The Armadillo World Headquarters: Where Austin Became Austin
Before it was a parking lot and then a high-rise, it was the room where rednecks and hippies decided to get along.
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Las Manitas Avenue Cafe: The Counter Where Austin Used to Sit
They closed in 2008. Congress Avenue has never fully recovered. Neither have we.
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Emo's on Sixth: Before the Move, Before the Mourn
The original Emo's wasn't a venue. It was a bruise you were proud of.
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Hole in the Wall: Still Here, Still Holy
It's survived everything Austin has thrown at it, which at this point is basically a siege.
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Liberty Lunch: A Ghost Story in Three Chords
They tore it down in 1999 and put up an office building. The bass notes are still in the soil.
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