Part 2 of our talk with Stephen Sternschein, owner of Empire Control Room. Listen to Part 1 about his journey. We discuss the impact of new development on the Red River Cultural District:

• What the designation Red River Cultural District means?
• The Waller Creek Project and its impact on the Red River area,
• How come Empire Control Room has not been affected as much by these new developments,
• City growth vs Austin as Live Music Capital of the World: noise ordinance, residents’ complaints, etc,
• The Soul-y Initiative: Austin Business District Incubator,
• The Austin Music People‘s Music City Report Card 2015 gives Austin C-,
• The cost of going out in Austin and the willingness to pay a cover charge,
• How Empire markets itself and its acts to the public

My team and I and the folks on Red River are in a position where some of time we ask people to take a leap of faith and come through because they might not know who the band is but if it’s on stage at our club, it’s going to be something worth checking out – Stephen Sternschein