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It’s a mantra that’s been passed from musicians and venue owners to mayors and senators over the course of the coronavirus pandemic: Live music venues were among the first to close and will be among the last to reopen. So, 13 months in, just where are we in that re-emergence?
Many of Austin’s top music destinations remain shuttered for now: iconic South Austin haunts the Continental Club and Saxon Pub, to Red River anchors the Mohawk and Cheer Up Charlies, to Congress Avenue jazz joint the Elephant Room, to University of Texas campus haven Cactus Cafe. Larger rooms such as ACL Live and the Paramount Theatre recently began presenting a handful of limited-capacity shows.
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Austin may lack the watercolor azaleas of Augusta National Golf Club, and our grackles don’t squawk with the same mellifluousness as the birds in Augusta, Georgia, but the city does have its own “tradition unlike any other.”
Butler Pitch & Putt has sat tucked in a pocket park steps from Lady Bird Lake for more than 70 years, and on Masters weekend the polished jewel will be unveiled to the public.
Gone are the patchy greens, replaced by undulating surfaces designed by Austin golf legend Ben Crenshaw’s firm. A scoreboard replicating the style of Augusta National borders the east end of the course. Beer advertised as the coldest in South Austin is served from a mini-truck branded by course partner Yeti. The clubhouse and its cheekily monikered Amateur Shop sell Butler apparel from course partner Criquet (there’s even a sleeveless shirt to fit the course s no-shoes, no-problem mentality). And the menu was designed by award-winning chef, Butler regular and
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