Join us every Sunday in July for a special showcase of Texas talent!

Fundraiser for Kerr County Flood Relief! Wednesday July 23rd at Neighbor’s at 6:00pm.

Join us every Sunday in July for a special showcase of Texas talent…

Join us for our monthly Open Mic night at Gracie’s off Main Street, every third Tuesday of the month.

Join us every Sunday in July for a special showcase of Texas talent…

Join us every Sunday in July for a special showcase of Texas talent…

We’re excited to launch our BLMF Community Workshop Series!

Join us for regular educational events focused on sharing knowledge about the music industry, including our first event focused on personal wellness for industry success…

Join us for a beautiful evening of music along the Colorado River.

Robert A. Kraft  is based out of Austin, TX. His soulful Sixties and Seventies-inspired Original R&B has been moving hearts and packing dance floors for over 30 years. His latest CD "North Bishop Ave." (under the rubric The Robert Kraft Trio) has been getting spins across the United States and in the UK, Europe, and, oddly, New Zealand! He is in the studio now, recording new original material for his upcoming CD  "730 kHz", due for release in Spring of 2024.

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Phil Hurley has been playing in bands since he was eight years old.  He moved from his hometown of Potsdam, NY to Boston, MA in 1987 with his band Gigolo Aunts.  Gigolo Aunts had a major label deal with RCA and toured extensively in the US and Europe with groups such as the Counting Crows, Cranberries, Wallflowers, and The Lemonheads. They recorded music for films including:

That Thing You Do, The River Wild, Swimming With Sharks, The Buddy System, In the Army Now, and the title track to Dumb and Dumber, "Where I Find My Heaven." ​
Phil Hurley then went on to tour with Tracy Bonham for her platinum record "The Burdens of Being Upright."
After relocating to Seattle, WA, he continued to make music with groups like The Tycoons (Chris Ballew, PUSA), Shuggie, and The Hula Bees. He was one of the first employees at the much-celebrated shop, Emerald City Guitars. Phil Hurley was hand-selected to open the Sky Church at the Experience Music Project.​ After a brief stint in Amsterdam, Phil Hurley was once again making music – this time in Los Angeles. He performed in the original cast of the hit show Rock of Ages.  He worked in sales, and as a guitar specialist at Westwood Music, and as a guitar specialist for James Trussart, developing some of his first demo videos.  He wrote the theme songs for HBOs Lucky Louie, The Greg Behrendt Show, and Weeds. He created the celebrated country-rock group Stonehoney with fellow LA singer-songwriters Shawn Davis, Nick Randolph, and Dave Phenicie in 2006.  Stonehoney toured extensively across the U.S. and found their musical home when they relocated to Austin, TX in 2009, signing to Jimmy LaFave's Music Road Records.​

In Austin, Phil Hurley continued his success playing guitar with Jimmy LaFave, and recording with artists such as Hal Ketchum and Wendi Waldman. He is a founding member of South Austin Moonlighters.  The South Austin Moonlighters have released four albums, garnering regional radio and touring success.​ Phil Hurley released his solo album Nowhere Left To Run, produced by Chris Gage in 2019. His second solo album released in February 2024.

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An active performing songwriter in the ‘90s, Susan Lindfors Taylor played regularly around Texas in listening rooms such as Anderson Fair, Cactus Cafe, Chicago House, Uncle Calvin’s. Her tours farther afield included songwriter rounds at the esteemed Bluebird Cafe (Nashville) and concerts at several New England venues including Caffe Lena (Saratoga Springs), Club Passim (Cambridge), the Clark Art Institute (Williamstown, MA) and Godfrey Daniels (Bethlehem, PA). She has performed on Austin City Limits twice (John Gorka and Eric Taylor) and has also supported and shared stages with Don McLean, John Gorka, Bill Morrissey, Livingston Taylor, Cliff Eberhardt and others. She was a finalist twice in the Telluride Troubadour Contest and once at Rocky Mountain Folks Festival. As she became an established artist on the ‘90s Austin music scene, she and Jimmy LaFave were regular hosts of a popular Monday open mic night in Austin, supporting fellow emerging songwriters such as Diana Jones, Slaid Cleaves and Guy Forsyth. 

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Hailing from the land of highways and diners, songsmith Mike Kiddoo left the New Jersey 'burbs in search of his artistic home. He, first, made his way north, earning a degree in writing from Emerson College in Boston, MA. Then in 2010, he and three other graduates blindly boarded a plane to Texas. After a decade of "keeping Austin weird," Kiddoo put his feather boa aside and returned to his roots as an acoustic-strumming singer-songwriter. He found his current home just 30 miles from Austin in the quaint, historic town of Bastrop, TX. While working passionately to grow and nurture the Bastrop music scene, Mike juggles his band KNETX (pronounced kinetics), his duo When Sarah Met Mike (with songstress Sarah Price), and his solo act. Despite his limitations as a juggler, he puts his heart into everything he does. You can expect new releases from all three projects in 2025. 

Join us for a beautiful evening of music at Fisherman’s Park Pavilion along the Colorado River.

Join us Thursday, May 22 for a FREE fundraiser concert featuring performances from Robert A. Kraft, Daniel Ducloux, and The Shambah Las (Phil Hurley & Band)

Join us Thursday, April 24 for a beautiful evening of music in the Park at Fisherman’s Park Pavilion along the Colorado River.

Music starts at 6 pm and runs until 8 pm with two wonderful musicians, Ruby Dice @rubydice & Giulia Millanta @giuliamillanta!

Come out, bring your family and friends, and enjoy out beautiful park and local musicians!

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

Join us in July for Music in the Park at Fisherman's Park Pavilion, hosted by Bastrop Parks and Recreation. We’re welcoming Todd Roth and Alex Henley.

Schedule:

6:00 pm Todd Roth

7:00 pm Alex Henley

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

Join us for our monthly Open Mic night at Gracie’s off Main Street, every third Tuesday of the month. Show up and listen to the tunes, or bring your instrument and share your musical musings!

Tuesday, March 18 from 6 PM - 8 PM at Gracie’s (706 Pine St, Bastrop, 78602).

No cover, please support the venue. Presented by BLMF and hosted by Robert A. Kraft.

Join us in February for Music in the Park at Fisherman's Park Pavilion, hosted by Bastrop Parks and Recreation. We’re welcoming Nichole Wagner and Jenny Reynolds.

Schedule:

6:00 pm Nichole Wagner

7:00 pm Jenny Reynolds

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

Join us for our monthly Open Mic night at Gracie’s off Main Street, third Tuesday of the month. Show up and listen to the tunes, or bring your instrument and share your musical musings!

Tuesday, February 18 from 6 PM - 8 PM at Gracie’s (706 Pine St, Bastrop, 78602).

No cover, please support the venue. Presented by BLMF and hosted by Robert A. Kraft.

Join us for our first Open Mic night at Gracie’s off Main Street. Show up and listen to the tunes, or bring your instrument and share your musical musings!

Tuesday, January 21 from 6 PM - 8 PM at Gracie’s (706 Pine St, Bastrop, 78602).

No cover, please support the venue. Presented by BLMF and hosted by Robert A. Kraft.

To perform, pre-register by messaging us on Facebook or Instagram. Sign-ups will also be available on-site, but it’s best to register ahead of time to guarantee a slot.

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

Chris Beall is a singer, songwriter, guitarist, and producer whose music has been featured on numerous Americana radio stations and music venues. He is part of the The South Austin Moonlighters and been featured on the Texas Touring Roster.

“Chris is the quintessential independent artist, he is the poster child for the new alternative music industry.” - Texas Commission of the Arts

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

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 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.