Waltz Across Texas

Is the Broken Spoke being edged off South Lamar?

"...idols. The opposite was true at such clubs as Soap Creek, Antone's, and the Armadillo, which were counterculture venues..."

Aug. 2, 2013 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Nacho Daddy

What do Michael Jackson and Manu Chao have in common? Joe King Carrasco.

"...haze drifted above the heads of patrons at the Soap Creek Saloon waiting to hear Doug Sahm one night..."

Jan. 25, 2013 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

High Texas Rider

Before the Sir Douglas Quintet and Texas Tornados, the Lone Star State's voice of the Vox organ, Augie Meyers, was San Antonio's Lord August & the Visions of Lite

"...The Western Head Band headlined weekend nights at Soap Creek and the Opera House in Austin, playing festivals..."

Oct. 30, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

This Be an Empty World Without the Blues

Sometimes a sandwich – and its maker – is a hero

"...that was going to be different from the Armadillo, Soap Creek, Rome Inn, Split Rail, Bevo's, or any other..."

May 26, 2006 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

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"...told what you missed at the first incarnation of Soap Creek Saloon, when its location in West Lake was..."

July 4, 2003 Column by Louis Black

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We struggle with the obscenity of a special legislative session aimed at redistricting, and we mourn the passing and celebrate the life of Al Ragle, an almost unsung hero of the Austin music scene.

"...the evening at Raul's, you ran into later at Soap Creek Saloon, finishing the evening with them at Antone's...."

June 20, 2003 Column by Louis Black

Spangles and High Heels

Dreams come true, just ask "Her Tallness," Marcia Ball.

"...the Broken Spoke, was a top draw at the Soap Creek Saloon, and was managed by Soap Creek's Carlyne..."

June 20, 2003 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Designated Drummer

Drummer Ernie Durawa's Way of Knowledge.

"...a week's worth of gigs at a place called Soap Creek Saloon right outside the city on Bee Caves..."

May 23, 2003 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

Nowhere but Texas

A long, lost cosmic country artifact resurfaces.

"...the Firedogs. The One Knite was open, but not Soap Creek Saloon ... the Armadillo World Headquarters, but not..."

Dec. 13, 2002 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

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Over time, our "Best of Austin" issues have become an ongoing catalog of all things Austin, truly capturing the city and conveying a deep sense of place.

"...1974, leaning back at the bar of the old Soap Creek Saloon, I also knew this was where I..."

Sept. 27, 2002 Column by Louis Black

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Soap Creek Reunion a Highlight..."

Jan. 11, 2002 Column

Critics Poll

Critics' favorites from 2001

"...Margaret Moser: Soap Creek Reunion, La Zona Rosa..."

Jan. 4, 2002 Music Feature

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The war on Afghanistan isn't just wrong, it's stupid, and it's not going to work, either.

"...Soap Creek Saloon Reunion. At La Zona Rosa on Sunday,..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Column by Louis Black

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Our "Best of Austin" 2001 recognizes some heroes of daily life; the Chronicle celebrates its 20th anniversary with a number of upcoming special events.

"...Soap Creek Saloon Reunion. God, it breaks my heart that..."

Oct. 5, 2001 Column by Louis Black

Ruling the Roost

Austin Preeminent Concert Promoter Ponders Retirement

"...Tim O'Connor. In the Seventies, he reigned over Castle Creek. In the Eighties, he owned and operated the Austin..."

June 1, 2001 Music Feature by Andy Langer

SPAMTASTIC™ SPAMARAMA™

Austin's Quintessential Silly Bar Party

"...we could get George Majewski [the original owner of Soap Creek Saloon] to let us have it at Soap..."

March 31, 2000 Food Feature

A Man, A Can, A Plan

SPAMARAMA™ Founder Dave Arnsberger

"...Sahm, and broke the bar record in all three Soap Creek Saloon locations," but by the Eighties personnel changes..."

March 31, 2000 Food Feature by Margaret Moser

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Saying goodbye to a friend and a hero.

"...we found an ad for Doug Sahm playing at Soap Creek Saloon, out in the hills...."

Nov. 26, 1999 Column by Louis Black

Play Misty For Me

Legendary rock scribe Chet Flippo recounts getting to know Doug Sahm.

"...Doug had rented an old house next to the Soap Creek Saloon on Bee Caves Road in West Austin,..."

Nov. 26, 1999 Music Feature by Chet Flippo

It's a Hippie Thing

Local Deejay Jody Denberg recalls his friend Doug Sahm

"...I first met Doug Sahm at Soap Creek Saloon in the late Seventies, so for the..."

Nov. 26, 1999 Music Feature by Jody Denberg

Blood and Memories

"...Knite, or with Paul Ray & the Cobras at Soap Creek, Lou Ann Barton in Triple Threat, and eventually,..."

April 9, 1999 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Framed

"...elements of the cosmic cowboy scene via locales like Soap Creek Saloon and the Split Rail...."

Jan. 29, 1999 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

Day Trips & Beyond: May Events Roundup

Plus dispatches from SandFest, farewell to Gary Oliver, and more

"...as a music town, the Armadillo World Headquarters and Soap Creek Saloon got most of the attention, deservedly so...."

May 3, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

First Concert: Steve Wertheimer

Continental Club and C-Boy’s Heart & Soul owner revisits Dazed & Confused

"...Inn and shows I saw there and places like Soap Creek and After Hours and the AusTex Lounge are..."

Sept. 21, 2018 Music Feature

Tit for a Tat

Five Snapshots in the Struggle Against Breast Cancer

"...Rollo and Kandi in the kitchen embracing. Realizing the soap operatic look of the clinch, Kandi pulled away. "I..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Features Feature by Margaret Moser

Nickelodeon for Your Thoughts

TV Eye

"...up for a night of carousing at the old Soap Creek Saloon or whooping it up at the Armadillo..."

Dec. 19, 1997 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

Fertile Ground for Foodies

Austin's artisanal food makers bring home the bacon, perhaps

"...Duke's Royal Coach Inn, the Armadillo World Headquarters, Castle Creek, Antone's, the One Knite, Soap Creek Saloon, the Contin­ent­al..."

June 3, 2011 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Cosmic Cowboy Souvenir

'Austin, 1972,' an excerpt from Joe Nick Patoski's new tome, Willie Nelson: An Epic Life

"...in West Lake Hills, west of town, called the Soap Creek Saloon, where Doug Sahm ruled the roost, were..."

April 25, 2008 Music Feature by Joe Nick Patoski

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Our cover story delves into the complex legacy of Townes Van Zandt, an artist who cared more about music than business, who literally lived his whole life for the sake of the song.

"...night here we saw Doug Sahm at the old Soap Creek Saloon in the hills and caught J.J. Cale..."

June 14, 2002 Column by Louis Black

A Walking Contradiction

Exploring the legacy of one of Austin's great, unsung singer-songwriters, Blaze Foley

"...K, formerly one-half of Timbuk 3, "it was at Soap Creek Saloon open mike, and Blaze saw us walking..."

Dec. 24, 1999 Music Feature by Lee Nichols

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