For over a decade, the KUTX on-air booth and the front of the Hole In the Wall have gazed at each other from across the street. Generations of musicians and music lovers have storied memories of the 51-year-old venue, whether you were there to see Townes Van Zandt’s regular performances or Lucinda Williams get her start, spotted icons like Courtney Love and Dave Grohl, or witnessed Yard Act’s very first show in the U.S.
So it would make sense that two iconic Austin music institutions would finally converge. Over the last few months, we’ve invited our Concert Club members to be part of a new tradition, a series we’re calling The Hole Story. Think of it as MTV: Unplugged, but Austin. Short, stripped-down story-driven solo sets by some of our favorite Austin musicians performed on The Hole In the Wall’s famous front stage.
And now, we’re sharing these sets with you, kicking it off with our May Artist of the Month Half Dream. A regular on the Hole In the Wall calendar, Half Dream’s Paige Renee Berry performed a plugged-in solo set, showcasing their lofty, haunting vocals and bare-it-all-while-sometimes-taking-no-prisoners songwriting prowess.
Credits: Producer: Deidre Gott; Audio Post Mix: Jake Perlman; Video Edit: Deborah Cannon; Audio Engineers: Rene Chavez; Cameras: Deborah Cannon; Michael Minasi, Issak Kotecki
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