Austin austin bluegrass music events

The Flying Balalaika Brothers

This trio from Russia play beautiful Russian melodies on the Balalaika instruments while weaving in American bluegrass...

Bottom Dollar String Band, the Bluegrass Outfit

The Bottom Dollar String Band and the Bluegrass Outfit perform live every Monday evening at Flipnotics.

Sour Bridges, Clyde & Clem's Whiskey Business, All My Friends

Central Texas’ only browngrass band Sour Bridges (browngrass: it’s like bluegrass, just a lil’ dirtier) release their sophomore album CATFISH CHARLIE at The Scoot Inn & Bier Garten in Austin on Fri...

The Carper Family

The Austin-based trio of Melissa Carper [upright bass], Beth Chrisman [fiddle], and Jenn Miori [guitar] applies their signature, stunning three-part harmonies to bluegrass, old-time, country and sw...

Old Pecan Street Festival

A Free, family event, Pecan Street Festival is an Austin Tradition—the oldest and largest art festival in Central Texas, with 600 performing and exhibiting artists...

Michael Martin Murphy

Singer-songwriter Michael Martin Murphey continues to push musical boundaries...

The Carper Family, Cindy Cashdollar

With Cindy Cashdollar and other guests!! The Carper Family is a family band like no other, spinning out the effortless harmonies of a born-family with the range and diversity of a made-family...

Flying Balalaika Brothers

This trio from Russia play beautiful Russian melodies on the Balalaika instruments while weaving in American bluegrass...

Bobby McFerrin

Bobby McFerrin spirityouall Presented in partnership with KLRU Ten-time Grammy Award-winner Bobby McFerrin has dazzled audiences all over the world, blurring the distinction between pop music an...

The Avett Brothers, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, Dawes

The Avett Brothers begin another new era of folk with their seventh full-length album, and first for American Recordings/Republic Records, The Carpenter...

Danny Santos y Los Bluegrass Vatos, We Are Blood Bays

The Possum Posse, Zoe Muth

Delta Rae, Jilette Johnson, the Saint Johns

The 12 songs on Carry the Fire display that muscularity, as well as great tenderness and, at times, vulnerability...