Austin — Due to overwhelming demand, the new Texas Community Music Festival Fall Showcase — TCMF 8.1 — has been expanded and will take place Friday, October 18, 2013 through Tuesday, October 22, 2013.  All performances will be held at Central Market North. This unprecedented festival will give music lovers a healthy taste of the highly successful Texas Community Music Festival program, diverse music and overall experience, in a shorter, more compact time frame.  The…

Austin — The Texas Community Music Festival, fresh from it’s most successful two-week run in its eight-year history, is proud to announce a special Encore TCMF 8.1 has been set for the weekend of October 19-20, 2013 at Central Market North. The theme, as always, will be the diversity of Texas music, but based on the time of year, TCMF 8.1 will have an Oktoberfest flavor as well. Additional dates and venues may be added…

The Austin Polka Band closes the Eighth Annual Texas Community Music Festival at the Flying Saucer pub in Austin. STAY TUNED! New info to come very soon!Austin — Thanks to our hosts, our sponsors, our selfless volunteers, the hundreds of musicians and THOUSANDS of music lovers who made the Eighth Annual Texas Community Music Festival the best one yet. If you’re a supporter of community music, you probably saw some ensembles you’d never seen before. If…

Austin —  The Texas Community Music Festival roared into the home stretch with stellar performances both Monday and Tuesday nights, before record TCMF crowds! Monday’s show featured a soulful performance by Candace Bellamy and her R&B ensemble on the patio.  The seventeen piece Austin Mandolin Orchestra plucked and strummed their way through a wonderfully diverse setlist and then the packed Cafe audience was completely blown away by an innovative and beautiful performance by the young,…