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Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Grupo Fantasma’s NYE show moved to Club DeVille
Update: Beauty Ballroom partner Bart Butler tells us final city inspections haven’t been done, forcing Saturday’s show to move elsewhere.
Beauty Ballroom has performances Jan. 20 and 21 that will go on as scheduled, Butler says, and grand opening festivities are now tentatively set for Jan. 26.
Earlier: Work on the soon-to-open Beauty Ballroom isn’t done quite yet, so Grupo Fantasma’s New Year’s Eve show has been moved to Club DeVille.
Beauty Ballroom, 2015 E. Riverside Drive, will now open “sometime in January,” a spokesman told the American-Statesman, due to “reasons out of our control.”
All previously purchased tickets will be honored, according to the club’s website, and a small number of passes are still available for $22 in advance or $25 at the door.
Club DeVille is located at 900 Red River St. in downtown Austin.
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Wednesday music links: Gary Clark Jr., Leatherbag, NYE and Free Week shows
The Washington Post hearts Gary Clark Jr.
Click here to listen to unreleased Leatherbag songs recorded at Austin’s Superpop studios.
A plethora of music to see on New Year’s Eve and during Free Week.
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Momo’s closes after 11 years
Just a few days before the final night at Emo’s on Red River Street, Austin lost another popular music venue when Momo’s shut down on Tuesday.
Owner Paul Oveisi, who relocated to New York in November, announced the closure on the club’s Facebook page, stating that the venue was forced to close due to renovations.
“It is with a heavy heart that I announce after 11 years Momo’s on 6th is closing,” the message read. “While I cannot go into all the details, legally I can say the following ‘The building that is currently home to Momo’s is under construction and undergoing a large renovation. Under present circumstances, Momo’s will no longer be operating at this location. The building owner is working with Momo’s to secure a new home and hope to find one as soon as possible.’”
Momo’s was located on the upper level of 618 W. Sixth St., the same building as Katz’s Deli, which closed in the beginning of January after 32 years. The building was purchased by World Class Capital Group, which also acquired the downtown buildings that housed the Spaghetti Warehouse and La Zona Rosa, another downtown music club which remains open.
Nate Paul, president and CEO of World Class Capital Group, was not immediately available for comment.
For eleven years, Momo’s has served as a hub of Americana and rock music in downtown Austin. The club, which usually offered live, mostly local music seven days a week, served as a home base for several area performers, including singer songwriter Suzanna Choffel, Band of Heathens and more recently Sons of Fathers. At the time of the announcement, music was booked most nights through March, including a New Year’s Eve show with Austin funk group Foot Patrol.
The closing comes at a time when the future of live music in downtown Austin in uncertain. Across town on Red River Street, rising property values tied to the Waller Creek Tunnel Project threaten to make the district too expensive for music clubs to remain open.
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Tonight’s picks: OBNIIs, James McMurtry, Cactus Fuzz
OBN IIIs at Emo’s. Orville Neely and company say goodbye to Emo’s with gritty garage rock. With Video and Wiccans. This is a launch party for the third and newest issue of the increasingly excellent Austin photozine Rubberneck. $5 9 p.m. 603 Red River St. www.emosaustin.com.
Also playing:
- James McMurtry, Jon Dee Graham at the Continental Club
- Cactus Fuzz, Larry Cooper, Sons of Fathers, Southbound Drive at Momo’s
- Better Than Ezra at ACL Live
