Hard Luck Lounge Is Closing
A wellspring of songwriting talent and cheap beer exits the Eastside
"...Hard Luck Lounge, the dimly lit, working-class watering hole that..."
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Nov. 4, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin
Stay Gold Goes Long, Hard Luck Turns Sunny, Sway Is Hopped, Spread & Co. Gets Woodsy, TFM Celebrates Blackness, and – Oooh, Free Cheese?
All the news that's fit to get your taste buds quivering
"...replaced by a second iteration of the Long Play Lounge, wherein there will be – as owner Will Tanner..."
Feb. 3, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner
Hard Habit to Break
Moonlight Towers' DIY road rage: This is you, Austin
"..."Fuck you, Richard."..."
Sept. 8, 2006 Music Feature by Christopher Gray
Playback – Kinky Friedman: Between the Lines
Kinky Friedman's first album of original songs in 35 years: "How hard could it be?"
"...in pajamas, which didn't make sense because he was hard to miss. So I wrote that song on the..."
June 29, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin
Trailer Parked
The yin and yang of food trucks and bars
"...Love says her relationship with Stay Gold is hardly like a landlord/tenant one and much more like a..."
Sept. 25, 2015 Food Feature by Adrienne White
2017 Music Critics Poll
Best roadshow, best new local acts, R.I.P.s, etc.
"...Fawcett: Hard Proof, Los Coast, Antone's (Jan.)..."
Dec. 29, 2017 Music Feature by Greg Beets
Tearful Goodbye
"...our eyes to read of the closing of the Hard Luck Lounge ["Hard Luck Lounge Is Closing," Daily Music,..."
Nov. 5, 2019 Postmarks
Critics Poll
"...Greg Beets: Richard Papiercuts, Beerland..."
Dec. 30, 2016 Music Feature by Neph Basedow
Faster Than Sound: Select Live Music Reemerges
ACL Live reintroduces in-person audiences, alongside steady outdoor calendars at the Far Out Lounge and Sagebrush on South Congress.
"...Halloween, and open-air acts at downstairs Trace restaurant. The Lounge Series, beginning Oct. 2, marks the first music audience..."
Oct. 2, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe
Sulfuric Songwriter David Ramirez Pens His “I’m in Love” Record – Breakup and All
Austinite goes through heavy self-reckoning on new LP
"...after midnight at a now-defunct watering hole called the Hard Luck Lounge. Now, we're meeting at noon at a..."
July 17, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin
Faster Than Sound – Sex Bomb to Sister Ray: Recapping Levitation’s Second Downtown Go-Round
Scenes from Austin’s marquee independent music fest
"...Hard Luck Lounge, the beloved Eastside watering hole and songwriter's..."
Nov. 15, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe
Playback: Spatula City Limits
Austin music journeys to the desert – and you're not invited
"...house plays music between acts at Spatula City. Instead, Hard Luck Lounge co-owner Denis O'Donnell occasionally gets up and..."
April 6, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin
Qmmunity: 50 Years Queer History
Everything you need to know to make the best of Pride Weekend
"...many others who contributed to our queerscape), fought so hard, and made monumental strides. Thank you for sharing your..."
Aug. 9, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff
Gay Place
Halloween is our fave holiday of the year
"...art, dancing, DJs. Fri., Oct. 28, 8pm. The Sahara Lounge, 1413 Webberville Rd., 512/927-0700. $8...."
Oct. 28, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff
Faster Than Sound – Beerland & Beyond: The Year in Music News
Squeezing out the decade's end in local music headlines
"...The morning of May 28, Beerland owner Richard Lynn announced the sale of the 18-year-old punk club..."
Dec. 20, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe
12 Can't-Miss Austin Bands at SXSW
Hip-hop, roots rock, pop, shoegaze, and more to keep your ears ringing
"...to the lineup. Jake Soto's years of drumming in hardcore bands and Noe Carmona's expertise on guitar rounded out..."
March 7, 2019 Music Post by The Music Staff
Faster Than Sound: Moody Amphitheater Rises Out of Waterloo Park
Delayed opening until spring, the Moody Amphitheater will be the biggest music venue in the Red River Cultural District
"...Both worked at Long Play Lounge, which Mayeux helped launch as general manager...."
Aug. 21, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe
The Music Lover's Guide to Austin
The essential sounds, sights, and settings of Austin music
"...neighborhood feels. We recommend the soul/R&B hidden gem Skylark Lounge, essential punk club Hotel Vegas, bike metal lair the..."
March 3, 2017 Chronolog Post
Playback: Patio Smoking Ban in Flames
The Central Health Equity Policy Council's efforts to ban smoking on smoking patios meets with community resistance
"...1 includes several smoking patio-equipped music venues like Sahara Lounge and Skylark Lounge...."
Aug. 19, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin
Playback: The Return of the Austin Smoking Ban
A decade after the initial smoking ban, local health group hopes to stomp out smoking patios
"...the Wall, Sidewinder, Mohawk, Empire, Barracuda, Lost Well, Sahara Lounge, Flamingo Cantina, Spider House Ballroom, Strange Brew, Beerland, Badlands,..."
July 22, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin
Playback – Omnibus: Destination Unknown
Vetting City Hall's recommendations to Mayor Adler's arts Omnibus and unveiling Sound on Sound Fest's Renaissance location and debut lineup
"...a summit of venue owners amassed, appropriately, at the Hard Luck Lounge to informally discuss relevant policy proposals with..."
July 1, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin
Playback – Austin’s Darlin’: Toni Price
Quintessential Austin song stylist takes up residency at Little Darlin’
"...his melodically gifted cousin and guitarist Marshall Hood, and hard-pickin' guitarist Willie Pipkin have kicked around solos and bright..."
May 18, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin
Faster Than Sound: White Horse and Sagebrush Regular Jordan Matthew Young Rises on The Voice
"You're just cool, man." – Nick Jonas
"...met most everyone he knows at Tate Mayeux's former Hard Luck Lounge Tuesday song swaps after moving to Austin..."
April 9, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe
Gay Place
A sign of good things to come?
"...Fest so getcher dance on. Fri., July 20, 7pm. Hard Luck Lounge, 3526 E. Seventh. $7...."
July 20, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff
Welcome to the Machine
2014-15 Austin Music Industry Awards results
"...9) Lounge Side..."
March 13, 2015 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin
Austin Music Industry Awards Winners
KUTX named Best Radio Station, Strange Brew Best Venue
"...6) Saustex 7) Capitol City 8) Chicken Ranch 9) Lounge Side 10) Playing in Traffic MUSIC WRITER..."
March 9, 2015 Music Post by The Music Staff
Playback: Sound on Sound Fest Is Set, but What About Fun Fun Fun?
SOS Fest dropped its lineup this week, but what of predecessor FFF?
"...rock (Dinosaur Jr.), DJs (Egyptian Lover, Peanut Butter Wolf), hardcore (Converge), industrial (Ministry), and soul (Charles Bradley)...."
June 23, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin
Playback: Mosaic Sound Collective Comes Into Focus
Mosaic Sound Collective's music hub and ancient atmospheric Adam Torres point to the future
"...Austin music businesses (see "Mayor’s Omnibus Resolution: Actualization Is Hard," Feb. 24)...."
Feb. 24, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin
Playback: John Doe Moves to Austin
X's John Doe moves to Austin, Adam Nurre celebrates his late bandmates, and The Shopkeeper takes Congress House Studio to the movies
"..."To say that it was the hardest thing I've ever been through is the understatement of..."
Feb. 10, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin
New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week
What we’re spending time with
"...newly unearthed video for "Missin' Yo' Kissin'" soundtracks a hard John Lee Hooker shuffle that feels oddly cogent in..."
