We’re incredibly lucky. Austin is one of the best cities to live in as a swing dancer. There are a lot of great venues to dance at and bands to dance to around the city. Below are some resources for finding the hotspots as well as links to some of our favorite venues and bands.

Check out Austin Swing Syndicate’s Facebook Page and Facebook Group, the Austin Swing Dancers Facebook Page and Instagram, as well as Four on the Floor’s Facebook Page for more great resources of what is going on around town, updated by both organizers and members of our scene.

And for an even more info packed format, follow and subscribe to the Austin Swing Dancers calendar to never miss an event.

Calendar:

February 2025

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
  • First Saturday Swing w/ Vintage Ties Quartet
2
  • Moon Maker Jazz Trio Debut!
  • Swingin' Triple Header!
3
  • Swing Nite at Radio East with the Golden Hour Quintet
4
  • Doin' The Jive - Classic Choreo Class February
5
6
  • February Swing Dance Classes
  • Austin Swing Syndicate Dance
7
  • Go Swing!
8
9
  • Golden Hour Jazz Jam
10
  • Swing Nite at RADIO/EAST
11
12
  • The Hot Rhythm Family Jam Pre-Party
13
  • February Swing Dance Classes
  • Floyd Domino’s All-Stars LIVE at The Fed
14
  • Floyd Domino’s All-Stars LIVE at The Fed
  • Hot Rhythm Holiday 2025
15
  • Hot Rhythm Holiday 2025
16
  • Hot Rhythm Holiday 2025
  • Jazz Djam! Django Jamming music @Batch (#30)
17
  • Swing Nite at RADIO/EAST
  • Swing Nite at Radio East with Swingeroo Combo
18
  • Floyd Domino's All Stars
19
20
  • February Swing Dance Classes
  • Austin Swing Syndicate Dance
21
22
23
  • Golden Hour Jazz Jam
24
  • Swing Nite at Radio East with Ryan Gould & The Little Kings
  • Swing Nite at RADIO/EAST
25
  • Doin' The Jive - Classic Choreo Class February
26
27
  • February Swing Dance Classes
  • Austin Swing Syndicate Dance
28
  • Rent Party at Batch

Venues:

Bands:

Thanks to community member Sammy Epstein for putting together this great list of bands in Austin. If you’d like to be added to the list, or see any inactive bands that should be removed, please get in touch via our Contact Form.

Facebook Page Website
Aunt Ruby’s Sweet Jazz Babies www.arsjb.com/
Blue Dot Swing https://www.bluedotswing.com/
Brooks Prumo Orchestra www.brooksprumoorchestra.com
Casa Loma Playboys
Cats and the Canary catsandthecanary.bandcamp.com/
Combo Mahalo
Continental Graffiti
Dan Walton’s Jump Swing Imperials www.danwaltonmusic.com/imperials/
Devan Jones & The Uptown Stomp www.devanjones.com/
Dirty River Jazz Band https://www.dirtyriverjazzband.com/
Djamberry caravan http://earivas2.wixsite.com/djamberry-caravan
East Side Dandies
Eight 1/2 Souvenirs
Floyd Domino’s All Stars
Georgia Parker Swing Band
Gin Racers
Golden Hour Quartet
Hancock’s Jazz Serenaders
Hollywood Revue thehollywoodrevue.bandcamp.com/
Hot Club of Austin www.hotclubofaustin.com/
Hot Club of Cowtown www.hotclubofcowtown.com/
Hot Texas Swing Band www.hottexasswingband.com/
Ida Red
Jitterbug Vipers http://www.thejitterbugvipers.com/
La Grosse Tete lagrossetete.com
Lonestar Debonairs
Lucky Strikes  www.luckystrikes.com/
Manifest Moustache
Rent Party www.rentpartyatx.com/
Rockstep Relevators
Sahara Swingtet
Sammy’s Satin Sounds www.reverbnation.com/sammyssatinsounds
Scrapelli scrapelli.bandcamp.com
Selmer’s Arch selmersarch.com/
Snorky’s Rhythm Kings soundcloud.com/snorkys
Swing Shift Trio www.swingshifttrio.com/
Swingsters
Texas Moaners
The Charlie Christians
The Copa Kings http://www.thecopakings.com/
Thrift Set Orchestra Deluxe www.thriftset.com/
Vintage Ties Jazz Band http://www.vintagetiesjazz.com/
Waller Creek Vipers www.thewallercreekvipers.com/
Women of Western Swing