In the early days of the FDR administration, Kenneth Threadgill—a yodeler who’d been mentored by Jimmie Rodgers, the father of country music—bought a Gulf gas station on the two-lane highway linking ...

In Austin, Texas, the latest commercial casualty of coronavirus is the city's revered cafe, watering hole and music venue, Threadgill's. Threadgill's, The Austin Venue That Helped Launch Janis Joplin, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The former Threadgill's World Headquarters location in South Austin in June 2025 (Kelsey Thompson/MySA) It's been six years since ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Last week’s closure of Austin’s iconic restaurant and music venue Threadgill’s marked the end of an era in the city’s history. Scholz’s Garden, Texas' first music venue, was built in ...

A South Austin landmark has sat empty for years, languishing despite its important music history. Now, the old Threadgill's will see new life as a second location for the longtime Austin steakhouse ...

With public life paralyzed by the coronavirus shutdown, a sad announcement came last week from a beloved cafe and music venue in Austin, Texas. Threadgill's, the Depression-era beer joint where Janis ...