Noticias
Governor Abbott Announces Virtual Music Friendly Community Workshop In Grand Prairie
Governor Greg Abbott today announced the Texas Music Office (TMO) and Visit Grand Prairie will co-host a virtual Music Friendly Community workshop on Thursday, March 11. TMO Community Relations and Outreach Specialist Chip Adams will co-host the workshop via livestream to represent the TMO, answer questions, and speak about the Music Friendly Community program.
Governor Abbott Announces Virtual Music Friendly Community Workshop In San Marcos
Governor Greg Abbott today announced the Texas Music Office (TMO) and Visit San Marcos will co-host a virtual Music Friendly Community workshop on Wednesday, March 10. TMO Community Relations and Outreach Specialist Chip Adams will co-host the workshop via livestream to represent the TMO, answer questions, and speak about the Music Friendly Community program.
SBA Shares Preliminary Application Checklist For Shuttered Venue Operators Grant Program
The SBA has shared its preliminary checklist for the new Shuttered Venue Operators (SVO) Grant program. The SVO Grant program was established by the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act, signed into law on December 27, 2020. The program includes $15 billion in grants to shuttered venues, to be administered by the SBA’s Office of Disaster Assistance. Learn the program details, eligibility requirements, and much more!
Texas Music Mixtape: Tribute to Black History Month, Part II
On Wednesday, March 3rd at 2:30pm CT on the TMO's Texas Music Mixtape, program host Marc Fort is joined in conversation by Bevis Griffin, 1 of the 1st glam rockers in TX as the Texas Music Mixtape closes out its #BlackHistoryMonth tribute! Also on today’s Texas Music Mixtape, the show features new music from Texas artists including Riders Against The Storm, Drint, Leon Bridges, Bobby Sessions + Megan Thee Stallion, and more.
TMO Asks SBA to Accelerate Opening the Application Window for the SBA’s Shuttered Venue Operators Grant
On February 25th, TMO Director Brendon Anthony wrote the U.S. Small Business Administration's Acting Administrator Tami Perriello asking the SBA to accelerate opening the application window for the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant. "On behalf of the Texas Music Office and its constituents from all across the state, please take the necessary steps to open applications for the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant so that the Texas music industry – and the thousands of individuals employed by the state’s small venues – may live to see another day, as the permanent closure of these venues would be immeasurable to our state’s economy and culture," Anthony wrote. Read the full letter here.
The 1980s: The Best Little Playlist in Texas (celebrating the Texas Film Commission’s 50th anniversary)
To celebrate the Texas Film Commission's 50th Anniversary, the Texas Music Office + the Texas Film Commission revisit music appearing in 1980's TV shows and films shot in Texas (including PEE-WEE'S BIG ADVENTURE, TRUE STORIES, REVENGE OF THE NERDS, INDIANA JONES & THE LAST CRUSADE, PARIS TX, ROADIE, & more).
Texas Music Mixtape: Tribute to Black History Month, Part I
This week on the TMO’s Texas Music Mixtape, the program celebrates #BlackHistoryMonth with a show featuring TX artists who have created music which influenced artists and multiple genres not just in the USA, but around the world, including: Ornette Coleman, Big Mama Thornton, Joe Tex, Mickey and the Soul Generation, Geto Boys, Scott Joplin, Freddie King, UGK, and more! LISTEN to the radio program in real time in Austin on KOOP Radio 91.7 FM, or from anywhere in the world by searching for KOOP Radio on TuneIn, Amazon Alexa, or by listening on KOOP’s web player: https://koop.org/listen-live/.
Virtual Music Friendly Community Workshop - Grand Prairie
The Texas Music Office (TMO) and the Visit Grand Prairie will co-host a virtual Music Friendly Community workshop on Thursday, March 11 at 6 pm CT. TMO Community Relations and Outreach Specialist Chip Adams will co-host the workshop via livestream to represent the TMO, answer questions, and speak about the Music Friendly Community program.