{"product_id":"a-curious-mix-of-people-the-underground-scene-of-90s-austin-9781477328132","title":"A Curious Mix of People: The Underground Scene of '90s Austin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA twisting path through Austin's underground music scene in the twentieth century's last decade, narrated by the people who were there.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's 1990 in Austin, Texas. The next decade will be a tipping point in the city's metamorphosis from sleepy college town to major city. Beneath the increasingly slick exterior, though, a group of like-minded contrarians were reimagining an underground music scene. Embracing a do-it-yourself ethos, record labels emerged to release local music, zines cheered and jeered acts beneath the radar of mainstream media outlets, and upstart clubs provided a home venue for new bands to build their sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis vibrant scene valued expression over erudition, from the razor-sharp songcraft of Spoon to the fuzzed-out poptones of Sixteen Deluxe, and blurred the boundaries between observer and participant. Evolving in tandem with the city's emergence on the national stage via the film \u003ci\u003eSlacker\u003c\/i\u003e and the SXSW conference and festivals, Austin's musical underground became a spiritual crucible for the uneasy balance between commercial success and cultural authenticity, a tension that still resonates today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first book about Austin underground music in the '90s, \u003ci\u003eA Curious Mix of People\u003c\/i\u003e is an oral history that tells the story of this transformative decade through the eyes of the musicians, writers, DJs, club owners, record-store employees, and other key figures who were there.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/17\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781477328132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288","brand":"Greg Beets, Richard Whymark","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43096183505077,"sku":"9781477328132","price":23.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_638f8d89-11da-497f-878d-f52a70172937.jpg?v=1692803272","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-curious-mix-of-people-the-underground-scene-of-90s-austin-9781477328132","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}