Saving Face

Ian McLagan pulled up a few pints of 'black madness' and out popped 'Five Guys Walk Into a Bar' …

"...new 4-CD box set, Five Guys Walk Into a Bar ..., proves that, like the Kinks, Rolling Stones, or..."

Aug. 6, 2004 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Playback: John Doe Moves to Austin

X's John Doe moves to Austin, Adam Nurre celebrates his late bandmates, and The Shopkeeper takes Congress House Studio to the movies

"...half decades, songwriters have been telling their stories through Congress House Studio, Austin's oldest continually operating recording facility. In..."

Feb. 10, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Qmmunity: The Queer-ster Bunny

A springtime showing of Austin's queer haps, like a new leather bar, pre-show parties, and the academic achievement by a young Black trans scholar.

"...AE continues the long tradition of Eagle leather-and-Levi's gay bars. Not so much a chain as a location-spanning title,..."

April 7, 2023 Column by James Scott

New "Texas Wellness Oasis" Opens Downtown on April 7

Swift Fit Events will host nonalcoholic Sans Bar on Fridays

"...doors of its new Texas Wellness Oasis at 918 Congress Avenue. Every Friday evening, folks can drop in for..."

March 28, 2023 Food Post by Melanie Haupt

Food Truck Tuesday: Masa

Louis Cantu brings fusion to W. Sixth

"...that are as much of a destination as the bar they share a patio with...."

March 7, 2017 Food Post by Thea Newell

Quesoff Call For Entries Open

Daily Austin food news

"...Matt Lee becomes the gelato king of Chicago, Oasthouse Bar + Kitchen mixes it up, Farrah Abraham gets frosty,..."

June 3, 2016 Food Post by Brandon Watson

Babies in Cakes and Yummy, Yummy Drank

Crow Bar entices with their Mardi Gras party favors

"...Crow Bar is having their annual Mardi Gras party this Tuesday,..."

Feb. 19, 2012 Food Post by Meghan Ruth Speakerman

Luv Doc Recommends: ROT Rally Parade

Congress Avenue, Friday, June 11, 2010

"...Center but also at swank places like Bikinis Sports Bar & Grill, Twin Peaks, Hooters, and Coyote Ugly. For..."

June 11, 2010 Column by The Luv Doc

Giddy Ups Owner Nancy M. Morgan Welcomed All, and Didn’t Put Up With Disrespect

Three-day celebration remembers the beloved honky-tonk owner

"...– now C-Boy’s Heart & Soul – on South Congress in 1995 and found her forever home at Giddy..."

Jan. 24, 2024 Music Post by Patrick Beach

LeRoy and Lewis to Open Brick & Mortar Restaurant

Acclaimed barbecue truck gets a glow-up

"...You love to see it: the “new school” barbecue truck LeRoy and Lewis (led by Evan LeRoy and..."

April 11, 2023 Food Post by A. Richmond

Austin Bars & Restaurants on TV

Turns out Austin is the coolest place on Earth to drink (and eat)

"...new show from the Esquire Network called America's Best Bars. It debuts tonight with an episode about Portland's prime..."

June 25, 2014 Food Post by Wes Marshall

Austin Fashion Week Recommended: April 27

If Sunday is your holy day you may not make it to services

"...Resource Centers of Texas event at Swift's Attic (315 Congress, 7pm). The benefit wardrobe is from Signature Bridal and..."

April 26, 2014 Design Post by Anne Harris

Jason Stevens Makes National Short List of Best Barkeeps

New Wonderland on East Sixth is latest spot for his creations

"...Austin’s own bartender extraordinaire, Jason Stevens, is making news again by nabbing..."

March 7, 2014 Food Post by Gracie Salem

Chef Jason Stude Competes on 'Chopped' Tonight

Watch the show and taste one of Stude's competition creations

"...featuring Jason Stude airing tonight (9/17) at 9pm. Second Bar + Kitchen (200 Congress Ave.) will host a viewing..."

Sept. 17, 2013 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Food Events

Wine, tequila, and whiskey, oh my

"...Playwrights Steve Moore and Zeb West join forces with Bar Congress bartender Jason Stevens to create Bottled in Bond..."

April 27, 2012 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Vulcan Video Hammers Southward

Video rental institution finds new home on Ben White

"...shelves of the new Vulcan Video, relocated from South Congress to South Manchaca, general manager Kristen Ellisor said, "No..."

July 13, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Goodbye Fran's, Hello Torchy's

Junk family to be guests of honor at demolition party

"...lease on the prime corner property at 1822 S. Congress when the Junk family declined to renew the Fran's..."

Jan. 20, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Estate Sale Roundup: January 10-11

Baby, it's cold outside, but your holiday money is burning your pocket.

"...down, warm up the wreck and visit a South Congress historic landmark, or head to Georgetown for mid-century finds...."

Jan. 9, 2015 Design Post by Anne Harris

Gay Place

Every few years, Austin dykes wake up and smell the lack of lesbian bar, then do something about it

"...force? Sat., Jan. 25, noon. Texas State Capitol, 1100 Congress. Free. www.facebook.com/unrulymob...."

Jan. 24, 2014 Column by Kate X Messer

Austin Food & Wine Festival Preview

Second annual fest moves to Butler Park

"...to vote for local 2013 nominees (Best BBQ) Franklin’s Barbecue and the Salt Lick Barbecue, and (Best Taco), La..."

April 25, 2013 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

National Film Registry Welcomes 'El Mariachi'

Rodriguez's debut joins Bambi, Hannibal Lecter, and Forrest Gump

"...with "a priest and a rabbi walk into a bar." In this case, it's Robert Rodriguez's breakthrough film El..."

Dec. 28, 2011 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Luv Doc Recommends: ROT Rally Parade

Congress Avenue, Friday, June 10, 2011

"...can trust TMZ's vigilance, she's not out cruising biker bars. Besides, there aren't really any biker bars in Austin...."

June 10, 2011 Column by The Luv Doc

One Down, 30-Something to Go

Gibson "art guitar" advertisement, uhh, public art swiped from downtown.

"...stole one of the 10-foot Gibson "art guitars" at Congress and 3rd Street. Will Wynn is all torn up...."

Feb. 20, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Qmmunity: OUTsider Festival Returns for Year Six

Plus Guerrilla Queer Bar, Joterías, Lesbian Wedding, and more queer magic

"...Guerrilla Queer Bar We're not crying, there's just glitter in our eyes...."

Feb. 21, 2020 Column by Beth Sullivan

Vulcan Gas Company Sold

EDM venue with historical name sold to fellow Sixth Street interests

"...venue to Kirk and Nick Franceschini, owners of Bat Bar and Lux, for an undisclosed sum...."

April 18, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Internal Combustion

COTA introduces new signature cocktail

"...and Damnation Bitters from Austin small-batch purveyor Bad Dog Barcraft. The company founders have a rich pedigree. Both Bar..."

Oct. 15, 2013 Food Post by Brandon Watson

Midnight Cowboy

No more 'happy endings' here, unless you count the Kalamazoo Julep (and we do)

"...Joel Mozersky, the low-lit, Prohibition-era speakeasy features a vintage bar, black leather booths, and three private rooms. Admission is..."

April 27, 2012 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Syllabi-Sexual

Who are your BQOCs (Big Queers on Campus)?

"...south of Austin in San Marcos there's a Diversity Bar-B-LGBTQue (cute, ain't it?) at Sewell Park on September 10,..."

Sept. 2, 2008 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell

SXSW Music 2023: The Best Things We Saw on Wednesday

A primo Tiger Den showcase, iLe, Hermanos Gutiérrez, and more

"...at South by Southwest Music 2023 stretched from South Congress to campus-area Hole in the Wall and beyond...."

March 16, 2023 SXSW Post by Julian Towers

Otoko’s New Sake Is Available at Watertrade, and Watertrade (and All Its Pleasures) Is Available for You

Chef Yoshi Okai raises the beverage bar to match his sushi mastery

"...Okai’s 12-seat omakase experience at Otoko in the South Congress Hotel...."

Jan. 11, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

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