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Live music and club listings for Dec. 8 - 14, 2005

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Alice's Restaurant 14100 Camino Real, (512) 376-2782 Old Austin vibe, but in Niederwald Lonesome Hereos, Flying $ Bunkhouse Band Al Sato, Dixie Beal & Group W Bench, Convict Hill Gang Kim Townsend, Funny HA HA Band, Graham Wilkinson Slim Richie's Dream Band, Jelly Jar      
Antone's 213 W. Fifth St., 320-8424 Blues hall adds a few new twists   Del Castillo, Desol, Los Super Vatos Del Castillo, Desol, Los Super Vatos   Nick Curran    
B.D. Riley's 204 E. Sixth St., 494-1335 All about the Irish Eric Tessmer Band Dr. Zog and the Boys Doak Short Irish Tune Session   Open Mike  
Back Room 2015 E. Riverside Drive, 441-4677 Metal, rock, hip-hop & video games Lucid Dementia, Adrian & the Sickness, Warryor, Rend Meet Fist, Blood of Patriots, Force Fed, Condemned Unit Powderburn, Kritickill, Bless the Broken, Transparency        
Becks on Congress 1321 S. Congress Ave., 445-4441 New name, same relaxed music joint Amanda Cunningham Neo Trio Slim Richey and Kats Meow Bonnie Whitmore   Burke Ingraffia Parker Worsham
Beerland 711 Red River St., 479-ROCK All rock all the time Moonlight Towers, Vacation Gold, Youngmand Grand Hotrails, Original Blackouts, Sparkle Motion     Twin Peaks, Carnivale   Clap Clap, Ready Set Go, Tran Tram
Broken Spoke 3201 S. Lamar Blvd., 442-6189 Country, country and more country Chaparral w/ Jeff Hughes Gary P. Nunn Bruce Robison        
Cactus Cafe 24th & Guadalupe streets, 475-6515 Acoustic music mecca David Wilcox Glen Phillips Ian Moore       Freakwater, the Zincs
Carousel Lounge 1110 E. 52nd St., 452-6790 Music, magic & more Rice Moorhead, Hilary & Lisa Transgressors, Cheryl Murdock Orange Mothers, Casting Crouch, M L Frank     Mike Runnels, Randy Miles  
Cedar Street Courtyard 208 W. Fourth St., 495-9669 All that jazz Gaila Trickey, Sauce Sean Phillips, the Spazmatics   Les and the Funk Mob Texas Eastside Kings, Kevin Ahart Super Fantastic Duo, Trent Durham Trent & Dave, the Spazmatics
Cheatham St. Warehouse in San Marcos, (512) 353-3777 Americana tunes and drinks   Shelley King Jimmy LaFave Ash Family The Hudsons   Kent Finlay's Songwriter Circle
Club One 15 115 San Jacinto St., 472-4115 Upscale bar with nightly music Haydn Vitera DJ Crash Cut Creator   The Glow Lounge w/ AJ Vallejo Ephraim Owens and Friends Les and the Funk Mob
Continental Club 1315 S. Congress Ave., 441-2444 Roots-rock, country and '50s-style décor Glass Family, Zykos, Cue Orange Mothers, the Damnations High School Caesars, Devil Doll, Hot Rod Hillbillies Heybale! W/ Redd & Earl Dale Watson & His Lonestars Barfield, Toni Price, Doak Short James McMurty, Jon Dee Graham
Cool River Café 4001 Parmer Lane, 835-0010 24,000 square feet of food, music and more Grooves Bret Boyer, Wall Street Kent Mayhew, Lipservice        
Cotton Club in Granger, (512) 859-0700 Steak and sounds Josh Peek People's Choice Cotton Pickers Can't Hardly Playboyz      
Donn's Depot 1600 W. Fifth St., 478-0336 Country and piano music in railroad relic Murphy's Inlaws Donn & the Station Masters Nash Hernandez Orchestra   Earl Poole Ball Donn & the Station Masters Cameron Road
Eddie V's Fifth & San Jacinto streets, 472-1860 Fancy eatin', fancy music Bobby Doyle w/ Tammy Sommerville Lucky Strikes Lucky Strikes Mac Bynum Mac Bynum and Joe Morales Bobby Doyle Bobby Doyle
Ego's 510 S. Congress Ave., 474-7091 Smokey neigborhood bar with hazy music Sunny Sweeny Band, Two Hoots and a Holler Eric Hokkanen, Jungle Rockers, Ray Cashman & Gabby Brown Jay Thomas The Comedy Show   Redd Volkaert, Mother Truckers Shane Bartell
Elephant Room 315 Congress Ave., 473-2279 Downstairs jazz club Ephraim Owens Quartet, Giant City Elias Haslanger Quintet, Giant City Lara and Reyes Mitch Watkins Trio Michael Mordecai's Jazz Jam Jazzaholics, Stanley Smith Crying Monkeys, Jazz Pharaohs
Elysium Night Club 705 Red River St., 478-2979 Where the goth kids hang Lust Murder Box, Rescue Mission Iris DJ Argo        
Emo's 603 Red River St., 477-3667 Two stages of punk and indie rock Corrption is King, Vitamins, Japanther Danny Malone, Kevin Slater, Grand Champeen, Deathray Cruiserweight, Kissinger, Sean Neil, O'Doyle Rules The Paper South, Hitchhike Transgressors     Near Miss, Driver, Friendly, Ethan Durelle
Evangeline Café 8106 Brodie Lane, 282-2586 Relaxed indoor/outdoor Cajun joint   The High Flyers       Brennen Leigh, Gene Taylor Cowboy Johnson
Flamingo Cantina 515 E. Sixth St., 494-9336 Austin's premier reggae outlet The Invincible Czars DJ Erin, Ghostland Observatory, the Veldt, the Mercers Dubzilla, Grimy Styles       Cochino
Flipnotics 1601 Barton Springs Road, 322-9750 Relaxed, groovy music & food Ana Egge Shane Bartell, Matt the Electrician Graham Wilkinson, Billy Harvey Mark Ambrose David Newbould Eric Hokkanen's Laboratory Woody Russell, The Family Jewels
Giddy Ups 12010 Manchaca Road, 280-4732 True Texas honky-tonk Open Mike Just Plain Trouble Sam Bentley Karaoke   Knaak Attack  
Gruene Hall in Gruene, (830) 606-1281 Fine old dance hall in historic hamlet Susan Gibson Tish Hinojosa South Austin Jug Band, Houston Marchman Texas Twist, Bret Graham      
Hanover's 108 E. Main St. in Pflugerville, 670-9617 Rock, blues & country Karaoke Jay Price, Kelly Doze       Pete Benz and Friends Common Wealth
Headhunters 720 Red River St., 236-0188 Tiki bar with rockin' music Forty Theives, Hyver, Matador, Shawn Fussel Band Dixie Witch, Elvis on Speed, Box Spring Hawgs By Any Means Necessary, Course of Ruin, Blackholicus     Los Riversides, Surfing Standing Still Catheter, Panther Zora, King Vulture
Hills Café 4700 S. Congress Ave., 851-9300 Great southern café, great music Prentice James Bill Rice Bryan Brazier     Leo Stokes Josh Peek
Hole in the Wall 2538 Guadalupe St., 477-4747 Legendary live music lounge Alice Spencer, Passed Out Flyers Midori Umi, Experimental Aircraft Ultraviolet Index, Pocket Symphonies Black Joe, Rebecca's Ragtime Review   Claire Hamilton, Billy Harvey Roger Wallace, Ridgetop Syncopators
Jovita's 1619 S. First St., 447-7825 South Austin musical mainstay Cornell Hurd Band Two Tons of Steel          
Little Longhorn 5434 Burnet Road, 458-1813 Cozy home of honky tonk soul   Perdenales Playboys Moon Hanger Redd Volkaert   Billy D. Justin Trevino
Lucky Lounge 209A W. Fifth St., 479-7700 Kick-back at upscale trendy bar Ian McLagan and the Bump Band, 8 Million Stories Mike Rosenthal Primm Hunki Dori     Elliot Wayne
Lucy's on the Square in San Marcos, (512) 558-7399 Same rock bar Alligator Dave Grupo Fantasma Cari Hutson Band, Stacey Steger Band, Suzanna Choffel        
Momo's 618 W. Sixth St., 479-8848 Local & national acts meet Sixth Street The Nadas, Jeremy Scott Echols, Rachel Loy Justin Furstenfeld, Matt Noveskey Ginger Leigh, Echoset, Bon Terra Warren Hood, Mike Keller, Tucker Livingston UT Ethnomusicology Amy Atchley, Wendy Colonna The Texcentrics, the Dishonorables
Mozart's Café 3826 Lake Austin Blvd., 477-2900 Upscale coffee house overlooks lake Solo Vato Jenny Hollub Byrd & Street Michael Blake      
Nutty Brown Cafe 1222 S. U.S. 290, 301-4648 Dining and dancing under the stars Texas Renegade Grassy Knoll Boys Lisa Tingle Java Jazz      
Office Lounge 1207 Leander Road, 869-1137 Live music, pool, dancing Jamie Fusion Mr. K Mrs. K   Billy D. The Invisibles
La Palapa 6640 U.S. 290, 459-8729 Mexican food, various music The Lonely Knights Karaoke w/ Big Jim Karaoke w/ Big Jim     Avenue C Bobby Fuente and the Flames
Pardners Nightclub 1110 E. Palm Valley Blvd., Round Rock, 244-1204 Round Rock's karaoke bar Karaoke w/ Diamond Michael Petty Band DJ Marcos     Open Mike w/ Michael Petty Karaoke w/ Al Ayala
The Parish Room 214 E. Sixth St., 478-6372 Located upstairs     Rouge Wave, Mazarin American Analog Set      
Redrum 501 E. Sixth St., 275-6575 Alternative rock seven days a week Kinetik, Trifecta   Natchet Taylor, Born to Lose, Air Tight Alibi       Darci Tash
Reed's Jazz Club 9901 Cap. of Texas Hwy N, 342-7977 Prime steaks, seafood & jazz Marc Devine Quartet Blue Mist Blaze   Marc Devine Denia Ridley w/ Marc Devine Marc Devine Trio
Riley's Tavern 8894 FM 1102 in Hunter, 512-392-3132 A taste of days gone by Karaoke Mitch Webb and the Swindles Lil' Bit and the Customatics Open Mike w/ Sterling Finlay Meatwood   The Gougers
Roadhouse Bar & Grill 1103 Wonder Drive, 218-0813 Round Rock's rockin' joint Mojo Jam Session The Balls Rhythm Dawgs Open Mike   Karaoke w/ Dragon Billy D.
Room 710 710 Red River St., 476-0997 All kinds of rock   Grady, Honky Grady, Honky     Mommy and Daddy, Bang! Bang!  
Ross' Old Austin Café 11800 N. Lamar Blvd., 835-2414 Cookin' Up Country Hillbillie Parker Aunt Ruby's Sweet Jazz Babies Glen Collins and Friends       Glen Collins
Ruta Maya 3601D S. Congress Ave., 707-9637 Coffee shop in cool complex Guy Forsyth Pink Nasty, Chelle Murray, Julie Bosshart, Avenue Elle Bargain Basement Music The Invincible Czars, Golden Arm Trio Matt Hubbard, Carolyn Wonderland Open Mike Jimmy George Band, Clusterfunk
Saengerhalle in New Braunfels, (830) 625-4255 Coolest dancehall in Texas             BPW with Ryan Bales
Saxon Pub 1320 S. Lamar Blvd., 448-2552 Soul of South Austin music George Devore, Carolyn Wonderland, James Hand South Austin Jug Band, the Regulars Jon Dee Graham, Wendy Colonna, San Saba County The Resentments, Walter Tragert Ray Benson, Greezy Wheels Will Sexton, Blondless, Monte Montgomery Seth Walker, the White Ghost Shivers
Shenanigans 13233 Pond Springs, 258-9717 Music, pool, darts and more Billy D. The Johnston Brothers Mojo Billy D.   Rae Rae  
Snuffy's Grill and Bar 204 U.S. 79 W. in Hutto, 759-1925 Fun acoustic joint Karaoke w/ Justin Melton Joel Melton Dewey Lyon     Byrd and Street Wake Eastman
El Sol y La Luna 1224 S. Congress Ave., 444-7770 Great molé, great tunes   Guitarras del Mason Chinampa        
Speakeasy 412 Congress Ave., 476-8017 Swanky venue for all styles of music   Blind Date The Brew       The Brew
Stardust Club 11940 Manchaca Road 280-8590 An Austin original   Lost John Casner Kim and Her Blues Boys        
Stubb's 801 Red River St., 480-8341 Two stages, great food and beverages   Radiant, Dynah and Isola The Gourds The Lord Henry, Hourly Radio, Black Tie Dynasty      
Tavern in the Gruene in Gruene, 830-608-0438 Unique spot for good times and live music   Rodger Wilko Big Foot Yancey     Open Mike Foscoe Jones and the Distractions
Texas Bar & Grill 14611 Burnet Road, 255-2229 Grilled burgers, live music, pool Open Mike w/ Henry Crafts The Extractors Capitol Suspects Karaoke w/ Raquel      
Tree House Italian Grill 2201 College Ave., 443-4200 Swingin' '50s-esque nightclub/restaurant Rick Glascock Susanna Sharpe, Catavento Rick Glascock        
311 Club 311 E. Sixth St., 477-1630 R&B all the time Murphy, Joe Valentine and Lynn 21 Black, Joe Valentine and Lynn Alta Boys, Joe Valentine and Lynn     Murphy Devren
Triple Crown San Marcos, 396-2236 Rockin' hole in the wall King Tears, Green Mountain Grass, Foscoe Jones Dancin' Bare, Scott Biram Strong Rock, Apse Affinity, Subtle Creeps Open Mike Pat Pankratz, Gerry Burns    
Velvet Spade 912 Red River St., 482-8404 Lounge reminiscent of days past Topaz Teabag, Black Earth, Butcherwhite Dorkstar       Audiophile
Z Tejas 1110 W. Sixth St., 478-5355 Enchiladas to the beat Thomas Hughes, Philippe Vieux Mark Goodwin Trio Mark Goodwin Trio       Stephen Doster, Will Sexton

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