I take some solace in the fact that once developed there will be 2 outdoor venues (a 2000+ cap lawn facing ladybird lake, and an ~800 person lawn/market area under the smokestacks for events. I always knew it was a finite resource, though, and the city never wanted to be in the venue business so it was increasingly an uphill battle to use the space. That room could make any event better just because of the mystique. We went way back, both with Rare and the shows with Electrico and as a fan of the space before. I asked Jason several questions about The Music Hall, past, present and future, as well as some random goodness about the scene… He is big part of The Electric Company that managed those events and has now found a new way to get you the jams you love.
I randomly met Jason at non-music people party. Fortunately, the team that brought you all of the cool shows and festivals at Seaholm Power Plant found their way into changing things. But up until now, it has been a bit of a nightmare.īad sound, weird management, odd color schemes – you name it, AMH had the issues that made it easy to cringe when you found out your favorite mid-level headliner played there.
It is a very important venue in that it can handle a large stage show for a demanding audience. It is the venue making the downtown bridge between the Erwin Center (theater seating chart) and ACL Live or Stubb’s.
It is the venue with the space to handle everything from deadmau5 to Morrissey. Jason Hicks and team may just save The Austin Music Hall, the venue we love to hate.
0 kommentar(er)
