San Antonio, Texas is close–just a couple hours from the city of Austin.  One reason that this is significant is that Austin is known for live music and legendary musicians, those that tour through the city, and those who live and work in the city.  San Antonio greatly benefits from this.  Any acts, be they regional acts or national, of course book a gig in Austin on any tour through Texas, and most of the time they fill out their tour dates and play in San Antonio as well, either before or after the gigs in Austin.

As such, there are many venues, close to some of the best San Antonio hotels, and any night of the week one can walk downtown and choose from those venues, and any number of great shows that are booked.  This is a great city to see live acts as many of the venues are small, and intimate and many times you will find yourself just a few feet from one of your favorite musical legends.  Two great places to go downtown if you are a fan dueling piano shows are Howl at the Moon and Pat O’Briens.

And just around the corner is another smaller more lounge style, Drink Cocktail Bar…also features dueling pianos in more of a charming and funky atmosphere.  Waxy O’Connors and Casbeers are two well known venues, that serve great food and great acts, many of them quite well known.  There are many dance halls as well, of course featuring live music.  The city is surrounded by music, just as is Austin.

Through specialty shops, music stores and restaurants that are all based around the live music element.  Radio stations are varied and eclectic, many times opening up the opportunities for music lovers to discover new bands and new tunes.  Some of the famous music festivals that occur annually include the International Accordion Festival The music is eclectic and extensive in this city of San Antonio, and although they were helped out by the close proximity to Austin, they are making their own name in the world.