How the goth scene has survived for decades in Texas, with an Austin club leading the way

Deep into the night, heat from the 100-degree day radiates off the sidewalk outside of Elysium, Austin’s oldest goth bar.

It’ll celebrate 25 years this year. By 10 p.m. on the Sunday I went, dancers covered the floor.

Not all were in the traditional goth get-up planted in our cultural consciousness by Hollywood. Some wore sundresses, battle jackets, muscle shirts and jorts…

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