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The Blackheart Announces April Closing
Rainey Street’s live music headquarters loses lease
"...The Blackheart, a musician’s oasis in the increasingly upscale Rainey Street..."

March 19, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

First Listen: Mrs. Glass “When the Levee Breaks”
ATX blues trio captured live at the Blackheart
"...Mrs. Glass vibrating strings and sipping whiskey at the Blackheart...."

Nov. 24, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Free Week Live Shots
The Blackheart, Jan. 3
"...as opposed to its usual amped-up buzz. Inside the Blackheart, Jonathan Terrell warmed his faithful with tunes new and..."

Jan. 13, 2017 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Playback: Crazed for Christmas
Grammy nominations, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductions, and eight days of Christmas
"...Rainey's collared-shirt-to-black-band-tee ratio finds equilibrium at the Blackheart, the strip's only full-time music venue, where tourists, rockers,..."

Dec. 19, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

12th Night Bon Temps the Heck Out of Austin
January 5, 2013. 34 Photos.
"...Glitter Gatos at the 12th Night Ball at the Blackheart..."

Jan. 10, 2013 Photo Gallery

Suicide Girls Leave Austin Blue
The show may be canceled but the community is thriving
"...appear. No, this Friday was supposed to be about Blackheart Burlesque, the Suicide Girls' internationally touring risqué dance troupe...."

Nov. 13, 2015 Screens Feature by Sarah Marloff

SXSW Wednesday Picks and Sleepers
"...10pm, Blackheart Shinyribs serves up Austin's Kevin Russell, frontman of local..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature

Hot Nights: 'The Bear' and Whiskey Shivers
Barkeep, gimme a whiskey with a Chekhov chaser
"...does, but the Exchange Artists won't be invading the Blackheart Bar on Rainey Street this coming week just for..."

Aug. 24, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Where Is Your Bartender Drinking Tonight?
Pro tips on where to find the best crafted cocktails
"...cocktails, offers immediate options beyond her own bar. "The Blackheart doesn't get nearly the amount of attention it should,"..."

Feb. 28, 2014 Food Feature by Gracie Salem

Playback: The Beautiful Old
Gabriel Rhodes makes Grammy bait
"...petitions circulated, one for Rainey Street rocker hangout the Blackheart, and the other for kitschy West Sixth restaurant Lucy's..."

May 24, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Angers City Limits
Four French acts crashing our scene for Angers Week
"...Sun. 13 @ Blackheart, 9pm (no cover, 21+)..."

Nov. 8, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Girl in a Coma's Nina Diaz Debuts Solo
Screaming without a sound
"...The following year they signed to Joan Jett's label Blackheart Records. Three acclaimed full-lengths – Both Before I'm Gone,..."

Oct. 28, 2016 Music Feature by Alejandra Ramirez

The Residents
Twelve essential weekly hangs
"...Location: Blackheart, 86 Rainey Start date: Aug. 2012 Run time: Thursday,..."

Nov. 27, 2015 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Bombs, Beto, and the Biggest Music Stories of 2018
“Playback” recaps the news, trends, and controversies of the year. Outrage level: high.
"...venues we lost in 2018: Rainey Street renegade the Blackheart, West Sixth honky-tonk the Rattle Inn, and Red River..."

Dec. 14, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Shakey Graves’ Active Dream Life
“I figured it was important to rebreak the mold sooner than later”
"...The Blackheart closed last Sunday with a 15-band blowout equally sweaty..."

May 4, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

99 Luftballons (International Acts at SXSW Music)
South by Southwest by way of Sudan, Scotland, Colombia, and more
"...Sat. 17, Blackheart, 12mid If Australia had a native tongue other than..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature

Cure the Post-Holiday Blues with Austin Free Week
Not ready for festivities to end? These are bound to lift your spirits.
"...Mrs. Glass @ Blackheart..."

Jan. 3, 2017 Events Post by Thomas Danh

Thursday SXSW Picks
"...sneers lurking just beneath the surface. (Also: Sat., 9pm, Blackheart) – Greg Beets..."

March 18, 2016 Music Feature

Review: Proof & Cooper
Simple done right in Dripping Springs
"...a couple of bars (Twenty Two Eleven and the Blackheart to be exact). Plus I'm a terrible driver on..."

Feb. 19, 2016 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

Gay Place
Halloqueers and Dia de las Lezbos, just another wild weekend in the gAyTX
"...SUICIDEGIRLS & BLACKHEART BURLESQUE You know the dykes love the SGs. Suiciders..."

Nov. 1, 2013 Column by Kate X Messer

Rock & Roll Weekend
Accordions, thunderstruck dins, and no bodily fluids
"...FRIDAY: Blind Pets, Blackheart..."

May 20, 2013 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Tuesday's Gone
On your marks, get set, Tuesday SXSW showcases!
"...old-time music, and swing. – Jim Caligiuri Jason Isbell10pm, Blackheart..."

March 8, 2013 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Gay Place
The Gay Place thanks you from the bottom of their dark little rainbow hearts
"...a King & Queen now!), and afterparty (at the Blackheart, where they're pulling out the big guns: KOOP's Tom..."

Dec. 28, 2012 Column by Kate X Messer

After a Fashion
Your Style Avatar with two tributes and an apology
"...I saw them recently at their DVD release at Blackheart (www.blackheartbar.com). Blackheart is in what I like to call..."

July 27, 2012 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Girl in a Coma
"..."Joan" is Joan Jett, their boss at Blackheart Records, which put out the young San Antonio trio's..."

May 21, 2010 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Girl in a Coma
"...Girl in a ComaTrio B.C. (Blackheart)..."

June 12, 2009 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

It's a Joan Jett Thang
Joan Jett brings up the young-and-comers.
"...the music. Joan introduced (see below) bands from her Blackheart label, including Girl in a Coma, the Dollyrots, and..."

March 17, 2007 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Ghost Rider
The movie adds little to Marvel's source material, but to be fair, there wasn't a surfeit of originality in the comic book to begin with.
"...up against Fonda's Mephistopheles, who's p.o.'ed at unholy offspring Blackheart (Bentley, of American Beauty) for making a power grab..."

Feb. 23, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Long Play Lounge East Evolves Into New Music Venue, the Coral Snake
Former Stay Gold space closing April 30 for rebranding
"...Kitty Cohen’s and the now-closed Rainey Street whiskey joint Blackheart, as well as part ownership of High Noon, which..."

April 26, 2023 Music Post by Genevieve Wood

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
Capyac, Marquis Hill, and Willie headline our recommended shows for the week
"...DJ Jah Bill. – Kevin Curtin Joan Jett & the BlackheartsNutty Brown Amphitheater, Saturday 21..."

Aug. 20, 2021 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

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