Red River
Red 7, RIP: Nashville Pussy, Riverboat Gamblers, Spray Paint & more played final show (pics); Sidewinder now open
Five songs and roughly a half dozen stage dives into his band’s farewell-to-Red 7 show on Friday night, Riverboat Gamblers singer Mike Wiebe took a short breather to consider what the night meant to him, his band, and the 600 or so fans jammed in front of the club’s two stages…
Austin's Red 7 and Holy Mountain closing; The Sidewinder opening in Red Eyed Fly space
Same old story: beloved music venues fight to survive as new hotels, condos, and rising rents make it harder and harder, even though their existence is part of the reason everyone wanted to be there in the first place…
Red 7 closing. The Sidewinder moving into Red Eyed Fly
We’re really sad to see Red 7 go, but at least The Sidewinder seems like it will be a pretty cool, Transmission-booked replacement. Full story at BrooklynVegan…
Holy Mountain closing October 1st, 2015 -- catch a final show (+++ here are some pics from 2014)
The troubles on Red River continue. The Austin Chronicle confirms that Holy Mountain is closing on October 1st.Casualties of the pricing boom, owners were confronted with a 45% rent increase, putting their monthly bill at $8,000 plus “triple net” fees – taxes, insurance, and maintenance – totaling in the thousands…
