Located at 301 East 5th Street, McDavid Studio has become one of the downtown Fort Worth scene's favorite nighttime hot spots. World-class artists of all flavors come to play for audiences of just over 200 people. The result: intimate and often definitive performances. Each show is a special occasion, with state-of-the-art acoustics and atmospheric lighting designed specifically for the Studio. Join the already loyal and ever-growing group of McDavid Studio enthusiasts for one of these stellar upcoming performances.

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Upcoming Performances

Dave Millsap with opening act Joe Corpening Presented by: Performing Arts Fort Worth Performance to be held at McDavid Studio, 301 E. 5th St.

Dates / Times: Friday, 05/25/2012 8:00 PM Information:   For three decades, Fort Worth native DAVE MILLSAP has played an integral role in the city's blues-rock scene, helping shape it, define it and sharpen it. His music pays homage to traditional blues, but it always keeps one foot in the door of the contemporary; it's as much about then as it is about now. He has performed with, recorded with and toured with some of the most recognized and beloved artists in the genre - from Delbert McClinton to the late Stephen Bruton. His albums consistently get high marks from local and national critics, and he has performed around the world, on stages large and small. Join us for an intimate evening with one of the city's best.

Mingo Fishtrap Presented by: Performing Arts Fort Worth Performance to be held at McDavid Studio, 301 E. 5th St.

Dates / Times: Friday, 06/01/2012 8:00 PM Information:   Back by popular demand, Austin's Mingo Fishtrap returns to our intimate McDavid Studio, where you can get a ringside seat to the soul-funk-blues band's fiery live show.

Ruby Jane Presented by: Performing Arts Fort Worth Performance to be held at McDavid Studio

Dates / Times: Friday, 06/29/2012 8:00 PM Information:   A 17-year-old writes songs on a guitar about her life and times and sings them in a voice that resonates with true emotion - it's an age-old practice, but no one else has taken the route Ruby Jane has to get there. The Mississippi native, who has lived in Austin for four prolific years, is a fiddle prodigy, the youngest ever invited to play on the Grand Ol' Opry. She's toured with Willie Nelson and Asleep at the Wheel and fronted her own band at Lollapalooza and the Austin City Limits Music Festival. The fiddle has been Ruby Jane's addiction since she was 2 and she's got the national titles to prove it. But, with her first-ever studio album, Celebrity (Empire of Emptiness), hitting stores June 19, Ruby Jane goes in a bold new direction that's closer to Wilco and Neko Case than Vasser Clements and Johnny Gimble. Such tunes as the title track and 27, inspired by the death of Amy Winehouse, show an artist making sense of her world through song.

The Wonder Bread Years Presented by: Performing Arts Fort Worth Performances to be held at McDavid Studio, 301 E. 5th St.

Dates / Times: Wednesday, 07/25/2012 7:30 PM Thursday, 07/26/2012 7:30 PM Friday, 07/27/2012 8:00 PM Saturday, 07/28/2012 3:00 PM Saturday, 07/28/2012 8:00 PM Sunday, 07/29/2012 3:00 PM Information:   A salute to the Baby Boomer Generation, THE WONDER BREAD YEARS is a fast-paced, hilarious production that gracefully walks the line between stand-up and theater. Audiences across the country are enjoying a show that not only restores a much-needed sense of wonder, but leaves audiences laughing and savoring the past like never before. "Pure unpasteurized nostalgia" - The Los Angeles Times

Jackopierce Presented by: Performing Arts Fort Worth Performance to be held at McDavid Studio, 301 E. 5th St.

Dates / Times: Friday, 09/14/2012 8:00 PM Information:   Jackopierce is one of the most popular pop-rock bands from the North Texas area. The two-man group, made up of Jack O'Neill and Cary Pierce, spent the late '80s and early '90s touring the country, releasing records for labels big and small and helping spurn interest in the North Texas music scene. After going their separate ways in 1997, the two reformed Jackopierce in 2002, commemorating the event with a string of sold-out shows. Since then, the guys have released three albums and continue to tour near and far.

Reduced Shakespeare Company - The Ultimate Christmas Show (Abridged) Presented by: Performing Arts Fort Worth BROADWAY OFF BASS AT McDAVID series season tickets on sale NOW! To purchase, please click here. Single tickets on sale TBA. Performance to be held at McDavid Studio

Dates / Times: Wednesday, 11/28/2012 7:30 PM Thursday, 11/29/2012 7:30 PM Friday, 11/30/2012 8:00 PM Saturday, 12/01/2012 8:00 PM Saturday, 12/01/2012 3:00 PM Sunday, 12/02/2012 3:00 PM Information:   "Traveling through Christmas and other winter celebrations at the speed of comedy, the Reduced Shakespeare Company condenses an entire holiday season into an hour or so with hilarious and heartwarming results." - Nashua Telegraph The fruitcakes of the Reduced Shakespeare Company take you on an irreverent yet heartwarming trip through the holidays in THE ULTIMATE CHRISTMAS SHOW (ABRIDGED). It's festive funny physical family fun as these Three Wise Guys send-up and celebrate your favorite winter holiday traditions. Let the RSC rekindle the joy, inner-child and familial dysfunction inside us all!

Austin Lounge Lizards Presented by: Performing Arts Fort Worth

Dates / Times: Friday, 02/01/2013 8:00 PM

Late Night Catechism Las Vegas: Sister Rolls the Dice! Presented by: Performing Arts Fort Worth BROADWAY OFF BASS AT McDAVID series season tickets on sale NOW! To purchase, please click here. Single tickets on sale TBA. Performance to be held at McDavid Studio

Dates / Times: Wednesday, 03/20/2013 7:30 PM Thursday, 03/21/2013 7:30 PM Friday, 03/22/2013 8:00 PM Saturday, 03/23/2013 8:00 PM Saturday, 03/23/2013 3:00 PM Sunday, 03/24/2013 3:00 PM Information:   LATE NITE CATECHISM LAS VEGAS: SISTER ROLLS THE DICE! is the latest class in the sinfully funny Catechism series. The convent needs a new roof, so the order has decided that Sister (with her extensive gambling experience running the Church Bingo for the last 25 years) will organize a Las Vegas night! Sister will tackle topics ranging from Magicians and Show Girls to live animal acts and the dangers of drive-through marriage chapels. Don't forget: "What happens in Vegas may stay in Vegas," but God sees everything!

Meredith Vieira Productions presents LIFE IN A MARITAL INSTITUTION (20 Years of Monogamy In One Terrifying Hour) Presented by: Performing Arts Fort Worth BROADWAY OFF BASS AT McDAVID series season tickets on sale NOW! To purchase, please click here. Single tickets on sale TBA. Performance to be held at McDavid Studio

Dates / Times: Wednesday, 06/26/2013 7:30 PM Thursday, 06/27/2013 7:30 PM Friday, 06/28/2013 8:00 PM Saturday, 06/29/2013 3:00 PM Saturday, 06/29/2013 8:00 PM Sunday, 06/30/2013 3:00 PM Information:   LIFE IN A MARITAL INSTITUTION is a darkly humorous and poignant autobiographical tale of lust, love, betrayal, and redemption or the tragicomedy of married life. Written and performed by James Braly (NPR, The Moth). "Never less than excellent" - The New York Times