Austin Sound

Undercover Art: The Secret Show Knows No Boundaries)
by Zoe Nicol

Living in Austin, music litters the city. On any given night you can show up to a sanctioned venue, crack open your wallet, hand over the contents therein, and you are magically permitted entry. For the next few hours, you may gossip with your friends, fix your eyes on the stage, or do a little dancing. It can be a roaring way to spend an evening and a cherished part of our city culture. But what if things were slightly different? What if you didn’t need an ID card, cash or credit, and simply spent an evening with your friends? What if you combined sitting on a grassy knoll under the stars, candles flickering, feeding on evening air, with a quiet performance of strings and harmonies? Could such a simple alteration of place and electricity transform your experience? Over the course of the last year The Secret Show has revealed the answer to be a primal and resounding Yes.