The Lotions Rub It In at Steamboat

Reggae favorites the Lotions get funky for the Steamboat Reunion

"...drummer Michael McGeary, as the Lotions prepare for the Steamboat Reunion, Sunday, May 15 at Threadgill’s. “We had invented..."

May 11, 2011 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Picture Perfect

Life Aboard the Steamboat

"...Danny Crooks photograph by Bruce Dye That Danny Crooks, Steamboat's infamously outspoken owner, has a lot to say about..."

Dec. 26, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer

The Boat

Feting Sixth Street’s 20-year-old live music institution

"...to pre-millennial tension, growth, or just plain ol' greed, Steamboat is clearly the latest victim. After 22 years, Steamboat..."

Sept. 24, 1999 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Sxsw

"...blend of thick, contemporary blues spread over loping funk. (Steamboat, 11pm) -- Margaret Moser..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

The Roost Crows at Midnight

Steamboat greeter / booker David Cotton realizes the dream of his own club, the Roost

"...a prime block of real estate on Sixth Street. "Steamboat" was where Austin native David Cotton stumbled onto the..."

Dec. 26, 2014 Music Feature by Nina Hernandez

Dancing About Architecture

Danny Crooks, down with the ship once again

"...a stunning announcement that came out of the blue, Steamboat owner Danny Crooks told his staff last Friday that..."

Sept. 20, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...Johnson turning this gloomy pop into something nonetheless celebratory. (Steamboat, 8pm) -Andy Langer..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

Page Two

"...to wile away the hours dancing to reggae, so Steamboat doesn't have the across-the-board cachet of Liberty Lunch. Steamboat..."

Aug. 20, 1999 Column by Louis Black

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...Red River. Now at least one local club owner, Steamboat's Danny Crooks, says the city set a precedent by..."

Aug. 20, 1999 News Feature

Dancing About Architecture

Running Out of Steam

"...center of live local music. Think again. This week, Steamboat owner Danny Crooks revealed that his club is losing..."

Aug. 13, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture

Steamboat returns, SXSW looms closer.

"...about Danny Crooks' chances for success with the new Steamboat at Riverside and Congress. The 'Boat was previously sunk..."

March 1, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Total Entertainment Package

Rockin' out with Austin's Latin-metal crossover darlings

"...past the long jams and underwritten songs of Vallejo's Steamboat days. Others begrudge them for acting too rock &..."

Aug. 18, 2000 Music Feature by Andy Langer

The Year It All Went Wrong

Looking back at club closings in Austin in 1999.

"...The Electric Lounge is gone. Liberty Lunch is gone. Steamboat is gone. The Bates Motel is gone. Even less..."

Dec. 31, 1999 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Where Live Music is Dead

Welcome to Sixth Street

"...Motel that regularly feature original live music, perhaps only Steamboat, Flamingo Cantina, the Black Cat, Headliners East, Babes, and..."

Oct. 11, 1996 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Where's the Fire?

Live Music Venues vs. the Fire Marshal

"...expelled from one of Sixth Street's prime music venues, Steamboat, where outspoken owner Danny Crooks says he's been frustrated..."

May 30, 1997 Music Feature by Ken Lieck

The Big Crapshoot

Tracking South by Southwest

"...multi-platinum Columbia debut. As such, their ASCAP showcase at Steamboat (also featuring the as-yet-unsigned Refreshments) garnered what was perhaps..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Absolutely Dan Dyer

If Dan Dyer couldn't sing, being 'easy on the eyes' wouldn't matter

"...in the last of Austin's old-school rock scenes at Steamboat on Sixth Street. And if he hadn't been part..."

June 6, 2008 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Latin Flare

2002-03 AMA Band of the Year winners Del Castillo ride a wave of Latinization.

"...-- Del Castillo, Los Lonely Boys, Vallejo -- and Steamboat seems to be the place where it's happening."..."

April 11, 2003 Music Feature by Belinda Acosta

Postmarks

Differing takes on Town Lake going Greek; too many zeros for Babich; and the Chronicle film reviewers take another hit.

"...Steamboat Chugs Into Sunset..."

Oct. 8, 1999 Column

The Boat

When Rock & Roll Was Dangerous

"...long time,'" says Stephen Doster of his association with Steamboat. "There's a lot of history in that ol' place."..."

Sept. 24, 1999 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Dancing About Architecture

Exposing the Subgenius; Austin clubowners gather to mourn the Steamboat; Earthpig moving to the taxicab center of the universe; and Jonathan Richman breaks down.

"...Antone's Presents Steamboat..."

Sept. 24, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Postmarks

The beefs this week: Chronicle reporter Robert Bryce on CNN, genetically engineered foods, Steamboat, John Aielli, Paul Minor, and more.

"...A Decade at Steamboat..."

Sept. 3, 1999 Column

Make Your Mama Proud

Profile of local rapper MC Overlord.

"...just west of I-35, but also onto Sixth Street (Steamboat), lily-white local rock radio (KLBJ), and even the Austin..."

Sept. 3, 1999 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Jesus Gonna Be Here

Johnny Toxic

"...Steamboat, Friday, March 19..."

March 26, 1999 Music Feature

No Law & Order

"...1997, for instance, Tito & Tarantula laid waste to Steamboat as Jimmie Vaughan and Lou Ann Barton's headlining Awards..."

March 12, 1999 Music Feature

Only the Beginning

Wednesday Night SXSW "Sleepers"

"...interesting vocal lines in the group's original pop tunes. (Steamboat, 9pm) - David Lynch..."

March 13, 1998 Music Feature

Postmarks

Overhyped Roadshows

"...save gas, and get good parking. Also, places like Steamboat tell you to build a following to play better..."

Oct. 18, 1996 Column

The Great Buster: A Celebration

Peter Bogdanovich sketches the outlines of the life of Buster Keaton

"...in The General, the house front falling gag in Steamboat Bill, Jr., the train track bait-and-switch from "One Week"..."

Nov. 2, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

TCB

Danny Crooks licks hep C, Banana Blender backs Chuck B, a fistful of talented new bands emerges, and Texans dominate XM Radio. Christmas comes early.

"...By Hook or By Crooks Not long ago, former Steamboat owner Danny Crooks was, quite literally, ready to die...."

Jan. 27, 2006 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Dancing About Architecture

Willie Nelson, not burnt down

"...If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Steamboat..."

May 25, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

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