I am most comfortable when ranting about some perceived injustice in the music scene, so bear with me as I try to be…gulp…positive.

In the past couple years, I’ve been very lucky to be a part of the Austin music scene. I’m not the most experienced, most established, hardest working guy out there by far but I have been able to dabble in a lot of cool shit since I’ve been in Austin. From the little experience I do have, I’ve come to this conclusion: You guys ROCK.

Our music scene has it’s shady side and plenty of flaws, but overall it really is amazing. From the musicians that bust their asses every week, to the self-started promoters that book\promote them, to the local media that covers the shows, to the scores of music fans that come to dingy venues to support the bands, there really is nothing else like it. It takes the hard work and dedication of a number of fantastic people to make it happen. Even us weekend warriors who do this as a hobby can get a taste, something that would be near-impossible in a less personal scene. For the most part, people in Austin’s scene do it for the love, not the power or money. I guess it helps that there is very little power OR money to be had in the local music scene…

Anyway, that’s about all the positivity I can muster on a Monday. So before I go all double-rainbow on you (you have seen that video, right? I’m posting it below anyway), just know that all you guys are awesome. You know who you are and what you do.

It’s too much! Tell me what it means!