Over the past few years, concerts at Stubb's (Wall...

Over the past few years, concerts at Stubb's (Waller Creek Amphitheatre) have undergone a disappointing decline in quality. Maybe it's the increased cost of tickets and obnoxious service fees. Maybe it's the drastically more expensive beverages. But most likely it's the complete lack of audience awareness of proper concert etiquette. The crowd talked through M83's entire set until "Midnight City" was played and then promptly resumed talking. There was a constant drone through the entire Passenger performance, which utterly ruined his music. At this point, I only attend concerts at Stubb's if the band is A) very loud or B) I get there early enough to be very close to the stage.

'Tis a sad era for live music in Austin.