Here's another way to rank your city- the Society of American Travel Writers surveyed their members on the Top 10 cities to see live music. New Orleans comes in over Austin, home of the famed SXSW festival.
"'Travel should involve all five senses, and one of the great travel experiences is listening to live music in the places where it originated or in spectacular settings,' says SATW president, Bea Broda."
New Orleans takes first place, New York second, and Austin third.
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