NOTES FROM THE AUSTIN MUSIC MAP
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Texas release guideFEATURED · October 13, 2026
The Texas collaborators released a fully Spanish re-recording October 5, then gave it its first live performance during Musgraves’ second Austin night at Moody Center.
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Antone’s lists a 6 p.m. door and 7 p.m. show for tonight’s 21-and-up Blue Monday, while Soul Man Sam’s own calendar publishes a 9:30–11 p.m. slot.
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The student ensemble from Austin’s historically Black university opens Sunday on the Tito’s stage after the university jazz program’s third-place national finish.
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The Austin four-piece starts ACL Fest’s Saturday local lineup at 12:45 p.m. on the Tito’s stage, bringing a catalog led by its 2025 debut album Heart is Alive!.
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The Dallas band’s six-date Texas run reaches Haute Spot on Saturday. The venue lists 6 p.m. doors in Cedar Park, while the band’s tour page labels the stop Leander.
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Kaytee Klink and Mike Bass share Mozart’s Main Deck tonight, but the official venue and artist-facing listings disagree by one hour. Here is what each source actually says.
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Six days after his first ACL Fest set, Austin singer-songwriter Elijah Delgado opens for World Famous Pets at an official ACL Fest Nights show downtown.
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Confucius Jones brings a three-hour funk set to Radio/East on Saturday while every ticket-sale dollar supports The Black Fund of Central Texas and Black Leaders Collective.
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Jimmie Vaughan, Mark Hummel, Anson Funderburgh and six more named players gather at Antone’s tonight for a tribute to swamp-blues architect Lazy Lester.
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KUTX has named Austin Latin-fusion quintet lluvii its October Artist of the Month as the band releases “Junii (llámame)” and prepares for an ACL Fest Weekend Two debut.
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Austin soul band Tomar & The FCs plays a free, all-ages 1–4 p.m. show today at Devil’s Backbone Tavern in Fischer, backed by the band’s latest album, Soul Searching.
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Austin rap trio FreeBloo&theFreak celebrates its 10-track debut album, The Fathoming, with a four-act, 21-and-up release party at Hole in the Wall on October 3.
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Austin-based Brazilian multi-instrumentalist Eli Menezes releases his first solo record, LoFi Black Tie, with an all-ages October 29 show at The 04 Center.
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Austin Texas Musicians brings its free monthly industry mixer and open mic to How Much?! Studios on October 6, with advance RSVP required.
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The Austin six-piece previews its third album with Sam Cooper and Mid Range Jumper at a 21-and-up Hole in the Wall release show on October 8.
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The two songwriters bring a collaborative folk set to the City of Austin’s intimate Lamar Senior Activity Center listening room on October 3.
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David Garza, Gina Chavez, Bruce Robison, Real Bossa and Tekle Mezghebe lead a free East Austin benefit for Casa Marianella’s legal-services work.
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The Hill Country artist’s 11-song reimagining is available now, pairing the Byrds’ country-rock sequence with Nash’s ambient Americana vocabulary.
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The Cali salsa sextet headlines an all-ages Saturday bill with Austin’s Los Alcos and wicho, presented by Radio/East, Howdy Gals and KUTX Horizontes.
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The four-city anniversary run closes outdoors at Mohawk on December 3, with the 2016 album performed front-to-back and a November 13 reissue arriving first.
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General admission returns October 24–25, with an early-shopper day October 23. The organizer has published prices and hours, but its ticket page gives conflicting availability signals.
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The Austin sister trio’s new Lucky Hound Music album pairs an 11-song sequence with guest appearances from Charanga Cakewalk and the Peterson Brothers.
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Eric Clapton brings the benefit festival to Moody Center for two different nights, with Gary Clark Jr., Jimmie Vaughan and a current lineup that no longer includes Pete Townshend.
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The Austin Americana, soul and blues-rock artist marks a new album with a full-band, all-ages South Lamar show featuring Deer Fellow.
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The heavy-music gathering opens at Sagebrush, moves to two stages at The Far Out Lounge, and returns to Sagebrush for Sunday’s finale—with John Garcia now leading Friday’s bill.
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The Trail Conservancy’s Wednesday series brings LeTrainiump, RENU, Grace Rowland, Stephanie Bergara and The Animeros to the Butler Trail for five free early-evening performances.
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The Austin performer’s first official solo full-length moves through rock, pop, R&B and quieter songwriting across a compact 28-minute sequence.
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The Austin songwriter’s new album pairs a live-room ensemble with two reinterpretations, a Jolie Holland duet and a 500-copy vinyl pressing.
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The Austin quartet’s album-length collection joins its 2024 singles and 2025 EP with three new songs recorded at Test Tube Audio.
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The Austin bassist and songwriter built her first full-length album as a 10-song portrait of the musicians, rooms and relationships that sustain a local career.
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The six daily schedules are posted, both three-day GA options are on waitlist, and Sunday remains the clearest direct-buy route into Zilker Park.
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The four-day Hill Country fundraiser pairs free Texas wine and beer tastings with Robert Earl Keen, Shane Smith & the Saints, The SteelDrivers and an all-star Sunday finale.
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The Austin-based Grammy winner turns a handwritten reminder into a 10-song roots record about gratitude, transition and choosing herself.
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A rare Red River property listing puts two Austin music institutions in the same uncertain conversation. Neither venue has announced a closure, and both remain active.
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Austin’s Grocery Bag turn a self-produced six-song EP into a bigger hometown moment, with KUTX recognition and an all-ages Mohawk date opening for POND.
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Austin psych mainstays Holy Wave sharpen their drift into 10 deliberate tracks, then return home for an all-ages Halloween bill at the Far Out.
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The Austin trio turns classic country tension into a new slow-dance single, then brings it home to Central Machine Works on November 7.
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Four days, more than 20 shows and no single gate: here is how to turn LEVITATION’s newly released schedule into a workable Austin weekend.
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Austin’s free, citywide festival turns one Tuesday into 250-plus performances—and directs the attention toward healthcare for the musicians making them happen.
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Roger Sellers turns anxiety, grief and renewed creative belief into a compact new Bayonne record—then brings the Filters tour home to Mohawk.
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The City of Austin’s fall Nexus round offers $5,000 and $10,000 awards for public creative projects. Here is what local musicians should prepare before applications open.
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The Louisiana-raised, Austin-based singer-songwriter joins country piano, blues, horns, slide guitar and honky-tonk into a sound she calls ‘Swampytonkin.’
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Five familiar Austin musicians turn three basses, two percussionists and a Lake Travis recording sprint into a borderless new band.
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Cimafunk, Chuwi, Combo Chimbita and a deep Texas contingent turn Radio/East into a one-night global music route with a mental-health mission.
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The Austin trio turns cumbia, bolero, mambo and psychedelic guitar into a vivid debut produced by Dan Auerbach—and celebrates it tonight on South Congress.
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Dom Sena and Austin Barker turn a run of Austin-made singles into a concise, self-produced debut that documents the duo’s first three years.
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Montclair, LeTrainiump, Kohanna and Soto The Activist take the Antone’s stage before a second day of candid music-industry feedback and networking.
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