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Over the weekend, the University of Texas announced that it will be shutting down the Cactus Cafe, which, if nothing else, showed just how many songwriters are on Twitter. Set to shutter the foundational venue in August, UT will reportedly save about $122,000 by depleting our music scene (along with discontinuing their Informal Classes). This is coupled with a proposal from UT President Powers to raise tuition by almost another 4%. Pay more, get less. It’s a winning combination. We wouldn’t be surprised if UT throws all those signed show posters up for auction - it could help pay a couple more bucks to Mack Brown or something. Naturally, to combat Powers’ move, there is a Facebook campaign and Twitter account - it’s like the Iranian Revolution all over again! In all seriousness though, Powers will be holding a town hall “Tower Talk” tomorrow, February 2 so you can go and scream at him (that’s how town halls work these days, right?). It’s from 4-6 p.m. in the Avaya Auditorium, room 2.302, in the ACES Building. Powers’ invitation says “I look forward to seeing you,” but we bet he really isn’t looking forward to this at all.
Damn shame. I once saw Richard Buckner perform there with the pedal steel player from Son Volt. Needless to say it is still one of the most amazing shows I’ve ever seen in Austin. The times they are a’changing…”pay more, get less”