Grupo Fantasma (American Band)
Grupo Fantasma is a nine-piece Latin funk orchestra from Austin, Texas. Biography Formed in 2000 from the merger of two Austin acts, The Blimp and The Blue Noise Band, the band emerged with a biweekly gig at the Empanada Parlour in Austin in 2001. The band is best known for their exuberant live shows, innovative contemporary recordings and associations with Prince and his 3121 Club in Las Vegas. The band backed Prince on numerous occasions, including his performance on the ALMA Awards in 2007, and often performed at his after-party jam sessions. The band has performed with a diverse array of artists including Maceo Parker, Sheila E, GZA of Wu-Tang Clan, Spoon, Daniel Johnston, and many others. The ensemble has sold more than 20,000 albums independently and has had music featured in many popular television series. Grupo Fantasma twice played the Austin City Limits Music Festival and taped an episode of the ''Austin City Limits'' television series on PBS, which first aired November ...
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Austin City Limits Live At The Moody Theater
Block 21 is a $300 million mixed-use development complex located in the Second Street District of Downtown Austin, Texas. Austin's eighth-tallest building, the W Austin Hotel and Residences and Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater, the live venue where ''Austin City Limits ''Austin City Limits'' is an American live music television program recorded and produced by Austin PBS. The show helped Austin become widely known in the United States as the "Live Music Capital of the World", and is the only television show t ...'' is recorded, are located here, as well as of shops, restaurants and office space. The complex has been lauded for its eco-friendliness. References {{Downtown Austin Buildings and structures in Austin, Texas Mixed-use developments in Texas ...
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