Features Overview:
JIM FRANKLIN’S 80th BIRTHDAY PARTY: December 30th!!!
Come join us as we celebrate JFKLN, the Head Varmint himself, Master of Ceremonies extraordinaire, poster artist and artist artist, Jim Franklin, as he heads into a new decade! More information to come, so stay tuned!
RECORD RELEASE: Freddie Steady Krc and Eve Monsees Sing the Songs Of Clementine Hall, now at Antone’s Records! (from Roky Erickson’s Ice Cream Social on July 15th)
On Saturday, July 15th, at Tweedy’s (formerly Spiderhouse Cafe), the Roky Erickson Ice Cream Social was held celebrating Roky Erickson’s catalog of songs and a release of a very special vinyl record.
A 45prm record of two songs Clementine Hall wrote for the 13th Floor Elevators: Splash One and I Have To Tell You. This project was produced by the Austin Museum of Popular Culture in conjunction with Steady Boy Records to raise funds in support of Clementine.
Now in her mid-80’s Clementine is experiencing financial troubles. Given the impact of her song writing and the importance of her involvement with the Elevators, AusPop turned to friends in the music community to create this record in support of Clementine. Freddie Krc, Eve Monsees, Floyd Domino, Mike Buck, Howard Kalish and Layton DePenning donated their time to perform. Layton DePenning donated his services as engineer and the studio time.
The first opportunity to purchase this gem will be Saturday evening at this event. ***Currently the record is available at Antones Records on Guadalupe Street, but copies are limited and selling fast! Visit with museum staff and learn more about a really fascinating gal: Clementine Hall.
ONLINE EXHIBITION: 50th Anniversary of Soap Creek Saloon Posters and Photographs!
This is the spot to see Soap Creek Saloon posters and photographs and learn more about that Little Honky Tonk in the Hills.
AUSTIN’s ART & CULTURE
AusPop stands at the crossroads of Austin’s music, art & culture…
The Austin Museum of Popular Culture collects, conserves, and exhibits vintage posters and live music ephemera from the 1960s through today to educate future generations on the rich and unique culture that makes Austin the Live Music Capital of the World.
We seek to enrich a growing and changing community by becoming the premier resource in Texas for art and artifacts of local music history from the 1960s through today, and its impact on local, national, and international culture.
Our Story
Founded in 2003
The Austin Museum of Popular Culture (SouthPop) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit arts organization, founded in 2003. AusPop is dedicated to being a world class archive and repository of Austin music related art and ephemera. The Museum seeks to create a dialogue between the established and the counterculture, the past and the present. You can find pieces from AusPop’s collections all over, from exhibitions held at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, the Wittliff Collection, and The Country Music Hall of Fame. We have partnered with filmmakers and writers to document Austin’s music history including Homegrown: Austin Music Posters from 1967 - 1982, Mike Judge’s Tales from the Tour Bus, and so much more! We host a rotating schedule of exhibitions, free performances by local bands, and off-site events that bring our community together through love of art, music, and Austin.
Schedule of Events
Events &
Exhibitions
The Austin Museum of Popular Culture, in addition to holding exhibits in its gallery space, curates events from live music, book signings to cultural happenings. Join us for our free music shows! Visit us during the holidays at our booth at the Armadillo Christmas Bazaar and every March, during SXSW, you can find us at the Flatstock, poster convention.
Volunteer Today
AusPop is is extending an invitation to volunteer at our culture center. As a volunteer there are a wide range of helpful things you can do. We are always in need of helpers to prepare for our concerts and exhibition openings. Anyone who’s good with a scanner should hit us up about our on-going collections digitization project.If you want to get some passes to AusPop’s off-site events (Austin Music Awards, Flatstock Poster Expo at SXSW, Armadillo Christmas Bazaar) we could always use someone with some retail experience. For whatever your skill-set, we probably have something you can do!
PARTICIPANTS
Our Partners
AusPop is grateful for the support of our partners. Interested in partnering with us?
Feel free to contact us at info@southpop.org
