Bands that play South By Southwest in Austin get paid $250 while organizers make profits. Musicians are speaking out about needing more money as exposure at the festival is no longer as lucrative.
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ARI SHAPIRO, HOST:
South by Southwest music is currently underway in Austin, Texas. Every year, the festival brings in millions of international fans and dollars to the Texas capital. Working musicians are the backbone of the festival, and some say they are getting paid a pittance to play. Now they’re asking for more. From member station KUT in Austin, Andrew Weber reports.
ANDREW WEBER, BYLINE: Audrey Campbell and her band Pleasure Venom were in their second of three shows in 24 hours at the Austin bar Hole in the Wall.
PLEASURE VENOM: (Singing, inaudible).
WEBER: During the break, she thanked the crowd and the folks who put on the show, joking that they paid them a…
