About the Author
Mike Kanin is the Publisher of the Austin Monitor. As such, he doesn't report on much--aside from the workings of the Monitor--any more. In his previous life as a freelance journalist, Kanin has written for the Washington City Paper, the Washington Post's Express, the Boston Herald, Boston's Weekly Dig, the Austin Chronicle, and the Texas Observer.
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Austin Monitor Radio: The State of Austin Music
Monday, October 12, 2015 by Michael Kanin
This is the complete audio of our October 6 Beers, Brains, and Betterment discussion about the state of music in Austin, Texas. Austin Music People’s Jennifer Houlihan, artist and Urban Artist Alliance founder Tee-Double, Austin City Council Member Greg Casar, SXSW brand development honcho and former CoA Music Commission Chair Brad Spies, and Transmission Events General Manager Bobby Garza were all there to say their part in the discussion, which was moderated by Austin Monitor publisher Mike Kanin. It’s embedded here:
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