Austin TX music/club scene....

[HonkyTonk]

Hi
I am going to Austin TX next week. Would preciate any advice about blues/rock/tex.rock club scene in Austin. Never been there before. Any good music shops for guitars? Thanks for any info and sorry if this tread is not placed correct.
Honky

[steelyfan]

Originally Posted by HonkyTonk

Hi
I am going to Austin TX next week. Would preciate any advice about blues/rock/tex.rock club scene in Austin. Never been there before. Any good music shops for guitars? Thanks for any info and sorry if this tread is not placed correct.
Honky

Honkytonk, when you get there, grab THE AUSTIN CHRONICLE from a paperstand, it's free and has ALL the music Venues, places to eat, art shows, music stores, it has everything you'll want to in it, how to get there, and a map. It's a must.

But, a couple a recommendations, I lived there for 7 years;

Music = go to THE Elephant Room on 6th street-- my favorite stop, check it out.

Shop at Waterloo Records for EVERYTHING ever released, it's the best music store in the world, lot's of vinyl and used cd's .

Beer and Burgers = Crown & Anchor bar . Don't leave Austin without hanging there for an evening.

Instrument stores = Workhorse Guitars, Ray Henning music, Fibes Drums.

I'll let you find the rest on your own.

Cheers mate, have fun.

Steelyfan

[digitaldrummer]

you can check it out online at The Austin Chronicle too before you go.

For blues, there is always Antones (home of the blues) and The Continental Club is also a piece of Austin history you should not miss.

the chronicle and maybe the Austin-American Statesman's site Austin entertainment, events, food, movies, music | Austin360.com can help guide you for whatever type of music you want to see...

Mike

[Darwin James]

I love Austin, lived there for a year. Is Fado's still around?

[redrue]

Originally Posted by steelyfan

Music = go to THE Elephant Room on 6th street-- my favorite stop, check it out.

Excellent suggestion... great jazz club.

Not on Sixth street... but close. It's between
3rd and 4th on Congress Ave (315) -- east side of the street.

Manuel's is directly across the street... excellent
mexican food (more 'interior' than tex-mex).

Music Venues:
Stubb's on Red River.
Continental Club on South Congress.
Saxon Pub on South Lamar.
Antone's on West 5th.
Waterloo records... some Friday afternoons.
Broken Spoke on South Lamar.

Check their websites for listings...

[redrue]

Guitar Shops...


Austin Vintage Guitars
1112 South Lamar

Erlewine Guitars
4402 Burnet Road

Guitar Resurrection
813 Morrow Street in North Austin

[HonkyTonk]

Wonderful. Thanks so much everybody for all info.
Guess I have to find a cheap motel/hotel in the city myself...-

[javahut]

If you wanna see a Tele master/legend while you're here, go check out Redd Volkaert at the Continental Club the next couple'a Saturday afternoons at 3:00 PM.

[javahut]

Oh, yeah... and Tortoise is playing in town at a club called Mohawk Wednesday night, July 15th, in support of their new Beacons of Ancestorship record . I think I'm gonna have to catch that one.

[Gulliver]

Originally Posted by javahut

If you wanna see a Tele master/legend while you're here, go check out Redd Volkaert at the Continental Club the next couple'a Saturday afternoons at 3:00 PM.

+1 and amen to that!

Also, eat at the original Stubb's bbq if you get the chance

[Heartfelt]

When you get tired of work and have a date, head out to the OASIS restaurant and watch the sunset.

Rob

[Tone Laborer]

Workhorse Guitars is long since out of business. It's now a tatoo parlor. Along S. Lamar, over a few miile stretch are most of the music stores in town.

Musicmakers
Heart of Texas Music
South Austin Music (good used guitars sometimes)
Austin Vintage Guitars
Strait Music

All within a few miles of each other.

Also on S. Lamar Blvd. ---
Matts El Rancho, one of many good Tex Mex joints in town.
Kerby Lane Cafe, basic hippy veg, killer migas, breakfast, always crowded, always good.
Taco Deli isn't on S. Lamar, but its close, and great, and cheap.

Guitar Resurrection and The Music Exchange are two more , more north. Both cool though.

Clubs, Antones is the big blues club, you might see whose playing there.
Yours truly will be at Flamingo Cantina (on sixth) with the Mau Mau Chaplains at 12am. 7-11

We've been in the low 100s F these days. Enjoy your visit.

[Darwin James]

Dont freak out when you see thousands of bats flying around.