Everything About Music In Austin

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We appreciate you joining us for this deep dive into everything about music in Austin that should only take a few short minutes to read. Of course this is a really broad topic but we will do our best to share as much info as possible while doing our best to not waste your time.

Getting things going will be a list of the best musical instrument stores in your area. There will even be separate lists for where to buy guitars and the top drum shops in town and while some may quibble about which store should go in which list we will do our best to get things sorted out for you.

Where to get a broken instrument repaired will follow that up. There are many repair companies that can tune a piano, repair a guitar, or work on all varieties of band instruments.

Once all the instrument talk is out of the way we will pivot to local music classes and lessons for kids or adults before moving on to stores for music lovers that sell vintage CD’s and records. You can find numerous places to be entertained at the best concert halls and live music venues near you.

Bars and restaurants with live music will get a shout out as well. A discussion about the Austin music calendar wouldn’t be complete without mentioning some great festivals and events either.

At the end we will share a map to help you find these stores or venues, and you are all welcome to read more about the scene in some other towns around the Midwest if interested.

Musical Instrument Stores In Austin

The best musical instrument stores near you would be:

Strait Music Company sells pianos, guitars, drums, pro audio gear, organs, keyboards, sheet music, and other band and orchestra instruments in your area plus they provide rentals and repairs.

There’s a huge inventory of violins, violas, cellos, basses, and bows at Blackerby Violin Shop in addition to exceptional local instrument repairs.

Mutant Music Store sells cool and uniquely rare guitars, amps, electronics, and accessories.

At Craig’s Violins in Lakeway you can find vintage and new violins, violas, cellos, basses, and bows or rent instruments plus they offer violin and viola lessons.

There are a variety of pianos sold at Renaissance Piano in Georgetown like spinets and upright pianos including consoles for every budget and need.

Where To Buy Guitars

If you are specifically trying to buy a guitar or guitar accessories check out:

Landis Guitars sells a wide range of high quality handmade guitars plus they do repairs and setups.

A wide range of services including guitar repair, painting, refinishing, basic setups, electrical, and more are provided at Mythic Guitar Company along with a line of budget friendly, handbuilt, stylish, and CAD designed customized guitars.

Since 1998 Austin Vintage Guitars has been selling new, used, and vintage guitars as well as repairing instruments.

Austin Guitar House sells acoustic and electric guitars, amps, and accessories.

An extensive selection of high quality new and used guitars, vintage guitars, basses, and amps have been sold at Guitar Rez for nearly 40 years.

Erlewine Guitars provides exceptional repairs and customization for your well loved guitars.

Music Fox in Lakeway sells brand new and exclusively modified guitars from world renowned Japanese manufacturers like Alvarez, Ibanez, and Takamine.

Music lessons including guitar and piano among all other instruments are offered at Ken’z Guitars in Georgetown.

Various selection of amps, drums, keyboards, recording gear, DJ equipment, lighting, and more from top brands like Fender, Gibson, and others including lessons and rental services are available at the Guitar Center in Round Rock and the other locations around the metro.

Plenty of the shops in our initial instrument section are also good places to buy guitars around the metro.

Drum Shops Near You

And for the best drum shops visit:

Tommy’s Drum Shop sells a large range of drums and percussion instruments in your area.

Of course many of the stores from our previous lists will sell drums here too.

Instrument Repairs

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You can get quality instrument repair services in Austin at:

Austin Keyboards Repair provides services and customization for nearly all brands of stringed and fretted instruments.

All your guitar and bass repair and modification needs are fulfilled at South Austin Guitar Repair.

Better Than New Band Repair in Round Rock offers instrument repairs, rentals, and sales including accessories for beginners to professionals in marching bands, concert bands, and orchestras.

You can visit Frank Noone’s Speedy Guitar Service for an exceptional guitar repair experience.

More local instrument repairs are available at Strait Music Company, Blackerby Violin Shop, Landis Guitars, Mythic Guitar, Austin Vintage Guitars, and Erlewine Guitars who we have previously linked you to.

Music Lessons

Taking music lessons at these schools can level up your game in a hurry:

Banjo, bass, clarinet, flute, drums, guitar, harmonica, mandolin, piano, saxophone, trombone, trumpet, ukulele, violin, viola, and voice lessons near you are available in person, virtual, or hybrid at Out Of This World Music School.

The high end studio at Northwest School of Music teaches students a variety of instruments including piano, voice, guitar, bass, ukulele, drums, violin, cello, and flute.

Eastside Music School provides custom tailored private music lessons as well as online music instruction in guitar, piano, voice, drums, and a lot more instruments.

A wide variety of musical instrument lessons for students of all ages and levels are featured at Greater Austin Music Academy including for piano, guitar, violin, viola, cello, flute, clarinet, sax, voice, trumpet, and ukulele as well as composition, music theory, and other instruments.

There are numerous fascinating music lessons for people of all ages including conventional instruments and modern workshops like DJ lessons, music production, and lessons for hearing impaired provided at Lone Star School of Music.

Orpheus Academy of Music has locations in Austin and Cedar Park that both provide various programs in guitar, piano, and violin as well as singing and voice lessons, group musicianship classes, and summer music camps for all ages.

Round Rock Music School offers private music lessons in piano, guitar, violin, bass, ukulele, voice, saxophone, and flute plus music production for all ages.

There’s in person and online music lessons in drums, guitar, keyboard, and vocals available at School of Rock Round Rock for students of all ages.

At Premier Music Academy you can learn piano, guitar, vocals, drums, violin, viola, cello, flute, trumpet, ukulele, and more.

You can also head to Velocity Music Academy for their wide range of group music classes and private lessons for both children and adults of all ages to include piano, voice, guitar, violin, viola and cello.

Clark’s Music Class in Georgetown offers professional music instruction on acoustic and electric guitar, ukulele, piano, keyboard, bass guitar, drums, and music theory.

Numerous musical instrument lessons in your area are available at Dolce Music Studio including for piano, voice, guitar, ukulele, mandolin, banjo, electric bass, drums, violin, viola, cello, woodwind, and brass.

Leander Music School has a proven track record of offering quality music, piano, guitar, voice, singing, and drum lessons.

Both private music lessons and group classes for all ages and skill levels are offered at Lone Star School of Music in Lakeway to include traditional instruments, voice, guitar, piano, violin, brass, woodwind, and drums.

Keys of Piano Music Studio features private piano lessons for all ages and skill levels.

Renaissance Piano, Craig’s Violins, Ken’z Guitars, and Guitar Center all offer lessons too and we have linked you to them in other sections.

CD & Record Stores

Some of our favorite stores for local music lovers with lots of vintage CD’s and records are:

Antone’s Record Shop sells new and used vinyl records in your area along with CD’s, turntables, and posters.

Both new arriving and used CD’s and records including RSD and a variety of other CD’s are sold at End Of An Ear.

Breakaway Records sells all kinds of CD’s and music.

Piranha Records in Round Rock offers an array of products like old and new vinyl records, CD’s, and DVD’s plus clothing and incense.

Live Music Venues

These Austin live music venues are great places to see a concert or performance:

For the past 40 years Antone’s Nightclub has welcomed a range of blues and performers across the country as well as developing local musicians.

Historic Scoot Inn is a great option for live music, comedy, entertainment, and sumptuous drinks.

You can generally expect that some sort of live music or DJ evenings will be going down at The Hole in the Wall.

Cactus Cafe features live music near you every day of the week.

ACL Live is a premier 2,750 person capacity live music venue that hosts about 100 concerts every year.

The Backyard offers a diverse food selection, beverages, and music in a culture centered scene across its 35 acres’ space.

Head over to Round Rock Amp that was built amongst the trees of the former McNeil Park with a convertible general admission area and reserved seating to accommodate many types of events including concerts, festivals, and community events.

You can also visit Haute Spot for their fully shaded outdoor areas by a grove of 100 year oaks, unique and intimate indoor spaces that are perfect for corporate events and parties, a concert audio experience, and excellent food and beverage options.

Restaurants With Live Music

Have a nice meal and enjoy good music at these restaurants:

At Geraldine’s you can try their delectable cuisines while enjoying live music in a relaxed setting.

Many people appreciate the live music, great food, wines, and cocktails at Stubb’s Bar-B-Q.

Head over to Lamberts’ for live music every Saturday.

Featured at Hi Hat Public House are carefully curated craft beer wall, wines, cocktails, and upmarket bar food as well as live music.

Cork and Barrel Craft Kitchen + Microbrewery is one of the ideal destinations to meet up, wine and dine, drink a pint, enjoy live music, or watch your favorite sports team in one of the 13 indoor and outdoor TV’s.

Ice cold beer and margaritas along with vibrant live music performances are offered at The Alcove Cantina.

Roots provides delicious handcrafted eats, over 50 craft beers, and excellent wine selections plus a full calendar of live music and fun interactive weekly events.

A diverse selection of inventive dishes, high quality spirits, and classic cocktails as well as local, craft, seasonal, and traditional beers with weekly live music are featured at Hard Count Kitchen and Cocktails.

Hops and Thyme serves high quality made from scratch food in a beer garden and a full bar with a beautiful shaded patio along with live music, friendly service, and a cozy atmosphere.

Bars With Live Music In Austin

Plus there are bars that play live music too:

The Continental Club is a haven for roots, rockabilly, country, swing, rock, and blues music  in your area every night of the week.

There’s live jazz every night at Elephant Room.

Firehouse Lounge features a diverse live music lineup including some of the top jazz and blues performers, rock and roll bands, and DJ’s.

There’s local live musical entertainment, major sporting events on multiple HD TV’s, tons of happy hour specials, and more available at Round Rock Tavern.

You can enjoy from a huge draft beer selection, great food, and cocktails on tap along with live music and events at Long Branch Saloon.

The Brass Tap offers over 200 craft beers from around the globe, daily specials, live music, and unique events in a relaxed and cozy atmosphere.

A wide variety of superior locally crafted beers served on tap and delicious fare along with live music are offered at The Dig Pub.

The Fieldhouse at the Crossover features volleyball and pickleball courts, outdoor movie theater, live music, and arcade games as well as indoor and outdoor sports on TV’s.

LT Corner Pub is a sports tavern with an Irish flair providing live entertainment Tuesday through Saturday nights.

Music Festivals In Your Area

And finally for the top music festivals near you:

South By Southwest is one of the best music festivals in Austin (if not the world) that takes place each March and brings in some of the biggest bands and performers in the world. People travel to town for it from all across the country each year.

You may also be interested in our posts about the top:

Enjoy The Austin Local Music Scene

Well guys, we tried cover as much as we possibly could. You read about the best musical instrument stores, drum and guitar shops, instrument repair services, where to go for lessons, vintage CD and record stores, concert halls and other live music venues like bars and restaurants, plus the best festivals near you.

Anyone that is still here probably knows bit about the local music scene themselves. If so feel free to tell us if we got anything incorrect, if we left any cool spots out, or just share your own thoughts in the comments at the end of the post. Now go have fun enjoying the music in Austin.

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