The Continental Club

"Rock, country, jazz & blues acts, national & local, are found at this legendary South Congress club."

The Continental Club is a live music venue on South Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas, presenting roots, rockabilly, country, swing, rock, and blues music every night of the week. A second location operates in Houston on Main Street. The Austin club focuses on roots rock, traditional country, blues, rockabilly, and garage rock, while the upstairs Continental Gallery hosts jazz, soul, R&B, and singer-songwriter performances in an intimate setting anchored by a Hammond B-3 organ. The Austin club opened in 1955 and is recognized by the city of Austin as a historic landmark; it received the Austin Music Industry Awards Best Live Music Venue for 2021-2022 and 2019-2020, and the Austin Chronicle Readers Poll Best Intimate Live Music Venue in 2021 and 2019. The Continental Club operates in Austin at 1315 South Congress Avenue and in Houston at 3700 Main Street. Visitors describe the club as iconic with deep history, praise the acoustics in the Gallery as clear without being too loud, and note the welcoming atmosphere and quality drinks.