Heart of the City
Stellar Austin musicians team up for rocking fundraiser
- Charlie Sexton.Photo by Dave Pedley
- Nakia, Robert Rankin, and Graham Williams.Photo by Sarah Bork
- Riders Against the Storm.Photo by Dave Pedley
- John Riedie, Heather Wagner Reed, Jennifer Zavaleta, and Dean Wolfe.Photo by Sarah Bork
- The Jones Family Singers.Photo by Dave Pedley
- Linda and David Halpern.Photo by Sarah Bork
- Lauren Cervantes, Angela Miller, and Celeste Quesada.Photo by Sarah Bork
- Katie Pierce and Gilda Tirado.Photo by Sarah Bork
- Micah James and Erika Pinktips.Photo by Sarah Bork
- Jason Slick, Jake Hollomon, Maria Roepke, and Jeff Hayes.Photo by Sarah Bork
- Hayden Alvey and Steve Champion.Photo by Sarah Bork
- Chad Swiatecki and Chaka Dada.Photo by Sarah Bork
- Omar Lozano and Jessica Douglas.Photo by Sarah Bork
- Cory Ragle, Darian Harrison, and Lucha Ragle.Photo by Sarah Bork
- Zach Arnault and Stacy Matthews.Photo by Sarah Bork
- Mayor Steve Adler.Photo by Dave Pedley
What: Heart of the City
Where: Emo's
The lowdown: Music-loving Austinites gathered for a special storytelling session to benefit the Sims Foundation, the local nonprofit that provides mental health resources for musicians. The event assembled an unprecedented cast of musicians and storytellers for a one-of-a-kind "Moth Radio meets rock show" experience.The lineup included myriad anecdotes and musical performances that reflected on personal journeys, as well as a year that saw the loss of several legends. Mayor Steve Adler was honored with the Heart of the City Award for his support of the Austin music scene. Heart of the City is Sims' largest fundraiser; it raised over $125,000.
Who: Adrian Quesada,Celeste Quesada, Andy Langer, Angela Miller, Carson McHone, Chad Swiatecki, Charlie Sexton, Cory Ragle,Darian Harrison, David Halpern, Dean Wolfe, Erika Pinktips, Gilda Tirado, Graham Williams, Greg Gonzalez, Hayden Alvey, Heather Wagner Reed, Israel Nash, Jake Hollomon, Jason Slick, Jeff Hayes, Jeff Klein, Jennifer Zavaleta, Jessica Douglas, Joe Nick Patoski, John Riedie, John Speice,Kathy Valentine, Katie Pierce, Lamar Sanchez, Lauren Cervantes, Leo Rondeau, Linda Halpern, Louis Black, Lucha Ragle, Margaret Moser, Maria Roepke, Micah James, Michael Ramos, Nakia, Omar Lozano, Pete Astudillo, Redd Volkaert, Robert Rankin, Sonia Moore,Stacy Matthews, Stephanie Bergara, Mayor Steve Adler, Steve Champion,and Zach Arnault.