One South Austin lounge now promises to quench any thirst, no matter what kind of libation you're craving.
During the week the Irie Bean Coffee Bar serves up coffee drinks to Austinites in search of a caffeine fix. But on the weekends, the chill coffee joint morphs into an easy-going patio bar serving up adult beverages to Austinites in search of a post-work escape.
The South Lamar Social Club, which officially opened on March 26, is a boozy oasis tucked away in the busy SoLa corridor.
Owner Raf Robinson and the bar team serve delicious wine-based cocktails, like the moscato-based blueberry mojito and a classic frozen margarita with agave wine. Local beer options are also available. And for hungry patrons, bites are available from East Side King.
South Lamar Social Club shares a backyard with the brick-and-mortar location of East Side King, and the crew is happy to serve up its favorite fare to bar dwellers.
Those looking for a coffee can get their buzz at any time, but the social club is only open Thursdays and Fridays at 4 pm and Saturdays and Sundays at noon.
The South Lamar Social Club is a boozy oasis in a busy corridor.
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The South Lamar Social Club is a boozy oasis in a busy corridor.
Rosie Flores and Robert Plant are hitting the road together again.
An Austin guitarist is embarking on a musical journey with one of rock's biggest icons — for the second time. Rosie Flores will be a special guest on Led Zeppelin vocalist Robert Plant's 2026 Saving Grace tour. Austinites can see the show on Saturday, March 21, at ACL Live at the Moody Theater; then they can spread the word to friends across the country.
According to Flores' tour calendar, she kicks off the tour in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on March 14, and wraps it up in New York, New York, on April 7. She'll be joined by Austin drummer Chris Sensat and bassist Tommy Vee from St. Cloud, Minnesota, to form her band; singer Suzi Dian will accompany Plant.
Flores, who was born in San Antonio and has lived in Austin for many years, is known for her rockabilly style, both in sound and fashion. She is almost always pictured with a guitar, but she is also a singer and songwriter. At 75 years old, she is still playing live regularly outside of the major tour with Plant.
Although Flores certainly knows her niche, her rockabilly reputation doesn't flatten her appeal; she consciously pulls from many genres that she reckons all fit under the umbrella of "American roots music" in a video for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). In 2024, the government organization presented her with the NEA National Heritage Fellowship Award, their highest honor for folk and traditional arts.
Flores opened 16 dates on Plant's tour in November 2025. Her stylistic fluidity with rock-and-roll roots is a great complement for Plant's style, which since his Led Zeppelin days has mellowed out and drifted deeper into folk rock. (Led Zeppelin, many would argue, was already at least a cousin to folk rock.)
“Opening for Robert Plant last fall with my Rockabilly trio was one of the greatest honors of my life,” said Flores in a press release. “We're thrilled to have been invited back for the Spring tour. And I'm excited to once again get to see Robert with singer Suzi Dian and their killer band performing songs from their latest release, Saving Grace."
Saving Grace is Plant's 12th studio album, presenting covers of songs by blues artists like Blind Willie Johnson, as well as Plant's take on traditional tunes. It was released in September of 2025 and reached No. 1 on the U.K. Americana Albums chart and No. 17 on the U.S. top album sales chart.
Tickets to the Saving Grace Tour are available via rosieflores.com.
