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a look at Austin art and beyond KLRU collective
brought to you by Texas performing arts and Austin Lyric Opera
it's a lot about discovery and one reason people like
watch Austin City Limits and have enjoyed watching over the years is
because a
the ability to discover new artists music that they had never heard before
back in the early days Austin City Limits was literally a showcase for the
Austin music scene which was exploding back in the mid-seventies
and when Willie Nelson moved from Nashville back to Texas and decided to
make austin his home
that really laid the foundation for all things to come
whiskey river take my mind
Willie did the original pilot show for Austin City Limits all of the acts who were featured
on really the first two to three years
were either from Austin, certainly from Texas
with one or two exceptions who might've come from Louisiana
Austin City Limits introduced dozens
of Austin artists and performers and bands to the rest of the world
I think theres no better example than Stevie Ray Vaughan when it comes to
taking an Austin artist who literally grew up
musically here and there are so many other artists who also fall under that
same category Lyle Lovett is another example of someone who
literally came and sat in the audience for a few tapings before he had the
worked up the nerve to give me a cassette tape of his songs
spoon is another good example Alejando Escovedo
and it doesn't matter what genre they represent, what style the music
it's a it's something that we love to do it's something that people
in Austin beyond Austin have to come to expect and it's a it's unique because there's
no other music show
on television anywhere that is so tied
to the local community and the local music
scene like we are with Austin City Limits Austin City Limits
is always a point pride for all of us to say
that we're associated with that brand
there you know it was born
in Austin, Texas and is still alive and kicking
and growing and in ways that
that we are just always kind of bragging about
it's really hard to think about Austin without Austin City Limits
because it's such a centerpiece how we're
were seen from people all over the world
when you think about telling the story of the live music capital of the world or of Austin's music
scene
you really can't tell that story without Austin City Limits
some kinda magic music experience