Rock Band Show at Cherrywood Coffeehouse 9/29

September 27th, 2023

outdoor live music stage with drums, guitar, and microphones

Join our rock band and friends this Friday evening, Sept 29th at Cherrywood Coffeehouse from 7:00-9:00(ish) for a night of music and family-friendly fun, with special guest openers!

Show Order

7:00pm Raina Desai
Raina is a guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter studying at Sense & Color.
7:15pm Story Lane
Story Lane is an acoustic folk/jazz duo featuring Amy Boyd and Todd McKimmey of Sense & Color on vocals and guitar.
7:45pm Chris Smith
Chris is the very musical dad of our band’s keyboard player, and a professional pop/rock guitarist who plays frequently in the Austin area.
8:15pm [Insert Band Name Here]
Introducing the main event!
[Insert Band Name Here] is the headlining rock band of Sense & Color, featuring River McKimmey and Tyler Work on guitar, Miles Boyd on vocals, Jacob Troller on drums, Rory Day on keys/vocals, and Chloé Orovio on bass (bass tonight will be played by Todd McKimmey, but Chloé will be back next show). Come on out and cheer on our rockstar students!

Cherrywood Coffeehouse is a great little eclectic coffeehouse, restaurant, and live music venue in Austin off of I-35 and 38 1/2th St. near the UT campus. Their cute little outdoor stage is the perfect spot for our rock band, so come on out and join us for a night of free music!

Interested in joining a rock band?

Be more than an audience member! Our second rock band starts next Friday, October 6th with a FREE Meet and Greet at 6pm! Read here for more on the second band.

More Updates

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We sat down with graduating senior Jacob Troller, one of our drum and percussion students, to talk about how music has impacted his life. (And congrats to Jacob and the Rouse HS Marching Band on making it to State!)

Student rock band plays on stage at a coffeehouse music venue

Next recital: Saturday, Dec 9th at The Lucky Rabbit

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Best ways to contact us?

October 19, 2023

NOTE: Our phone number is text-only! Text and email are both good, but text (at 512-817-3663) is preferred, since that keeps communications in the same place as your lesson reminders, etc.

A scanned image of a local full-page newspaper article about Ava Prescott, a determined 5th-grader pursuing Olympic weightlifting and rock drumming.

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Through hard work and determination, our drum student Ava Prescott has been making huge strides in her school's drum line, and by next year, we expect to see her holding down her own rock band on the drum set!

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Rock Band Show at Cherrywood Coffeehouse 9/29

September 27, 2023

Join our rock band and friends this Friday evening, Sept 29th at Cherrywood Coffeehouse from 7:00-9:00(ish) for a night of music and family-friendly fun, with special guest openers!

Boy records music school recital on his ipad

That’s a Wrap! 🙂🙂🙂 (Exclusive Sept 2023 Recital Recap)

September 20, 2023

Article and video interviews by Keller, age 9. Today is another recital day for Sense & Color School of Music! It’s September 17, 2023. This recital is at Kick Butt Coffee.

Rock Band Meet & Greet Oct 6th

September 19, 2023

In case you haven't seen the band at our recitals, they ROCK—and a new band is forming now, with rehearsals on Fridays from 6:15pm-8:00pm.