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Article: No limits
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- The Irish Times
- Article date:
- October 31, 2009
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When Austin declared itself the live music capital of the world,
it sounded like Texan hubris. But the city lives up to its claim,
writes JIM CARROLL
SELF-PRAISE IS NO praise, yet it's hard to argue with Austin's
proclamation to be the live music capital of the world.
Back in 1991 a local blues musician named Lillian Standfield
thought it would be a good idea to brand the city as the music
capital of the US. She reckoned it should big up the fact that it
had more live venues than New York, Nashville or Los Angeles. But
seeing as it's Texas, and everything in Texas has to be bigger than
everywhere else, the city fathers thought they'd go one better and
claim the bragging rights for the world.