[Austin 2020's] Where is party central in Austin these days?

I hear the lake is great late night.

 

6th street if you want to get shot. Rainey St if you want to get roofied and dumped in the lake.

 

tell me you havent been to austin in 20 years without telling me you havent been to austin in 20 years!

i keed...i keed.

if youre looking for clubs and after-hours spots then yes 6th street and probably more-so, rainey st. west 6th also has stuff going on over there for all the tech-bros and condo-people.

in terms of live music venues/bars/clubs, the biggest change in austin over the years is that things have dispersed and its not all downtown anymore. plenty of stuff to do on the east-side (east 6th or cesar chavez). good breweries all over town, manchaca and slaughter area has become a destination with a few cool places. st elmo area has some good breweries and drinking rooms.

i dont go downtown much at all anymore and as a musician, i turn down gigs at downtown clubs...just too much hassle and stress. im not a full-time musician so i dont need money that bad!

 

AUSTIN’S HOTTEST CLUB IS SWEET SASSY MOLLASSEY. Promoter Madalyn Murray O’Hair has gone all out. This place has everything. Demons. Snorks. Frank Stallone. Shaving cream balloons. And the fat green cartoon guy with the weird comb over from the Cricket ads.

 

Depends what weekend you come in October. Austin City Limits is going on the 1st and 2nd weekend of October. I think the lineup is pretty blah again, but it should still be packed.

Bars would either be west 6th, Rainey Street, east 6th Austin bars (not dirty 6th but actually across I-35 on the east side). Avoid dirty 6th like the plague.

 

If you want to keep an EDM vibe going, it might be worth looking at the bills for specific clubs the weekend you're in town. Barbarella and Cheer Up Charlie's on Red River might be what you're looking for. If you want general party atmosphere, Rainey Street and West 6th are what you want. Dirty is just Bourbon Street these days so know that going in.

The east side is full of great hipster and punk bars, but that's probably not what you're looking for.

 

if someone says 6th street and austin as a bar/club recommendation...
either they are out of touch / haven't been to austin..
or they like trash partying. like burbon street.

if someone says rainey street, these days they are a techbro/douchebag. the initial concept was cool back in 2010. small houses turned into bars.

the last few times i was in austin, i stayed away from both areas. hung out it in east 6th (other side of 35). gentrification YAWH! MURICA.

 

Yeah, East Sixth is the place to go. However, Rainey is what I'd say is more of a "party" spot due to the atmosphere.

 

Whatever you do, get some breakfast tacos from Veracruz. (get the El Tradicional)
Address: 2505 Webberville Rd, Austin, TX 78702

 

there are multiple veracruz spots

 

I know which is why I specified the one I went to....didn't want to vouch for other locations.

 

Went to Rainey St last fall for a bachelor party. First time in Austin since like 2012.

It was okay. Most of the clubs we went to had that "table and bottle service" vibe, or was just people standing around in a backyard/patio.

Barbarella was my favorite spot back then. Show up, knock back some shots and dance all night. Not sure if its still the same.

From my experience, the table and bottle service clubs tend to host the most EDM afterparties though. Probably because of the venue size. But I'd just check with the festival/artists and see what's up.

 

Austin’s hottest club is OOOOMMMFFFF. The product of the collaboration of the minds of Ricky Schroder and Hasbulla, this place has EVERYTHING! Ponies. Plastic tarps. Spuds McKenzie. And a bowling enema station. That’s the thing where you straddle the hole where the bowling ball gets returned to you.

 

Max, I'm just waiting to hear where Roman J. Israel, Esq is hanging out these days.

 

He’s my boss. I can hook you up if you need

 

South Austin is pretty cool and chill…. Maybe not a EDM vibe though. South Lamar… South Congress…