Hotel Vegas is always putting on a great show and serving Texas’ national beer (Lone Star). Kitty Cohen’s, a Palm Springs-style spot with a patio pool and frosé on tap, offers a unique experience. The Vortex’s artsy Butterfly Bar, with its large deck, mismatched chairs, eclectic performances, and craft cocktails, is a must-see. The best blues and soul in Austin can be found at Skylark Lounge. On nice days, there is near-nightly music, and the large open patio is ideal for drinking.
“Live Music Capital of the World”
The music of Austin, Texas, USA has gone beyond 6th Street and now includes other areas such as Red River, the University of Texas, the Warehouse District and Downtown, South Lamar, South Austin, East Austin and the Market District where bars and clubs of every kind can be found. Every night over one hundred venues stage live music. Austin’s official motto is the “Live Music Capital of the World”
East Austin Entertainment Destinations:
Austin’s Park and Pizza,
North IH-35 at Grand Avenue Parkway
Phone: 512-670-9600
Gattiland www.gattiland-rr.com
Austin Duck Adventures www.austinducks.com
Texpert Tours www.texperttours.com
Natural Bridge Caverns www.naturalbridgecaverns.com
Windy Point Park www.windypointpark.com
Texas Tubes www.texastubes.com
Lake Austin Riverboats www.austinriverboats.com
Austin Party Cruises www.austinpartycruises.com
Capital Cruises www.capitalcruises.com
Lone Star Riverboat www.lonestarriverboat.com
Peter Pan Mini-Golf (512) 472-1033
Volente Beach Waterpark (512) 258-5109
Wired for Youth Centers www.wiredforyouth.com
Putt-Putt Golf and Games (512) 454-8644
Austin Overtures www.austinovertures.com
Blazer Tag Adventure Center www.blazertag.com
Dino Pit (512) 327-8180 www.tmm.utexas.edu/sponsored_sites/dino_pit
Austin Children’s Museum www.austinkids.org
Bats in Flight www.batcon.org
Main Event www.maineventusa.com
Skate World Austin (512) 258-8886
Ramp Ranch www.austinskatepark.com
The Candle Factory www.thecandlefactory.com
Vanishing Texas River Cruise www.vtrc.com
Bluff Creek Ranch www.bcrwarda.com
Austin Film Society www.austinfilm.org
Austin Zoo, www.austinzoo.org
Austin Steam Train, Storybook Special Trains,
Phone: ( 512) 477-8468
www.austinsteamtrain.org/
MYEC Skating, Bowling, and Theater – Millennium Youth Entertainment Complex,
1156 Hargrave St., Austin, TX 78702
Phone: 512.472.6932
Catch a Movie for $1.50 at www.myec.net
Wonder World www.wonderworldpark.com
Schlitterbahn Water Park Resort
www.schlitterbahn.com
Butler Park Pitch & Putt
201 Lee Barton Drive, Austin, TX 78704
(512) 477-4430
Kiddie Acres Mini-Golf
4800 W Howard Lane, Austin, TX 78728
512-879-9259
Peter Pan Mini-Golf
1207 Barton Springs Road, Austin,TX 78704
512-472-1033
Pinballz Arcade
8940 Research Blvd., Suite 100, Austin, TX 78758
Phone: 512-420-TILT (8458)
Radio
- Austin’s R & B 96.3
Streaming Live
http://www.963rnb.com/ - Community Radio KAZI 88.7 www.kazifm.org
- KOOP 91.7
- Austin’s Independent and Alternative Internet Radio
WOXY.com
- KMFA 89.5
Classical Austin
www.KMFA.org
TV
KLRU Public Television
www.klru.org
East Austin Unique
- Independence Brewing Company
Locally Brewed Beer, monthly brewery tour and free beer tasting
3913 Todd Lane #607, Austin, TX 78744
Phone: 512-707-0099 - Blue Starlite Drivein
Urban Drive-in
1001 E. 6th St.
Austin Tx. 78701
East Austin Music Stores
- Musicmania
3909 N I H 35 # D1, Austin, TX 78722
Phone: (512) 451-3361 - Switched On
Music and Electronics
1111 E 11th, Suite 150, Austin, TX 78702
(512) 782-8806 - Snake Eyes Vinyl
1101 Navasota St, Ste 3, Austin, TX78798
Phone: (512) 220-7019 - Trailer Space Record Shop
1401 A Rosewood Ave, Austin, TX78702
Phone: (512) 542-9001
East Austin Movies
Galaxy Highland
6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752
http://www.galaxytheatres.com/highland
- Alamo Drafthouse Cinema
320 E 6th Street
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 476-1320
plus other locations
www.drafthouse.com/austin - The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum
The IMAX 3D Experience
1800 N. Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701
Daily, 9:00 am- 6:00 pm
(512) 936-8746
Website - Cinemark Dollar Theater, Round Rock, TX
- Flix Brewhouse by Galaxy Theatres
2200 S. Interstate Hwy 35 Suite B1, Round Rock, TX, 78681
(512) 242-3549 - Galaxy Highland
6700 Middle Fiskville Road, Austin, TX 78752
Phone: (512) 467-7305 - MYEC Theater – Millennium Youth Entertainment Complex,
1156 Hargrave St., Austin, TX 78702
Phone: 512.472.6932
Catch a Movie for $1.50 at www.myec.net - Tinseltown South
5501 S I H 35
Austin, TX 78744-2740
(512) 416-5700 - Violet Crown Cinema
434 W 2nd Street, Austin, TX 78701
Violet Crown Cinema is a locally owned and operated cinema with four screens devoted to art, independent, documentary and international films.
Violet Crown offers modern amenities including state-of-the-art digital sound and projection, comfortable seating, and stadium auditoriums with unobstructed sightlines. All seats for all shows are reserved and can be purchased at the cinema or on-line
East Austin Theater
- Austin Circle of Theaters: East Austin
701 Tillery St
Austin, TX 78702
(512) 247-2531 - The Blue Theater, East Austin
916 Springdale Rd
Austin, TX 78702
(512) 927-111 - Boyd Vance Theater
1165 Angelina Street
Austin, TX 78702
Phone: (512) 974-4926 - Center Stage Texas
2826 Real St., Austin, TX 78702
Center Stage Texas is a non-profit theater for kids
Phone: 512-836-5437 - City Theatre
3823 Airport Blvd. – east corner of Airport Blvd. and 38 ˝ Street
Phone: 512-524-2870 - ColdTowne Theater
4803-B Airport Blvd
Phone: 524-2807 - The New Movement
1819 Rosewood Ave, Austin, Tx 78702
A comedy theater and training center with shows 4 nights a week.
Phone: 512-788-2669 
The Paramount Theatre
713 Congress Avenue
Phone : (512) 472.2901- play! Theatre Group
1204 Cedar Ave, Austin, TX 78702
Phone: 512-891-7100 - Salvage Vanguard Theater, East Austin
2803 Manor Road, Austin, Texas 78722
Phone: (512) 474-7886 
State Theatre Company
719 Congress Avenue
Phone : (512) 472.2901- The Vortex, East Austin
2307 Manor Road, Austin, TX, 78722
Phone:
Butterfly Bar at the Vortex
2307 Manor Road, Austin, TX, 78722
The Zach Theater
ZACH’s Arena Stage and Business Office
1510 Toomey Road
ZACH’s Kleberg Stage
1421 W. Riverside Drive
(512) 476-0541 ext. 1
East Austin Entertainment Venues
Frank Erwin Center
1701 Red River, Austin, TX 78701
(512) 471-7744
www.uterwincenter.com
- Austin 360 Amphitheater
9201 Circuit of the Americas Blvd., Austin, TX 77380
Tickets through Ticketmaster – 800-745-3000
http://austin360amphitheater.com - Austin City Limits Live
310 Willie Nelson Blvd, Austin, TX 78701
Venue: (512) 225-7999
Tickets: (877) 435-9849
www.acl-live.com - Cedar Park Center
2100 Avenue of the Stars
Cedar Park,TX
512-600-5000 - The Compound
1300 E 4th St
Austin, TX 78702 - EAST END ARENA
1156 HARGRAVE
512-472-6932 - Fiesta Gardens
Fiesta Gardens features a large open-plan room of approximately 4000 square feet, with a generous outdoor patio, fountain, and accommodating bandstand all overlooking the quiet lagoon of Lady Bird Lake. - Longbranch Inn
1133 E 11th St
Austin, TX 78702
(512) 472-5591 - Millennium Youth Entertainment Complex
1156 Hargrave St., Austin, TX 78702
Phone: 512.472.6932 - Rude Mechs
The Off Center
a performance warehouse
2211-A Hidalgo St., Austin, TX 78702
Phone: 512-476-7833 - Scoot Inn
1308 E 4th St
Austin, TX 78702
(512) 478-6200 - Space12
3121 E 12th St
Austin, TX 78702
(512) 524-7128 - Trailer Space Record Shop
1401 A Rosewood Ave
Austin, TX 78702
(512) 542-9001
East Austin Live Music Venues
- Antone’s
213 W 5th St Austin, TX 78701
(512) 320-8424 - EMOS
2015 E Riverside Dr.
Austin, TX 78741
For ticket inquiries, contact Front Gate Tickets 1-888-512-7469
www.emosaustin.com - Empire Control Room & Garage
606 E 7th St, Austin, TX 78701
One venue making music magic w/ 3 stages and love on 7th + Red River
512-651-4690 - Skylark Lounge
Best Live Music Venue & Blues Bar in Austin
2039 Airport Blvd, Austin, TX 78722
(512) 730-0759 - Victory Grill
1104 E. 11th St
* East Austin Historic landmark *
Victory Grill is a historic music venue located at 1104 E. 11th St, Austin, Texas. The nightclub was on the Chitlin’ Circuit and hosted famous African American acts such as Bobby Bland, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, W. C. Clark and B. B. King when Austin was legally segregated. Victory Grill was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 16, 1998.
East Austin Music Performers and Music Societies
- Austin Jazz Alliance
www.austinjazzalliance.org - Austin Jazz Workshop
http://austinjazzworkshop.com - Austin Traditional Jazz Society
http://www.atjs.org - Twink Records
www.twinkrecords.com
Entertainment Programs/Bands/Resources/Production and Promotion
- Austin Detours
512-962-8636
At Austin Detours, we give locals and visitors a taste of the best Austin has to offer. We have themed tours featuring art, music, food, sports, history, culture, crafts and more. We also offer public and private events. Get your Austin tour started today! - AZTLAN Dance Company
@ Santa Cruz Theater Center
1805 East Seventh Street
Austin, Texas 78702 - BE Entertainment & Productions
P.O. Box 5236, Round Rock, TX 78683
BE Entertainment & Productions is a business dedicated to producing entertaining & quality work. We are in the business to showcase amazing and talented artists and entertainers.
800-917-8024 - JazzEvents & Entertainment
Complete event design, planning and destination management paired with entertainment
Phone: 512-686-0438 - The Jeff Lofton Group (jazz)
2200 S. Pleasant Valley Rd. #209
Austin, TX 78731
Phone: 512.906.2360 -
JOY Photo Booth
7901 Cameron Road Building 3 Unit #336, Austin, TX 78754
Joy Photo Booth brings extra life and shine to your weddings, birthdays, and private or corporate events!
512-998-7933 - Launch 787
606 East 3rd Street, Austin, TX 78701
512-535-1801 - LoudMouth Rentals
5207 Airport Blvd, Austin, Texas 78751
LoudMouth Rentals offers a huge selection of quality music equipment rentals for the Austin area. From electric guitars to complete PA system rentals, LoundMouth Rentals is sure to have the music rental gear you need for your next event or party. DJ equipment, sound equipment, recording gear, wireless mics, amps, speakers, lighting equipment, and more. The best rates and service in Austin. Delivery and set up is available. Rent your music gear in person or online today!
512-524-1228 - Lyons Entertainment
12321 Innes View, Manor, TX 78653
Entertainment Company
Phone: 512-964-2423 - Margarita Planet
420A W. Palm Valley Blvd. #211, Round Rock, TX 78664
Margarita Planet offers margarita machine rentals for your party, wedding, or corporate event.
Phone: 512-541-2535 - Media Arts & Literacy Institute
P.O.Box 42188, Austin, TX 78704
M.A.L.I uses media and communication to reduce stereotypes, cultivate expression and teach media literacy that produces and promotes cultural interaction in the arts.
972.836.4255 - Mooreasys
11O4 E 11TH ST, Austin, TX 78702
The link between the recording artist/act and the record label, generally to help with the artistic and commercial development of the label’s artists.
Phone: 512-584-3834 - Premiere Inflatables
9600 Great Hills Trl Ste150W, Austin, TX 78759
Premiere Inflatables® is the answer to all your inflatable party rentals ranging from dry and water slides, bounce houses and obstacle courses, etc. All the rentals are latest and wholly manufactured in the USA. They are environmentally friendly (no chemicals are used while cleaning), and reach you in time (that’s our guarantee)! All the slides, bounce houses, moonwalks, jumpers, and other party rentals are clean, hygienic and checked for safety before we send them over to you.
512-308-6420 - Positivity for Purpose (P4P)
1600 Wickersham Lane Suite 2067, Austin, TX 78741
1071 Clayton Lane #1406, Austin, TX 78723
Positivity for Purpose is a hip-hop activity involved preventive programs geared towards teens and young adults.
Phone: 512-437-1564
www.PositivityforPurpose.org - ProArts Collective
1009 E. 11th Street, Austin, TX 78702
Phone: 512-236-0644 - She Smiles Entertainment
701 Center Ridge Dr, Austin, TX 78753
Plays, singing, dance, motivational speaking, hosting, promoting, poetry, skits, monologues.
512-297-4179 - Sum 1 Productions
PO Box 142393, Austin, TX 78714
Theatre Company
Phone: 512-850-6874 - The Simplifiers Event Planning
Phone: 512-695-7744 - Women in Jazz Association
P.O. Box 200576, Austin, TX 78720
Concert production and singer workshops
Phone: 512-258-6947 - 501 Studios
501 I-H 35, Austin, TX 78702
Phone: 512.485.3000
Commercial Real Estate for production companies and creative
East Austin Weddings
- Barr Mansion
Wedding Venue, Event Venue
10463 Sprinkle Road, Austin, Texas, 78754
512.926.6907
East Austin Dance Classes
- Dancin’ Jazzi Dance Studio
7901 Cameron Rd. Bldg. 3 Suite 140, Austin, TX 78754
Children’s Dance Studio, We teach ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, lyrical and contemporary
512/799-2807 - EsquinaTango Cultural Society of Austin
209 Pedernales St.
Health, Dance and Cultural activities: yoga, tango, Spanish conversational group, salsa aerobics, salsa, folk and more!
Phone: 512-524-2772
Austin TX Museums/Galleries
- Access Gallery
3701 Guadalupe St., Suite 103, Austin, TX 78705
VSA Texas is pleased to introduce a new art gallery in Austin, Texas dedicated to promoting the creative power in people with disabilities.
Phone: 512-323-6626 - African American Cultural & Heritage Facility
912 East 11th Street
Hours: 10 am – 6 pm Monday through Friday (after hours by appointment)
Phone: (512) 404-4411
- Austin Children’s Museum
www.austinkids.org - Austin Fire Museum featuring the Firefighters of East Austin
located at the Central Fire Station, 401 East 5th Street, 78701 - Texas Music Museum
1009 E 11th St, Austin, TX 78702
Phone: 512-472-8891
- The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum
1800 N. Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701
Daily, 9:00 am- 6:00 pm
(512) 936-8746
www.thestoryoftexas.com - Capitol Visitors Center
www.texascapitolvisitorscenter.com - Creative Research Laboratory
(512) 322-2099 - Davis Gallery
(512) 477-4929 - Elisabet Ney Museum
www.ci.austin.tx.us/elisabetney - French Legation Museum, an East Austin Landmark
802 San Marcos Street, Austin, TX 78702
www.frenchlegationmuseum.org - George Washington Carver Museum Library
www.ci.austin.tx.us/carver - The Goodwill Computer Museum
1015 Norwood Park Blvd.
Austin, Texas 78753
http://www.goodwillcomputermuseum.org
- Harry Ransom Center
University of Texas at Austin
Enjoy Collections of Literature , Film , Photography , Art , and The Performing Arts
Free Admission
Harry Ransom Center
21st and Guadalupe Streets
Austin, Texas 78712
Phone: 512-471-8944
www.hrc.utexas.edu - La Pena
(512) 477-6007 - Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum
http://www.lbjlib.utexas.edu/ 
Mexic-Arte Museum
www.mexic-artemuseum.org- Mexican American Cultural Center
600 River Street, Austin, TX 78701
(512) 478-6222 - O. Henry Museum
www.ci.austin.tx.us/parks/ohenry.htm - Oswald Gallery
www.oswaldgallery.com - Texas Memorial Museum
The University of Texas at Austin
Dinosaurs, Fossils , Texas Wildlife , Gems , Minerals Evolution
Free Admissions
Monday – Friday 9am -5pm
Saturday 10am – 5pm
Sunday 1pm – 5pm
2400 Trinity Street, Austin, Texas 78705 |
Phone: 512-471-1604
www.texasnaturalsciencecenter.org - Texas State Cemetery
www.cemetery.state.tx.us - Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum
www.umlaufsculpture.org
East Austin Nightlife
- Historic Victory Grill
Austin’s Premier Blues Club
Nourishing the Soul Since 1945
1104 East 11th Street
Austin, Texas 78702-1909
(512) 474-7440 - Big Red Sun
1102 E Cesar Chavez
Austin, Tx 78702 - SCOOT INN
1308 East 4th @ Navasota, Austin, TX 78702
Phone: 512-478-6200 - The Peacock Lounge
515 Pedernales St, Austin, TX 78702
Phone: 512-276-8979 - Uncorked Tasting Room and Wine Bar, LLC
900 East 7th Street, Austin, TX, USA 78702
Phone: 512.524.2809
Groups and Clubs
- Divas Turning Pages
A book club for busy “women of color”.
DivasTurningPages@yahoogroups.com