The Live Music Capital of the World

Texas' State Capital, Austin, is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 16th-largest city in the United State. It is officially known as the Live Music Capital of the World. Austin is home to the internationally known SXSW film/music festival and the University of Texas Longhorns. Austin's growing Creative Class and IT economy has earned it the nicknames: the City of Ideas and Silicon Hills. Keep Austin Weird, a popular slogan in support of locally owned business, highlights Austin's unique cultural flare.