Antone's, at 213 West 5th Street, founded by legendary promoter Clifford Antone, was the first club on 6th street when it first opened its doors in the summer of 1975 with the king of zydeco Clifton Chenier. Antone filled the calendar by booking blues greats like Muddy Waters, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, John Lee Hooker, Pinetop Perkins, and James Cotton but also helped launch the careers of Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimmie Vaughan, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Los Lonely Boys, Ian Moore, and Bob Schneider. Over the years, the stage at Antone's has been graced by luminaries by Bono & The Edge of U2, Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top, Eric Clapton, Dwight Yoakam and Elvis Costello. It has been named the Nightclub of the Year by USA Today and the W.C. Handy Awards.
Antone's, at 213 West 5th Street, founded by legendary promoter Clifford Antone, was the first club on 6th street when it first opened its doors in the summer of 1975 with the king of zydeco Clifton Chenier. Antone filled the calendar by booking blues greats like Muddy Waters, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, John Lee Hooker, Pinetop Perkins, and James Cotton but also helped launch the careers of Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimmie Vaughan, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Los Lonely Boys, Ian Moore, and Bob Schneider. Over the years, the stage at Antone's has been graced by luminaries by Bono & The Edge of U2, Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top, Eric Clapton, Dwight Yoakam and Elvis Costello. It has been named the Nightclub of the Year by USA Today and the W.C. Handy Awards.
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The Grove Drug Store occupied this building from 1933 until the early 1980s. The Morley Brothers drug store preceded that as the original occupants in 1874. In 2000, the drug store was converted into Austin's Visitor Information Center.
The Frost Bank Tower, at 401 Congress Avenue, was built from 2001-2004 by HKS, Inc. and Duda/Paine Architects, LLP. At 515 feet tall with 33 floors, the postmodern skyscraper was the tallest building in Austin when opened--it has since been passed by The Austonian and 360 Condominiums--and carries the highest logo, advertising the San Antonio-based Frost National Bank, in the city at 420-feet. The silvery blue color glass facade had only been used once on one other building in the world, 3 Times Square, also known as Reuters Building in New York City.
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Austin City Limits is the longest-running music series in American television history. ACL recorded its first program with Willie Nelson in October 1974 at KLRU-TV at the University of Texas. Showcasing roots music, legends and innovative popular mdic from every genre, ACL has become a music icon and helped build Austin's reputation as the "Live Music Capital of the World."
The Moody Theater, located at W Austin Hotel & Residences, located at 200 Lavaca Street, was built in February 2011 as new theater and studio for Austin City Limits Live. The new theater/studio holds 2,750 fans, up from the capacity of 320 at its current space north of University of Texas at Austin campus, and hosts an estimated 120 shows a year in addition to the “ACL” tapings.
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Whiskey Shivers at Antone's in Austin on August 17, 2012.
Antone's, at 213 West 5th Street, founded by legendary promoter Clifford Antone, was the first club on 6th street when it first opened its doors in the summer of 1975 with the king of zydeco Clifton Chenier. Antone filled the calendar by booking blues greats like Muddy Waters, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, John Lee Hooker, Pinetop Perkins, and James Cotton but also helped launch the careers of Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimmie Vaughan, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Los Lonely Boys, Ian Moore, and Bob Schneider. Over the years, the stage at Antone's has been graced by luminaries by Bono & The Edge of U2, Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top, Eric Clapton, Dwight Yoakam and Elvis Costello. It has been named the Nightclub of the Year by USA Today and the W.C. Handy Awards.
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Antone's, at 213 West 5th Street, founded by legendary promoter Clifford Antone, was the first club on 6th street when it first opened its doors in the summer of 1975 with the king of zydeco Clifton Chenier. Antone filled the calendar by booking blues greats like Muddy Waters, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, John Lee Hooker, Pinetop Perkins, and James Cotton but also helped launch the careers of Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimmie Vaughan, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Los Lonely Boys, Ian Moore, and Bob Schneider. Over the years, the stage at Antone's has been graced by luminaries by Bono & The Edge of U2, Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top, Eric Clapton, Dwight Yoakam and Elvis Costello. It has been named the Nightclub of the Year by USA Today and the W.C. Handy Awards.
Antone's, at 213 West 5th Street, founded by legendary promoter Clifford Antone, was the first club on 6th street when it first opened its doors in the summer of 1975 with the king of zydeco Clifton Chenier. Antone filled the calendar by booking blues greats like Muddy Waters, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, John Lee Hooker, Pinetop Perkins, and James Cotton but also helped launch the careers of Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimmie Vaughan, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Los Lonely Boys, Ian Moore, and Bob Schneider. Over the years, the stage at Antone's has been graced by luminaries by Bono & The Edge of U2, Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top, Eric Clapton, Dwight Yoakam and Elvis Costello. It has been named the Nightclub of the Year by USA Today and the W.C. Handy Awards.
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