As SXSW grows, Austin unaffordability dims famed music scene

Category: Music

In this March 9, 2016 photo, Sabrina Ellis, who fronts the Austin rock bands A Giant Dog and Sweet Spirit, poses for a photo in the Austin's music district in Austin, Texas. Anxiety is rising among politicians, SXSW organizers and $5-cover venues over runaway rent prices squeezing the cultural backbone of Austin, where headliners including Sia and the rapper Future will flock starting Monday at a time of growing unease in the local music scene. Ellis wonders whether the city could provide reduced-cost housing to musicians. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — As the music universe orbits Austin again this week for SXSW, the "Live Music Capital of the World" is losing its cool — or at any rate, fretting about losing the bands and clubs that make it such.


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