The outdoor patio at Spiderhouse Cafe in Austin. (Image via spiderhouseaustin.com)
Practically every Austin business becomes an event space during SXSW. The immense number of artists, bands, and fans demands an overflow into nontraditional places – and we aren’t talking just bars and clothing shops. Anything’s fair game, as shows even spill into the city’s rivers and lakes via boat cruises.
Temporary venues, new options, and our favorite idiosyncratic locations comprise the list below. The registration window for this year’s throwdown is closed, but you still might be able to squeeze into some of these spots. If you can’t, though, try popping in to check ’em out anyway – you might meet someone who can help you get booked next year, and you’ll likely have a ton of fun regardless!
OK, so this gaming haven is actually in Buda, about 20 minutes from Austin by car. If you book them, though, they will come – as long as it’s a well-promoted event stacked with awesome bands, of course. With groups competing for virtually every venue in the traditional SXSW area, why not expand a little outside the city a bit? We can’t say for sure Pinballz Kingdom is open to unofficial showcases – it only opened last year, and we couldn’t find any evidence of their original outpost in Austin proper having hosted any SXSW events before. Still, we sure hope someone gives it a go. The Kingdom’s outdoor Dragon Stage combined with its indoor arcade and bar sounds like a recipe for a super fun and memorable shindig.
Spiderhouse Cafe
Image via thatotherpaper.com
Sure, this quirky spot (formerly a house, as its name implies) has seen a lot of shows in its 20-year …Read the full story
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