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East Austin Bar Reopens

Several readers wrote in a while back about the possible demise of Red's Scoot Inn, the venerable East Austin bar built back in 1871. Some speculated that the historic space, where long ago "weary pioneers would roll their wagons in for a jug of beer, rations and perhaps some ice," would fall victim to the latest condo/loft development.

Far from it. It turns out that the folks of the Longbranch Inn purchased the space in December, and just recently completed a whirlwind ten-day renovation project. Now, sans "Red," the newly rechristened Scoot Inn features an expanded bier garten—that's German for booze palace—and live music four nights a week.

Show Schedule as of 1/10/07


11 Jan - Troy Campbell, Dickie Lee Erwin Band
13 Jan - Mandible, Dickie Lee Irwin
19 Jan - Gulf of Mexico, The Unbearables
25 Jan - Nick Kraus & His Austin Torpedoes
31 Jan - Miltant Babies, The Abalones, The Naysays
3 Feb - Secret Weapons, Oh Johnny Girls, tba
10 Feb - The Laughing CD Release
17 Feb - Jeff Evans & Ross Johnson
24 Feb - Transgressors, Black & White Years

[Scoot Inn on Myspace]
[Longbranch Inn and Scoot Inn Homepage]

The New Scoot Inn
4th and Navasota
Hours: Monday-Saturday, 4pm-2am

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  • shawna

    that sucks. a bunch of white suckers taking over once again a great neighborhood bar. im with billy....lets at least keep waxploitation going at the red scoot inn.

  • Popster

    Dude, that guy's name is Kevin or Krumballa or something and he has been exposing his small dick to customers for years. Somebody needs to report this guy to the beverage commission or whoever about his drunken rants and exposing his privates. What a douche!

  • anne

    Yeah, that guy actually exposed himself to me once. What a (small) creep!!

  • jimmy

    Does anybody know that guy holding the $5 bill in the picture? He's a fucking ass-master.

  • billy

    And most importantly, what of WAXPLOITATION, and the future of?

  • Grape Ape

    Wow. Nice comment.

  • bill

    Hooray, now white people still have a place to drink on the East Side!

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