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March music madness, food and follies

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Above: Bottlecap Mountain playing at The Highball

Not sure how many people were registered officially for the first four days of SXSW 2024 (SouthBy ’24), but there were more than 75,000 from 100 countries in 2023. Those are mainly the techies. Add in the film and music festival attendance throughout the week, and the number doubles. There were somewhere in the range of 1,500 acts scheduled, not counting the unofficial ones rippling across music venues throughout the city.

In other words, Austin was hopping.

We are among the fringe attendees who avail themselves of a couple of the many free or low-cost events not requiring badges. Some snapshots from those, several at The Saxon Pub, are found below, along with a snippet of Bottlecap Mountain’s new “I’ve Got Something for You.”

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Outlier takes up June musical residency at Liberty Bar

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Teaching English in South Korea. That’s what Anthony Garcia of Texas and Melanie Lenau of Michigan, two classically trained musicians, did to end up meeting one another and finding their voice together. The depth of their talent is amazing, and the duo, Outlier, is now based in Austin.

This month Outlier is featured as part of Liberty Bar’s Tuesday-night residency program. The first-floor dining room provides a wonderful, intimate setting for listening to music you might not encounter elsewhere.

The music begins at 7:30, and there’s no cover. In fact, Liberty Bar even offers an inexpensive wine and beer special for those who gather to listen. Liberty Bar is housed in a former convent at 1111 South Alamo in Southtown.

Here’s a sampling of what you might hear tonight.

June 29, 2016, Update: Yesterday, Outlier released a new album online at a price anyone can afford. Since most of the album’s songs are in the public domain, the performers decided to share the download at an extremely reasonable price – any amount you care to pay. Listen to the whole album or download Public Domain here.