Below is the schedule for the Corpus Christi Songwriters Festival, Feb. 16-18,2024.
(Advance-Sale VIP & Music Passes now for sale HERE)
(* = local songwriters)
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2024
OPENING NIGHT VIP DINNER, MIXER, & FRIDAY EVENING SHOWCASE
LOCATION: FRIDA’S (414 Starr St, Corpus Christi, TX 78401)
6-7pm: Friday Night VIP Dinner & Mixer (tix only)
FRIDAY EVENING SHOWCASE (TIX ONLY):
LOCATION: FRIDA’S (414 Starr St, Corpus Christi, TX 78401)
7:30pm-8:10pm: John Whipple (San Antonio, TX), & Claude Butch Morgan (Devine, TX)
8:30pm-9:10pm: Libby Koch (Austin, TX) & Michael O’Connor (Washington State)
9:30pm-10pm: George Ensle (Austin, TX)
FRIDAY LATE-NIGHT IN THE ROUNDS (FREE)
LOCATON: BUS [BAR UNDER THE SUN] (702 N Chaparral St, Corpus Christi, TX 78401)
10:30pm-1am: Friday Late-Night Songwriter Open Mic – Hosted by Rick Hoefel*
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2024
SATURDAY MORNING WORKSHOPS (TIX ONLY)
LOCATION: CORPUS CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL SEAMEN’S CENTER (1501 N Mesquite St, Corpus Christi, TX 78401)
10am-10:30am: Check In
10:30am-12pm: Inside the Music Industry with Fastball lead singer and Festival headliner Tony Scalzo
12-1pm: Integrating a Looper Pedal with Josh Glenn; San Antonio, TX
SATURDAY AFTERNOON SONGSWAPS (FREE):
LOCATION: EXECUTIVE SURF CLUB (314 N Chaparral St, Corpus Christi, TX 78401)
2pm-2:40pm: Emma James*, Carrie Denniston*, & Jenna Ivey (El Paso, TX)
3pm-3:40pm: Jules Taylor*, Stefan Prigmore (Forth Worth, TX) & Brian Wolff (Austin, TX)
4pm-4:40pm: Dylan Tanner Hink (Bandera, TX), Hollin McKay (Bandera, TX), & Terry Klein (Austin, TX)
5pm-6pm: Mattman*, Louie Mandel*, & Daniel Navarro*
SATURDAY NIGHT SHOWCASE (TIX ONLY):
LOCATION: EXECUTIVE SURF CLUB (314 N Chaparral St, Corpus Christi, TX 78401)
6:30pm-7:10pm: Yosh & Yimmy (Josh Glenn (San Antonio, TX) and Jimmy Willden*)
7:30pm-8:10pm: Jana Pochop (Albuquerque, NM) & Chris Beall (Austin, TX)
8:30pm-9:10pm: Bonnie Whitmore (Austin, TX) & Ali Holder (Austin, TX)
9:30pm-10:30pm: Tony Scalzo of Fastball (Austin, TX)
SATURDAY LATE-NIGHT IN THE ROUNDS (FREE)
LOCATION: THE EXCHANGE – CORPUS CHRISTI (224 N Mesquite St, Corpus Christi, TX 78401)
11pm-1am: Saturday Late-Night Songwriter Open Mic – Hosted by Tom Whitehurst*
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2024
SUNDAY VIP BRUNCH & AWARDS CEREMONY (VIP ONLY):
LOCATION: HOUSE OF ROCK (511 Starr St, Corpus Christi, TX 78401)
10am-10:45am: Sunday VIP Brunch w/ Sonny Salinas*
11am-11:30: CCSW Awards Ceremony
SUNDAY MORNING WORKSHOPS (TIX ONLY):
LOCATION: THE ART CENTER OF CORPUS CHRISTI (100 N Shoreline Blvd, Corpus Christi, TX 78401)
12pm-1pm: Turning the Movie in Your Head Into a Song with Michael McNevin; Niles, CA
1:15pm-2:15pm: The Shape of Words in a Song with George Ensle; San Marcos, TX
SUNDAY AFTERNOON SONGSWAPS (TIX ONLY):
LOCATION: HOUSE OF ROCK (511 Starr St, Corpus Christi, TX 78401)
3pm-3:40pm: Shawnee Kilgore (Austin, TX) & Stephanie Sammons (Dallas, TX)
4:00pm-4:40pm: Poet Hawkins (Austin, TX) & Taylor Kron (Austin, TX)
5:00-5:40pm: Michael Waid (San Antonio, TX) & Brian Kalinec (Houston, TX)
6:00pm-7pm: Doc Carter* & Garrett Wieland*
SUNDAY NIGHT SHOWCASE (TIX ONLY):
LOCATION: HOUSE OF ROCK (511 Starr St, Corpus Christi, TX 78401)
7:30pm-8:10: Shayna Sands (Austin, TX), Daniel Brodhag*, & Ty Dietz*
8:30pm-9:10pm: Hope Cassity (Nashville, TN), Tom Meny (Buda, TX), & Natalie Price (Austin, TX)
9:30pm-10:30pm: Michael McNevin (Niles District, California) & Buddy Mondlock (Nashville, TN)