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091 – SXSW 2016 Preview Live at Rattle Inn Mar 09, 2016

Show notes

SXSW is right around corner. Festival experts Micco, Lane, Boris Wright (who's worked SXSW for 19 years) join the podcast to share tips, insights, and stories:

How to prepare for SXSW: RSVPster, SXSW Domination Team on GroupMe, @ChrisKeegan's SXSW Guide, @SXSWMafia
Doing SXSW with VS without a wristband;
Transportation/Parking tips: use B-Cycle, where to park, Uber Pool, Lyft;
Tech tips: mobile chargers, use your phone the least possible;
How to get a hook up: take care of volunteers, staff and they'll take care of you;
How to strategize: meet people, have your own agenda, use print outs, and more tips;
Story time!
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle's keynotes

"If you're new to SX and you don't have a wristband or credentials, when you go somewhere, you really should stay at one venue because it's hard for you to get anywhere" - Micco

"My #1 tip for SXSW: meet people in the line" - Lane

"I see the list of bands and I'm like 'oh my god they're coming'. I get excited. I got more excited when I let someone know about it." - Boris

090 – Solstice Live Connects Artists and Venues Jan 14, 2016

Show notes

Matt Ford, Lauren Bruno, and Adrian Tavares introduce Solstive Live, a online booking platform that helps artists find venues and venues find artists:

Their connection to Austin,
The Solstice Festival, From France to the US,
How they brought it to Austin,
How Solstice Live works for the artists and the venues,
Working with venues and partnering with event producers,
How to improve the Austin music scene

"We're the kids that grew with Facebook and YouTube and we brought that whole world into the promoting world." - Matt Ford

"I had been looking for something music-related that I could really dive into and commit to." - Adrian Tavares

"There are so many things in the music industry that needs help and fixing. What we're trying to hone in on is improving that process." - Lauren Bruno

089 – New Year, New Things To Look Forward To In Austin Jan 07, 2016

Show notes

Happy New Year! For the first show of 2016, Micco joins to talk about:

New Year's Eve and the hype;
Uber and transportation woes;
Sheena 2.0 and her friend Marcia call in;
Events and places to look forward to in 2016:
- Carnaval Brasileiro on Feb 27;
- I Love The 90's featuring Salt N' Pepa, Vanilla Ice, Coolio, Kid N Play, Rob Base and more on Feb 5;
- Antone's is back on W. 5th;
- Black Fret, a non-profit that supports Austin live music;
- Teller's on Trinity between 6th/7th;
- Lustre Pearl's return on Rainey Street and the East side;
- The Townsend on Congress between 7th/8th;
- The Domain Rock Rose expansion with Dogwood, Kung Fu Saloon, 77 Degrees, Saint Genevieve, Jack & Ginger's Irish Pub, Rose Room;
- The Steampunk Saloon on W.6th and Rio Grande;
- Stand-up Comedy Open Mics all over town
- Moontower Comedy Festival on April 20-23
Challenging venues to be different;

"Nothing new to Austin, but new to me. I always miss it every year. There's a Carnival Brazilian festival. I'm trying to make it a point to go this year" - Micco

088 – 2015 Recap, NYE, and Sheena 2.0 Dec 31, 2015

Show notes

Our returning champions Sheena Simmons and Ekwhoa help me review 2015 and preview New Year's Eve:

Recap of The Feedbak 5 Year Anniversary at Vulcan Gas Company;
Best parties of the year;
Lessons from 2015;
West 6th vs Eastside vs Dirty 6th vs Warehouse District;
Uber and Lyft vs Austin City Council (sign the petition to keep Uber & Lyft in Austin);
Sheena's new year resolutions;
New Year's Eve is overrated;
Good plans for NYE 2016;
Sheena's friend calls in to invite her to her NYE party in Leander

Quotes from the show:

2016 is going to be ON in my life! - Sheena Simmons

Every year, we play a mystery game (for New Year's). We wake up the next day and try to figure out what the fuck happened - Ekwhoa

087 – Ter’ell Shahid Remembers Austin as Music Heaven Dec 17, 2015

Show notes

Ter’ell Shahid is a musician, songwriter, producer, real-estate agent, CEO of Urbanian Entertainment, and has been in Austin music scene since he was a teenager:

His musical background and learning the instruments;
Austin back in the day as music heaven with the agencies and mentors;
Going from band to band and the solo career;
Neckbone, The Funk-Hop Supergroup for and by musicians;
The Hip Hop/Urban music scene in Austin (Hip Hop Humpday, Boombox, and beyond);
The power of cross-marketing and the responsibility of the venue;
Taking the Austin music scene for granted;
Defining what “Live Music Capital of the World” is;

In my stuff, I try to include as many super bad producers and musicians as possible. […]. When you check me out, you’re checking them out. And everything that happens for me, I spread that to all the musicians around me. – Ter’ell Shahid

086 – Marc and Vulcan Gas Company Dec 10, 2015

Show notes

Marc Piatkowski is co-owner of Vulcan Gas Company, a state-of-the-art music venue on 6th Street:

Moving to Austin and getting into the bar industry;
The importance of sound at a venue;
Choosing the electronic music as a format;
Acquiring the name of Vulcan Gas Company from an old psychedelic rock venue from the 60's;
Being on Dirty 6th Street, the homeless situation, charging cover, the college crowd;
Growing a multi-function venue with Hip Hop, comedy,

Good sounding music makes you feel good. - Marc Pietkowski

085 – Reppin’ The Live Music Capital of the World with Bobby Garza and Jennifer Houlihan Dec 03, 2015

Show notes

Jennifer Houlihan is the Executive Director at Austin Music People (AMP). Bobby Garza is the General Manager at Transmission Events and Chair of the Executive Committee at AMP. We discuss the state of Austin as a music city:

Why we need organizations like Austin Music People;
How the disconnect between the politics, the music community, and the Austin population happened;
The findings and propositions from the 2014 Austin Music Industry Census;
Austin getting a C- on the Music City Report Card;
People's unwillingness to pay cover charge to see live music;
How to educate people about the music Austin offers and cultivate music Evangelist;
Tips and advice for artists;
The sound ordinance and the agent of change principle;
How you can support the music scene

The story that we sell about Austin [...] looks like the front of a show. What you don't see is the back; where there's a toilet broken or somebody is trying to plug an extension cord. - Bobby Garza

What we hope to do is give people the tools they need to make the change in the community that's going to keep us the Live Music Capital of the World - Jennifer Houlihan

084 - Henry + The Invisibles, OneManPhunkBand Nov 25, 2015

Show notes

Henry + The Invisibles is a one man phunk band. We talk about:

Winning Battle of the Bands at Mohawk sponsored by Mattress Firm
His love for music and early bands;
Transitioning from one instrument to the next then to vocals;
The birth of Henry + The Invisibles and looping;
The importance of the live performance (visuals, experience, unpredictability);
The influence of James Brown and 70's music;
Songwriting process, Stevie Wonder, and Sly and The Family Stone;
The Austin fanbase and life on the road;
Words of wisdom for upcoming artists

I wanted to design music that makes me move too. Spiritually, that is what does it. The rhythm of funky music. - Henry Roland

083 - (Dirty) 6th Street SINderella Nov 19, 2015

Show notes

Danny "D-Train" Trevino, Manny Fresco, and Carleen Nicole wrote, produced, and directed 6th Street SINderella, a short film and romantic comedy that flips the script on the Disney and The Brothers Grimm versions:

Brainstorming at a bar (and after-party)
Writing, casting, directing, and producing the short film
How relatable the story is
Our connection to the world-famous 6th Street
Why it's called Dirty 6th
Turning 6th Street to a no-car street
Lack of diversity in the bars
Bringing the live music back to 6th Street
Supporting the Austin art and music scene

Quotes from the show:

"We all wanted to create something fun. Everyone wanted something fun. Everyone stepped up." - Danny "D-Train" Trevino

"This was to get everybody going and start doing things we want and love to do. And not wait for someone to hire us." - Carleen Nicole

"After filming, I went home, so excited. And I mapped the whole film till 5:30am." - Manny Fresco

082 - Full Fun Fun Fun Fest FeedBak with Micco, Sweet John, and Deborah Nov 12, 2015

Show notes

Fun Fun Fun Fest celebrated its 10 year anniversary. We recap the festival with Micco, Sweet John from RockSauce Studios, and Deborah Sengupta Stith from Austin360 Music and Austin American Statesman:

Our history with Fun Fun Fun Fest
What we were excited to see at the festival and how we prepared
We review shows and recap key moments by day including Peaches and the marriage proposal, FFFNites with GZA, Wu-Tang Clan, Jane's Addiction, Big Freedia, Lauryn Hill, and many more
The food vendors and drinks
The issues with the sound
Fun Fun Fun Fest vs ACL vs SXSW
The other activities including Slient Disco, games and skateboarding
Fashion trends at FFF Fest

Quotes from the show:
"My approach was going to be an ACL approach where I camp out at stages but I changed it to just take chunks. So I ended up seeing people I wasn't expecting to see. And I really enjoyed it." - Micco
"I want to thank everybody at Transmission Events. They put on a fantastic event this year." - Sweet John
"I give it all the Funs!" - Deborah

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