Check out this video trailer for Circle Mirror Transformation, still selling out fast at Hyde Park Theatre!

Circle Mirror Transformation trailer

Hyde Park Theatre is in the ‘hood and we’re a sponsor so we’re claiming their shows as events for our original location on Duval in Central Austin!

Circle Mirror Transformation at Hyde Park Theatre -- the hottest ticket in town!

Act fast if you want tickets to this play!  It’s been a sell-out every night since it opened on July 8 at Hyde Park Theatre right here in the motherland of all Hyde Parkness, the actual, genuine Hyde Park neighborhood.  Reviewers like Spike Gillespie and the Austin American Statesman can’t say enough good things about it.  Funny, great pacing, jaw drop ending — what’s not to like?

We would, of course, be missing a huge opportunity if we didn’t invite you to come by our Duval location before or after the show to have a bite and bit of conversation.  It’s a 15 minute stroll from our door to theirs.  Lots of picturesque houses and B&B’s along the way.

Circle Mirror Transformation

Hyde Park Theatre

511 West 43rd

July 8 – Aug 7

Reservations 479-PLAY or buy tickets online

Thurs – pay what you can; Fri & Sat – $19

Sheila Blakemore’s lovely paintings are on display at our Westgate  location, from July 11 to August 22.

Check out this one — it depicts a view of our Duval location and it’s now hanging above the host stand at Westgate (are you following this?):

Sheila Blakemore's painting of a scene at Hyde Park Bar & Grill at Duval is on display at Hyde Park Bar & Grill at Westgate

And here are more images of her lovely paintings:

Scoop Vanilla by Sheila Blakemore

Alfresco by Sheila Blakemore

Drips by Sheila Blakemore

If you’re a swing dancer, you know this band….or you should.  The Vipers are one of the all-time top swing bands in the state.

The Jitterbug Vipers are smokin'.

Sunday Swing is our weekly swing event, that’s attracting dancers and watchers alike.  If you go, you’ll want to see the Vipers.  “No bad notes” is their story and they’re sticking to it.

Sunday Swing w The Jitterbug Vipers

Hyde Park Bar  & Grill south – 4521 Westgate, 899-2700

7:30-9:30pm

No formal cover, please pay-what-you-can to the band.

Come see the new art show at the Duval location — work by John Mosteller & Jeffrey Primeaux on display beginning May 13.

artwork by John Mosteller on display at our Duval location starting May 13

ART @ HPB&G

4206 Duval

May 13 – July 25

Okay Hyde Parkers, get ready for a special treat!  JERSEY BOYS, the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, is playing at a near by location.  Hyde Park Bar and Grill is holding a special drawing for  tickets to see the show.

The show’s trailer can be viewed from:

http://www.jerseyboysinfo.com/watch/

Also, if you are interested in putting your name in for the drawing, you must come into either of the Hyde Park Bar and Grill locations and register to win!

The show is a Tony award-winning Best Musical of 2006 which is almost sold out! JERSEY BOYS is something you don’t want to miss!

August 2nd to August 15th to win.

Enter at either Hyde Park Restaurant Location

Call either locations for more details.

Central: 458-3168

South: 899-2700

Although summer may be ending soon, it doesn’t mean you’ve run out of great things to do!  If you are looking for something to spice up a regular ole Tuesday night, it’s time to be introduced to a “killer” duo.  On August 8th, Bluesday Tuesday will take on a whole new meaning of “soulful blues”.

Ben Steven performing his blues

Ben Stevens is no rookie when it comes to music, in fact you may have heard him in Bleecker St., one of Colorado’s most acclaimed blues bands which he actually started!

Not only is Ben a fantastic guitarist, he also has something which is becoming excedingly  rare: Heart.  Ben puts heart into his music because that’s what makes it blues.  That’s what makes him a true artist.

Check out the link below, and we’re convinced we’ll see you on August 8th…Ben Steven’s music speaks for itself.

Bluesday Tuesday w Ben Stevens & Jimi Lee

4521 Westgate

August 3, 7:30-9:30pm

No formal cover, pay-what-you-can to the band

Read more:http://www.myspace.com/benstevensblues#ixzz0uO7ePPdJ

We have two new artists coming to Hyde Park Duval to show us their skills.  Meet  Felice House and Dana Younger.  Two amazing artists with extraordinary talent.

Felice fell in love with color and representation as a high school student in the woods of British Columbia.  She then traveled to Canada for shows. She ended her time in Canada with a solo show entitled “PUTTING IT ON…and taking it off”. In this show she used painting, printmaking and installation to exaggerate classical ideas of femininity to the point of comedy. Each piece provided an in-depth look at the way that society molds females’ expectations of themselves.  Felice started Housepaintings Studio, an artists’ space in downtown Bryan, Texas.   Through the studio Felice began to teach weekly drawing and painting classes as well as weekend workshops.

Dana Younger, VP of Blue Genie Art, is truly a man for all seasons.
Besides being a painter, sculptor, mold maker, and computer artist, Dana is one of the chief innovators at Blue Genie Art.  His fascination with the creative process and all types of materials keeps Blue Genie Art on the cutting edge.  Essentially, he is a one man research and development team.  However his art is what makes him memorable.  His talents include oil paintings, digital art, encaustics and acrylic paintings. There are a variety of styles: figurative work, abstract expressionism digital art and landscapes.  Whatever he creates is sure to be beautiful, deep and unique.

ART @ HPB&G

4206 Duval

August 4

5 to 7 p.m.

Are you ready to be impressed? Hyde Park is fortunate enough to have a VERY talented musician coming to play for Bluesday Tuesday on August 10th!  Is your interest peaked? We thought so.

Mark At County Line. Photo credit to Shawna Malone

His name is Mark Campbell and he does practically everything with master skill.  Whether it’s blues, country, or even Latin music, he plays with conviction and soul on his guitar or piano.  He started Soulshaker after highschool but has lately been playing weddings.  However he still strives for that elusive sound , the ultimate goal of making music “magic”.

Bluesday Tuesday w/ Jimi Lee Featuring Mark Campbell

Hyde Park Bar  & Grill south – 4521 Westgate, 899-2700

7:30-9:30pm

No formal cover, please pay-what-you-can to the band.

Seeing as how their first appearance was such a success, Hyde Park Bar & Grill is bringing back this talented duo to entertain us once again.  With their quirky attitudes and well known unique arrangements of old favorites, Kit Kat & The Hardway are sure to be a brilliant success once more!

Kit Kat & The Hardway

Kathleen and Scotty joined together in the summer of 2007 to form their musical collaboration “Kit Kat & the Hardway.” They share a common heritage of love for the golden era of jazz, as well as an enjoyment of contemporary music.

Bluesday Tuesday w KitKat & The Hardway and Jimi Lee

August 17th, 7:30 – 9:30 pm

Hyde Park Bar & Grill, South

4521 Westgate

No formal cover, pay-what-you-can to the band.

In House of Hits, Andy Bradley and Roger Wood chronicle the fascinating history of Gold Star/SugarHill, telling a story that effectively covers the postwar popular music industry.

House of Hits chronicles Houston's music powerhouse Sugarhill Studios

Founded in a working-class neighborhood in southeast Houston in 1941, Gold Star/SugarHill Recording Studios is a major independent studio that has produced a multitude of influential hit records in an astonishingly diverse range of genres. Its roster of recorded musicians includes Lightnin’ Hopkins, George Jones, Willie Nelson, Bobby “Blue” Bland, Junior Parker, Clifton Chenier, Sir Douglas Quintet, 13th Floor Elevators, Freddy Fender, Kinky Friedman, Ray Benson, Guy Clark, Lucinda Williams, Beyoncé and Destiny’s Child, and many, many more.

Bradley and Wood describe how Houston’s lack of zoning ordinances allowed founder Bill Quinn’s house studio to grow into a large studio complex, just as SugarHill’s willingness to transcend musical boundaries transformed it into of one of the most storied recording enterprises in America. The authors offer behind-the-scenes accounts of numerous hit recordings, spiced with anecdotes from studio insiders and musicians who recorded at SugarHill. Bradley and Wood also place significant emphasis on the role of technology in shaping the music and the evolution of the music business. They include in-depth biographies of regional stars and analysis of the various styles of music they represent, as well as a list of all of Gold Star/SugarHill’s recordings that made the Billboard charts and extensive selected historical discographies of the studio’s recordings.

We’ll have Andy Bradley and Roger Wood on hand at the party and it’s anybody’s guess as to who else, since they know every musician that ever set foot in Texas!!!

Come meet ‘em, have a snack, buy a book if you want one, and hear a juicy story or two…

HOUSE OF HITS – Meet the Authors Party
Hyde Park Bar & Grill
4206 Duval (original, central location)
Austin, TX 78751
512-48-3168

Aug 18, 5-7pm

Complementary hors d’oeuvres, cash bar at happy hour