TCMF seventeen
April 12- 21, 2024
Central Market North
Austin, Texas
The Texas Community Music Festival kicked off in Austin April 29, 2006, at Central Market North, and drew approximately 10,000 over the four days to the central Austin location, far exceeding expectations, and setting the stage for what has now become a Central Texas tradition.
TCMF News
AUSTIN — The rains finally came to Austin on Monday, moving the Texas Community Music Festival indoors onto the deck at the Cafe at Central Market. The program was kicked off by About 7, one of a number of new groups to this year’s festival. In all, there are 14 bands and ensembles playing TCMF for the first time in this, the Sixth Annual Texas Community Music Festival. It’s an indication of how our festival…
Read MoreAUSTIN — Sunday, May 1, a “Blue Norther” blew through Central Texas with high winds and a 30-degree temperature drop! And the SHOW WENT ON at the Sixth Annual Texas Community Music Festival. At 1:15pm, the mercury was in the upper 80s, and the San Gabriel Horns were onstage, after performances by the Chaparral Dixielanders and Los Klezmeros. By the time Monster Big Band took the stage, the temperature had dropped into the low 50s…
Read MoreAUSTIN — A show as eclectic as Austin itself was the musical fare at the Sixth Annual Texas Community Music Festival on Saturday, April 30. Music lovers of all ages enjoyed everything from classical music to a brass band version of “Bohemian Rhapsody” to a little ad hoc Polka and “The Chicken Dance,” and everything in between. Highlights of the day’s activities included a performance by the host organization, the Austin Civic Wind Ensemble, splendid…
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