- Antone's
- Downtown
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Live Music
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Velvet Rope
This revered blues club's namesake did more for black-white relations than the Oreo cookie.
A major remodel of this storied theater both improved it and ruined it.
- Beauty Bar
- Downtown
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Bohemian, Club, Indie Bar, Live Music, Lounge
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Velvet Rope
Trail of Dead drummer takes stake in this scene-bar chain fond of martinis with manicures.
- Beerland
- Downtown
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Indie Bar, Live Music
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Velvet Rope
Sneak butts from skinny kids in tight t-shirts and jeans over brutal music.
The Texas Union maze leads to these intimate quarters where Triple A singer-songwriters solicit constructive criticism from the savvy crowd.
It’s indoor-outdoor, with nonstop live music and 30 or so different martini options.
- Club de Ville
- Downtown
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Bohemian, Indie Bar, Live Music, Lounge
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Velvet Rope
Readings or rock & roll in the glow of red lights or up against a rock wall.
Cosmic cowboys and myriad throwbacks continue to go to this train depot because everybody knows their name.
Believe Wynton Marsalis when he says jazz is not dead at this subterranean pub.
- Emo's
- Downtown
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Bohemian, Club, Indie Bar, Live Music
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Velvet Rope
Top Pick!
Decent prices on indie rock draw gutterpunks, kids from the burbs with Vice tastes, and the gnarliest bouncers in town.
Breathe uneasily during Chicken Shit Bingo, but stand a chance to win a bet.
A giant speaker obstructing a can't-miss rock band is the sacrifice of wide open space.
Dilapidated shrine to the Man in Black will have the song it's named after on repeat in your head.
- Mohawk
- Downtown
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Bohemian, Indie Bar, Live Music
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Velvet Rope
Multiple vantage points allow on-the-cusp indie rock to prevail at this popular alternative to popular neighbor Club de Ville.
There are "no bad days" for retired cosmic cowboys at this roadhouse owned by Willie Nelson's former road manager.
Righteous live music for underagers with fake I.D.s, or beginning of cool-cat exodus from Red River to Sixth?
- Scholz Garten
- University
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Beer Garden, Live Music, Restaurant Bar
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Open
A microcosm of the city honors its German forefathers at this beer garten with extra-large "pints."
- Scoot Inn
- East Austin
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Beer Garden, Indie Bar, Live Music
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Open
Late 19th-century, real-deal saloon moonlights as car mechanic to the bohemians.
- Speakeasy
- Downtown
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Club, Live Music, Lounge, Whiskey Bar
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Velvet Rope
Engage in Miami vices at this three-tiered, down-low lounge with something for everyone.
- The Belmont
- Downtown
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Live Music, Lounge, Restaurant Bar
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Open
Top Pick!
This rat-pack hang dishes steak and fries, Manhattans, and occasional self-possession.
Twang and swing induce boots-optional two-stepping in a museum of honky-tonking.
Top Pick!
Venerable honkytonk gets the tops in roots music, plus electrifies with Elvis birthday celebration.
Music with a background, and in the background, allows conversation among the middle-of-the-week crowd.
Hangers-on pay next-to-nothing cover just so they can treat themselves to a fried pickle.
Top Pick!
Gone are the hot bands and the bass-slapping dude out front, but it's still one of the places to catch a show.
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