More than a thousand people applied to Austin's Live Music Fund grant program in 2024. More than $4.5 million was doled out to nearly 140 recipients. But many longtime artists were denied assistance. Thu, 19 Dec 2024 11:05:00 GMT /life-arts/2024-12-19/austin-establishes-separate-fund-for-emerging-musicians-in-response-to-criticisms Andrew Weber /austin/2024-12-18/austin-texas-closed-businesses-2024 So long Oat Willie's, Giddy Ups and Irene's. We won't forget you. Wed, 18 Dec 2024 11:03:00 GMT /austin/2024-12-18/austin-texas-closed-businesses-2024 Katy McAfee /education/2024-10-11/austin-city-limits-music-festival-university-community-college-students About 70 ACC students spent the first weekend of ACL Fest learning the ins and outs of putting on a music festival as they prepare for careers in the industry. Fri, 11 Oct 2024 10:03:00 GMT /education/2024-10-11/austin-city-limits-music-festival-university-community-college-students Becky Fogel /austin/2024-10-03/austin-city-limits-what-to-bring-map-road-closures-2024 There will be famous people, out-of-towners and lots of traffic. Here’s what you need to know to prepare. Thu, 03 Oct 2024 16:06:36 GMT /austin/2024-10-03/austin-city-limits-what-to-bring-map-road-closures-2024 Katy McAfee /life-arts/2024-10-02/austin-texas-live-music-fund-grants-for-musicians-demand-exceeds-available-money Just 137 out of 1,000 applicants received grants this year from the first-of-its-kind program to help keep Austin musicians in Austin. While scores praise the program, there were some hiccups in the last round of grant funding. Wed, 02 Oct 2024 10:01:00 GMT /life-arts/2024-10-02/austin-texas-live-music-fund-grants-for-musicians-demand-exceeds-available-money Andrew Weber /life-arts/2024-08-29/austin-tx-zz-top-concert-1974-university-of-texas The concert was so epic � and so messy � that if you remember it, maybe you weren’t really there. Thu, 29 Aug 2024 10:03:00 GMT /life-arts/2024-08-29/austin-tx-zz-top-concert-1974-university-of-texas Matt Largey /austin/2024-06-26/sxsw-wont-partner-with-u-s-army-weapons-manufacturers-2025 The festival got a lot of flak for its partnerships last year from pro-Palestinian musicians who dropped out of the festival in protest. Wed, 26 Jun 2024 21:37:35 GMT /austin/2024-06-26/sxsw-wont-partner-with-u-s-army-weapons-manufacturers-2025 Andrew Weber /energy-environment/2024-05-09/austin-texas-live-music-venue-weather-climate-change-heat By the end of the century in Austin, it's possible that half of the days in a given year would have triple-digit temperatures, according to KXAN's former chief meteorologist David Yeomans. The city's outdoor music venues said hotter summers are already affecting business. Thu, 09 May 2024 09:00:00 GMT /energy-environment/2024-05-09/austin-texas-live-music-venue-weather-climate-change-heat Jeff McCord