Nothing says summer like a trip to Portland Saturday Market.

​The hustle and bustle of vendors setting up in the morning. Kids splashing around in the fountains. Street performers creeping you out. The dude who can make one heck of a mask out of spoons and a spaghetti strainer. Bucket drummers on the corner, drumming on buckets.

You know, the big one downtown. It is the largest continuously running open-air arts and crafts market in the country. Portland is serious about the art of crafts, people!

​Come on out on Saturday, July 30, 2016, at 2:00pm and see the Austin Stewart Quartet on the main stage. We'll be at Waterfront Park and Ankeny Plaza, welcoming summer with one hot jam after another. Mac Brown (guitar), Spencer Finnan (keyboards), Drew Nelson (bass) and Austin Stewart (drums), will help keep your lazy afternoon rolling along with good tunes and great people watching.

​Original grooves to make your booty move. Come out and hang!

​Peace, love and music!

Happy hour! All ages! Free!

Get your weekend off to a great start at the McMenamins White Eagle on Friday, June 24, 2016. We'll get funky for happy hour from 4-6pm. Grab some beer n' tots and shake off the week.

We can't wait to be back at the majestic and haunted White Eagle. Old school. They've been reppin Portland since 1905! A great room to awaken your spirit and an awesome patio on a summer evening. Can we kick it? Yes, we can!

All ages, so bring the kiddos for a dance party!

If you live in Portland, you love coffee, beer and music. Right?

Join us at the NW Coffee Beer Invitational on Saturday, January 30th at the Goose Hollow Inn. Stop by at high noon and you can experience all three of these coveted Portland treasures (along with the best Reuben in Stumptown!) in a mind-meld of all your senses.

Mac, Spencer, Drew and Austin will be providing some funky grooves from 12pm-3pm and our friends the Logger's Daughter will bring it on home from 3:30pm-6:30pm. $15 admission includes a festival glass and 8 taster tickets to sample freshly brewed beer made with locally-roasted coffee from 16 amazing brewers.

Participating breweries:
10 Barrel Brewing • 54˚40' Brewing • Buoy Beer Company • Burnside Brewing Co • Cascade Brewing • The Commons Brewery• Deschutes Brewing • Double Mountain Brewery & Taproom • Everybody's Brewing • Feckin Irish Brewing Co.• Fire on the Mountain Brewing • Gigantic Brewing Company • Lompoc Beer • Lucky Labrador Brew Pub • Pints Brewing • Widmer Brothers Brewing.

C'mon out (rain or shine) and enjoy the best of Portland with us!

Whoop Whoop!

Album Release Party!

Yes, that's right. We are releasing our second album, Looking for a Sign. 

All of the tunes were recorded live one evening at Mac's family cabin in Washougal, WA. No overdubs, no re-tracking parts, just what came through our instruments. What resulted was something from the heart made to move the soul.

In celebration, we are hosting an evening of music for free at one of the best wine bars in town. Please join us for drinks and good times deep into the night.

We are thrilled to perform at Vie de Boheme, a beautiful wine bar with a hint of revolution in the air. Always a wonderful opportunity to sample their selection of wines from the Pacific Northwest and beyond, or tour their wine library and dream a little bit.  

Vive la révolution de la musique!

We are thrilled to perform at the Secret Society on Saturday, October 17, 2015!

With crushed red velvet curtains, a high ballroom ceiling and the speakeasy vibe, this is going to be a killer show. We are performing for a private event, so unfortunately it isn't open to the public. However, those on the invite list, get ready to shake it out!

We'll be crankin' out the jams all night and we've worked out a few oldies to keep everyone on their toes. Kick back, have a drink and feel the vibe.

Hope to see you there!

The cool wind is in the air as Fall starts to set it's heavy foot on the dead leaves scattered on the ground. So it must be that special time of year when friends and family gather in Scio, OR.

Yes, it is time again for the Salem Stomp! The annual campout at the Bear Creek Saloon that brings together a celebration of good times, great tunes, excellent beer and amazing people.

This  year, the Austin Stewart Quartet will make the journey out fro Portland to bring our special mix of instrumental grooves to the party. Featuring Mac Brown (guitar), Spencer Finnan (keys), Drew Nelson (bass) and Austin Stewart (drums/compositions), the quartet will bring some funk to the party. 

Join us for music, beer, camping and a potluck! More details at www.facebook.com/SalemStomp. 

Looking for good drinks and great tunes?

The Austin Stewart Quartet will be performing at the EastBurn on Saturday, September 6, 2014. We'll start at 10:00pm, but come out early to  swing on the patio with us and enjoy the first fall weekend.

Nod your head and tap your feet to groovin' original music all night long. Featuring Mac Brown (guitar/Five Fingers of Funk), Spencer Finnan (keys/Space Case), Drew Nelson (bass, Vagabond Opera), and Austin Stewart (drums/composer).


EastBurn 10pm, 1800 E Burnside St. Portland, OR.

Check out two new videos we recorded at the Alberta Street Pub in Portland, Oregon.

The first is Taking the Last Train Home, a song from our debut album. The second is a new tune, Sleepyhead, that we expect to record in the studio later this year.

We also launched a new YouTube channel, visit us at www.youtube.com/user/austinstewartquartet.

Do you like wine, great music and good times?

Join us at Vie de Boheme on Sunday, Feb. 23  at 7:00pm as the Austin Stewart Quartet will perform original music to help you wind down the weekend. Though originally started as a wine bar, they also have a full bar, an incredible wine library and great food. So an excellent place to spend the evening!

Like Vie de Boheme, we also believe that "sharing a bottle of wine is much more than an act of consumption –  it turns a meal into an occasion, and a gathering, large or small, into a celebration of friendship, shared experience, and the spirit of conviviality." In many ways, our music carries a similar spirit.

So come on out and bring your bohemian spirit to life!