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By Matthew Odam | Wednesday, December 19, 2007, 11:00 PM
Being the Live Music Capital of the World takes work and dedication. Any city can have great shows on the weekend, but it takes a special kind of city — and bar — to support live music almost every single day of the year. For Saxon Pub, it seems almost effortless. Their almost unparalleled weekly music calendar has landed them the top spot in the Your A-List poll for Best Place to Hear Live Music on a Weekday.
The winner with 32 percent of the vote, the Saxon Pub adds this honor to its previous honor of best happy hour. And it’s that musical happy hour that makes the old Austin haunt such a draw from music and beer lovers alike. In a time where condos and ultra-clubs, or whatever those new swanky places are called, seem to be the flavor of the day, the dark, saloon-style Saxon Pub harkens back to an earlier time when Austin still had a true renegade spirit and those on the frontlines had guitars slung over their shoulders.
The regulars are friendly even if they don’t know you, and there’s really no such thing as a stranger at the Saxon. And with multiple bands playing seven days a week, you never have to worry about checking the calendar to see who’s playing. Every night you’re guaranteed to see some of the best singing and songwriting talents Austin has to offer, and who knows, show up on the right night and you just might find Bonnie Rait or some other international star on the stage, feeling just at home at the Saxon as one of the regulars sitting at the bar.
The Saxon Pub [site]
1320 S. Lamar [map]
448.2552
Others receivng votes:
Antone’s, 25 percent
Continental Club, 11 percent
Cedar Street, 7 percent
Emo’s, 7 percent
The Mohawk 6, percent
Elephant Room, 5 percent
Momo’s, 3 percent
Ruta Maya, 2 percent
Ego’s, 1 percent
Flipnotics, < 1 percent
Flamingo Cantina, < 1 percent
Write-ins: Ginny’s Little Longhorn, Headhunters, Joe DiMaggio’s Italian Chophouse, Jovita’s and TC’s Lounge
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