Our East Fourth Street Collective artist's studio that functions as a recording/rehearsal space, artist's and photographer's studio, gallery space and headquarters is being seized by Capital Metro at the end of this month to be converted into CONDOS AND RETAIL SPACE.
Please come on by to see works on display by our resident artists Courtney Chavanell and D. Kithcart and hear...
[read more] Our East Fourth Street Collective artist's studio that functions as a recording/rehearsal space, artist's and photographer's studio, gallery space and headquarters is being seized by Capital Metro at the end of this month to be converted into CONDOS AND RETAIL SPACE.
Please come on by to see works on display by our resident artists Courtney Chavanell and D. Kithcart and hear music from the resident musicians James Webber and Jonathan Lennartz + special guests. Additional art on display by painter JACK SMITH.
Music By:
CHRIS CATALENA & THE NATIVE AMERICANS
VERY BAD WIZARD
WIL COPE and WOUNDED COYOTE
AMPLIFIED HEAT
&
THE NAMELESS FEATURING JONATHAN LENNARTZ, JAMES WEBBER, RUSTY BOYER, MARSHALL OWEN, DARIAN MOMANAEE & FRIENDS
SET TIMES
7:00-10 DJ BIG TEXAS JIM
10:00 Chris Catalena & The Native Americans
10:45 Wil Cope & Wounded Coyote
11:30 Very Bad Wizard
12:15 The Nameless
1:00 Amplified Heat
We are giving away FREE DOS XX and free drinks!
What was originally a closing party for our first gallery show is now an all out party to say goodbye to a beloved, historical, iconic Austin landmark "The Compound" which has functioned as an artist's/musician's workshop since 1976.
Everyone has a good memory of this treasured place. Feel free to comment with memories of shows/events or recollections of The Compound's glory days.
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The History of Our Building -
Texaco Oil Depot Warehouses, 1300-1302 E. 4th Street.
The Houston and Texas Central Railroad built tracks into Austin using local bond funds. On Christmas Day in 1871, John M. Swisher, a streetcar and ferry operator in town drove the final spike into the track while a large crowd of people looked on from Robertson Hill above the French Legation. The first ‘iron horse’ arrived full of tourists the next day. The Tri-Weekly Statesman newspaper reported that the epic event included booming cannon, cheers, speeches, and a parade of marching cadets, US Infantry, and local fire department divisions. With rail service, Austin grew quickly into a thriving city full of opportunities for expanding businesses. These warehouses are the last still standing from the original 1871 plat map detailing the Railroad right of way. Texaco Oil Company bought the warehouses in 1912. The Depot received oils, primarily used forlighting and heat, loaded from railroad tanker cars into huge drums held up by concrete structures that can still be seen in the backyard at the northeast corner. Trucks were then loaded with fuel from these tanks for delivery to retail outlets. It’s hard to imagine today that before the arrival of this train, the only way in or out of Austin was by stagecoach, horse and carriage, or by foot. Thanks to the arrival of the train and the oil delivered to these warehouses, Austin’s “modern age” began. With the rise of cars and buses used by working class families, the Texaco Depot received even more petro products by train. After WWII, Texaco sold the tract to the Firestone Company which used the space primarily for warehousing their inventory. The buildings were purchased in 1976 by an area resident and have been used as live/work space for local artists and community groups ever since. The building was designated a Local Historic Landmark in August, 2009.
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