This week in “Jim Duncan’s Austin,” we adapt several more of his histories of dive bars, which he defines by atmosphere and ...

Austin takes great pride in its dive bar culture, and even though pricey cocktail lounges and artisanal breweries are more popular than ever, there’s still a place for hole-in-the-wall saloons with ...

Saw shops, swimming holes and burlesque dancers: stories behind classic haunts including Continental Club, 04 Lounge.

This week, we turn to Austin honky tonks, which Duncan says are all about country music culture. “Always has a live band and ...

If you're sick of the fuss of Austin nightlife —the traffic, the parking, the reservations, the lines, and the expensive drinks — we've come bearing a gift: a guide to 10 dive bars in town. We visited ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The top dive bar in Texas can be found in east Austin, according to Yelp. The Skylark Lounge, which calls itself Austin’s best blues and soul live music venue, took the top spot for ...

The characteristics of a true dive bar are hard to define. Cheap drinks, carpeted and/or sticky floors, old-school jukeboxes, cocktail-free menus, and a roster of regulars might be involved. But not ...