Live Music Capital

Boilermaker Blues demo by Eric Leikam

Live Music Capital with Eric Leikam Vol. 2 No. 4

The business and politics of making music in Austin…Texas, and beyond.

In this edition: South By Southwest being canceled was a huge hit to the music community but that was just the beginning. In this edition we’ll look at where we were, where we are and where we might be going.

The Business and Politics of making music in Austin...Texas...and beyond.

In this edition:

Austin Music Commission on musician pay and agent of change.

The Texas Music Office celebrates 30 years and is working to bring more music industry to the state.

A preview of the upcoming South By Southwest Festival and Conferences.

Taken from Live Music Capital with Eric Leikam Vol. 2 No.2

The story of how Austin became known as The Live Music Capital of the World with the two people generally credited for making it happen, Michael Max Nofziger and Nancy Weiss Coplin.

Taken from Live Music Capital with Eric Leikam Vol 2. No. 2

Report on the Austin Live Music Fund initial work group meeting

Taken from Live Music Capital with Eric Leikam Vol 2 No. 2- Reaction to Austin's success at the 2020 Grammys with Grammy Chairman Emeritus Christine Albert.

The business and politics of making music in Austin...Texas...and beyond.

In this edition:

Reaction to Austin artists success at the Grammys.

The latest on the Austin Live Music Fund

The story of how Austin became the live music capital of the world

and The Texas Music Office's 30th anniversary

Excerpt from Live Music Capital with Eric Leikam Podcast Vol 2. No. 1

Look back at the lives of Tommy X. Hancock and Rich Harney

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Excerpt from the Live Music Capital with Eric Leikam Vol. 2 No. 1 Podcast.

The Austin Live Music Fund: What it is and why it's controversial.

The business and politics of making music in Austin...Texas...and Beyond.

In this edition:

We observe the passing of Tommy X. Hancock and Rich Harney.

We look at the Austin Live Music Fund; what it is and why it's controversial.

We reveal the top selling Texas Artist LPs for 2019

Clips from Tommy Hancock: West Texas Muse and Lubbock LIghts and ATXN

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