Live music night featuring Denis O'Donnell, Lily Dabbs & The Mallards at the historic Hole in the Wall venue.
Denis O'Donnell kicks off his tour at Hole in the Wall on Sunday, September 27, with Lily Dabbs and The Mallards joining him. It's a three-act night that starts at 9 PM and runs late into the evening.
O'Donnell plays a blend of country and folk, built on straightforward songwriting and a live presence that mixes classic country sounds with acoustic folk sensibilities. He's not alone on the bill: The Mallards open the night at 9 PM, followed by O'Donnell and Wil Cope at 10 PM, and Lily Dabbs closing out with a solo set at 11 PM. If you're coming for the main act, you'll have a full band to warm things up first.
The venue is one of Austin's oldest and most storied rooms. It opened in 1974 in the Campus area as an early folkie hangout and a favorite stage for Townes Van Zandt, Nanci Griffith, and Blaze Foley, before it became a breeding ground for punk, cosmic country, and alternative, launching the careers of Timbuk3, Fastball, Spoon, and Shakey Graves. It's a historic two-stage dive with a capacity of a couple hundred, and it still books live music every night from 7 PM to close, with a beer garden and a pinball arcade on the side. It briefly shuttered in 2002 and came close to being priced out in 2015, but it was named Readers Poll Dive Bar of Austin in 2026.
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Doors open at 8 PM, so there's an hour to grab a drink and a spot before the first set. Tickets start at $10.
