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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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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...