TMO Activations During SXSW Music Week Cancelled
Due to the city of Austin and Travis County’s declarations on March 6th, the March 2020 SXSW Conference, Festivals and related events have been canceled. As such, the Let’s Talk Texas event on Tuesday, March 17 will no longer take place.
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Music Friendly Community Workshop Comes To San Marcos
The Texas Music Office + the San Marcos Convention & Visitors Bureau will co-host a Music Friendly Community Workshop on Tuesday, March 31, at Black's BBQ in San Marcos. The workshop is open to anyone interested in learning about the new Texas Music Office program that seeks to foster music business economic development in Texas cities and communities. Chip Adams, Community Relations & Outreach Specialist of the Texas Music Office within the Office of the Governor’s Economic Development and Tourism Division, will be present to explain the Music Friendly Community designation and answer questions.
 KMFA Classical 89.5's new broadcast studio and community center. Their new hire will be a key team member in planning and promoting opening events for the new facility, a 20,000-square-foot broadcast, media and community event center now under construction.
#TXMusicJobs: KMFA Classical 89.5, LiveNation, Mood Media, Frontgate Tickets are Hiring
The Texas Music Office lists Texas music industry-related jobs on our social media channels with the hashtag #TXMusicJobs. There are currently Texas music industry-related jobs available in Dallas, Austin, Houston, Irving, and San Antonio via LiveNation, Frontgate Tickets, KMFA, and MOOD Media.
Tejano Music Association Fan Fair Returns to San Antonio March 12-15
Texas Talent Musicians Association (TTMA) presents the Tejano Music Awards Fan Fair 2020. Set for March 12-15, 2020. (Thursday-Sunday). Thousands of Tejano Music Fans from across the country will travel to Historic Market Square in Downtown San Antonio for the Tejano Music event of the year.
 Iconic Texas punk rock band Poison 13 rehearsing in the garage. Photo by Pat Blashill.
5 Questions With Texan Music Photojournalist Pat Blashill
Continuing with our ongoing 5 Questions With An Industry Professional interview series, we spoke with Native Texan and longtime music photojournalist Pat Blashill who has compiled his life's work into a new photo book Texas Is the Reason: The Mavericks of Lone Star Punk (Bazillion Points Publishing), covering the origins of Texas punk rock music and how much of it centered in Austin and San Antonio.
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