As anyone who remembers the old Lola’s knows, the place was essentially two places: a bar-bar (Lola’s Saloon) and a backyard with a nice stage (Lola’s Trailer Park). Since the pandemic shut down Lola’s a couple of years ago after 16 years in business total, Birdie’s Social Club has been running the whole spot, but now Birdie’s will be turning over the bar-bar/Saloon part to Brooks Kendall. President of the booking agency Afallon Productions, Kendall is excited to be back up and running as The Post again after shuttering the venue on Race Street a couple of years ago due to pandemic-related issues.
“We’ve looked at many possibilities,” he said, “and this one is the one that works best for our needs. The legacy of Lola’s in this space means a lot to us, and we’re looking forward to becoming a part of that history.”
The first show at the new Post is on Thu, Feb 6, with Fort Worth country stylist Cory Cross and rock singer-songwriter Ryker Hall. Like the old Post, the new one will focus mainly on singer-songwriters from various genres in an intimate setting. Along with a full bar and front patio, The Post will piggyback on Birdie’s food program.
“The room is ready to go,” Kendall said. “The team is making the changes needed to make it The Post, but there will be no big renovations made.”
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Birdie’s recently announced its excitement about The Post as it takes over the Lola’s Saloon space that Birdies had labeled as Bourbon and Shine. Rodney Parker will be The Post’s sound technician.
“The response to the announcement has been really great,” Kendall said. “Feels good to see how many people are glad we’re coming back.”
The scene took a huge hit from the pandemic, with the closures of several live, mostly original venues, especially Lola’s and The Post.
Local music lover Mara Hasty Hammit is pumped. “We cannot wait to have live music again that we can walk to. We moved here to walk to Lola’s, Fred’s [Texas Cafe], and [Magnolia Motor Lounge], but none of them are in this area anymore.”
While The Post’s first show will be on Feb 6, the bar will open tentatively on Sat, Feb 1. Tickets to the Cross/Hall concert are $5.
“I’d call that the grand opening party,” Kendall said, “but the whole week is pretty much the soft opening and grand opening combined.”
Rounding out The Post’s schedule next month: Trace Bundy with guest Jacob Furr (Feb 7); Courtney Patton album release (Feb 8); Cheating Songs with Raised Right Men (Feb 14); Walt Wilkins (Feb 15); Drew Kennedy with guest Mollie Danel (Feb 16); Erick Willis & Zach Nytomt (Feb 21); and Morgan Bak (Feb 22).
Photo by Juan R. Govea
