Nightlife & the Arts in Austin
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Nightlife & the Arts in Austin
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219 West
The dark and sophisticated lounge here remains cool and mellow... |
Bars | Austin |
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Alamo Drafthouse
Only in Austin will you find the original concept for this theater... |
Film | Austin |
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Antone's
This is a local musical institution that books legendary blues... |
Music Clubs | Austin |
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Austin Music Hall
Having recently reopened from a modernizing face-lift in late... |
Music | Austin |
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The Belmont
The coolest club in this very cool city? We're not absolutely... |
Dance Clubs | Austin |
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Broken Spoke
Some of the town's most distinctive clubs are removed from the... |
Dance Clubs | Austin |
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The Brown Bar
When the legislature is in session, this is where the lawmakers... |
Bars | Austin |
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Buffalo Billiards
Come here if you're looking for the perfect place to sink an... |
Bars | Austin |
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Cain & Abel's
College students looking for the campus experience need to head... |
Bars | Austin |
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Cap City Comedy Club
If you find yourself in North Austin, Cap City packs quite a... |
Comedy Clubs | Austin |
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Cedar Street Courtyard
Squeezed between some of the Warehouse District's glam-filled... |
Music Clubs | Austin |
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The Continental Club
Rustic, quirky, and no bigger than your parents' basement, this... |
Music Clubs | Austin |
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Dallas Night Club
For mainstream country-and-western music and dance, this is the... |
Dance Clubs | Austin |
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Driskill Hotel Bar
The old-fashioned bar at the Driskill is where history is made... |
Bars | Austin |
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Elephant Room
Jazz fanatics hold court at the basement locale here, where serious... |
Music Clubs | Austin |
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Emo's
The thick sea of people swarming the indoor and outdoor stages... |
Music Clubs | Austin |
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Esther's Follies
There's really one place in downtown Austin known for its rip-roaring... |
Comedy Clubs | Austin |
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Frank Erwin Center
When music events call for a big arena setting, it's held here... |
Music | Austin |
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The Ginger Man
For one of Austin's larger selections of beer on tap, brew connoisseurs... |
Bars | Austin |
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Ginny's Little Longhorn Saloon
Looking for an authentic Honky Tonk dive experience? Ginny's... |
Bars | Austin |
Hotel San Jose Lounge
It may be the hippest hotel in town, but the San Jose is also... |
Bars | Austin |
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J. Black's
The dark-leather couches and chairs arranged in small groupings... |
Bars | Austin |
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Lamberts
Barbecue fans will love the fancy spin on traditional Texas cuisine... |
Music Clubs | Austin |
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The Long Center for the Performing Arts
The opera scene is alive and well in Austin with the help of... |
Dance, Theater | Austin |
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Maggie Mae's
This is one of 6th Street's longest-running bars, which says... |
Bars | Austin |
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Mean-Eyed Cat
Soon to be overshadowed by a towering condo project, this little... |
Bars | Austin |
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Momo's
Although heralded as a prime live music venue, what makes Momo's... |
Bars, Music Clubs | Austin |
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Mother Egan's Irish Pub
For a bit of good Irish craic with a local feel, Mother Egan's... |
Bars | Austin |
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Opal Divine's
People love this bar for its laid-back atmosphere, wide-open... |
Bars | Austin |
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The Paramount Theatre
A restored downtown vaudeville house and movie palace, this gorgeous... |
Theater | Austin |
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Saxon Pub
If you can get past this pub's low ceilings, sticky beer-stained... |
Music | Austin |
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Scholz Garten
When not caught up in tailgating parties for the Univerity of... |
Bars | Austin |
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Shakespeare's Pub
Boasting the pomp of the Warehouse District without the circumstance... |
Bars | Austin |
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SIX Lounge
Want to take in the see-and-be-seen crowd? Though there are a... |
Bars | Austin |
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Speakeasy
In keeping with the old 1920s speakeasies, you have to gain entrance... |
Dance Clubs | Austin |
Stubb's Bar-B-Q
You know you're in Austin when the smell of smoky barbecue wafts... |
Music Clubs | Austin |
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University of Texas Performing Arts Center
There's no end to the types of performances you can catch at... |
Music | Austin |
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Vino Vino
Nestled in the hip Hyde Park neighborhood, Vino Vino serves a... |
Bars | Austin |
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ZACH Theatre
Local theater thrives at this center named for an Austin native... |
Theater | Austin |
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Zilker Theatre Productions
Bring a blanket and picnic basket and enjoy a Broadway-inspired... |
Theater | Austin |
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