The original Vulcan Gas Company, revered as an early incubator of psychedelic rock, opened in 1967 at 316 Congress, which today houses a Patagonia outdoor apparel shop that has had occasional music in-stores. 13th Floor Elevators frontman Roky Erickson at the old Vulcan Gas Company, now Congress Avenue’s Patagonia, 2013 (by John Anderson)īy Friday afternoon, the grey, ponytailed segment of Austin’s music community was up in arms over news that a new Sixth Street club with an electronic dance music focus had been christened the Vulcan Gas Company, named after one of Austin’s historical venues.
