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5.0 of 5 stars.
Relationships are a lot of work - like, I'm sometimes looking out for a paycheck in the mail. Sometimes one of you suggests something and you're thinking oh hell to the no that is so DUMB... but you...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
One of my favorite places in Austin!and even better one of my favorite sushi places is right upstairs.Kyoto AND Elephant Room have great happy hour! Great assortment of beer on tap and the place has a...
yelp.com - user review - 09/22/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Classic basement jazz club, with fabulous music and a relaxed, but competent, staff. I ordered a sidecar, which some bartenders need help with, but this one got it just right, so I kept them coming...
yelp.com - user review - 09/09/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
For various reasons, there was a time in my life when I spent pretty much every night at the Elephant Room. You can denote the regulars by where they sit--at the bend in the bar where the coffee...
yelp.com - user review - 09/05/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The Elephant Room's pride is being named (not for the first time I hear) one of the top 10 jazz clubs nationwide. Which is no small thing and in my opinion, the nomination is well deserved. The...
yelp.com - user review - 08/15/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
the best JAzz place in town!! with decent price of drinksgood place to go in 6th street!!!!
yelp.com - user review - 08/11/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The coolest place to be in Austin is in a basement under a sushi joint. World-class acts are attracted to the Elephant Room, and I've never left disappointed with the entertainment. Get there early or...
yelp.com - user review - 08/11/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Nice place. Hard to find because we didn't realize that its on a basement. Pretty cool. Love the jazz. I am sure to return whenever I am in Austin.
yelp.com - user review - 08/10/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Funky.I've said before, as an Elite Yelper, I know you aren't supposed to write one sentence reviews, yet alone one word ones. But I was deeply tempted to do so in this case, as Funky is the word...
yelp.com - user review - 08/01/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this joint. I don't want to gush, but its that great.1] Its in a basement of a historic building on Congress.2]The Jazz here is the best in town...every night is a good night3]Respectable...
yelp.com - user review - 07/27/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
NIce and cool because it is in the basement. I had been trying to wait patiently to come here because I love jazz, and it is the first jazz bar I heard about in Austin. Saturday night, I finally did...
yelp.com - user review - 07/01/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If you like great ambiance and jazz come here. Often. Its on my must see list in Austin. This place never disappoints
yelp.com - user review - 06/22/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
A dark, dank jazz club...does it get any better than that? It has that hole-in-the-wall feel, which is perfect for an Austin music venue. I walked in on a Thursday night...no cover! The band was...
yelp.com - user review - 05/22/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love the Elephant Room!Sometimes after a hard ass week, in my mind, this place becomes a light house for my well being. An awesome night means stopping by Kyoto upstairs for some Sushi (the...
yelp.com - user review - 05/22/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
They say Austin is the live music capital....and this place is just the cat's meow!!!!! Grrrrr baby, Grrrrrrr.You walk downstairs into this underground-like jazz bar that always has live music for a...
yelp.com - user review - 04/30/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Good atmosphere, good drinks, a bit pricy, don't like the cover charge and
yelp.com - user review - 04/23/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Don't mind paying cover here, it goes to support jazz, crowd is mellow and the staff is polite, service is a bit slow but I'll live.
yelp.com - user review - 04/17/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
"Great vibe" Coming from L.A., I was nervous that I wasn't gonna find a good jazz club. Dumb of me, I know...I did move to Austin were shit ain't good...it's COOL. Ya, the Elephant Room is definitely...
yelp.com - user review - 03/16/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
nice place to go for jazz and wine atomsphere is old school grace i really like hanging out here.
yelp.com - user review - 02/18/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Nice place . . . went there on a whim after watching a friend eat dinner at La Traviata. Wine selection is "red or white", which I found kinda funny for a jazz club (seems like it should be all...
yelp.com - user review - 02/18/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Well, I have been playing in jazz clubs around the country for many years and the Elephant Room holds its own. It got some trendy cache after Wynton Marsalis mentioned it in an interview, and the New...
yelp.com - user review - 02/11/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The Elephant Room - look for Kiyoto's, then go downstairs - is a very cool basement club. We went on our anniversary (you may see our dollar bill, on which I proclaimed my love for my husband of now...
yelp.com - user review - 02/04/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
i like elephant room. It's always been a fave of mine. It used to be great when I smoked and you could smoke in the cavern. Actually, you didn't even have to smoke, there was so much second hand...
yelp.com - user review - 01/27/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Its underground, it lends itself very well to jazz music. Stars taken away for slow service and draftiness
yelp.com - user review - 01/21/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
where else can you get jazz in austin? (faster service would be nice)
yelp.com - user review - 01/17/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
You like jazz?Then you'll like The Elephant Room.'Nuff said.
yelp.com - user review - 01/17/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Went here on a Saturday night to catch up with a friend I hadn't seen in two years. Nice place, nice jazz. Not too loud, was able to have a conversation with my friend. The cover keeps out the riff...
yelp.com - user review - 01/09/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
How did I not write about the Elephant Room yet? Shame on me! Please, blame it on the vortex of holiday busy-ness, not on the fact I didn't love this place. Unfortunately, the night we stopped in,...
yelp.com - user review - 01/05/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I am always looking for a good jazz club. I love that the atmosphere is simple. It is all about the jazz! I have been impressed the 10 or so times I have here been here. My only complaint is if it...
yelp.com - user review - 01/04/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I totally forget about Elephant Room and I shouldn't! Maybe it's the location, maybe it's the parking situation, maybe it's just me - but I constantly forget this little spot which does one thing and...
yelp.com - user review - 12/15/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
i'm liking this spot more and more. the atmosphere really can't be beat.
yelp.com - user review - 12/08/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Hidden in the basement of historic buildings on Congress. Excellent blues and Jazz music! Affordable drinks, great atmosphere!
yelp.com - user review - 12/07/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
One of the better music venues in Austin. Great jazz and blues. It is down the stairs in a basement off Congress Ave. Intersting decor. The live jazz band playing the night we were there was just...
yelp.com - user review - 12/06/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Good bartender: checkGood drinks: checkGood location: checkGood music: check
yelp.com - user review - 10/22/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I'm inspired. I mean, simply, utterly and completely inspired. They always have good jazz - that's a given. But last night they had a band that could be the Gypsy King's little prince. I LOVE...
yelp.com - user review - 10/18/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Great people, great ambience, great musicians with blues soul!!!
yelp.com - user review - 10/04/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The Elephant Room is hands down one of the coolest bars I've ever been to, mainly because it is completely unpretentious, hidden under a Chinese restaurant, and usually filled with awesome live music....
yelp.com - user review - 09/29/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
We had a great time at our recent visit to the Elephant Room! When we arrived, we were told that there was a $5 cover per person, so we had to hoof it back to an ATM (the one in the lobby charges...
yelp.com - user review - 08/22/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is seriously a great spot. I went here tonight to see the legendary Stanley Smith. This is a man of great musical legend. He is a former member of the Asylum Street Spankers, a current member...
yelp.com - user review - 08/12/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Yeah, this place rocks. I wish I had more reasons to go visit this place, but I'm on this weird dating hiatus. Maybe it'll end soon with a great time at the ER. (That's Elephant Room, not the Clooney...
yelp.com - user review - 08/05/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Its almost laughable how cool Austin bars are. Its like you enter one of the hundreds (seems like thousands) around town and pick out the points on how they nuanced a very common business practice...
yelp.com - user review - 07/17/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Elephant Room has been my favorite place to go for some great jazz music. Upon walking down the stairs, you enter a venue with a completely different ambiance from the fanciness on the Congress Ave....
yelp.com - user review - 07/09/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This was the scene of one of the worst moments of my life. I can't put the details online.... but it involves sickness, confusion, steel drums, and Stella Artois.I would like to visit again.... but I...
yelp.com - user review - 07/09/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
All the positive reviews have already said what was on my mind about this place. Comfy, cozy, and cool. Just the type of place I wish was down here in San Antonio! Some of the best jazz I've heard...
yelp.com - user review - 06/04/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Walking down into the Elephant Room feels like you're making your way into a secret underground hideout. Just one of the things that make this club one of the best places to watch jazz in the country....
yelp.com - user review - 06/03/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My first time to the Elephant Room and I have been meaning to come here for years. I brought out of town guests to see my long time fave - Beto and the Fairlanes. The evening was great and I loved...
yelp.com - user review - 03/30/2008
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great vibe, great place! i recomend you check this place out! the drinks are not cheap but like i always say if you get cheap drinks you are stuck in a bad crowd
citysearch.com - user review - 02/24/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If you love Jazz, great drinks and a cool cat crowd, this is defiantly the place to be. Each time I go, I have such a great time. Great service, just overall :"good times" place.
yelp.com - user review - 02/21/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Much better now that you can't smoke inside. They really need to revamp the restrooms. At least one toilet is always out of service or running on the floor.The music is pretty good as is the...
yelp.com - user review - 02/12/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Truly excellent jazz club. We randomly walked in here on the recommendation of a bouncer at another club because we wanted to hear some music. We honestly had no idea what to expect.Luck was with us...
yelp.com - user review - 02/04/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
After re-fueling at Home Slice, it was time to hit up another hallmark of the Austin music scene. I had hoped to take my brother to see the Jazz Pharaohs, but our schedule didn't allow it, so we...
yelp.com - user review - 01/04/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Elephant Room has been a staple for me since I moved to Austin. In college we would always go there as it represented a great classic dive bar, that you could have a beer and listen to some jazz. On...
yelp.com - user review - 01/02/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I first heard about this jazz bar when Eastwood and Costner were filming A Perfect World. They put the place on the music scene in Austin and it has never looked back. I know when I send anyone...
yelp.com - user review - 12/30/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The perfect escape. Down those stairs and into JAZZ. Great spot for a first date or to rekindle an old flame.
yelp.com - user review - 12/30/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I can't believe I haven't reviewed this place yet after all their consistently incredible gigs!For starters, the $5 cover is unheard of for most music venues. To continue, their bartenders have the...
yelp.com - user review - 12/11/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
what a gem on congress. I love the exposed brick and lanterns - perfect setting for hanging out with friends, sipping on a cocktail and enjoying some great jazz. we were there for happy hour on...
yelp.com - user review - 12/08/2007
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I love going to the elephant room! I have never seen a band I didn't like. They have all kinds of jazz too. The drinks can be expensive, but the ambiance is nice and it's worth it. Go early though, it gets...
kudzu.com - user review - 11/06/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I went there with a Mexican friend of mine who has a scar on his face. The door guy let us in, and then the manager guy rushed over and asked to see our IDs again, and he said they were fake. They...
yelp.com - user review - 11/03/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The Elephant Room was rated as one of the top ten places for Jazz in the US by USA Today. It is in the basement off of Congress, making it dark and cozy (a perfect place for jazz). The service was...
yelp.com - user review - 10/30/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this place. It's down stairs, dark and small. The jazz is great. I've never heard a band or singer that I didn't like at the Elephant Room.Being a Baby Boomer from San Fransisco it's just my...
yelp.com - user review - 10/12/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
In a city dominated by the new, young and ever-changing, the Elephant Room is an isolated, near-mythical pocket of timelessness. Sitting downstairs in the dark, drinking a dirty martini out of a very...
yelp.com - user review - 10/11/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
We're lucky to have such a cool jazz venue right downtown but I think I'd go more often if they fixed the following:1. Stinky. Still smells of smoke, over a year (year and a half?) after the smoking...
yelp.com - user review - 10/06/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
It's been while since I last hung out at the Elephant Room and now I am kicking myself for not going here more often. Probably one of the coolest bars in Austin. For $5, I got to listen to some of the...
yelp.com - user review - 10/01/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This "hole in the wall", or rather, hole in the floor, is one of the more interesting clubs in Austin. Just make sure you get there early to score a table on the right, as the front is too close, the...
yelp.com - user review - 09/11/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Bars underground are always fun, at least in my opinion and Elephant Room didn't disappoint. This is a great break from the hustle and bustle of the 6th Street Entertainment District or the holier...
yelp.com - user review - 09/04/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I dig this place. A mellow little dive bar with great jazz artists. It has a great vibe.Good beer, good crowd, great music, friendly service.Makes me homesick for New Orleans. Ladies, check out the...
yelp.com - user review - 09/04/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I give this place 5 stars. My hubby took me there on our first date, we just had our 4th wedding anni, and we try to go back each year, to re-create the scene. Each time we go, its fun, music is...
yelp.com - user review - 08/30/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
YES!! I went on my 21st birthday, and I must say, it is infinitely better With the smoking ban. Their appletinis and other girl drinks are to die for. But that's not why you go. You can avoid the...
yelp.com - user review - 08/28/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Fabulous! Sweet, low-key, divey little jazz bar. No pretension -- just great sounding live music in a cozy setting with friendly service. I love the Elephant Room, and I'm working really hard at...
yelp.com - user review - 08/27/2007
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I have stopped by about 4x times , am new to Austin and each time the group playing there just made the night perfect..last night I was in, a four piece band was playing outstanding ,around 7:30..after a few...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/16/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
When I first moved to Austin, I was roaming around downtown one night and I stumbled on this little bar. Immediately, my imagination got the best of me and I assumed I had found a hidden gem, squared...
yelp.com - user review - 07/16/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Without live entertainment the Elephant Room is not too fun. There is typically some jazz talent playing there though so prepare your foot to tap away and your head to sway ever so slightly because...
yelp.com - user review - 07/07/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
this place has excellent live jazz. it also has a good variety of beer. Kwak is soooo good. they have a lighter one called Ace Cider... is that a beer? hahaanyways, good jazz and good atmosphere.the...
yelp.com - user review - 06/14/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The Happy Hours are mostly the older styles of jazz.The nightly shows are mostly the modern styles of jazz.How can you go wrong?The Tuesday Happy Hour is Stanley Smith, an Austin treasure. The...
yelp.com - user review - 05/26/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Though I was disappointed to find precious few actual elephants in the Elephant Room, this jazz venue, based on entertainment value alone, can be a great scene. If you forgive the dungeon-esque...
yelp.com - user review - 04/29/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I keep crashing my car on memory lane. All it takes is one conversation to dredge up images of my days in Austin (1998 to 2002, UT alumnus).I live in San Francisco, supposedly the best city on the...
yelp.com - user review - 04/24/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I really love the Elephant Room. A laid back, dark jazz bar with great acoustics, great bartenders, good beer selection, strong drinks, and just an all around great place to chill for an evening....
yelp.com - user review - 04/17/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've been told that we have one of the best collection of jazz musicians in the country, by a gaggle of cool cats I met at the Four Seasons one night.And here is one of the best places to hear them, I...
yelp.com - user review - 03/30/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Classiness without pretentiousness...this is the best way I can think of to describe the Elephant Room. A real basement dive bar in the middle of downtown without the downtown college kid feel. I...
yelp.com - user review - 01/24/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Love the location. From friends' descriptions, I assumed it'd be a lot more pretentious. It's clearly not. Cool attitude, nice music. I wish I knew more about jazz so I could say something more about...
yelp.com - user review - 01/24/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
No matter when I've gone there, it's always about sitting down with a drink and listening to the jazz. Even if you're with your chattiest of friends, you just know to shut up for a while and pay...
yelp.com - user review - 12/06/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Confession: As many times as I've tried at various stages in life, I can't get in to jazz. I just can't. I've tried Coltrane, I've tried Gillespie, and I just can't find myself in the groove...Yet,...
yelp.com - user review - 11/22/2006
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The Elephant room is legendary as far as Austin goes. They have had some great music come in and out of that place downstair for years. To drown yourself in a stiff martini, listen to someone blowing on a...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/18/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is the place to go in Austin if you want to see jazz. We're known for our high level of musicianship here, so you can imagine that some of it is pretty good.Having the club located downstairs in...
yelp.com - user review - 11/05/2006
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I love this place! Great place to go for a relaxed night out with good music. There are waitresses so you don't need to constantly get up and go wait in line up the bar like other bars. Very chill good to go...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/04/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This musty, old, basement-turned-jazz bar is one of my favorite places to go in Austin. You can find a great band here practically every night of the week. A lot of times the University of Texas...
yelp.com - user review - 11/03/2006
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I love the ER. Has a great Jazz club feel and quality Jazz pretty consistently. Agree with previous reviewer regarding the amount of smoke. Very low ceilings and it gets pretty bad. Was very, very discouraged...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/26/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The only place in town you can find honest to god, good, local, authentic Jazz. Every night there is a band playing, and it is just so chill. It is so perfect for grabbing a few drinks with old...
yelp.com - user review - 10/03/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
man dig that jazz. alot of visiting cats and local musicians whittling their chops in a sort of retro 50's way. they play standards and big band and the competition is stiff! One can catch lots of...
yelp.com - user review - 08/19/2006
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Love the music! Visited the Monday night jam session and will be coming back again & again. Don't miss out on Ephriam James, Gnappy when they perform at the club.
citysearch.com - user review - 07/16/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Friend of mine, Jeff, bartends here and introduced me to this place the first time I went to Austin to visit him. My boyfriend and I like the fact that it's a little divey and underground. There seems...
yelp.com - user review - 02/23/2006
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We came for happy hour and stayed into the later show because we were having such a good time. Great happy hour and later acts, no cover, and they let you bring food in if you're hungry (they don't serve any)....
citysearch.com - user review - 09/06/2005
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We had the best time at the Elephant room... The authinticity of the building was interesting to say the least. The groups who we heard were into it! The bartenders served excellent drinks. If you are looking...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/31/2005
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I can't really recommend this place to non-smokers. It gets really bad late at night when it's crowded. UT professors are known to play here, which can be really cool, but if you can't see them through the...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/11/2005
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The Elephant Room is the only place in Austin with real jazz every night. There is only a cover and a crowd on the weekends, and the music is almost always good. This place is a must go for jazz fans. The wait...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/02/2004
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a gin and tonic, cool jazz...underground.....steamy kisses from a beautiful red head....dark and cozy with a hint of romance.......makes you want to kiss her again under the street lights on Congress after you...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/22/2002
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