RUNNERS-UP: Stubb’s, Emo’s, Continental Club, The Metro, The Backyard, Saxon Pub, The Mercury, Room 710, Momo’s, La Zona Rosa, The Vibe, The Backroom, Beerland, Empanada Parlour, Cedar Street, Elephant Room, Lucy’s Retired Surfer Bar, Flamingo Cantina, Austin Music Hall

A note to readers: Bold and uncensored, The Austin Chronicle has been Austin’s independent news source for over 40 years, expressing the community’s political and environmental concerns and supporting its active cultural scene. Now more than ever, we need your support to continue supplying Austin with independent, free press. If real news is important to you, please consider making a donation of $5, $10 or whatever you can afford, to help keep our journalism on stands.