{"product_id":"9781477328132-curious-mix-of-people","title":"A Curious Mix of People","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Underground Scene of '90s Austin\u003cbr\u003eThe first book about Austin underground music in the ’90s, A Curious Mix of People 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.\u003cbr\u003e\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\n\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\n\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\n\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\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41037978009697,"sku":"9781477328132","price":26.73,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_38189602_9b847dca-f956-40ab-86d8-e186771e6b30.jpg?v=1763787348","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781477328132-curious-mix-of-people","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}