UPCOMING EVENTS

HeartByrne Plays Talking Heads
Nov
23

HeartByrne Plays Talking Heads

HeartByrne pays tribute to Talking Heads and David Byrne, who fused pop, funk, art rock, and African rhythms into perhaps the most adventurous, danceable and timeless music to emerge from the new wave movement.

HeartByrne picks up the torch where the seminal concert film ‘Stop Making Sense’ left off, breathing new life into the classics and pushing the grooves into uncharted sonic territory. What began as an informal ‘hoot night’ has evolved into a must-see touring act featuring some of Austin, TX’s most talented musicians.

Show at 4pm, 2 sets

All Ages - FREE Show

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Grains and Brains Trivia
Nov
25

Grains and Brains Trivia

Grains and Brains is our weekly quizfest hosted by our pals Bailey and Charlie.

The queries are challenging and the stakes are high: winning team gets a $100 gift card, second place gets a $50 gift card.

Every Tuesday, signup starts at 8pm.

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Panoramic Voices Presents: Light It Up!
Dec
7

Panoramic Voices Presents: Light It Up!

Join Panoramic Voices, Density512, and KMFA Classical 89.5 for an afternoon of holiday caroling (for voices and instruments of ANY skill level), classical music trivia, and a full holiday concert with 150 voices and exceptional guest artists! Here's the lineup:

COMMUNITY CAROLING — 3:30PM

This is NOT a performance, but rather a Christmas carol sing/play along for singers and instrumentalists of any skill level! Join 150 singers from Panoramic Voices (Austin's joyful, inclusive community choir) for fun, casual musicking, supported by professional instrumentalists from local chamber ensemble, Density512. No rehearsals, no consequences!

We will have music packets available for singers and instrumentalists (with at least one line transposed for F and Bb instruments)— OR, FOLLOW YOUR HEART, SING ALONG, IMPROVISE... No rules! Just joy.

HOLIDAY TRIVIA — 4:30PM

KMFA Classical 89.5's Guillermo Delgado will run a quick bonus session of his monthly "Classical Music Trivia," with a focus on the holidays! Form a team, and compete in this rapid-fire triva session for prizes!

OPENING SET BY SOUND COLLECTIVE — 5:30PM

Leading into the full Pano concert, we invite our friends at the newly formed Sound Collective—Austin's newest special needs chorus—to perform an opening set. Come support this joyful, vibrant group as they get their program off the ground!

PANORAMIC VOICES & DENSITY512 PRESENT "LIGHT IT UP" — 6:00PM

This year, for the first time, we'll close our community caroling festival with a FULL PANO CONCERT! In anticipation of our spring "Divas" collaboration, we'll be presenting a pop-heavy holiday program, complete with exceptional guest instrumentalists from Density512. We hope you'll kick off your holiday season with this FREE and festive set at your very favorite local brewery.

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Grains and Brains Trivia
Dec
9

Grains and Brains Trivia

Grains and Brains is our weekly quizfest hosted by our pals Bailey and Charlie.

The queries are challenging and the stakes are high: winning team gets a $100 gift card, second place gets a $50 gift card.

Every Tuesday, signup starts at 8pm.

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Grains and Brains Trivia
Dec
16

Grains and Brains Trivia

Grains and Brains is our weekly quizfest hosted by our pals Bailey and Charlie.

The queries are challenging and the stakes are high: winning team gets a $100 gift card, second place gets a $50 gift card.

Every Tuesday, signup starts at 8pm.

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The 3rd Annual Howliday Bash with Brian Wolff and the Howlers + Beth // James - A benefit for Caritas
Dec
20

The 3rd Annual Howliday Bash with Brian Wolff and the Howlers + Beth // James - A benefit for Caritas

Brian Wolff is a guitarist and singer/songwriter currently based in Austin, Texas. Born in upstate New York, Brian moved to Austin in 2012. His musical style draws influence heavily from Classic Rock, 90’s Alternative, and Americana. His songs are marked by big guitars and impactful rhythms complete with thoughtful, introspective and unique lyrics.


In Summer 2021, Wolff formed his current band, Brian Wolff & The Howlers and teamed up with producer-extraordinaire, Frenchie Smith, to get to work in the studio. His debut EP, The Punch, was released in June 2022 and follow up EP, The Golden Age, was released in July 2023. His early releases earned multiple features on KUTX’s “Song of the Day” and regular airplay on Sun Radio’s rotation.


Brian Wolff & The Howlers spent their 2024 summer hitting the road for a tour of the east coast, including an opening spot on the main stage at Spiedie Fest in Binghamton, NY, sharing the stage with Chris Young and Shaboozey. Shortly after, they were awarded a grant from the City of Austin’s Live Music Fund. 


With the necessary funding secured, they immediately turned their focus on recording Wolff’s debut album, Leave the Lights On. Trickling out singles throughout the first half of the year garnered more regular rotation spins on Sun Radio, KUTX and other stations around the country. It all led up to a tour through the Mountain West states and a return home/album release show at the legendary Antone’s to a packed house of eager fans and supporters. For the third year in a row, Brian Wolff & The Howlers will be hosting their Howliday Bash: A Fundraising Concert Event to raise money for Caritas of Austin. This year's festivities will be held December 20th at Central Machine Works.


Brian Wolff & The Howlers continue to gain momentum, delivering electrifying performances and making waves in the music world.


BETH // JAMES

Beth // James is a married Americana duo from Austin, Texas made up of award winning singer-songwriters, Mikaela & Jordan Burchill.

They've been dubbed "Masters of indie folk" by Austin's NPR station, KUTX and their song, "Lion Eyes" was featured in Spike Lee's, Academy Award-winning film, 'BlacKkKlansman.'

They’ve opened for artists like Jade Bird, The Dip, Malin Pettersen, and Cordovas, and have been featured in No Depression, Americana UK, and Americana Highways.

Follow them everywhere at @bethjamesband.

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Grains and Brains Trivia
Dec
23

Grains and Brains Trivia

Grains and Brains is our weekly quizfest hosted by our pals Bailey and Charlie.

The queries are challenging and the stakes are high: winning team gets a $100 gift card, second place gets a $50 gift card.

Every Tuesday, signup starts at 8pm.

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Grains and Brains Trivia
Dec
30

Grains and Brains Trivia

Grains and Brains is our weekly quizfest hosted by our pals Bailey and Charlie.

The queries are challenging and the stakes are high: winning team gets a $100 gift card, second place gets a $50 gift card.

Every Tuesday, signup starts at 8pm.

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Slam Portal Wrestling Presents: SLAMINATOR
Nov
22

Slam Portal Wrestling Presents: SLAMINATOR

  1. [FREE OUTSIDE WRESTLING SHOW - BEGINS AT 5PM - ALL AGES - 21+ TO DRINK - SOME CONTENT NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN]

    Slam Portal's off the wall brand of Alt-Pro Wrestling returns. Witness the interactive spectacle as heroes are praised and villains are littered with hundreds of plastic cups!

    News:

    -Doc Vrgo is obtaining multiple sources of reptilian DNA for what we can only assume is his next diabolical plan.

    -Big Daddy Bolero will face Yacht Rock Daddy in a Main Event Last Dad Standing Match

    -Champion Space tiger Jr. Jr. (not a typo) returns!


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Grains and Brains Trivia
Nov
18

Grains and Brains Trivia

Grains and Brains is our weekly quizfest hosted by our pals Bailey and Charlie.

The queries are challenging and the stakes are high: winning team gets a $100 gift card, second place gets a $50 gift card.

Every Tuesday, signup starts at 8pm.

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A Benefit Concert for Daniel Llanes
Nov
16

A Benefit Concert for Daniel Llanes

Join us for a benefit for beloved Austin artist, composer, community organizer, and EarthCulture Dancer Daniel Llanes, featuring music from Colin Clark and Friends, For For The Love Of It, and Haydn Vitera of Mariachi Rock Revolution.

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Six Years Of Cool Beers
Nov
15

Six Years Of Cool Beers

Six years of cool beers.

Celebrate our birthday with music from Los Desechos, $6 draft beers and limited-release cask conditioned beer, and free birthday cake.

It’s our way of saying thanks for all the memories, Austin.

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Breakfast Club
Nov
15

Breakfast Club

Start with coffee, end with breakfast. Join the Breakfast Club on a Saturday morning, once a month, in our beer garden. Wheels down at 8:00 AM for one of their many fun routes, returning to CMW for breakfast. Everyone is welcome. New to cycling? They’ll build you up. Slow? They’ll get you faster. Fast? They’ll make you slower. Check their website for more info.

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Grains and Brains Trivia
Nov
11

Grains and Brains Trivia

Grains and Brains is our weekly quizfest hosted by our pals Bailey and Charlie.

The queries are challenging and the stakes are high: winning team gets a $100 gift card, second place gets a $50 gift card.

Every Tuesday, signup starts at 8pm.

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Veteran's Day Benefit For Merivis with Drew Fish Band and David Thacker Band
Nov
9

Veteran's Day Benefit For Merivis with Drew Fish Band and David Thacker Band

FREE benefit show for Merivis with music from Drew Fish Band and David Thacker Band, plus the release of the BATTLE BUDDY HOPPY LAGER. Vets - thanks for your service, have a pint of the Battle Buddy on us.

Merivis supports veterans preparing for their next mission through training, mentorship and job readiness for Salesforce cloud technology careers.

FREE RSVP

When Drew Fish was a sophomore in high school, he was invited to a performance by acclaimed Texas singer / songwriter Cory Morrow. Nearly 1,000 fans had gathered to Morrow’s Tyler, Texas show.

 

Backstage, before the show began, Fish played a couple songs for Morrow, who later surprised Fish by calling him onstage to sing for the crowd. When Fish stepped off the stage everything had changed for him.

 

“I thought ‘that was so cool. I have to get a band together.’ That was the moment I knew I wanted to start performing,” the native Texan explains. “I don’t know that I was thinking career at that point, but I definitely knew the experience had moved me in that direction.”

 

He did start a band and he and his buddies played through high school and college, getting gigs at fraternity and sorority parties while in college and traveling throughout Texas and neighboring to play music for people who quickly became fans after seeing their high energy, fun-loving show.

 

After college, Fish’s parents, both of who played and sang, told him he had to get a job. He and his band talked it over and decided they wanted music to be their job, so they went in and cut their first album, which Fish describes as having “a rough and real” sound. People loved it, more dates came along, and a second album, which was smoother and more poetic, emerged. Along with it came more interest in the band for bookings, radio and television.

Having just recorded his third record, produced by five-time Grammy award winner Adam Odor (known for his work with the Dixie Chicks, Pat Green and the Randy Rogers Band), Fish is well on his way into that career in music. He was a writer on all of the songs on Wishful Drinkin’, which will be released early next year. The music has morphed into a more traditional honky tonk sound.

The singer/songwriter co-wrote many of the tunes with hit songwriters Tommy Connors (“The Last Ten Years (Superman)” by Kenny Rogers; “Last Of A Dying Breed” by Neil McCoy); Roger Brown (“She Gets That Way” by Kenny Chesney; “We Must Be Loving Right” by George Strait and Barbra Streisand) and Nashville Songwriters’ Hall of Fame member Byron Hill (“Fool Hearted Memory by George Strait; “Nothin’ On But The Radio” by Gary Allan).

“I wanted to expand the music I had been doing, and I think this new record shows growth. I wanted songs that sounded like me but not for all of them to sound alike,” he explained. “I think we came up with some incredible songs, some great honky tonk tunes, and I’m very excited for everyone to hear the album.”

Fish says one of the things that made a difference on this album is that he has continued to grow throughout his career as a singer, entertainer, and songwriter. Additionally he put many hours into pre-production before he, Odor and the musicians went into the studio to actually record.

“The studio time was a blast,” Fish says. “We were throwing ideas out and trying different things. The musicians were willing to go out on a limb to try different stuff, and the results are just what I was looking for."

“Lone Star Saturday Night” is a great example of what Fish was looking for when he went in to record, a song he considers to be true country. It’s a honky tonk tune with a driving rhythm that gets everyone in the mood to party.

“Better Place” was the first single released to radio and Fish’s second to go to number one on the Texas Regional Radio Report. He and Byron wrote it in 30 minutes and immediately thought it should come out first because it is such a positive message song, something they thought people would appreciate hearing in this time of turmoil.

Fish is especially proud of “Every Damn Time,” the first waltz he’s ever recorded. It’s also a duet with Pam Tillis, which he says he still can’t believe happened. “We were talking about it being a duet and Roger said he could call Pam Tillis. I didn’t want to get my hopes up and believe it might happen. She got back to us right away and said she would love to do it. I did my part in Texas and then I came to Nashville and went in the studio with her and she did her part there. It turned out great. It was incredible getting to work with her.”

The songs go from the heartbreak of “Another You” to “High Rollin’ Home,” a song inspired by Willie Nelson and “On The Road Again.” Listen carefully and you will hear references to Honeysuckle Rose, the Outlaws, and guitar riffs that sound much like those you might hear from Nelson himself.

Another song close to home is the final cut, “Waitin’ For The Sun,” a song written at one of Fish’s Writer’s Retreats. It is about surviving Hurricane Harvey that hit Houston in August of 2017… “All you can ask for is to see a new sunrise, breathe another breath, sleep another night… waiting for the sun after the rain ….” It’s a positive song about a disaster that simply says, if you are healthy and alive then you can turn a bad situation around.

Fish’s influences range from Elvis to Frank Sinatra and Patsy Cline, along with George Strait, Dean Dillon, Keith Whitley and Randy Travis, and they all show through in this new album. Other influences include Robert Earl Keene and Pat Green. “Those guys broke down the wall at radio, and it gave guys like me the realization that you didn’t have to have a record deal to get on radio, and you didn’t have to move to Nashville to make it happen. Now there’s Aaron Watson and Cody Johnson. It just shows that if you have drive and build the right team, there’s nothing that can stop you.”

The singer admires the writers of 90’s country music and aspires to be as good and even better than they were. “I think there is always room to grow, take what you have and grow from it and make it you. Every time when I sit down to write, my goal is to write a better song than those guys because the songs they wrote are the pinnacle of country music.”

Fish will never forget the encouragement he received from folks like Cory Morrow and Byron Hill so he always tries to support other up and coming artists. “When people tell me they like us, or they like a certain song, I always tell them thanks, and then introduce them to another artist that they may like. I think it’s very important to support other artists whenever you can.”

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BRAVEFEST
Nov
8

BRAVEFEST

Join us for a joyful and powerful celebration of belonging, inclusion, and community—where music, dance, and changemakers unite to #MakeATXBRAVE!

🌟 Festival Lineup

🎤 The Latin Dukes
🎶 Ronnie Hall
🦁 Texas Southern Sea Lion Dance
♬  Hum A Capella
💃 Step It Up Line Dance
🎤 Chantel Deniese
🌈 Brigitte Bandit - as the fearless BRAVE Fest Emcee

🎉 What to Expect

  • Live music and unforgettable performances

  • Inspiring music and dance that celebrate Austin’s diverse communities

  • A Community Marketplace featuring local vendors and creatives

  • Children’s Corner with fun for the whole family

  • Family- & Furry-Friendly Vibes 🐾

💖 Why BRAVE Fest?

More than a festival—it’s a movement. BRAVE Fest amplifies underrepresented voices, uplifts local artists, and brings people together across cultures and generations to Build Relationships Awareness Voices Engagement. 

🎟 General Admission is FREE 


💗 This event is supported in part by the City of Austin, our generous BRAVE members and donors. Want to partner with us for 2025 BRAVE Fest?

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Jennifer Foster And The Audacity
Nov
1

Jennifer Foster And The Audacity

JENNIFER FOSTER AND THE AUDACITY

The authentic and electric JENNIFER FOSTER & THE AUDACITY assembles some of Austin and Nashville's finest musicians to create one powerhouse band. At the helm is Jennifer Foster, vocalist and bassist as well as songwriter, lyricist, and arranger of an all-original catalogue inspired by Motown, funk, R&B, blues and rock greats like Donny Hathaway, Aretha Franklin, The Meters and Chaka Khan and Grand Funk. Featuring Dane Farnsworth, Chip Vayenas, Dave Scher, David Jimenez, Uncle Roy & Spice, Megan Graney and more, JENNIFER FOSTER & THE AUDACITY is a sweet and spicy spoonful of the good stuff; guaranteed to hook you with the first note and keep you until the last.


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Grains and Brains Trivia
Oct
28

Grains and Brains Trivia

Grains and Brains is our weekly quizfest hosted by our pals Bailey and Charlie.

The queries are challenging and the stakes are high: winning team gets a $100 gift card, second place gets a $50 gift card.

Every Tuesday, signup starts at 8pm.

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