You may not know how lucky you are. But trust us, you are lucky indeed if you can visit Hyde Park Bar & Grill in South Austin at Westgate Shopping Center on the Last Sunday of the month beginning March thru October*.
Because those are the nights we’ve booked The Jitterbug Vipers, arguably the best jazz and swing band from McAllen to Kansas City.
The Jitterbug Vipers play Hyde Park Bar & Grill South, last Sundays, Mar - Oct
What do they sound like? Imagine a dimly lit nightclub in 1940′s Chicago. Wes Montgomery, Ray Brown are jamming with Count Basie. They meet up with Jerry Garcia in a dark alley. Then things get really smokin’ hot….you might say they get…SWINGADELIC. Vintage jazz, swing, it’s hot, sultry, and danceable, influenced by Billie Holliday, Charlie Christian and Count Basie’s rhythm section and the 30s & 40s Viper scene.
Check out the Jitterbug Vipers on the last Sunday of each month starting in March through Oct; Sarah Sharp, vocals (Berklee grad — think Billie Holiday, Ricky Lee Jones, Nina Simone); Slim Richey, guitar (Austin’s most dangerous guitarist); Francie Meaux Jeaux, upright bass (ever-colorful and entertaining, she loves Ray Brown); and drummer Masumi Jones, (Berklee grad aka Geisha Girl Gone Wild)
You, however, will not be in a smokey bar. You’ll be on our pretty patio, under the stars and party lights, dining and dancing in the fresh air as the Vipers strut their stuff.
Hyde Park Bar & Grill (South at Westgate)
The Jitterbug Vipers
Last Sunday of Each Month, Mar – Oct
(note time changes)
3/25/2012 7 – 9pm
3/25/2012 7 – 9pm
4/29/2012 7:30 – 9:30pm
5/27/2012 7:30 – 9:30pm
6/24/2012 7:30 – 9:30pm
7/29/2012 7:30 – 9:30pm
8/26/2012 7:30 – 9:30pm
9/30/2012 7 – 9pm
10/28/2012 7 – 9pm
11/18/2012 7 – 9pm*
* encore performance
- All Hyde Park Bar & Grill performances are weather permitting.
- Performances are usually presented “house concert” style: meaning no formal cover, but a contribution to the band is expected.
- Please allow us to seat you and leave tables open for those who are dining. Chairs and benches are also available.
Hyde Park Bar & Grill is an Austin restaurant famous for our fries, a giant Fork, and friendly service.
When you’re looking for a casual restaurant in Austin, a great place to eat, free WiFi, wine bar with a wide variety of wines by the glass, desserts, burgers, vegetarian options, or a friendly bar, come check out one of our two locations:
- the original at 4206 Duval, next door to Antonelli’s Cheese Shop, Dolce Vita, and Julio’s, and
- the south location at 4521 Westgate in the Central Market south shopping center, close to Yoga Yoga, Whole Earth, Amy’s Ice Cream and Regal Movie Theatre.
Posted on January 19th 2012 | No Comments »
37th Annual Fire Station Festival on Sunday, October 23 honors and celebrates the partnership between the fire station and the Hyde Park Neighborhood Association, the effectiveness of citizen involvement, and those who provide great service within the neighborhood. Historically, Hyde Park’s fire station has been saved twice by neighborhood heroes!
