Story links: Houston Chronicle Story, News 8 Austin
From the Antone's Night Club Myspace About Page: Antone's, the first club on 6th street, opened its doors in the summer of 1975 with the great Clifton Chenier. The venue, now located at the corner of 5th and Lavaca Street, was founded by legendary promoter Clifford Antone and has hosted such blues "greats" as Muddy Waters, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, John Lee Hooker, Pinetop Perkins, James Cotton and countless others. Antone's has helped launch the careers of Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimmy Vaughan, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Los Lonely Boys, Ian Moore, and Bob Schneider to name a few. Antone's stage has been graced by everyone from Bono & The Edge, to Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top, to Eric Clapton, to Dwight Yoakam to Bruce Willis. The venue has won countless awards including numerous Austin Music Awards, as well as being named nightclub of the year by USA Today and the W.C. Handy Awards. The venue is all ages all the time and offers an unforgettable live music experience for everyone.People are leaving comments at the Myspace page.
The DVD for Antone's - Home of the Blues will be out in a couple of weeks. Here's a quote from their page:
Some of the biggest blues legends in the business have stepped onto the stage at Antone's in Austin, Texas. This documentary takes a look at the history of the club.
You can also read about my favorite Antone's music experience.
1 comment:
My first visit to Antone's when I moved to Austin in 1997 was to see Clarence Gatemouth Brown. My most recent visit was a Raul Malo show a couple of months ago. But my FAVORITE Antone's experience was in August 1998 when I saw Guy Forsyth for the first time on a "non-date" date with my now husband. Thanks for taking me to such a legendary place.
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