The Ameripolitan Music Awards are handed out during a show on Sunday night, but the four-day festivities offer more than that. Many of the award nominees, past and present, perform at venues around Austin Thursday through Saturday. 

For fans, this isn’t your typical music festival where you pay a few hundred dollars for a weekend pass. Rather, you pay $20 to get into showcase sets over three nights at four classic venues in Austin. Several shows earlier in the day are at the hotel and free, along with dance lessons, vintage clothing vendors and plenty of socializing.