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Austin's official motto is the "Live Music Capital of the World" due to the high volume of live music venues in the city. Austin is known internationally for the South by Southwest (SXSW) and the Austin City Limits (ACL) Music Festivals which feature eclectic international lineups. The greatest concentrations of music venues in Austin are around 6th Street, Central East Austin, the Red River Cultural District, the Warehouse District, the University of Texas, South Congress, and South Lamar.
"Austin music" in its modern form emerged in 1972 when "a new form of country music exploded on the scene that turned its back on Nashville and embraced the counterculture",[1] much of it centered around the Armadillo World Headquarters music venue, which opened in 1970, alternating country and rock music shows.[2] In 1972, Willie Nelson left Nashville and moved to Austin.
Austin has become renowned as a haven for young innovative musicians who were drawn in by the creativity, liberal politics, and low cost-of-living. Austin's reputation continued to grow and become celebrated for its folk, blues, jazz, bluegrass, Tejano, zydeco, new wave, punk, and indie music scenes.
The City also hosts the Austin Symphony, Austin Civic Orchestras, Austin Opera, Austin Baroque Orchestra and La Folia Baroque.
- ^ "That 70's Show". Texasmonthly.com. June 6, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
- ^ "Armadillo World Headquarters Official Site". AWHQ. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
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