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Broken Spoke


3201 S. Lamar
Austin, 78704-5805
512/442-6189
www.brokenspokeaustintx.com
Hours: Tue.-Thu.,11:00am-10:30pm; Fri.-Sat., 11:00am-11:30pm
When you need your Lone Star cold, your chicken-fried steak hot, and the ghost of Ernest Tubb on your shoulder, the Spoke is it.

music calendar

BEST OF AUSTIN AWARDS

  • 2005: Critics Reason to Shine Your Boots
  • 1999: Readers Country Music Club
  • 1998: Readers Country/Western Club
  • 1997: Readers Country/Western Club
  • 1997: Critics Best Nightclub Newsletter
  • 1996: Readers Country/Western Club
  • 1995: Readers Country/Western Club
  • 1994: Readers Place to Country Dance
  • 1994: Critics Best Bathroom Doors
  • 1993: Readers Country/Western Club
  • 1992: Critics Best Place To Dance Country
  • 1991: Readers Country/Western Club

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