Austin’s Food, People, Hot Spots and Vibe
This guest blog post is by Stephen Perl.
With the Brown Bar closed due to flooding, I needed a new spot for a Martini downtown. I decided to take an excursion to Midnight Cowboy. Owned by the folks who brought us Alamo Drafthouse and Highball, both places I love and frequent, I knew it would have personality. [Read more...]
East Dirty 6th Street – Photo by Denise Chambers
This guest blog post is by Ashly Howard.
I have only been in Austin for about three years, but my experience in this city wouldn’t be so great without my first love: East “Dirty” 6th Street. I moved here from Oklahoma City, so this particular downtown lifestyle was a completely different atmosphere for me. East 6th quickly became part of my routine.
It’s hard to believe that after all the hassle it takes to get down there, so many people still go – including myself. Depending on where you live in Austin, it usually takes 20-30 minutes to get to 6th, followed by several minutes of bobbing and weaving through one-way streets, pedicabs and jaywalkers. The amount of time it takes to find a cheap parking spot, close to the club you want, is just ridiculous if you don’t know your way around.
At the end of every night on 6th Street in the Summer, the street itself is cram-packed with people heading to their cars, stragglers trying to find their friends, entertainers and cops lined up and down the streets to scout for future jailbirds. (Word to the wise: Make sure you have a designated driver.)
There is a bar on Dirty 6th for everyone. Over time, I’ve found shortcuts to the part of the street I like to frequent and the bars I can’t stay away from. Hopefully, my experiences can help you navigate and find your favorite spots. [Read more...]
Forget meeting people at the SXSW parties. People watching is the best way to experience all the different personalities SXSW brings to Austin.
There was a soft, hungover buzz in the air when I began watching my fellow festival-goers today. The city stirred back to life after yet another night of company-sponsored parties and after parties. Crushed Monster and Red Bull cans lined the sidewalks like breadcrumbs back to Sixth Street. I watched bleary-eyed twenty-somethings in suits stagger from their hotel rooms and toward the Convention Center.
You can tell a lot about these people. Despite their partying, they have the self-determination to get themselves out of bed the next morning. These are the movers and shakers of my generation. They burn the candle from both ends. Interactive technology is a new and powerful market to capture, so only the smartest and most dedicated people can handle the lifestyle.
Sixth Street is eerily quiet as tourists wander zombie-like from their hotel rooms.
The quiet hum of the morning slowly grew into a roar as people flooded into the streets and toward their [Read more...]
Sixth Street always seems to be the buzz phrase when it comes to Austin nightlife. On our most recent outing, the 6th definitely lived up to the hype.
We arrived before the crowds, so we were able to find street parking on Red River, right off of 6th. A short stroll (a little bit longer, since I realized I forgot my I.D. and had to go back to the car) brought us to our destination: Pete’s Dueling Piano Bar.
I must confess that being new to the scene, Austin bars are all about the same to me right now. But Pete’s is a place I’ve been wanting to visit for a long time, and it didn’t let me down.
There’s nothing like good drinks, happy people, and singing at the top of your lungs to your favorite songs. [Read more...]
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