Ella Reid

Ella Reid plays Guero's Oak Garden on Saturday, August 1. She's a singer-songwriter based right here in Austin, and this is a solo bill, so it's just her on the stage for the night.

If you've been following the local scene, you know the singer-songwriter tradition is a big part of what makes Austin what it is. Reid fits right into that lineage—someone who writes her own songs and performs them herself, without a big production around her. That's the whole point of a show like this: it's just the songs, the voice, and the person behind them, with nothing in between. When the bill is that simple, the focus stays where it belongs, on the writing and the performance.

Guero's Oak Garden is a good spot for it, too. It's an outdoor space, and on a Saturday in August, that's exactly the kind of setting that works for a singer-songwriter set. It's the kind of afternoon or evening where you can just settle in and listen, rather than something you're standing and dancing through. Since she's an Austin artist, this is a home-city show, and it's a good chance to catch her playing her own material in her own backyard.

So, if you're looking for something to do this Saturday, Ella Reid is at Guero's Oak Garden on August 1. It's a straightforward singer-songwriter show, and since she's local, it's a good way to spend a Saturday in the city.