Downtown Austin is famous around the world for its live music. Music literally powers the downtown economy. It draws people out at night, conventions to town, and tourists to the City. Not long ago, live music and downtown residences were naturally separated: their were almost no residents in the downtown core. Those who did live downtown -- in the Railyard apartments and a handful of other buildings -- were adventurous. Today, the number of residents downtown has greatly expanded -- bringing new conflict between bars and downtown residents. But the live music scene has also shifted to formerly residential pockets of downtown. On . . .
