Austin — The Ninth Annual Texas Community Music Festival kicks off Saturday, April 12, at 11:00am at Central Market North, 4001 N. Lamar, in Austin. The festival will be presented from April 12 – 27, virtually every day and evening of the week.  TCMF will NOT be presented on Tuesday, April 15 and Easter weekend, April 17-21.  Please check our schedules for times for all performances. Because two TCMFs were presented in 2013, this is actually…

Austin — One of TCMF’s new performers for 2014, the Yes Ma’am! Brass Band, is a relatively new Austin ensemble, but quickly building a follower throughout the brass band community. The all-woman band recently appeared at the fourth annual Honk!TX Festival here in Austin, and has been invited to appear in Seattle for HonkFestWest, later this year. From the band: “YM!BB was formed in October 2012 by a group of new and experienced players who…

Austin — The Texas Community Music Festival is proud to present a special performance by Austin Lyric Opera on Sunday, April 13 at 5:00pm. The 30-minute performance is part of ALO’s innovative program, The Elixir Project.   The Elixir Project is a series of free “street opera” performances throughout the city. Everyone is invited! For the second year in a row,  Austin Lyric Opera  and theUT-Austin Butler Opera Center are proud to collaborate on this community-wide arts event.…