(Austin, Tex.) - The Austin music scene has always lent support to fellow artists and music institutions in times of need. Each of the artists listed below has played at the Cactus and we have agreed to sign and submit this letter. Our purpose is to express our strong opposition to the proposed “KUT” model and our support for the preservation of the “self-operating” Cactus Cafe, as it has existed for the past three decades. Great sound, a warm and friendly atmosphere, experienced professional management, considerate staff, and an overall adherence to an artistic vision, have made the Cactus Cafe a world-class listening room. Time and again, artists have expressed their love and support for the venue and its dedicated staff, whose creative vision nurtured the artists and produced so many legendary shows. The self-operating model protects and promotes the Cactus Cafe that artists and live music fans know and love.

Nashville, TN – Centerstone and Not Alone are partnering to expand support services available to veterans, active members of the armed forces, and military families. The organizations are providing online support through NotAlone.com as well as in-person mental health services to veterans and their loved ones. In participating locations, they will offer free face-to face therapy services to soldiers returning from Afghanistan and Iraq and their families.

“War takes a toll on our military service members and their families, and transitioning home after a deployment can be very difficult,” said Robert Williams, PhD, Chief Executive Officer of Centerstone of Indiana. “Physical and mental battle scars, multiple deployments and extended separation can put significant strain on soldiers and their families, leading to substance abuse, divorce and thoughts of suicide. Centerstone is happy to be partnering with Not Alone to see that combat veterans and their loved ones have the support they need when and where they need it.”

Austin, TX —Travis Heights-Fairview Park Historic District, Austin’s first subdivision south of the Colorado River, opens one of its most unusual homes for an afternoon fund-raising cocktail party and tour. This is the first in a series of similar events giving the public a look inside some of the colorful and leafy neighborhood’s most historically significant houses.

The Louis & Flossie John House, 1924 Newning Ave., will be open 3-5 p.m. Sunday, May 23. Tickets are $15. More information is available at http://historictravisheights.wordpress.com.

Nashville, Tenn.- Singer-songwriter Autumn Boukadakis, who simply goes by the name Autumn, announces partnerships with The Sound Kitchen and 3 Leaf Entertainment. With these new relationships and her music video for "Rain Down" receiving national airplay on CMT, GAC and VH1, Autumn continues to support her 2008 release Velvet Sky, of which David Knowles of Maverick Magazine says, "There will never be a winter of discontent if Autumn is always as good as this."

Austin, TX — Nashville songstress Jill King will play a show in Austin in May as she tours the country behind her new studio album, RAIN ON FIRE (Foundher Records; April 6), a collection of heartfelt and thought-provoking love songs and ballads that mesh blues, pop, R&B, country and jazz into her solid folk-rock sound.

King will play at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 13, at Botticelli’s South Congress, 1321 S. Congress Ave. Cover is complimentary; information: 512.916.1315.

Saying the new disk "gives the listener the perfect Americana experience," Riveting Riffs said, "RAIN ON FIRE opens with easy-flowing, sweet music that has a touch of country to it before it reaches a climax in the middle with hard-driving blues and rock vibes, and then Jill King pulls back just a bit, as she closes out sweetly, just as she began."

Nashville, TN (April 5, 2010) -- Singer/songwriter Mark Wayne Glasmire kicks off his EYES WIDE OPEN Radio Tour April 5 with a station visit at KQUS in Hot Springs, Arkansas. The four-day, 10-station radio promotion sweep supports Mark's upcoming country radio release, "You Opened My Eyes." Visits at Arkansas stations include: KCJC (Russellville); KCNY (Conway); KBCN (Harrison); KTCS (Fort Smith). Mid-week finds Glasmire in Oklahoma, with stops at KREK (Bristow); Stillwater's KGFY; Weatherford's KWEY; KKAJ (Ardmore) and Hugo's KITX. Fans can check their favorite radio station's website or go to www.markwayneglasmire.com for more info.

"We're covering a lot of ground," says Mark with a grin. "I love having the opportunity to meet the folks at radio who've been so good to me." Listeners in target markets can expect the unexpected from Glasmire, who travels with his handmade guitar ("The Wayne") and loves impromptu concerts.