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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 09, 2003
Contact: Patricia Fraga, Austin Public Library, (512) 974-7528
Fax: (512) 974-7442
Musicians, do you want to be a (permanent) part of Austin's History?
Then gather your band's CDs, Videos, biographical information, and press kits,
and head downtown...
The Austin History Center presents PIRATES IN THE PARK, come on down and bring us yer “loot”! On Saturday, October 25, 2003 at 2:00 p.m. the Austin History Center will be holding an “Austin Music Donation Day” combined with a special Halloween Concert and children's fair in Wooldridge Park, located at 9th and Guadalupe. Austin is deemed the “Live Music Capitol of the World,” and Archivist Tim Hamblin wants the “loot” to represent this title. The Austin History Center, is looking for material from local bands, past and present, to be preserved for all time. Every genre of music is accepted, and information such as biographical materials, photos, press clippings, CDs, vinyl, videos, etc. are all accepted.
To celebrate this "Austin Music Donation Day,” there will be live music, refreshments, and Halloween activities for kids of all ages. So grab your music memorabilia, put on your costumes, and head downtown on Saturday, October 25 between 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. for an afternoon of frights and delights.
Schedule of Events:
2:00 p.m. to 2:30p.m MARCI WINTERS and J.P. ALLEN performs. Marci is one of Austin's premiere children's songwriters, and a film producer.
2:30p.m. to 3:00p.m. CAPTAIN PHLEABAG reads Halloween and Pirate Stories for the children.
3:00p.m. to 3:45p.m. MILHOUSE performs
(Milhouse is one of Austin's most prominent pop rock groups.)
3:45pm to 4:00pm THE JOLLY GAROGERS (Austin’s Premier Pirate band) Present their “loot”to the Austin History Center.
4:00pm to 4:45pm THE JOLLY GAROGERS perform
(Austin's premiere pirate band)...aaarrgghh
4:45pm to 5:00pm COSTUME CONTEST
About the Austin History Music Collection
Even before Austin declared itself the “Live Music Capital of the World,” the Austin History Center began collecting and preserving examples of music from the local scene. Included in the sound recording collection are the recordings of artists such as Kenneth Threadgill, Joe Ely, the Grey Ghost, the Fabulous Thunderbirds, Uranium Savages, and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Recordings produced by local groups such as the Ebenezer Baptist Church Choir and Crockett High School are available in the music collection. As part of its collection the Austin History Center preserves the Austin Music Network tapes. The Austin Music Network began documenting live performances in clubs and venues around Austin in 1994. The Austin Music Network (AMN) Archives contain almost ten thousand music related videotapes, and is one of the many permanent collections housed at the Austin History Center (AHC) of the Austin Public Library. The tapes document much of the history of Austin’s vibrant music scene.
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