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.
Four on the Floor’s Facebook Page is a great resource for finding out what’s going on in the Austin swing scene on a weekly basis. Subscribe to their email list to always be in the know!
Two other great places to learn about what is happening in the Austin swing scene is through the Austin Swing Syndicate’s Facebook Page and Facebook Group and the Austin Swing Dancers Facebook Group. Both the organization and members of our scene will post opportunities to dance around Austin on Facebook.
Venues:
- The Fed (of course!)
- Parker Jazz Club
- Continental Club
- Swan Dive
- The Highball
- Central Market (South Lamar)
- Central Market (West Gate)
- Lamberts
- Quality Seafood
- Batch
- Stay Gold
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/ | |
| Brooks Prumo Orchestra | www.brooksprumoorchestra.com | |
| Casa Loma Playboys | ||
| Cats and the Canary | https://catsandthecanary.bandcamp.com/ | |
| Combo Mahalo | ||
| Continental Graffiti | ||
| Dan Walton’s Jump Swing Imperials | www.danwaltonmusic.com/imperials/ | |
| Devan Jones & The Uptown Stomp | https://www.devanjones.com/ | |
| Djamberry caravan | http://earivas2.wixsite.com/djamberry-caravan | |
| East Side Dandies | ||
| Eight 1/2 Souvenirs | ||
| Gin Racers | ||
| Golden Hour Quartet | ||
| Hollywood Revue | https://thehollywoodrevue.bandcamp.com/ | |
| Hot Club of Austin | www.hotclubofaustin.com/ | |
| Hot Club of Cowtown | www.hotclubofcowtown.com/ | |
| Hot Texas Swing Band | https://www.hottexasswingband.com/ | |
| Jitterbug Vipers | http://www.thejitterbugvipers.com/ | |
| La Grosse Tete | lagrossetete.com | |
| Lucky Strikes | www.luckystrikes.com/ | |
| Manifest Moustache | ||
| Rent Party | https://www.rentpartyatx.com/ | |
| Sahara Swingtet | ||
| Sammy’s Satin Sounds | https://www.reverbnation.com/sammyssatinsounds | |
| Scrapelli | https://scrapelli.bandcamp.com | |
| Selmer’s Arch | https://selmersarch.com/ | |
| Snorky’s Rhythm Kings | https://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 | www.thriftset.com/ | |
| Waller Creek Vipers | https://www.thewallercreekvipers.com/ | |