Wyclef Jean Credit: Felix Glasmeyer

Aaron Watson 

Friday 7, Coupland Dancehall

Coupland Dancehall reopens roughly a month after Lightstream Presents announced plans to take over the venue’s live entertainment programming. Aaron Watson kicks off a November slate featuring Cory Morrow (Nov. 21) and an acoustic performance from Randy Rogers (Nov. 29).

Sorry Papi w/ Paloma Mami 

Friday 7, Mala Vida

Sorry Papi, a touring reggaeton party with aims to create an inclusive space for women, brings Chilean American singer Paloma Mami as its headliner. She released her latest full-length, CÓDiGOS DE MUÑEKA, back in July.

Wyclef Jean 

Monday 10, ACL Live at the Moody Theater

Fugees member Wyclef Jean headlines this year’s Andy Roddick Foundation Gala. He last visited Austin in 2019 for a panel at the LBJ Library, and his belief in music’s barrier-breaking power still holds true today. “By the time I’m 12, I can’t speak English – I can’t tell the difference between Pink Floyd, [the Police’s] Synchronicity, Run DMC, and Bob Marley,” the Haitian rapper/singer said at the time. “It all just sounds like good music to me. I think the responsibility is that we have to instill the truth about music to kids at a very young age.”

This article appears in November 7 • 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.