Empire Control Room & Garage - Austin, Texas

Veliz International

Grundgy AF!

Nunia Busines

Pretty good venue. It is surprisingly smaller than you would expect, but a good number of people can still fit into the space before the band. The space before the band is basically dedicated to moshing if it gets crazy, and the sides are where everyone else spills out. I saw Melt Banana, and it got to basically full capacity. Since the venue is so small, it's pretty easy to get to a spot where you can see the artist if you're a big fan. It got really hot in the room, wish the ac was on higher but they probably don't want to risk it being overworked. After the show, the artist was nice enough to give autographs and take selfies with people while packing up! There's an outdoor patio, too, where you can still listen to the music from afar while taking a breather. However, it's mostly for smoking, so it starts to reek further into the night, which can be unpleasant if you're sensitive to smells. At the height of the night the place starts to lack on seating too, though many people don't mind sitting on the wooden planked ground outside.

Boone Riddle

Dooooope venue in Austin! All the infrastructure and production quality of a theater (minus the seats of course), with the vibes of being outdoors at a festival tent. It's sick. Plenty of space in back for those who like it, thick dance party up front for those who need it. Absolute gem and exactly what live music fans are looking for. The staff is also dope and does everything to keep the place running safe and smooth without being in your face unless you're being a jerk. If you somehow haven't been, get there immediately. ❤️

Michael McQuitty

Easily the best venue staff in austin. Everyone is friendly and awesome.
Venue sounds could be louder, or they just keep it at 8/10 idk.

All in all if you have a show to see here, it will be a great time.

Amanda

First time here at for a show and it was such a fun experience. We saw Adan Diaz and Good Kid on a Friday night. The atmosphere was on point and the energy was so great. Looking forward to other shows here in the future

Kareem Ferguson 1

I definitely did not expect this venue to be like this. Attended the inspire promotion 'Rule in Hell' pro wrestling event & in the words of any true wrestling fanatic. It was awesome!!!. It's your typical whole in the wall dive. Outside, hot, and hard. The perfect condition for great wrestling. The Venue was large enough to accommodate maybe 100 folks. Drinks and merchandise were available for purchase at the venue.

Joey Rodberry

It was a little pricey but it's Austin, Just went out to see the Alisha Sheffield and Iniko concert last night. Fell in love all over again. Bathroom was clean and most of the area was covered. A+ on keeping this a family friendly event. Got 2 shirts, couldn't be happier.

Nolan Trevino

Very disappointing. No stage lights and weak sound system. Zombie staff.
I couldn’t see most of the stage/performers because there weren’t any lights besides what the band provided.
Sound had clarity but no volume. I could hear other people sing and have conversations during the headliner set, and I was in the pit. What sound I did hear was mostly bass and vocals.
Bartenders are always dead-eyed jerks, but this place might take the cake. There was a bartender that was ugly, blatantly rude and bad mouthing a co-worker to me and my wife. Like who cares? The situation made everyone uncomfortable, so we just avoided the bar. But the crowd was awesome and saved the show for us.
I’d really have to love the band to go back here, and if I did I’d consider bringing a hip flask to invigorate myself because this place is a total energy drain.