Kathryn Legendre Credit: Charles Reagan

A Motown Christmas 

Friday 19, Geraldine’s

For years, Austin-based R&B singer Tje Austin has hosted a “Motown Christmas” event in which he and several musical guests perform a variety of classic Christmastime tracks. This go-around’s a bit different because he’ll also perform his new, Christmas-themed EP Seasonal D. The four-track release contains original music; “Everything I Want for Christmas” breaks the fourth wall and acknowledges Texas rarely sees snow.

Nathan Felix & the Dirty Rotten Boys

Saturday 20, Hotel Vegas

Typically a composer of grand, operatic music, Nathan Felix teamed up with four other musicians to perform at KOOP Radio’s SXSW 2025 day party for a dirt-stained country deviation. Nathan Felix & the Dirty Rotten Boys features Felix as an acoustic guitarist and gritty lead vocalist. This show – the group’s first in a proper club/music venue – celebrates the release of the band’s next single, “Take Me Back to Odessa.” Moving Panoramas rounds out the Hotel Vegas evening starter.

Toys for Tots Fundraiser 

Saturday 20, Sagebrush

Honky-tonkin’ for a good cause! Phil Hollie, Kathryn Legendre, and Mayeux & Broussard perform at this toy drive benefiting the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation. Admission is $15.

This article appears in December 19 • 2025.

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As the Chronicle's Club Listings Editor, Derek compiles a weekly list of music events occurring across town. The University of Texas alum also writes about hip-hop as a contributor to the Music section.