Join us at Main Street Yoga for a night of country dancing fun with Missy Beth and the Morning Afters! Dancing to live music is a Texas tradition, and this event is a special request from our community.

Dance lessons will be offered by Greetings From Texas Two-Step from 7:30 - 8:30 pm, then stay after for dancing and a live band until 10:30 pm!

$10 per person, register on Main Street Yoga’s website. Part of the proceeds will benefit the Bastrop Live Music Foundation.

Join us for a fundraiser during (and presented by) the Bastrop Music Festival and hosted by local Bastrop small business The Bearded Baking Company on Saturday, September 28 from 3 - 4:30 PM.

Enjoy music from BLMF Board Members Robert A. Kraft, Daniel Duloux, and Ben Zuniga.

Collected donations will go towards our live music events and programs including Gear for Good and our new Music Mentors Program!

Join us for the next edition of our popular Bastrop Songwriter’s Showcase evenings with special guest Joel McColl.

Joel McColl has been making music in Austin, TX over 40 years. He cut his musical teeth in the coffee houses and folk venues of Oklahoma before hitting the road in the early 70’s. He’s played with Bonnie Raitt, Hoyt Axton, David Bromberg, Kenny Rankin, Iain Matthews, Rusty Wier and others. He had an American Song Festival semifinalist song with “You Depress Me.” He’s also known for his 20 year run as the producer of “O Henry World Championship Pun-Off Content.”

His upcoming single “HUMANKIND” is coming out in October, 2024 and will be available on all the streaming platforms! You can discover his music on his website.

Bastrop Songwriter Showcase is hosted by our Executive Director Robert A. Kraft, who brings in local singer-songwriters to swap songs and talk about their music for live music lovers. Come out and enjoy!

Suggested donation of $5 at the door helps guarantee our musicians a living wage for their work and sustain our local music scene.

Join us at the end of August to celebrate our founder’s birthday, and raise awareness about our newest program - Music Mentors! Food, fun, and socializing to be expected.

Join us for the next edition of our popular Bastrop Songwriter’s Showcase evenings with special guest Luke Daniel.

Luke Daniel is shaking up the Americana music scene and crossing over several genres in the process; Rock & Roll, Country, Blues, and Soul!

“Music was always part of our lives growing up and my dad loved sharing his favorite music with me. We listened to a lot of Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes and B.B. King; but we also listened to Janice Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Jethro Tull and Led Zeppelin.”

You can listen to his music on Spotify and follow him on Instagram.

Bastrop Songwriter Showcase is hosted by our Executive Director Robert A. Kraft, who brings in local singer-songwriters to swap songs and talk about their music for live music lovers. Come out and enjoy!

Suggested donation of $5 at the door helps guarantee our musicians a living wage for their work and sustain our local music scene.

Join us for the next edition of our popular Bastrop Songwriter’s Showcase evenings with special guest Mike Kiddoo.

Mike Kiddoo started as an Austin shock rocker and has redefined his sound into over-the-top pop, taking influence from modern chameleons like Beck and David Bowie.

You can listen to his music on Spotify and follow him on Instagram.

Bastrop Songwriter Showcase is hosted by our Executive Director Robert A. Kraft, who brings in local singer-songwriters to swap songs and talk about their music for live music lovers. Come out and enjoy!

Suggested donation of $5 at the door helps guarantee our musicians a living wage for their work and sustain our local music scene.

Join us in July for Music in the Park at Fisherman's Park Pavilion, hosted by Bastrop Parks and Recreation. We’re welcoming Deer Fellow, an Austin-based indie pop/folk duo with “comforting yet bold musicality.”

“It’s hard to tell where the duo behind Deer Fellow ends and the other begins. Matt and Alyssa’s voices, like instruments, interchange, blend, rise and fall in ways that few duos can achieve. If listeners are lucky enough to catch a live show, they’d be forgiven for mistaking the pair for a full band upon first note. Matt’s guitar looping techniques, skillful chord progressions, and percussive elements, along with Alyssa’s synth backgrounds and bell-clear violin, produce a fulsome sound that is far from the typical duo most listeners have come to expect.” - EASTside Magazine

Bandmates Matt Salois (vocals, guitar) and Alyssa Kelly (vocals, violin, keys) have built a cross-genre sound that “stirs hearts with each carefully crafted note.” The two's intricate vocal harmonies and unique guitar-violin blends have landed them Official SXSW status as well as features in Earmilk, Austin-American Statesman, and KUTX. Get a preview of their sound on Spotify.

Admission is free! This event is family friendly, and we recommend that you bring a blanket or chair.

Join us in July for a Harmony Ridge Concert featuring Sara Hickman with Lance Schriner on guitar and vocals and Kristin deWitt on vocals!

“Sara Hickman is the poster child for ‘Love in the World’. She shares her undiluted energy and good nature through her beautiful, crazy, honest music.” You can get a sneak peek of her wonderful folk/pop sound on Bandcamp.

Location: Neighbor’s Kitchen and Yard 601 Chestnut St. Building C, Bastrop, TX 78602

Doors open at 7:00, music from 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Seating is limited so please bring a folding chair or blanket. Food and beverages are available at the venue, no outside food or beverages are allows in.

Tickets are $10.00 in advance, $15.00 at the gate. Doors at 7:00 pm and music from 8:00 pm until 10:00 pm. Children under 12 are admitted for free!

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Join us for the next edition of our popular Songwriter’s Showcase intimate shows with special guest Jonas Wilson. Jonas Wilson is a multi-instrumentalist touring musician, producer, and music educator. He has been a working musician for 20 years, was the lead guitarist for the award winning music group Heartless Bastards from 2021 - 2023, and is currently performing with multi instrumentalist Alejandro Escavedo and as part of the duo Midnight Stroll with Aaron Behrens of Ghostland Observatory.

You can listen to his albums and EPs on Bandcamp and follow him on Instagram.

Bastrop Songwriter Showcase is hosted by our Executive Director Robert A. Kraft, who brings in local singer-songwriters to play their songs and talk a bit about their music for live music lovers. Come out and enjoy!

Suggested donation of $5 at the door helps guarantee our musicians a living wage for their work and sustain our local music scene.

Join us Thursday, June 13th to welcome Scott Strickland to the next Music in the Park at Fisherman’s Park Pavilion.

Scott Strickland is a singer-songwriter who blends folk, rock, pop, and soul (Seal meets Tracy Chapman).

“It might be the best video, and song, to come out of Austin in the first half of 2022,” Peter Blackstock wrote as he praised the opening track of Scott’s debut album “L.A.,” writing for one of the only two print newspapers in the “Live Music Capital of the World." Hailing from Houston, Texas by way of Nacogdoches, Texas, the accidental musician Scott Strickland now calls Austin his home after residing in the great state’s capital for more than 9 years.

Admission is free! Please join us with your family and friends, and we recommend bringing a blanket or chair.

Music in the Park is a family-friendly monthly concert series brought in partnership with Bastrop Parks and Recreation Department.

Join us for a special Vaudeville-style music and comedy night with comedians Zach Peterson and Trenton Patrick! This dual music and comedy event will be hosted by Robert A. Kraft, who will be singing Jazz standards accompanied by Dan Walton on the piano.

In the tradition of old Vaudeville and Catskills variety shows, we’re looking forward to two local comedians and two local musicians entertaining us with jokes and jazzy tunes. See you there!

$10 cover at the door helps guarantee our performers a living wage for their work and sustain our local music scene.

DATE CHANGE - Due to expected weather conditions this event is RESCHEDULED to Thursday, May 23 from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Join us in May for another lovely Music in the Park event, hosted by Bastrop Parks and Recreation. We’re excited to welcome Chris Hawkes and Brian Pounds to Fisherman’s Park…

Brian Pounds and Chris Hawkers bring soulful, folk-inspired harmony vocals, skillful guitar and heartfelt lyrics, interspersed with the comedic banter of two buddies.

Listen to Chris Hawkes on Spotify.

Listen to Brian Pounds on Soundcloud.

Admission is free! Please join us for beautiful spring weather and bring a blanket or chair.

Join the Bastrop music community at our monthly Musicians Mixer, coming up Tuesday, May 7 at 602 Brewing Co. No jams, no live music, just local musicians making friends and talking shop.

All Bastrop musicians are invited, no matter the instrument or skill level. See you there!

Our next Bastrop Songwriters Showcase features Steve Carter, who is best known for his energetic and charming country songwriting. He sold over 400,000 copies of his CDs in Europe, making him a double platinum artist! His album, “In Love Again”, can be streamed on Spotify.

We hope to see you there!

Suggested donation of $5 at the door helps guarantee our musicians a living wage for their work and sustain our local music scene.

Get ready for our next Music in the Park, hosted by Bastrop Parks and Recreation. We’re excited to welcome Julie Nolen and Evelyn Jackson to Fisherman’s Park!

Julie Nolen’s sound can be described as rock-country with Americana roots. She is “known for her energetic, passionate performances and well-crafted songwriting matched with her dynamic unmistakable voice.”

Evelyn Jackson, joined by Aidan Sweeney, is known for writing raw, soulful lyrics paired with a sound that is a mixture of Americana, rock, folk, and blues. According to a review, “Her songwriting is a melodious journal that portrays honest, poetic stories of the deepest felt emotions in this adventure that is life.”

Admission is free! Please join us for beautiful spring weather and bring a blanket or chair.

Be sure to come out to hear the incredible Sarah Price for this edition of the Bastrop Songwriters Showcase! She’s been described as “a voice that brings to mind the honesty of Joni Mitchell and the sweetness of Alison Krauss.” Sarah’s Indie-Folk songwriting is sure to feel like home! (Check out her single on Spotify or Apple Music!)

Suggested donation of $5 at the door helps guarantee our musicians a living wage for their work and sustain our local music scene.