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M. Edmund Howse has been enthusiastically videotaping music in Austin for many years. He is immediately recognizable as he moves between his video cameras, tweaking settings and positioning. The Austin Blues Society appreciates the time and effort that Marv has put into documenting the Austin music scene, especially local blues musicians. Here's Marv with one of our favorite blues musicians, Kathy Murray, of Kathy & The Kilowatts We think so much of Marv that we have posted some of his photos and videos on the Pics/Videos page under the LEARN tab. Enjoy!

Prakash Spex journeyed across the Eastern Seaboard, from Austin to Montreal and back again. He shares his story with us both to amuse and inform. https://www.austinbluessociety.org/prakash-spex-story

Big Train and the Loco Motives' Facebook page includes brief bio's of lesser know Blues musicians.. https://www.facebook.com/BigTrainBlues It isn't an Austin band, but it is Blues history.

The TEXAS MUSIC MUSEUM is a treasury containing a unique historical collection that tells the story of the musicians who made Austin the Live Music Capital of the World! The museum has created a Collection, The Contributions of East Austin African-American Musicians to Texas Music, that includes the musicians that have made a notable contribution to Blues Music from Austin’s East Side.

Sarah Brown is a blues warrior. She has played with everyone from Albert Collins to Stevie Ray Vaughan and played many years in the prestigious Antone's house band. She has been dealt a very bad hand and is suffering from a rare liver disease. The only cure is a liver transplant. Please read her attached CaringBridge post, which will explain the process to help her get a new liver. Keep Sarah in your thoughts and help when you can.