Three Live Music Events for Your Valentine's Weekend

So you'd like to take your Valentine out on the town for a night of live music. Here are a few options you should know about. All establishments require face masks when seated and adhere to strict social distancing guidelines.

The Far Out Lounge (Photo by David Brendan Hall)

The Music of Cole Porter

Parker Jazz Club

Fri.-Sun., Feb. 12-14, 8pm (doors at 7pm)

For the whole weekend, Parker Jazz Club is hosting intimate, one-hour performances of compositions by Cole Porter (1891-1964) as performed by the Parker Jazz Club House Band with Jennifer Johnson and club owner Kris Kimura. Broadway songsmith Porter penned songs that were performed by Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra, and Louis Armstrong. Tickets are $50 each and include a Champagne glass and Valentine’s sweets.

Love & Laugh Valentine's Day Bash

Speakeasy

Sun., Feb. 14, 8:30pm (doors at 7:30pm)

Packing a full night of entertainment into one venue, Killeen based Distinguished Soundz headline the evening with covers of classic and contemporary R&B and more, and will be joined by San Antonio's KiiKii Star. St. Louis comedian Princeton Dew adds to the variety with a set of his own. Tickets start at $30 and include access to an afterparty that runs late.

Valentine's Day w/ Matchmaker Band

The Far Out Lounge

Sun., Feb. 14, 7:30pm (doors at 7pm)

In the Before Times, this local party band had a long-running weekly Motown Monday residency and could be seen across town at a variety of events. At this special event you can catch their Motown covers in addition to sets of decade-spanning soul, funk, and R&B. Tickets are $10 for a three-hour set, and the Fowl Mouth food truck will be on site.