Warren Hood

Warren Hood plays The ABGB every Wednesday from 7 PM to 9 PM. It's a residency he's held for over a decade, so if you've spent any time in the Austin music scene over the last ten years, you've likely seen his name on the calendar here.

Hood is an Austin-based multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter who's built his reputation as a soulful fiddler and a virtuosic player. He's a seven-time Austin Music Award winner for Best Strings, and around town he's known as a 'Texas fiddler' and a 'Chet Baker crooner' — two descriptions that point to the range he brings to the stage. He started on classical violin at 11, studied with Bill Dick, and earned a scholarship to Berklee College of Music, where he played with Steven Tyler and formed the acoustic string band Blue Light Special. Along the way, he won the Pearl Amster Youth Concerto Competition and the Austin Youth Award, and performed as a soloist with the Austin Symphony.

For years he worked as a sideman for Bruce Robison, Kelly Willis, Alejandro Escovedo, Joe Ely, and The Waybacks. He also led Sunday nights at Momo's for seven years, following in the footsteps of his father, Champ Hood, a member of Uncle Walt's Band who moved to Austin in 1975. That long run at Momo's eventually gave way to this weekly spot at The ABGB, where he's been playing for more than ten years now.

The ABGB is at 1305 W Oltorf St in Austin, and Hood plays every Wednesday from 7 PM to 9 PM.