Each month we transform a fabulous acoustically designed room within the Austin Parks and Recreation Department's Lamar Senior Activity Center into our listening room. Whoa!!! Stop, Did I say Senior Center?  Yes, but please note this is not a residential senior adult facility.  It is simply a recreational center that that targets its programs and services to folks over the age of 50.  However, once a month when the center becomes the Austin Acoustical Café, it is open to ages 8 and older, provided the children have the ability to sit quietly and still through each set.  

Austin Acoustical Café presents each show in a true listening room environment.   This means you will experience a small intimate show where you don’t have to worry about outside noise such as waiters and kitchen staff or those folks at the next table murmuring or talking too loud.  During the sets, the rule of decorum is that the fans sit quietly while listening to the stories and words of the performer’s songs.  I know most of us are used to experiencing our live music in a concert or bar setting where you can really let loose so this may sound a bit dull too you.  However, if you have ever enjoyed a show in the Bass Concert Hall where the same rules of decorum apply, I know you will enjoy this venue. The Austin Acoustical Café is truly a place in Austin where one can connect with the music in no other way. 

You may now understand, this is not a bar and in fact it is important to note that there are no drinks available other than coffee and tea.  No outside beverages are permitted to be brought in other than water bottles.  One other great thing that AAC offers is homemade desserts.  The series is backed by a non-profit Senior Activity Center Advisory Board who is affiliated with the center.  The board’s members prepare the desserts and sell them as a fundraiser to help offset expenses with this show and other services at the facility.  In that respect, this is more than just a monthly music show.  It is a venue that benefits the aging population within the City of Austin.