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Live country music coming to Sixth Street
Nashville’s live country music venue, The Stage on Broadway, is opening a sister club in Austin, it was announced Tuesday. The Stage on Sixth will open at 508 E. Sixth St. on New Year’s Eve.
Brooks & Dunn, Miranda Lambert and Jason Aldean are a few of the acts that have performed at the Nashville club, which has long featured a “Texas Night” as a showcase for such acts Pat Green and Jason Boland. The Austin offshoot is expected to have a similar musical format.
“Having The Stage in Austin will add to the live music mix on 6th Street,” Molly Alexander of the Downtown Austin Alliance said in a press release, ” We are thrilled to have a true honky tonk, featuring Country and Western music, finally back in the mix.”
Sixth Street was previously home to country clubs the Hang ‘Em High Saloon (at the current location of Buffalo Billiards) and Raven’s (currently Emo’s), but neither lasted too long amid the thumping dance music clubs.
What the Stage on Sixth will have is experience at producing a winning format in a downtown setting. “We hope to bring a little bit of Nashville to the vibrant Austin music scene, while opening up more opportunities for Austin’s up and coming new artists to have a place to showcase their talent,” said Ruble Sanderson, who co-owns the club with wife Brenda and son Brad.
Brandon Reineke of Houston will be The Stage on Sixth’s general manager.
The 508 E. Sixth St. location, the former home to Fat Tuesday, the Vibe and Bourbon Rocks, has been closed for two years, except during the four days of SXSW..
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By mscan
September 28, 2010 7:21 PM | Link to this
good luck bringing something different to sixth street—it needs LOTS of help down there.
By Gary Etie
September 28, 2010 8:44 PM | Link to this
Bad idea, plain and simple. Another of the 1,000 cuts that, little by little, lead, ultimately, to the end of a good thing.
By Iru
September 28, 2010 8:53 PM | Link to this
Great news
By LSM
September 28, 2010 8:56 PM | Link to this
Live music ?
On sixth street ? In Austin ?
Are you sure that’s correct ?
Wow !!!??!!!
By karen
September 28, 2010 9:15 PM | Link to this
I give it 6 months.
By stan
September 28, 2010 11:22 PM | Link to this
Better than another frat themed lame bar. I wish them luck.
By Bubba_fett
September 29, 2010 8:28 AM | Link to this
Doesn’t sound like real country to me…About what you’d expect from a joint run outta Nash-Vegas.
By MrTexian
September 29, 2010 8:34 AM | Link to this
Ms. Alexander has obviously never been in a real ***** tonk. At least if Nashville is bringing that candy-coated so-called country to Austin it will be on Sixth St. where few real country fans would venture. Still, I hope they are successful, people need the work.
By TexBrad
October 4, 2010 12:41 AM | Link to this
While I am glad to see a new place go in on E 6th that will be offering lots of work and $ for lots of musicians in town I really hope they don’t bring their Nashville style country music with them. I do enjoy country, but Austin has its own flavor and I hope it is showcased here rather than your typical Nashville crap.
By Robert Castaneda
February 24, 2011 4:45 PM | Link to this
My name is Robert and I manage Triana. She has been in the Austin music scene since the early 80’s performing all types of music to include, swing, jazz, English and latin american standards, as well as her own original music. She was one of the first, if not, the first female singer to bring Salsa to Austin playing at a club called Club Islas. The name of the band was called Latin Tempo, now the club is called the Copa. She now performs every Sunday at Dulces Mexican Restaurant at Lakeline mall, when they have their buffet from 11am till 3pm. Great Food and music. Come out and listen to one of Austins well kept secrets. Thank you.
By Karren Chancey
March 2, 2011 10:15 PM | Link to this
Live Music on Sixth! Finally! Long time in coming….. Oh and BTW Bubba and Mr. Texian… Nashville is the Capitol of Country Music.. In case they didn’t publish that in Your “Trailer Court Newsletter”. Get w/ it , else bend on over and I’ll make you squeal like the PIG you Are.
By Melanie
March 3, 2011 11:09 PM | Link to this
The Stage rocks!!!!!!!