Viper Club

Susan Sarandon and the murky world of paying kidnappers

"...as avenging progenitor flick. (Probably for the best, really.) Viper Club opens with Helen videotaping a message to the..."

Nov. 2, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

If You're a Viper

From 'La Cucaracha' to Snoop Dogg and Willie Nelson: P-O-T

"...If you're a viper."..."

May 25, 2007 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Lemon Twigs, Obongjayar, the Zombies, and Ambré Added in SXSW 2023’s Second Lineup Drop

With a whopping 301 musical artists

"...(Örebro SWEDEN) Trouble in The Streets (Austin TX) Truth Club (Raleigh NC) T. Thomason (Halifax CANADA) Tufan Derince (Diyarbakir..."

Dec. 7, 2022 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

No Law & Order

"...to the Iguanas' annual festival-eve set at the Continental Club. In 1997, for instance, Tito & Tarantula laid waste..."

March 12, 1999 Music Feature

Dick Dale

"...11 I know La Zona Rosa, and it's no Viper Room. So whether the appearance of the Viper's house..."

Feb. 9, 1996 Music Feature

Dancing About Architecture

"...a few more months. These days, however, an Austin club that features live original "alternative" music (for lack of..."

Jan. 22, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

The Big Cheese

South by Southwest 1997

"...Malicious Vinyl is pushing a new Live at The Viper Room greatest hits disc, complete with a cameo from..."

March 21, 1997 Music Feature

Dancing About Architecture

Another live music venue closes. So much for the Live Music Capital of the World.

"...were off, and the rumors were flying that the club was shutting its doors for the Guinness beer people..."

May 26, 2000 Music Column

Dancing About Architecture

A recap of favorite SXSW venues that no longer exist, a few festival hot tips, some non-festival tips, a celebrity-sightings checklist.

"...continues to search for a new home for his club. Punk rock haven the Bates Motel befell a similar..."

March 17, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing about Architecture

By the Short and Curlys

"...ones." Splitting Hares Well, the Split Rail is one club that didn't get any publicity mileage out of last..."

Oct. 18, 1996 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture

L.A. vs. Austin -- Tinseltown wins.

"...turning into L.A. due to the threat of every club in town following Maggie Mae's (nonexistent) lead and instituting..."

Nov. 2, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

The Queen of Truth

With two beautifully crafted memoirs under her belt, a third book of poetry out, tenure at Syracuse University, a teenage son, and a blissful romance, Mary Karr is definitely hardworking and real. And if her soul isn't entirely pure, well, readers of Cherry will be grateful it isn't.

"...live -- if only briefly. Mary Karr's The Liar's Club (1995) surprised everyone with its bracing honesty, brutal wit,..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Books Feature by Robin Bradford

Dancing About Architecture

El Flaco No Mas?

"...Wolf experiment El Flaco, with a couple of local club bookers saying they were surprised to have approached the..."

June 12, 1998 Music Column by Ken Lieck

SXSW Thursday Picks & Sleepers

S.H.I.T. – So Happy It's Thursday blurbs

"...and wit than any 50 folkies. Michael Toland Jitterbug Vipers..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

Dancing About Architecture

Barton Springs Eternal

"...out with Clifford Antone the previous night at the club's "secret" Wilco show, it certainly seemed to be a..."

Aug. 20, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

The Last Laugh

Guy Forsyth signs off on God's Favorite Band

"...sweet stick and already had a deep love of viper jazz. "..."

April 21, 2011 Music Post by Austin Powell

Dancing About Architecture

Checking up on SIMS and their $216K, checking in on Lyle Lovett's broken leg, and Tyler Harwood checks out of the Zulu as Kono and the Peenbeets.

"...Besides the afterparties at Stubb's and every other club on Sixth Street following the weekend's String Cheesiness, not..."

April 5, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture

South By Every Which Way

"...by Tom Cruise's stuntman. After a gig at the Viper Room (say "Hi!" to Johnny Depp for us) on..."

March 6, 1998 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Kathy Valentine of the Go-Go's Recalls the Moment Her Band Topped the Charts in 1981

Austin born and raised, Valentine and the girls reigned with Beauty & the Beat – as excerpted from her new memoir All I Ever Wanted

"...perform on the stage of the Central (now the Viper Room) on Sunset, I felt better about the video...."

April 17, 2020 Music Feature by Kathy Valentine

'Downton Abbey' Slips Into Something More Comfortable

Let's talk about sex, darling

"...fruit in the form of an angel and a viper. Like I said last week, this is straight-up laziness...."

Jan. 20, 2014 Screens Post by Melanie Haupt

Michael Madsen, Last of the Warrior Poets

Mr. Blonde on poetry, hats, and 'Reservoir Dogs'

"...got his revenge. Just before they started the strip club scene, he handed Madsen a rewritten script, with Bud’s..."

Dec. 3, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Thomas and Dentmon Lead Toros to 2-1 Start

The first in a weekly series of Toros reports

"...all the difference. The 66ers were the more aggressive club, crashing the boards with boombastic realism. Their rebounding edge,..."

Dec. 7, 2011 Sports Post by Will Schmidt

Pages And Pages of Free Comics

Flicking through this year's Free Comic Book Day comics

"...Top Shelf Kid's Club (Top Shelf Comix): Pure black-and-white joy, aimed at younger..."

May 5, 2011 Books Post by Richard Whittaker

My SXSW

What it took for one metal band to make it from Tehran to SXSW

"...Whisky a Go Go, the Knitting Factory, and the Viper Room...."

March 20, 2009 Music Feature

Off the Record

It's the end of the world as we know it: South by Southwest 22 officially begins

"...staple Red 7 and renovating both Mohawk and neighbor Club de Ville, along with the Eastside's Scoot Inn, all..."

March 14, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Dope Freak Saloon

"...reading your recently published piece titled "If You're a Viper" by Margaret Moser [Music, May 25]. The photo accompanying..."

May 26, 2007 Postmarks

Love Is All Around

Tracking Sonny Curtis and his tall, West Texas tales

"...Whiskey a Go-Go up the street, across from the Viper Room. Down the block, there's the House of Blues,..."

Oct. 15, 2004 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Red Stick Ramblers

Live shots

"...Georgia Brown," and a rendition of "If You're a Viper" that turned into a rabid sing-along. There are some..."

Jan. 23, 2004 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

The Last Days of Disco

This Whit Stillman movie perfectly illustrates how white the disco fad became, but at times, the audience has to wonder if Stillman has any idea about the era that he's trying to capture.

"...virginal mouse of a woman; Charlotte (Beckinsale), a gorgeous viper who lives to assault Alice's ego; Des (Eigeman), a..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Screens Review by Mike Emery

Dancing About Architecture

Doug Sahm returns from beyond, MP3s shake up Austin music, Hip Hop meets R&B, and the Watermelon Saga continues...

"...Tourist around Austin next week, with plans calling for clubhopping on Friday night following taping of a special private..."

April 21, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

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