Hot Night in the Lounge Room

Kasey Chambers leads the Australian invasion

"...Chambers and Shane Nicholson were supposed to perform at the Cactus Café last September. Then Hurricane Ike happened, flights..."

June 24, 2009 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Behind the Case

Firehouse Lounge hits 'craft dive' stride

"...one started over a late-night meal. A year before the Firehouse Hostel and Lounge came to be, owner Collin..."

Aug. 8, 2014 Food Feature by Gracie Salem

Shinyribs Frontman Kevin Russell Will Perform Gourds Set for Electric Lounge Reunion

Reliving the wild and woolly Nineties music scene downtown

"...Open 1993-1998, the Electric Lounge enjoyed an outsized impact on Austin music,..."

April 11, 2019 Music Post by Michael Toland

State of the Slam

The 1999 Austin Poetry Slam Team barely missed making the finals of the recent National Poetry Slam in Chicago, but after the trials and tribulations of the past few months (which continue into the present), the team was just happy to be there.

"...Nine-tenths of a point. That's how much the 1999 Austin Poetry Slam Team missed advancing to the..."

Sept. 3, 1999 Books Feature by Christopher Gray

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

A celebration of Bobbie Nelson, a big birthday for Carousel Lounge, and more recommended shows

"...tapped Willie's "little" big sister to join her in the studio. Now, Shires is taking the 10-song album of..."

July 7, 2023 Music Column by Abby Johnston

Faster Than Sound: New Cocktail Lounge Takes Over Ex-Sidewinder Space

Run by former Scoot Inn and Longbranch owner James Stockbauer, Birdie Num Nums maintains the outdoor stage.

"...Two years empty, the former home of Red River clubs Sidewinder and Red..."

July 3, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Levitation Announces Free DJ Sets by Ty Segall, Blonde Redhead, the Black Angels

Alongside a public Numero Group pop-up shop “of precious lost sounds”

"...without single show tickets or a four-day pass to the festival can enjoy the newly added, free-entry Levitation Lounge...."

Oct. 18, 2023 Music Post by Maya Wright

'The Sporting Life': … or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Start Loving to Lose

"...and man of leisure. I am a gentleman.    All the same, I must destroy Happy Jack.    The game is..."

Oct. 25, 2006 Sports Post by John Razook

The Party Circuit

The Real Southwest Conference

"...Times are tough on Sixth Street, say both the clubowners and musicians. In fact, all over town, big..."

Nov. 29, 1996 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Are We on the Edge?

Spank Dance Company's Black Things, in which black-clad dancers dance in near darkness, is original, striking, and resonant of the shadow side of our interior and exterior worlds

"...choreographer and if he brought to that field all the skills and talents he displays in creating movies and..."

Jan. 30, 2004 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Staycationer: Hotel ZaZa Austin

Your Close-to-Home Guide to Getting Away

"...Before the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and lockdown restrictions, Austin tourism was..."

April 14, 2021 Food Post by Veronica Meewes

Summer Fun: Relishing the Recreational Vehicle

Where a home on the range becomes a home with range

"...sailor tattoos, to soccer dads with T-shirts tucked into their denim shorts; a clever combination of people with one..."

May 18, 2015 Design Post by Xander Peters

Documentaries and the Cult of Personality

How documentarians pick a winner

"...I had a thought the other day while watching Frontrunners, Caroline Suh’s documentary about..."

March 12, 2008 Screens Post by Josh Rosenblatt

Liveblogging the Lege Opening

"...Here in the Chronicle news-heap, Channel 6 is blaring, it's five minutes..."

Jan. 9, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Faster Than Sound: KUT/KUTX in Discussion With UT Over the Future of the Cactus Cafe

KUTX Director says it's "50-50" whether the station will continue managing the venue

"...In 2010, UT announced plans to close the Cactus Cafe, a 150-capacity listening room located in the..."

May 7, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

The Mob House Rules

Trail of Dead introduces their new epic release to the world

"...About 12 hours before the most famous Texan in America begins his second term..."

Jan. 28, 2005 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

The Year It All Went Wrong

Looking back at club closings in Austin in 1999.

"...to die before it kills anything else. Even as these words are being put to page, another vital piece..."

Dec. 31, 1999 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Trees Lounge

Buscemi wrote, directed, and stars in this penetrating movie about a hopeless alcoholic who nevertheless hopes for something more out of life. The attentions of a lusty 17-year-old (Sevigny) is the last thing this guy needs.

"...Samuel L. Jackson, Seymour Cassel and Mimi Rogers. Trees Lounge is the neighborhood bar that 31-year-old, out-of-work, alcoholic Tommy..."

Oct. 25, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Drink/Drank/Drunk Issue: Half a Century of the Carousel

Austin's beloved BYO club celebrates 50 years

"...There’s a reason the Carousel Lounge is still serving locals..."

July 10, 2013 Chronolog Post by Nate Jackson

The Hour Has 22 Minutes

Pop quiz on Canada, with a SXSW 07 musical cheat sheet

"...Quick! What's the capital of Canada? Wrong. It's not Toronto. Who's the..."

Feb. 23, 2007 Music Feature by Darcie Stevens

Residential Address: Africa Night's Food, Dance, and Storytelling at Sahara Lounge

Musician Ibrahim Aminou brings West Africa to East Austin every Saturday

"...If you don't know the lay of the land, the rusty sign for the..."

Nov. 10, 2023 Music Column by Gary Lindsey

Long Play Lounge East Evolves Into New Music Venue, the Coral Snake

Former Stay Gold space closing April 30 for rebranding

"...posted last week, East Cesar Chavez bar Long Play Lounge East announced its impending closure on April 30...."

April 26, 2023 Music Post by Genevieve Wood

Second Long Play Lounge Location Takes Place of Stay Gold

Stay Gold owner considering reopening at a new space in the future

"...Last month, a neon sign reading Long Play Lounge went up along Cesar Chavez where once beamed letters..."

Feb. 1, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Rainbow Lounge Update

Fallout from the Saturday raid of Fort Worth gay bar on the eve of the Stonewall annivesary.

"...As more reports and eyewitness accounts surface, the more we know about what happened on Saturday night..."

June 29, 2009 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell

Communing in the Air

With 'Lounge!,' Arthouse transforms itself into a space that swings

"...art or talk about art or even listen to other people talk about art, we come at it from..."

Dec. 3, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Winter Classic

South by Southwest 1998

"...Johnny Winter on the outdoor stage at Stubb's Saturday, March 21 photograph by..."

March 27, 1998 Music Feature

Almost Lights Out at the Ballpark

Emo's turns off KOOP, Wheatsville SKUs skewer BookPeople, Waterloo Records grounds Vampire Bats

"...We had all waited three months for this one. The Emo’s Lounge Vampire Bats and the KOOP Radio Kilowatts..."

Aug. 14, 2009 Sports Post by Mike Crissey

Powerhouses Begin to Emerge in the ASL

Waterloo, Wheatsville, and C3 Presents remain undefeated

"...Waterloo Records Pounds Out 27-26 Win Against Emo’s Lounge..."

April 20, 2009 Sports Post by Mike Crissey

Polling the Poleyard

Questions Abound on Downtown

"...illustration by Doug Potter In all the excitement over Mayor Kirk Watson's push to revitalize downtown,..."

March 6, 1998 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

There Goes the Neighborhood

North/South/Central – redistricting the live music capital

"...Take 10th Street, between the frontage road and Red River. My secret spot: gone...."

July 25, 2014 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

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