Presenting singers and songwriters since 1970, Anderson Fair Retail Restaurant is a legendary folk and acoustic music listening room in the historic Montrose area of Houston, TX. The intimate venue is known for its brick floors and for featuring original singer-songwriters from Texas and beyond. ...

Arlington Music Hall in Arlington, TX, is an intimate auditorium showcasing top country music performers since opening in 1950. ...

Established in 1979, Cactus Café & Bar is one of Austin’s premier listening rooms. The Cactus is an intimate live music performance venue with a national reputation for showcasing the top local, regional, national and international acoustic music acts. The Cactus Café is located in the southwest corner of the historic Texas Union building on the campus of The University of Texas at Austin. ...

Open since 1986, Club Dada Dallas is the best live music venue in Deep Ellum featuring indoor and outdoor stages. The colorful, brick-walled venue presents local bands and DJs. Most shows at Dada are all ages while most DJ nights are 21+.  ...

Located across the street from Emancipation Park in Houston’s Third Ward, the historic Eldorado Ballroom at Project Row Houses originally opened in 1939. The ground floor of the venue features a café and local market, an art gallery, and community meeting spaces. Upstairs is the 300-capacity ballroom, an incredible venue for live music, dancing and other gatherings. The intimate venue has a second-floor outdoor deck offering spectacular views of downtown Houston. The annex, courtyard, and terrace offer additional areas for events.The Eldorado is owned by the nonprofit Project Row Houses, while Lucille’s Hospitality Group and Lucille’s 1913 operate the ballroom. ...

Empire is a modern music space in Austin’s Red River Cultural District boasting three unique stages: the former auto shop known as the GARAGE (1050 cap), the indoor CONTROL ROOM (350 cap), and the creekside outdoor PATIO (200 cap). ...

Grand Stafford Theater is the premier live music venue of the Brazos Valley located in a century-old building in the heart of Bryan’s Cultural Arts District in historic downtown Bryan, TX. Grand Stafford Theater has been carefully redesigned to offer the highest in production standards to local and touring performers with detailed attention to sound design, technology, professional lighting, and acoustics. ...

Katie’s Bar is a full-service live music venue in Bacliff, TX, presenting extraordinary music in an intimate setting. The bar is non-smoking indoors with an outdoor patio. ...

Located in Dallas’ historic Deep Ellum neighborhood, Ruins is a Mexican restaurant and club with live music from local, regional and national acts, as well as weekend dance parties and weekly karaoke. In back, The Limbo Room’s candle lit and art-filled interior provides an intimate experience for live shows, cocktail style parties, receptions, corporate events, charity fundraisers, and more. ...

Love & War in Texas is part ranch house dining, part iconic music venue, and part Hill Country hangout. The intimacy of the historic stage is part of what has made Love & War in Texas a true destination for locals, visitors, singer-songwriters and their fans. Although you’ll mostly hear country music, some nights you can enjoy Texas rock or blues. Catch national music acts on weekends, with up-and-coming artists taking the stage almost every night of the week. ...

Known as “Five Points’ Backyard,” Love Buzz is a bar and live music venue in the Five Points neighborhood of El Paso, TX. Love Buzz is furnished with mid-century modern decor and features the best patio in the city. ...

Main Street Crossing is a listening room, concert hall, community center, church, private venue, and nonprofit organization located in historic Old Town Tomball, TX, outside of Houston. ...

McGonigel’s Mucky Duck, off Norfolk St in the Upper Kirby area, is an intimate Irish pub with the livest music in Texas, craft beer, wine and liquor and great food. The Houston pub features game nights, bar & grill, concert events, and a huge Saint Patrick’s Day party. ...

The historic Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe is the best place to listen to live music in Galveston County. The music venue features Americana, folk, blues, and acoustic bands, with local, national and international acts.  Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe only hosts original music, no cover or tribute bands. ...

Scout Bar is a concert lounge bringing the Clear Lake area the best in live music from national touring artists, to local and regional bands. Scout Bar features a large outdoor patio, two bars, and a separate room with a DJ and dance floor. Scout Bar is located in Webster near Houston, TX. ...

Songbird Live is “the best little listening room in Texas” and the place to see performances by professional jazz, blues, folk, Irish and singer/songwriter artists. Located in historic downtown Cleburne, TX, this intimate venue promotes world class musicians in a smoke-free setting outfitted with great sound, stage, lighting, comfortable seats, and a heck of a video setup. ...

Established in 1988, The Balcony Club is an intimate jazz lounge next to the historic Lakewood Theater in the Lakewood neighborhood of East Dallas, TX. The Balcony offers exceptional live jazz, blues, classic rock, and R&B seven nights a week. ...

The Bugle Boy is a listening room where artists perform original music from a wide range of musical styles including folk, blues, rock, soul, R&B, jazz and more. Most concerts are live streamed. ...

Opened in 1955, The Continental Club is one the oldest running clubs and an intimate live music venue in South Austin, TX. This historic bar has rows of high-top seating with a bar along one wall. ...

The Free Man Cajun Cafe & Lounge in Dallas, TX, has live music on two stages every night of the week. There is jazz/swing/dixieland from 7-10 PM and 2-5 PM on Sundays, and on the Frenchman Stage there is rock, alt-rock, alt-country, folk, punk or hip hop from 10-1:30 AM. ...

Originally built in 1887, The Kenney Store in Kenney, TX, has live music almost every night of the week. Two-step, waltz, or line-dance under the neon lights. Drink a few ice cold beers, specialty wines, or signature drinks from the full bar. Devour in-home cooking for lunch or dinner. ...

Nestled in the heart of the bustling Historic Granbury Square, The New Granbury Live is a destination for live performance enthusiasts of all kinds. This intimate 270-seat facility gets you up close with some of the best acts in Texas. ...

Located in Houston’s East Downtown neighborhood, The Secret Group is a bar and multi-purpose entertainment venue featuring local and nationally touring comedians and musical acts. The Secret Group offers a full bar, a selection of draft and can beers, and ciders. Try comedy open mic up to five nights a week. ...

White Oak Music Hall is a five-acre, three-stage indoor/outdoor live music complex located just north of downtown Houston, TX. The White Oak Upstairs is capable of supporting up to 200 attendees. White Oak Downstairs is a 1000-capacity music hall. The Lawn is an outdoor amphitheater with a capacity of over 3,000. Programmed by concert booking and promotions company Pegstar Concerts, WOMH hosts hundreds of live performance events each year from all genres, featuring both local and nationally touring artists. ...