Musical Cartography: Mapping Austin Live Music
“Austin Skyline Photomontage” by Carl Crum (2013)
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The following map has been elaborated in the course of my research about the blues scene in Austin Texas. The shapes and colors of the signs that represent the live music venues, as well as related businesses and institutions, indicate the nature of the places selected and its degree of importance and relationship regarding the Austin Blues Scene.
Color:
- Green signs: Active Live Music Venues
- Orange: University of Texas
- Blue: Relevant places related to the music scene (churches, museums, bars, etc.)
- Yellow: Music Festival Celebration
Shape:
- Star: highest degree of importance and relationship with the blues scene
- Rhombus: intermediate-high degree of importance and relationship with the blues scene
- Square: intermediate-low degree of importance and relationship with the blues scene
- Circle: lowest degree of importance and relationship with the blues scene
Feel free to collaborate with suggestions!
Musical Cartography: Mapping the Development of a Blues Scene in Austin
East Austin Black Music Sub-scene
Folk-psychedelic Sub-scene
Antone’s Sub-scene
You may want to update. Antone’s reopened in January 2016 and very quickly reestablished itself as Austin’s Home of the Blues. There is not anyone or any place that does more to promote blues or is more important in supporting blues than Antone’s
Hey Steve, thanks for the comment. Antone’s is indeed in the map, it couldn’t be otherwise. Accordingly, it’s represented with a green star in the downtown area (and map-layer). I’ve indicated the original opening date, 1975, as a reference too.