We arrived in Austin just after SXSW had gotten cancelled, and right as toilet paper was becoming a distant memory in Texas.
We did the music crawl on a Monday night, just 4 of us and our guide, Brent. I guess nobody is doing the tour tonight with the clubs closed due to COVID-19. When the tours are back on (soon, I hope), I'd recommend you take this tour. We went to three different venues out of the downtown area (so it is unlikely, we would have found them on our own), and saw 3 bands with completely different styles. Brent was a really good guy and very knowledgeable about the local music scene and the artists we saw. He does the driving, so you can drink comfortably, and don't need to know where to go or find parking.
I mistakenly left my jacket at the 2nd club, and while we enjoyed the band at the third, he went back and got my jacket. He even texted us a few days later to check in on us (again, due to COVID-19). Like I said, a really good guy. Thanks again, Brent. If we're in Austin again, we will definitely look into another Austin Detours tour.