Kinda Tropical Closed, Owes $63K in Taxes

The venue is known for its electronic music, avocado toast, and sake

"...Fans of Kinda Tropical were disheartened last week when the Eastside bar,..."

Jan. 24, 2019 Food Post by Jessi Cape

New Waves at East Seventh Hangout Kinda Tropical

Reopening promises renewed inclusivity, curated menu

"...County taxes, the Springdale neighborhood bar and casual eatery Kinda Tropical quietly reopened during SXSW, with a brand-new menu,..."

April 5, 2019 Food Feature by Alex Detmar

Review: Kinda Tropical

Hot-weather food with a sunny disposition

"...seems inevitable that Austin would get a bar named Kinda Tropical. Every other shot is backdropped by Blanche Devereaux..."

July 28, 2017 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

Paradise is an Outlandish Tropical Western Band: Spliff Kazoo & His Fronds

Tiki quintet bring their “slow conga line” and excessive fog to Kinda Tropical on Thursdays

"...Spliff Kazoo & His FrondsKinda Tropical, Thursdays through October..."

Oct. 1, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Faster Than Sound: Former Spider House Cafe Has Reopened as Tweedy's

Run by the patio experts behind Kinda Tropical and Hotel Vegas

"...Yaklin was at a team meeting for Eastside hangout Kinda Tropical when he got the call that the former..."

Nov. 18, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Live Music This Weekend, Aug. 25-27

Your auditory agenda for the next three days

"...Kinda Tropical Fri., Aug. 25..."

Aug. 25, 2017 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

17 Austin Bars With Great Food and Drinks

These one-stop shops are known for more than booze

"...while you stare out the multistory wall of windows. Kinda Tropical..."

June 14, 2019 Food Feature by Emily Beyda

Crucial Concert Countdown: New Year’s Eve Edition

"...Carda collab "ILikeIt." – Rachel Rascoe Spliff Kazoo & His FrondsKinda Tropical (free)..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Music Column by Greg Stitt

10 New Year’s Eve To-Go Drink Options in Austin

Keep your festivities well-watered and safe at home

"...I’m a glass-half-full kinda guy, so here are a handful of ways to..."

Dec. 29, 2020 Food Post by David Brendan Hall

Inside the Multi-Partner, “Second Chance” Takeover of 29th Street Ballroom

Tweedy’s and Resound Presents teams lead venue’s management

"...The leaders of Resound Presents, Hotel Vegas, Chess Club, Kinda Tropical, Tweedy’s, Little Darlin’, and Yellow Jacket Social Club..."

Jan. 3, 2025 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Austin’s Essential Frozen Cocktails

Because sometimes you gotta think beyond the margarita

"...Kinda Tropical (kindatropical.com) is offering four frozens right now: mango..."

July 21, 2023 Food Feature by Evan Rodriguez

Faster Than Sound: Infinite Hellscape Brings Austin Eclecticism Into Focus Under West Texas Stars

Camping at the first-year Austin/Marathon/Ft. Davis fest

"...The Saturday event finalized a three-day run across Austin's Kinda Tropical, Marathon's the French Company Grocer, and finally Ft...."

Sept. 23, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Chronicle Editorial Staffers Name Their Essential Dishes

We've all got our favorites

"...fries. Something about hanging out on the patio at Kinda Tropical with a cocktail and a crisp, starchy pile..."

Sept. 23, 2022 Food Feature by Chronicle staff

Faster Than Sound: Unpacking Harry Styles' Austin Run With the Professor Teaching a Class on Him

Texas State's Dr. Louie Dean Valencia offers a crash course in the Harry-verse

"...of road-tripping gigs stretch across Austin (Sept. 15 at Kinda Tropical), Marathon (Sept. 16 at the French Company Grocer),..."

Sept. 9, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: Changes at Two Campus Cafes

The latest on Cactus Cafe and Spider House

"...can also contact [email protected]. Teams Behind Hotel Vegas and Kinda Tropical to Rebrand Spider House Cafe..."

Feb. 4, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

17 Austin Patios for Your Al Fresco Dining & Drinking Enjoyment

Check out these al fresco spots, if you're comfortable

"...rum, coconut, pineapple, and lime. It's to die for. Kinda Tropical3501 E. Seventh, 512/373-8430 www.kindatropical.com Hours: Daily, noon-12mid. Brunch..."

March 12, 2021 Food Feature by Evan Rodriguez

Gay Place

One year later, Queer Dance Party Freakout returns to remove Sen. Cruz from office

"...Planet A (mostly) queer cast of DJs take over Kinda Tropical. Sat., Feb. 24, 9pm. Kinda Tropical, 3501 E...."

Feb. 23, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

First Look: Busty’s Bar & Jukebox

Elevated retro truck stop vibes arrive on Cameron Road

"...The food, provided by James Durham (formerly of Kinda Tropical), screams “American and Tex-Mex comfort food” with addictive..."

April 24, 2024 Food Post by Haris Qureshi

Lifelong Student Fennec Finds a Home in House Music

The multi-credentialed producer who wrote an admissions essay on Girl Talk

"...that evolves from windswept, melancholy downtempo (studycore) to funky, tropical house (dance floor), there are approximately 1,200 discrete sonic..."

Jan. 13, 2023 Music Feature by Julian Towers

10 of Austin's Best Bars

Looking for a new place to drink, dance, or eat? We got you.

"...Back Lot, Barfly’s, The Grackle, Lala’s Little Nugget Best Tropical Oasis: Tiki Tatsu-ya..."

June 25, 2022 Food Post

In a Previously Unpublished Interview Late Power Trip Frontman Riley Gale Talks SXSW, COVID, & American Health Care

“I’m having nightmares about what [COVID] is going to do to the status quo”

"...We had that Fiesta Destructo show [at Kinda Tropical]. Even when SXSW got canceled, we were like,..."

Sept. 4, 2020 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

A Drag Fest, Nutcracker, and Puppets in This Week’s Events

Lots of weekend events to keep you occupied

"...Big name bars the Flower Shop, Holiday on 7th, Kinda Tropical, Cavalier, Daydreamer, Kitty Cohen’s, Nickel City, Teddy’s Bar,..."

Dec. 6, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Some Local Arts, Pride, and More Recommended Events

Plan your Austin weekend

"...some reason) are celebrating chilly libations all week long. Kinda Tropical, Holiday, Kitty Cohen’s, Sunny’s Backyard, Hotel Vegas, Volstead,..."

Aug. 9, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

A Saucy, Seven-Course Musical at Boggy Creek Farm

Jade Fusco’s activist interactive recruited members of Ley Line, BluMoon, and more

"...neighborhood of East Austin, less than a mile from Kinda Tropical and the Canopy creative complex, Boggy Creek Farm..."

Nov. 24, 2023 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Three New Restaurants/Bars Opening in the Next Seven Days

Plus an expansion later this year

"...Olamaie veterans Erin Ashford, John DiCicco (also co-owner of Kinda Tropical), and Peter Klein launch their new eastside bar..."

March 22, 2023 Food Post by Melanie Haupt

Buh-Bye, Brunch Bird & Plow Burger; Howdy, Masa y Más; Greetings, New Pastry Chef at the Carillon; Oooh, Nice Use of Celery, Bloody Mary Festival; Looking Beyond that Mag Mud Mania; and, Yeah, Even More –

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Better Half, Yellow Jacket Social Club, 1417 French Bistro, Kinda Tropical, Tweedy’s, the folks behind Momo’s Michelada Mix, and..."

Jan. 4, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Voxtrot: The (Re)start of Something

12 years after disbanding, the forerunners of modern indie-pop call on the "mystical, inexplicable force" that flowed through their Early Music

"...set when I meet up with the band at Kinda Tropical in East Austin. My ingoing anxiety is that..."

Sept. 23, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers

Faster Than Sound: The 13th Floor Moves to Red River, Taking Over the Green Jay Space

The former Beerland building continues to evolve, and more music news

"...the new location to focus on continued operations at Kinda Tropical, as well as the KT team's reopening of..."

Sept. 2, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

The 13th Floor Moves to 711 Red River, formerly Beerland and the Green Jay

Small Eastside rock & roll bar debuts as downtown music venue, Sept. 3

"...the new location to focus on continued operations at Kinda Tropical, as well as the KT team’s reopening of..."

Aug. 29, 2022 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: Levitation Returns for Halloween Weekend

A conversation with Botany and other cross-genre recs

"...of the back of pickup trucks in front of Kinda Tropical. Next week, perhaps they'll play shriek-infused fest ode..."

Oct. 22, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

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