Gay Place

Glad to make your acquaintance, weary traveler, we are The Gay Place.

"...GAYBIGAYGAY 2014 New digs! Right next to Sahara Lounge on the Eastside. The mise-en-scène is the most..."

March 14, 2014 Column by Kate X Messer

Gay Place

Remember! It's a gay-marathon, not a gay-sprint. Here's your Fri-gay lineup.

"...GAYBIGAYGAY 2014 New digs! Right next to Sahara Lounge on the Eastside. See our listings online for..."

March 14, 2014 Column by Kate X Messer

SXSW Live Shot: Latasha Lee & the BlackTies

Look out Dap-Kings, Austin’s Latasha Lee is on the rise

"...a bevy of stages both big (ACL) and small (Sahara Lounge) and released a solid digital LP of classic..."

March 12, 2014 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Critics Poll

Our music team weighs in on the year's best shows, venues, and more

"...Sahara Lounge (Fawcett)..."

Jan. 3, 2014 Music Feature

Club de Ville Closes

Red River venue falls behind in rent

"...truly memorable shows. They recently contracted Ruta Maya and Sahara Lounge booker Jennifer Marchand in an effort to alleviate..."

Oct. 12, 2013 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

ACL Live Shot: Latasha Lee & the BlackTies

Austin rhythm and soul upstart leaves ’em talking

"...than she was one hot August night at the Sahara Lounge when the Amy Winehouse devotee wrestled with sound..."

Oct. 5, 2013 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Gary Clark Jr.: The Chosen One

‘Bomber’ issue of ‘Rolling Stone’ also features Austin hero

"...Better still, pulling into East Austin music shack the Sahara Lounge to see blues purists the Moeller Brothers fell..."

July 26, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Gay Place

It's a week filled with sun, Sin, geeks, gays, and Divorcées.

"...Ang.G. Proceeds go to ALLGO. Mon., July 29, 8:30pm. Sahara Lounge, 1413 Webberville Rd. 512/927-0700. Sliding scale donations. www.facebook.com/deejay.Ang.G...."

July 26, 2013 Column by Kate X Messer

Body Rock

Riders Against the Storm celebrate one wild EP

"...week’s party was just getting started. Friday at the Sahara Lounge, the duo pays tribute to the soul legend..."

July 3, 2013 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Gay Place: Back To ... Normal?

Compared to last Saturday, this weekend gay Austin may be able to hear a pin drop, but there's still too much to do

"...midnight with open mic. Thu., June 6, 9pm. The Sahara Lounge, 1413 Webberville Rd. $5. www.facebook.com/KrudasCubensi...."

June 7, 2013 Column by Kate X Messer

Gay Place

Bomb together or bomb separately: It's Queerbomb weekend

"...midnight with open mic. Thu., June 6, 9pm. The Sahara Lounge, 1413 Webberville Rd. $5. www.facebook.com/KrudasCubensi...."

May 31, 2013 Column by Kate X Messer

Playback: Demolition at 1701 Red River

Another Red River venue going away? There goes the neighborhood.

"...› Mike Judge was at the Sahara Lounge on Tuesday directing a video for local trio..."

May 17, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

All Aboard the Grupo Fantasma Mothership

Adrian Quesada’s departure coincides with another offshoot

"...minted Grupo member Gerardo Larios – debut at the Sahara Lounge that night. According to the show flyer, the..."

May 14, 2013 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Unplugged at the Grove Rolls On Tonight

Free summer concert series now in its 20th year

"...up again the next week to cut off songstress Sahara Smith mid-set, leaving a packed side yard dumbfounded over..."

May 9, 2013 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Dazed, But Not Confused

The next 96 hours of SXSW Music starts here

"...Of course, it still gets as hot as the Sahara here, and our constant population increase over the past..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Terakaft

SXSW showcase reviews

"...blues, a reflection of the stark atmosphere of their Sahara desert homeland. An offshoot of the better known Tinariwen,..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Gay Place

Rihanna and Beyoncé don't think you can handle this

"...bear voice in the lone star wilderness. Thursdays, 10pm-12mid. Sahara, 1413 Webber­ville Rd. $5. www.nakia.net...."

Feb. 8, 2013 Column by Kate X Messer

Sonic Pathos & Antipathy: Gregg Turner

Angry Samoan turned critic gives into his goofier side

"...Turner Plays the Hits in tow, he plays the Sahara Lounge Thursday and the White Swan on Friday...."

Jan. 8, 2013 Music Post by Margaret Moser

It Begins! SXSW Announces First Bands

Plus application date extended, and Hurricane Sandy relief fund

"...NEW ZEALAND) Sizarr (Mannheim GERMANY) Small Black (Brooklyn NY) Sahara Smith (Wimberley TX) Social Studies (Phoenix AZ) Soley (Reykjavik..."

Nov. 9, 2012 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

All Over Creation: The Same but Different

Reruns on TV may be the same old thing, but onstage they show us something new

"...series dry up, and the cathode-ray landscape becomes a Sahara of reruns. Been there, seen that...."

Aug. 31, 2012 Arts Column by Robert Faires

SXSW Alum Peter Byck Talks Trash With Bill Maher

'Carbon Nation' director on tonight's 'Real Time With Bill Maher'

"...a state that's looking more and more like the Sahara every day...."

Aug. 17, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Midnight Pickathon

Out in the woods of Portland, Ore., lives a music festival

"...a Tuareg guitarist from Agadez, Niger. Dressed for the Sahara, the fourpiece entranced with nomadic desert-blues for the better..."

Aug. 7, 2012 Music Post by Austin Powell

Begging for a Monday Night …

"...best nights of the week here in Austin. The Sahara Lounge is just begging for a Monday night like..."

June 14, 2012 Postmarks

Hats and Books Don't Mix?

"...degrees out there with a sun suitable for the Sahara desert, but these are our children, and the children..."

June 13, 2012 Postmarks

Playback

Storm (Thorgerson), Chaos (in Tejas), and gender dysphoria: Welcome to summer music!

"...were writing." Catch Black Forest Fire Friday at the Sahara Lounge. Half Notes..."

June 1, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

One, Two, Tres, Cuatro: The Kids Really Are Alright

In with the new, out with 'someone's scary grandmother'

"...from a tradition of music in Austin that's supported Sahara Smith and Sarah Jarosz, and it shows. With a..."

April 13, 2012 Music Column by Margaret Moser

We Built This City

On rock & roll venues opening up left, right, and especially east

"...Cuatro"). A few miles east on Webberville Road, the Sahara Lounge picks up where the beloved TC's Lounge left..."

Feb. 3, 2012 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

One, Two, Tres, Cuatro: Carjacked for Christmas

Ruby Jane and her mother are carjacked, plus other holiday tales of need

"...Austin City Limits to Lollapalooza. Like Sarah Jarosz and Sahara Smith, Ruby Jane is employing her youth as a..."

Dec. 16, 2011 Music Column by Margaret Moser

Charanga Cakewalk

"...sexto, and the youngbloods, David Garza, Ceci Bastida, and Sahara Smith. Ramos leads with accordion coloring brighter than a..."

Nov. 18, 2011 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Tinariwen

"...Hailing from the southern Sahara, Tinariwen's nomadic guitar mantras encompass the spiritual hypnotism of..."

Nov. 4, 2011 Music Review by Austin Powell

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