Events

Purgatory Players

Sunday August 31st

Purgatory Players EVERY SUNDAY MORNING!!! FREE SHOW!! Don't miss the next Sunday Gospel Brunch with the Purgatory Players! It's a fantastic time for a great cause, benefiting the Central Texas Food Bank! ❤️ Tasty Tex-Mex Brunch and Breakfast Ritas will be available to order from our friendly staff during the show! https://www.justgiving.com/page/purgatory-players-2024 

11:00 AM - 01:30 PM

EL MERCADO'S 40th ANNIVERSARY SHOW with THE NASH HERNANDEZ ORCHESTRA

Sunday August 31st

Celebrating El Mercado's 40th Anniversary!!! The Nash Hernandez Orchestra formed in Austin in 1949 and continued to perform into the 2000s as the longest-running big band in Austin! 

Doors: 4:00PM   -   Show: 5:00-6:30PM 

 $10 Advance Tickets:  holdmyticket.com/tickets/449563

Tasty Tex-Mex & Margaritas available during the show!

https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/hernandez-ignacio-nash

04:00 PM - 06:30 PM

EL MERCADO'S 40th ANNIVERSARY SHOW with TUMBLING DICE

Sunday August 31st

Celebrating El Mercado's 40th anniversary and the Tumbling Dice show is the cherry on top! The big Labor Day weekend show is coming at you!! The music of the Rolling Stones delivered in perfect fashion and oh yeah, It's Bill (Mick) Harris' birthday!! Let the celebration begin!! All ages welcome! 

Doors: 7:00PM   -   Show: 7:30 - 9:30PM

$10 Advance Tickets at holdmyticket.com/tickets/451665

07:00 PM - 09:30 PM

The Monday Night Supper Club

Monday September 1st

Every Monday

Barbara Nesbitt of the Stone Mountain Nesbitts will be hosting The Monday Night Supper Club on Monday 09/01 with a bit of a changed line-up. Ben Jones can’t be there and Joel McColl will be back in the next couple months. Dawn & Hawkes and Vanessa Lively will join in as the featured guests and it’s gonna be a beautiful show!! And we are only a week away from my Lucky Street Release Celebration!! And don't forget, tasty Tex-Mex & Margaritas will be available to order from our friendly staff! Get here early to get a good seat! Doors open at 6:00PM! See ya'll at The Monday Night Supper Club!!!

06:00 PM - 09:00 PM

Durawa Tuesdays

Tuesday September 2nd

Every Tuesday

   Durawa Tuesdays 

Brother David Webb returns to The Backstage along with Will Owen Gage, Larry Eisenburg, Steven Vague, and your host, Durawa ! Also, superb vocalist, Christina Carlson will join in with a couple of her original tunes. Tasty Tex-Mex &  Margaritas will be available to order from our friendly staff! Get here early for a good seat! Doors open at 6:30PM! See y'all soon at DURAWA TUESDAYS!

06:30 PM - 09:00 PM

Rochelle & the Sidewinders

Saturday September 6th

Rochelle & the Sidewinders are an award winning, high-energy blues rock band based out of Austin Texas. The Sidewinders have performed as the headlining and support act at dozens of major music festivals throughout Texas, as well as many of the high profile music venues around the state. Tasty Tex-Mex & Margaritas available during the show! 

rochelleandthesidewinders.com

Doors: 6:00PM    -    Show: 7:30PM   

$10 Advance Tickets: holdmyticket.com/tickets/451587 

or $15 at the Door. 

06:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Purgatory Players

Sunday September 7th

Every Sunday

Purgatory Players EVERY SUNDAY MORNING!!! FREE SHOW!! Don't miss the next Sunday Gospel Brunch with the Purgatory Players! It's a fantastic time for a great cause, benefiting the Central Texas Food Bank! ❤️ Tasty Tex-Mex Brunch and Breakfast Ritas will be available to order from our friendly staff during the show! https://www.justgiving.com/page/purgatory-players-2024 

11:00 AM - 01:30 PM

DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

Friday September 12th

Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here album! Plus A Lunar Eclipse performance of the Dark Side of the Moon! This year's two lunar eclipses bookend the 50th anniversary of Wish You Were Here. HooDoo Studio once again presents its full production performance of The Dark Side of the Moon, this year adding for the first time, the Wish You Were Here album in its entirety. El Mercado Backstage offers world class sound and lighting for a spectacular show, plus great food and drinks. Featuring Ty Hurless and members of The Damn Torpedoes, TexZep, and Dean Rene Band, and welcoming the guitar stylings of Keith Davis. Tasty Tex-Mex & Margaritas available during the show! Doors: 6:00PM    -    Show: 7:30PM 

 $20 Advance Tickets:  holdmyticket.com/tickets/450386

06:00 PM - 10:00 PM

National Cheeseburger Day

Thursday September 18th

Come grab a giant juicy cheeseburger for National Cheeseburger Day Sept 18th!

11:00 AM - 10:00 PM

National Drink Beer Day

Sunday September 28th

Join us for National Drink Beer Day on Sept 28th and try one of our many craft brews!

11:00 AM - 10:00 PM

National Taco Day

Saturday October 4th

As if we needed an excuse... join us for National Taco Day October 4th!

11:00 AM - 10:00 PM

National Dessert Day

Tuesday October 14th

Indulge in dinner and a dessert on National Dessert Day!

11:00 AM - 10:00 PM

Halloween

Friday October 31st

Bring your best costume and join us on Halloween!

11:00 AM - 10:00 PM