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Friday Night on the Town
So, instead, I took the evening off to luxuriate in downtown Austin nightlife without a rigorous schedule.
First stop: Townhouse. Mix master Garrett Mikell’s new jewel replaces Back Alley Social, which replaced the Whiskey Bar on West Fifth Street. It’s a shotgun-style room with a long, high service area made formal by tall shelves holding rare and common spirits.
The place, packed with fresh ingredients, smells divine. How often is that the case in a club or bar? Herbs, citrus, infusers and other cocktail makings proliferate.
The scrupulous bartenders hand you a menu with a couple dozen enticing choices. (You could order a vodka and Red Bull, but really?)
Mikell personally mixed me a drink that included brûléed oranges and thyme. Oh my. Mikell is on his way to stardom in his field.
I also talked to Nakia, who has popped up everywhere this week, and John Pointer, another outstanding musician. We talked about the rise of the arrogant male — usually called a word reserved for cleaning discreet body parts — now populating West Sixth Street. That’s unfortunate. I almost never experience attitude in Austin nightlife. I must investigate.
My Saturday route twice took me past Republic Live, where the Biker’s Ball was about to take place. The door staff, who addressed me by name, kindly asked me to join them both times. But as said, enough of ROT this year. My only disappointment was missing Miranda Dodson’s CD release at Stubb’s, which conflicted directly with Colonna’s.
UPDATE: An earlier version of this post gave incorrect addresses for Townhouse and the Ghost Room. The first is on West Fifth Street, the second is on West Fourth Street.
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