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Axelrad Beer Garden

A hammock-filled Houston beer garden where outdoor shows, indie bills, and community events share the stage.

Upcoming shows
38
Address
1517 Alabama Street, Houston, TX 77004
Phone
(713) 597-8800
Next show
Tue, 29 Sept 2026
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Axelrad Beer Garden in Houston

About Axelrad Beer Garden

Axelrad Beer Garden is a Houston outdoor venue and bar with capacity around 1,000 in its garden, plus an upstairs stage for crowds up to 100. Its defining feature is the hammock grove: live music unfolds amid long communal tables, trees, and a converted Airstream satellite bar. The setting feels built for a relaxed indie or rock bill, with the crowd spread across a broad patio instead of packed into a conventional club room.

A grocery store becomes a stage

The red-brick building began as a grocery store built by David and Gertrude Axelrad in the early 1920s. By 2015 it was in disrepair and faced demolition; Adam Brackman, Monte Large, and Jeff Kaplan restored and converted it into Axelrad, which opened that December. The original concrete floors, shiplap walls, and carved Axelrad name remained part of the project, giving the beer garden a direct physical link to the block’s earlier life.

Music was central from the outset. The founders planned the garden as a live-music gathering spot, and New Orleans trumpeter Kermit Ruffins joined the project as a partner with weekly performances planned. In 2025, Axelrad’s owners announced a neighboring 5,000-square-foot performance space with a stage, dance floor, bar, and covered pavilion; Cumbia de Noche tested it with its inaugural festival on May 9, 2025.

The room today

Expect an outdoor-first show experience: a large garden, small interior bar, shaded seating, an upper patio, and several service points designed to keep drink lines moving. Programming reaches beyond indie and rock into jazz, cumbia, film screenings, video art, markets, and festivals. Artists can contact Axelrad through its dedicated booking channel. Concert entry is usually 21+ and requires a physical ID; food comes via neighboring Luigi’s Pizza and rotating vendors.

Sources

  1. About – Axelrad — Axelrad
  2. Axelrad to open new midsized venue by end of the year, owners say — Houston Chronicle
  3. Popular Midtown bar celebrates first anniversary with addition of 'Beerstream' trailer, more hammocks — CultureMap Houston
  4. Axelrad Beer Garden to transform corner of Alabama and Almeda — Chron
  5. Midtown filling need for authentic experience — Houston Chronicle

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