Squanchero Gardens hosts intimate music listening experiences. Our house shows feature amazing touring songwriters matched with side musicians for unique performances.
Upcoming Events
Terry Klein and Jess Klein
Terry Klein is a performing songwriter from Austin, Texas. He has released four albums to significant critical acclaim and won over audiences at festivals and in some of the most hallowed singer-songwriter venues across the country. The Austin American-Statesman calls Terry “one of Austin's top singer-songwriters in recent years” and his most recent release, Leave the Light On, made American Songwriter's list of the best records released in 2023. His fifth album, Hill Country Folk Music, is out now.
Sara Beth Go, Nathan K, & Aud Whitson
Sara Beth Go, Nathan K
& Aud Whitson
Sara Beth Go
With the panoramic perspective that comes from making it to your forties alive, songwriter-turned-mental-health-therapist Sara Beth Go uses the healing magic of her therapeutic songwriters pen in every hook and chorus—a truth most recently sampled on Tim McGraw’s quiet anthem “Hurt People,” penned alongside fellow Nashville songtellers Tom Douglas and Brett Taylor.
Tapping into the wellspring of her colorful and quirky upbringing in New Orleans, Sara Beth began crafting stop motion animations to accompany her song releases in 2022. The visual element has transformed her performances into thoughtful experiences - some might say it’s akin to a good therapy session.
Recently, artists Tim McGraw, Jennifer Knapp, and Admiral Radio showcase Sara Beth’s animations in their official music videos.
Nathan K.
A Midwesterner from Michigan living in Nashville TN. His simple acoustic folk songs put life under a microscope to illuminate the overlooked - the funny parts of grief along with the sad parts of the funny moments. As a member of the acclaimed band Stepdad, he has performed on large stages across US and Canada with songs featured in a smattering of placements like FIFA 13, Weeds, Mindy Project, a BMW ad campaign - but lately he has been performing in more intimate venues with his wife Sara Beth Go who adds Omnichord sparkles, harmonies, and nudges him to wrap it up when his hilarious stories start to get too long.
"The songs of Nathan K. have a disarming sweetness to them and come at you from an angle that is uniquely his own.” - Ron Sexsmith
Aud Whitson
Currently based in Lawrence, Kansas, independent singer-songwriter Audrey Chopin signs her indie folk/rock debut as Aud Whitson.
Drawing inspiration from diverse influences, Aud Whitson channels a sound that is timeless and deeply personal. She uses songwriting as a medium to tell vivid stories as she tries to find words for complex emotions.
Squanchero Gardens Presents: Jeremy Facknitz and Nate Dixey
Squanchero Gardens Presents:
Jeremy Facknitz and Nate Dixey
Suggested Donation: $20
Participating guests who make a donation or purchase merch from the artists will receive a small garden plant as a token of our thanks (while supplies last).
RSVP to let us know you’re coming, and so we can send you the address.
General information about Squanchero Gardens, the logistics, and the vibe are found below
Jeremy Facknitz's
music is a throwback to when singer-songwriters weren't afraid to turn it up loud, look you in the eye and play more than the same tired four chords. He embodies the soul of an old-time troubadour, but bitten by a radioactive rockstar and smitten with jazz and musical theatre. John Apice of American Highways says "This is all far above the ordinary.. A good time is guaranteed for all" while John Barlass at At the Barrier writes "Jeremy Facknitz is, indeed, a major talent – and, I can guarantee, like nothing you’ll have ever heard before."
- 2-time Kerrville New Folk Finalist, Kerrville Folk Festival
- 2023 Posi Award Winner
For more info visit jeremyfacknitz.com
Nathan Dixey
is a multi-instrumentalist composer and songwriter. He has released four studio albums and toured internationally, sharing stages at times with Kurt Vile, Bill Callahan, and Jess Williamson. His latest compositions were showcased in a dance performance, ‘Onward,’ created by Andy Byers and Isabella Rossellini. ‘Art Yard’ features live acoustic performances, drawing a blueprint for his latest musical direction.
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Drinks: Squanchero Gardens is proud to provide our own special Mule Variations paired with each artist with homemade ginger beer and juices. Enjoy it virgin, or bring your favorite liquor to help you get behind the mule.
Family Friendly
Weather permitting, this show is outdoors. Some seating is available, guests are encouraged to bring a lawn chair or blankets.
Please drink responsibly
Squanchero Gardens Presents: Andy Sydow and Jack Summers
Join us for an amazing night of songs and stories with Andy Sydow + Jack Summers
Suggested Donation: $20
Participating guests who make a donation or purchase merch from the artists will receive a small garden plant as a token of our thanks (while supplies last).
RSVP to let us know you’re coming, and so we can send you the address.
General information about Squanchero Gardens, the logistics, and the vibe are found below
Americana, rock, folk, singer-songwriter, Andy Sydow is an accomplished multi-instrumentalist who's lyrics paint a picture of poetic realism. Touring consistently both solo and with a backing band, Sydow is known to sway an audience with acoustic guitar ballads, sing a few numbers on his lap steel, and even sit down at the keys to show off his surprising boogie-woogie piano chops. He draws comparisons to voices like Paul Simon and Jackson Browne, mixed with a roots rock vibe reminiscent of Tom Petty or Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats.
Andy has had the chance to open for acts such as Chuck Prophet, Lucero, Brett Dennen, Shane Smith & The Saints, and Anders Osborne. He was also named a finalist in the Telluride Troubadour Contest (2024), Acorn Theater Songwriter Contest (2024), LEAF Songwriter Contest (2024), Kerrville New Folk Songwriter Competition (2023 & 2021), Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Songwriter Competition (2023), and International Songwriting Competition (2021).
This fall, Sydow will release, Night Skin, a full length album produced by Anders Osborne. Recorded at Dockside Studio in Maurice, LA, Mike Dillon and Casandra Faulconer contributed percussion and bass. The first single, “Follow The Rain Down” came out on June 7, followed by “Every Little Thing About Love” (June 28), and “Arizona Dirt” (July 26).
Sydow has toured internationally and received accolades from No Depression, Stereo Stickman, We Write About Music, and Daily Music Spin. On top of that, the last several years have seen the release of over a dozen tracks Sydow produced for other artists, including Lauren Frihauf and Payge Turner (The Voice, Season 19).
When he's not touring, writing, or recording, Sydow spends time talking to other creatives and music industry professionals on his podcast, Middle Class Rock Star. The hour"ish" long weekly program comes out periodically on all streaming platforms, as well as 30 FM stations around Colorado (via Chris K's Colorado Playlist). MCRS has played host to the likes of: Mickey Raphael (harmonica, Willie Nelson), Andy Frasco, Dango Rose (Elephant Revival), Jeremy Lawton (Big Head Todd & The Monsters), Leftover Salmon, Phil Cook, and Shane Smith.
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Jack Summers is an award-winning songwriter from Weston, Missouri. He found his musical roots in trips to the Walnut Valley Music Festival and Bob Dylan lyrics repurposed as bedtime stories. Jack embraces these influences and is motivated by the challenge of making them resonate with a modern audience.
In 2021, Jack released his debut album, 'No Longer and Not Yet'
In 2023, Jack won the Kerrville New Folk Songwriting Contest. Since then, he's played everywhere from a honkey tonk in Austin, to the backwoods of Awendaw, SC, to Iowa's oldest barn.
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Family Friendly
Weather permitting, this show is outdoors. Some seating is available, guests are encouraged to bring a lawn chair or blankets.
Please drink responsibly
Light refreshments provided, you’re invited to bring something to share too
Squanchero Gardens Presents: Dawn & Hawkes + The Roseline (solo)
Join us for an amazing night of stories and songs with Dawn & Hawkes + The Roseline (solo)
Suggested Donation: $20
Participating guests who make a donation or purchase merch from the artists will receive a small garden plant as a token of our thanks (while supplies last).
RSVP to let us know you’re coming, and so we can send you the address.
General information about Squanchero Gardens, the logistics, and the vibe are found below
DAWN AND HAWKES
Miranda Dawn and Chris Hawkes first met when he crossed an Austin barroom floor and asked her to dance. The first time they sang together they found a sound Texas Monthly calls “undeniably intimate".
Their initial duo effort, Golden Heart, climbed to No. 25 in Billboard’s Folk chart and landed at No. 2 in iTunes singer-songwriter albums and kicked off a whirlwind of cross-country touring and co-writing. Dawn and Hawkes recorded their second album, Yours and Mine, in between tour dates with influential artists Alison Krauss & Dan Tyminski, Patty Griffin, Old 97s, Robert Earl Keen and showcasing at festivals like Austin City Limits, Folk Alliance, AmericanaFest, South By Southwest and TEDx on tours in the US and abroad in Denmark, Germany and Australia. “We'd tour, come home inspired, record a song, tour, rinse and repeat” explains Dawn. Acoustic Guitar hails the musicality of Yours and Mine, as “Impeccable vocal harmonies and instrumentation” Huffington Post summarizes “Transcendent alternative-folk — you will find yourself craving more from this amazing, dynamic duo.”
Squanchero Gardens Presents: Mike Vitale and Joliet4
Join us for an amazing night of stories, songs, and clumsy jokes with Mike Vitale and Joliet4.
Suggested Donation: $20
Participating guests who make a donation or purchase merch from the artists will receive a small garden plant as a token of our thanks (while supplies last).
RSVP to let us know you’re coming, and so we can send you the address.
General information about Squanchero Gardens, the logistics, and the vibe are found below
