We recap the year in Austin music with Kevin Curtin from The Austin Chronicle:

• His journey to Austin and handling writing duties for the Playback page
• The re-opening of Antone's
• Austin's Omnibus resolution and what to expect
• President Obama being the highlight of SXSW
• The Transmission Events shake-up and birth of Margin Walker
• In Memoriam (venues and notable people)
• Austin artists that you should look out for

"The thing about Austin's music scene.. that really makes it great, is that it's so vast; there's so many things happening." - Kevin Curtin