“If the Armadillo World Headquarters was the heart of Austin’s music community in the early Seventies, Soap Creek Saloon was its soul,” wrote Margaret Moser in the Chronicle in 2001. The notorious Southwest Austin dive hosted many a raucous night, and the Austin Museum of Popular Culture revives those vibes to honor its 50th anniversary. Tender-voiced Austin-via-Uganda songwriter Jon Muq opens, joined by McKenna Michels. TG BAD kicks guitar fury behind icons John X Reed and Speedy Sparks with special guest Shawn Sahm, who grew up across from the original bar. The Uranium Savages unleash vintage mayhem and Ray Benson shuts it down with a gathering of friends.
Sun., Aug. 27, 2pm. $35 cover.