Fresh lettering has gone up on the marquee at Antone’s nightclub in Austin: “Forever.” That may err on the side of slightly wishful thinking, but the club at least has a better head start on eternal life than most. The nationally celebrated mecca for blues and other roots music has signed a 50-year lease deal with its landlord to cap off a 50th anniversary celebration that has lasted throughout 2025.
Few, if any, comparable nightspots that don’t own their own real estate have inked a deal that would guarantee them a home for decades going forward. But few are considered as indispensable to their communities as Antone’s is, and
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