Music scene · Shady Hollow
A southwest Austin suburb whose own music is school and community-based, sitting minutes from one of the country's busiest live music markets. Local players commute into Austin for open mics and steady gigs.
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A southwest Austin suburb whose own music is school and community-based, sitting minutes from one of the country's busiest live music markets. Local players commute into Austin for open mics and steady gigs.
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Shady Hollow is a census-designated place in Travis County, southwest of Austin. As an Austin suburb, it benefits from proximity to one of the largest live music markets in the country, though its own musical life is mostly school and community-based. Austin is the dominant music hub.
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