Music On The Trail: Deer Fellow

Shake up your Wednesday nights with Music on the Trail—a free live music series right on the Ann and Roy Butler Hike and Bike Trail. Every week, the Rainey Street Trailhead lawn transforms into Austin’s coolest outdoor concert spot, featuring incredible local musicians. Whether you’re here to discover new sounds, jam out to an Austin favorite, or just add a live soundtrack to your evening stroll, we promise good tunes and great vibes. So grab a blanket, bring some friends, and let’s make Wednesdays the best night of the week!

Get To Know The Artist – Deer Fellow 

Deer Fellow is an indie pop/folk duo with “comforting yet bold musicality.” Based out of Austin, bandmates Matt Salois (vocals, guitar) and Alyssa Kelly (vocals, violin, keys) have built a cross-genre sound that “stirs hearts with each carefully crafted note.”

“It’s hard to tell where the duo behind Deer Fellow ends and the other begins. Matt and Alyssa’s voices, like instruments, interchange, blend, rise and fall in ways that few duos can achieve. If listeners are lucky enough to catch a live show, they’d be forgiven for mistaking the pair for a full band upon first note. Matt’s guitar looping techniques, skillful chord progressions, and percussive elements, along with Alyssa’s synth backgrounds and bell-clear violin, produce a fulsome sound that is far from the typical duo most listeners have come to expect.” – EASTside Magazine

The two’s intricate vocal harmonies and unique guitar-violin blends have earned them Official SXSW status, a Sonic Guild grant, and features in Earmilk, Austin-American Statesman, and KUTX.