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Myf Mars vividly remembers the last night Hotel Vegas was open as a music venue. It was the beloved East Austin dive’s ninth anniversary party, traditionally a kick-off event for the South by Southwest Music Festival. Only the festival was canceled. Local promoters were working to stand up an independent event, but the world was beginning to shut down.
“Everyone was talking about COVID. Everyone was like, ‘Oh, whatever. It doesn t matter. We re fine,’” Mars said. She shared the sentiment. As a bartender, facing the loss of SXSW and its influx of cash felt devastating.
They were all in a collective denial of, “Oh, can we just wait two more weeks before accepting this is a reality?” she said.
The Record Machine.
Many assumed
Elon Musk s pricey bro-
ification of Austin wouldn t be good for local music, but few could have predicted something so emblematic so soon. Say goodbye to Music Lab (Photo by John Anderson)
Tesla intends to renovate longtime rehearsal space
Music Lab at 500 E. St. Elmo into a showroom and service center, reported the
Austin Business Journal last Thursday based on public records. In an email to the
Chronicle, Music Lab Secretary
Joe Cabela now discloses plans to close the practice facility within 30 days. Tenants of the facility – popular for music lessons, hourly rooms, and long-term rentals – have been notified.
Celebrate the holigays like a scream queen with Bulimianne (l) and Louisianna (Photo by Corin Smith)
As a friend of Dorothy, it s only a little fitting that one of my most played Xmas songs this season is Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas. But seriously, Ms. Judy s lyrical longing for
Someday soon we all will be together/ If the fates allow is spot on for how many of us might be feeling. Though we don t celebrate the same traditions, this time of year feels especially fitting for time with lots of loved ones and time to decompress, but right now, that s not the case so much. I, for one, am pretty deflated in the cheer department (and that s not just because I wasted the better part of a Saturday night cringe-LOLing my way through
It s the holidays, and that baby carpenter is waiting to be born for the 2000th (or so) time. Maybe you re not visiting family or friends as a gift to the gods of public health. If so, we ve got a few things to keep you busy as you wait for that new year to get rang in and hopefully show 2020 how things are done. Wild Bill performing his Honky Tonk Holidaze back in 2013 (Photo by John Anderson)
Honky Tonk Holidaze: The Movie
Thursday, Dec. 24, 1 & 7pm
It’s not Christmas in South Austin until Wild Bill Ogden hosts his annual Honky Tonk Holidaze musical. Although the songwriter canceled this year’s stage performance, he set to work in his garage creating a claymation version of the show. Wild Bill will be presenting the film live and performing.