Curious Mix of People (eBook)

The Underground Scene of '90s Austin

Greg Beets, Richard Whymark (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2023
360 Seiten
University of Texas Press (Verlag)
978-1-4773-2815-6 (ISBN)

Infos

A twisting path through Austin's underground music scene in the twentieth century's last decade, narrated by the people who were there.It s 1990 in Austin, Texas. The next decade will be a tipping point in the city's metamorphosis from sleepy college town to major city. Beneath the increasingly slick exterior, though, a group of like-minded contrarians were reimagining an underground music scene. Embracing a do-it-yourself ethos, record labels emerged to release local music, zines cheered and jeered acts beneath the radar of mainstream media outlets, and upstart clubs provided a home venue for new bands to build their sound.This vibrant scene valued expression over erudition, from the razor-sharp songcraft of Spoon to the fuzzed-out poptones of Sixteen Deluxe, and blurred the boundaries between observer and participant. Evolving in tandem with the city s emergence on the national stage via the film Slacker and the SXSW conference and festivals, Austin s musical underground became a spiritual crucible for the uneasy balance between commercial success and cultural authenticity, a tension that still resonates today.The first book about Austin underground music in the 90s, A Curious Mix of People is an oral history that tells the story of this transformative decade through the eyes of the musicians, writers, DJs, club owners, record-store employees, and other key figures who were there.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 17.10.2023
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Pop / Rock
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Regional- / Landesgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Zeitgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• ISBN-10: 1-4773-2815-7 / 1477328157
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4773-2815-6 / 9781477328156