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2706 White Oak Houston, TX 77007

713-862-3838 

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  • Daily 8pm-2am
  • Patio/Sidewalk Dining
  • Live Entertainment
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Arguably Houston's answer to NYC dive CBGB's since 1977, Heights staple Fitzgerald's can't help but ooze local music history. This fall, the onetime Polish dance hall began yet another era when Free Press Houston's Omar Afra and Pegstar Concerts bought the business from longtime owner Sara Fitzgerald. The historic two-story venue now boasts four bars, a new coat of paint and freshly finished floors upstairs. Fitzgerald's musical direction is likewise in transition, moving away from the alternative and metal sounds that once ruled in favor of mostly indie and singer-songwriter acts. Expect more changes in the coming months, both to the club and its surrounding neighborhood.







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  • 2011 | Best Bar Bathroom

    There are a lot of things to like about the "new" Fitzgerald's: better sound, better bookings, not feeling like the floor upstairs could give way at any minute. Oddly, though, one of the things we like best is something the Heights club's new owners haven't changed at all. Walk into Fitz's downstairs men's room and it's like Emo's in Austin or the late CBGB in New York -- you know you're in a real rock club, and you can feel every bit of Fitz's three-decade-plus history in the chipped... More »

  • 2011 | Most Innovative Promoter

    What makes Pegstar an "innovative" promoter A few years ago, founder Jagi Katial didn't buy into the conventional wisdom that Houston was a terrible town for indie-rock, and has reaped the benefits ever since. Katial kept making offer after offer to bands whose first instinct may have been to bypass Houston in favor of Dallas, Austin or New Orleans, and enough accepted that now a different kind of word of mouth is going around -- that Houston had some of the most enthusiastic crowds on... More »

  • 2003 | Best Place to Hang with High Schoolers

    After a hot, sweaty night of dancing and slamming to punk rock legends the Queers on the bottom level of Fitzgerald's, a group of tough-looking teenage girls waited in line for the bathroom. As they leaned against the wall, wiping their Manic Panic hair out of their eyes, they couldn't help but check out the three women in their late twenties who were waiting for the bathroom as well. Shouldn't these older chicks be at an after-work happy hour, knocking back martinis and discussing their... More »

  • 2002 | Best Club for Local Acts

    It's tough in Houston for new local acts to get gigs. It's a catch-22: While everyone wants to see the next big thing, local audiences can be blasé about going out and seeing new bands. A band has to get a rep before people start coming out to see them, but how can they earn their spurs if nobody will let them get up and play Fitzgerald's will. Now in its 25th year, the rambling old Polish dance hall has survived conversion from a blues and roots bar into the proving ground for fresh... More »

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    Julie657 | Houston, TX | 122 Reviews

    | Mon, June 28, 2010

    Go here for punk shows! At least, that's what I do.

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    RJ49 | Pearland, TX | 27 Reviews

    | Sun, June 13, 2010

    nice small venue for concerts. across the street from some entertaining, drunken karaoke as well.

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    Huntre | Atascocita, TX | 50 Reviews

    | Wed, July 21, 2010

    I spent half of my high school years at punk shows here. Mxpx, Mest, blink182, Unwritten Law, RxBandits, Mustard Plug, Reel Big Fish, H20, and ......dashboard confessional. it was a long, long time ago. Great old house with a lot of memories. There used to be a great BBQ place down the street where you could get a baked potato with chopped beef for $4, but I drove past Fitz yesterday and it was gone. Too bad, it soaked up a lot of booze...

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