Austin Music Hall
Austin, TX 78701
Phone: (512) 263-4146
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- Office hours: , Mon-Fri 9am-6pm
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Insider Tips
ParkingPark in the public garage on Fourth and Nueces streets.
Where to SitIf you're smooth enough to get past the security guys, get a seat VIP area and bar upstairs. It offers a better view of the stage.
User Reviews for Austin Music Hall
04/07/2008 Posted by DarinM
My first visit to the Austin Music Hall was last night (April 6th) for the BB King concert. The acoustics of the building were awful. I've had pretty bad allergies so my hearing was already jacked up a bit, but I couldn't understand anything. The mix sounded really muddy. It was really sad. No, I take that back. It was disgraceful. I've been to alot of shows in alot of places and there is no excuse for a place calling itself a music hall with such horrible acoustics. It wasn't sad. It was insulting and disgraceful. Then we get to the seating. I was amazed. This place has been renovated? And we have $2 K-Mart folding chairs zip-tied together? I admit, I am a fat man. This is my responsibility. I buy 2 plane tickets because I know these things are closer together than any humans not intimately acquainted with each other should sit. I am thinking the Austin Music Hall renovators must also work for the airline industry. In case you aren't paying attention, that's not a compliment. I had tickets in the balcony - really not a bad area - section C, Row 1 - middle of the row. That wasn't going to work, so my companion and I switched seats with the people at the end. This let me spread out into the aisle a bit. My companion still felt claustrophobic and spent the concert standing over to the side. Because of the poor seat quality and my fear the seat would collapse, I spent most of the show standing as well. It took about 15 minutes for my left leg to go to sleep when sitting. Not cool. I'm glad I got to see BB King. The man is awesome, I wish the venue had been worthy of him. Unless it's someone like BB King - a true legend - I won't be going back to this place. I'd rather drive to see a show somewhere else. On the plus side - the employees I spoke with - bar staff, and ushers - were very pleasant. That's a good thing, right?
Pros: Nice employees
Cons: Everything else - acoustics, seating.
04/07/2008 Posted by rlj4214
I see that others have complained about the bar service. I had no problem with that part. This was the B.B. King concert on April 6th, 2008. It's a real drag that whoever designed this venue can't be flogged in public for the unbelievably horrible acoustics. The sound was butchered so badly that you could hardly understand any vocals. The sound of the band was so muddy that there was almost no distinction or clarity in notes. When I say muddy, I'm talking muddy at a level that was pitch black. No highs were getting through at all, it was just rumbling bass noise, literally noise and indistinguishable. No definition of instruments. I really can't find words to describe the level of disappointment. B.B was as always funny, entertaining and enjoyable. It's really sad that he was playing in an acoustic hole. Pretty much ruined it for me. The last time I saw him was at the Paramount and the sound was really pretty good. No comparison in the two venues. Austin Music Hall NEEDS LOTS OF HELP WITH THEIR AUDIO. I MEAN LOTS LIKE A COMPLETE REWORKING OF THE SOUND SYSTEM TO MAKE UP FOR THE HORRIBLE ACOUSTICS. The Irwin center even has far superior sound and it is an acoustic nightmare. Until I hear that the sound has been corrected I won't go back there. It really was that bad, I promise. Get your act together guys. What you have now is horrible.
Pros: It sure isn't the sound. Fairly good concerts.
Cons: If you are going to a concert, find a show somewhere else. The sound will ruin it for you.
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