The South Austin Moonlighters perform their Americana and Roots Rock sound at the Rawhide Trail House Concert.
The South Austin Moonlighters play Rawhide Trail House Concerts on Sunday, October 18, at 7 PM. It's a house concert in West Austin, so the setting is a living room rather than a stage, and the band is the only act on the bill.
They play Americana and roots rock, and they're an Austin band through and through. The group is built around four members who all sing: bassist Lonnie Trevino Jr., guitarists Chris Beall and Hunter St. Marie, and drummer Daniel James. Trevino describes the band's sound as drawing on the connections forged through music, and he remembers their first gig — the first time they played an original — as a moment when the instruments and voices fell into place immediately and they felt like kids again. That's the kind of thing that sticks with a band, and it's the same spirit they're bringing to this show.
If you're trying to place them, they've been compared to Willie Nelson, Hayes Carll, Carolyn Wonderland and The Band of Heathens. That puts them in the Americana wheelhouse: rootsy, vocal-heavy, and rooted in the Texas songwriting tradition. With four singers in the lineup, the harmonies are a big part of what they do, and since they're playing a house concert, you'll hear them up close.
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This is one stop on a 15-date tour that hits 12 cities, running from September 25, 2026, through January 16, 2027. The show is at 10501 Rawhide Trail, in the West Austin Neighborhood Group, 78736, starting at 7 PM.
