Kick Butt Coffee

Kick Butt Coffee is a coffee shop located on Airport Boulevard in Austin. It offers plenty of surface parking, live music, decaf, teas, chai, and a lunch menu. The owner, Thomas Gohring, aims to create a unique community around coffee, booze, entertainment, and martial arts. With a flair for showmanship and signature graphics, this coffee shop stands out from others in town. Despite retracting global expansion plans, Kick Butt has expanded its original location and features a small stage for performances. As the ACC Highland project and other area redevelopments take place, Kick Butt is expected to thrive while maintaining its distinctive character. It has been recognized as the Coolest Venue You Thought Was Only a Coffee Shop by the Austin Chronicle.
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09/11/2026

STARFIRE PRESENTS: ARCHWOOD • SWELLIN • LIMERENCE • GALLOWS OF SATURN

Four Austin bands. Four distinctly different sounds. One killer Sunday night at Kick Butt Coffee.

ARCHWOOD blends expressive melodies and catchy hooks with the raw emotion of alternative, emo, pop-punk, post-hardcore and shoegaze.

SWELLIN brings high-energy Texas rock ’n’ roll soaked in psychedelic and garage-rock attitude.

LIMERENCE adds another dimension to this adventurous local lineup.

GALLOWS OF SATURN launches the night into deep space with heavy, riff-driven sludge and stoner metal.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20

🚪 Doors at 7 PM
🎸 8 PM — Archwood
🎸 9 PM — Swellin
🎸 10 PM — Limerence
🎸 11 PM — Gallows of Saturn

🎟️ Only $10
🤘 All Ages
🚗 Free Parking
☕ Coffee and food available
🍺 Full bar for guests 21+
📺 Livestreaming on the Kick Butt Coffee Facebook and YouTube pages

Come support Austin music and experience four rising local bands up close at one of America’s most unique coffee shops and live music venues!

📍 Kick Butt Coffee
5775 Airport Blvd., Suite 725
Austin, TX 78752

09/07/2026

♍️ Alison’s Virgo Season Party 🔮

Virgos spend enough time being practical, organized, and doing entirely too much. This is their night to let loose.

Join us at Kick Butt Coffee for a celestial celebration that moves through darkwave, punk, heavy alternative rock, post-hardcore, and wonderfully strange rock ’n’ roll. You don’t have to be ruled by Mercury—or even believe in astrology—to enjoy this night of phenomenal live music.

We’ll also be celebrating the birthdays of Alison from Astrogat and Jasmine from Tarantula Mountain! 🥳

⚡ Wavy Eye — Austin “wavy rock ’n’ roll” with a hazy, off-kilter energy and a newly released debut EP.

🔮 Astrogat — Austin darkwave blending cinematic synths, noir textures, and post-industrial rhythms while exploring isolation, dream logic, and digital decay.

💥 Popperz — One of Houston’s most exciting punk trios, delivering big riffs, catchy hooks, thoughtful lyrics, and the kind of pulsating energy built for a live room.

🕷️ Tarantula Mountain — Female-fronted heavy alternative rock from Austin with ethereal atmosphere, grunge influences, English and Spanish vocals, and enough weight to get the room headbanging.

🌙 Marla Strange — A two-piece punk and post-hardcore band from Belton bringing a raw, dark, hard-hitting sound to the celebration.

🚪 Doors at 8 PM
🎶 Music at 9 PM
🎟️ $10 at the door
🖤 All Ages • All Welcome
🚗 Free Parking
📺 Livestreaming on the Kick Butt Coffee Facebook and YouTube pages

Flyer created by Jeff Gammill—100% human-made, not AI. 🤖🚫

09/04/2026

🔥 GRUMPY MUNKEE PRESENTS: ANTiSEEN LIVE AT KICK BUTT COFFEE! 🔥

Thursday, November 12th, 2026 | Starts at 7PM

A true underground punk institution is coming to Austin.

Formed in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1983, ANTiSEEN has spent more than four decades carving out its own uncompromising corner of American punk rock. The band calls it “Destructo Rock” — a raw collision of punk, hardcore attitude, Southern rock grit and the kind of confrontational live energy that has made ANTiSEEN notorious far beyond its North Carolina roots.

If you know ANTiSEEN, you already know this is not a show to miss. If you don't, this is your chance to experience more than 40 years of underground punk history in the intimate confines of Kick Butt Coffee.

🤘 ANTiSEEN

With special guests:

💥 HIT & RUN
💥 PSO
💥 THE B**R MUNKEES — Longview, TX

📅 Thursday, November 12th, 2026
⏰ Starts at 7PM
📍 Kick Butt Coffee | Austin, Texas
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 ALL AGES!
🎟️ Ticket price TBD
🔗 Ticket link coming soon

🚗 PLENTY OF FREE PARKING!

📺 CAN'T MAKE IT TO THE SHOW? We'll also be LIVE STREAMING on Facebook and YouTube, so you can watch from wherever you are.

Come early, grab some food, coffee or a drink from the bar, and get ready for a night of loud, raw, unapologetic rock & roll at Kick Butt Coffee.

ANTiSEEN + HIT & RUN + PSO + THE B**R MUNKEES
Thursday, November 12th • 7PM • ALL AGES

🎟️ TICKET LINK COMING SOON — PRICE TBD

09/01/2026

🔥 FOUR BANDS. FOUR DISTINCT SOUNDS. ONE WILD NIGHT AT KICK BUTT COFFEE! 🔥

Cyclical Melancholy • Spatial Dimensions • Goth Dylan • Burning Low

Join us Saturday, October 3, for a genre-bending night of live Austin-area music spanning progressive rock, psychedelia, modern rock, shoegaze, and alternative sounds.

🎸 8 PM — CYCLICAL MELANCHOLY
A funky progressive-rock powerhouse known for loud, colorful, genre-bending music and an adventurous sound that never stays in one place for long.

🚀 9 PM — SPATIAL DIMENSIONS
A modern Texas rock band pushing the genre into new territory with an expansive, forward-looking sound.

🖤 10 PM — GOTH DYLAN
Austin psychedelic rock infused with Middle Eastern and world-music influences—swirling guitars, hypnotic rhythms, and a wonderfully trippy atmosphere.

🌑 11 PM — BURNING LOW
Austin shoegaze with alternative-rock energy and subtle jazz influences, delivering dense textures, heavy emotion, and a powerful live sound.

📅 Saturday, October 3
🚪 Doors at 7 PM
🎶 Show at 8 PM
💵 $10 at the door
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 All ages
🅿️ Free parking
📍 Kick Butt Coffee
5775 Airport Blvd., Suite 725
Austin, Texas

Can’t make it in person? Watch the show streamed live on Facebook and YouTube!

Come early, grab a drink, support local music, and experience four very different bands sharing one Kick Butt stage.

09/01/2026

🎸 KYMFEST 2026 — A Full Night of Austin-Area Music!

Get ready for one seriously stacked night at Kick Butt Coffee on Saturday, September 5! KYMFEST 2026 brings together 15 acts spanning punk, rock, ska, power pop, psychedelic country, soul, and the Austin-area underground—all on one bill!

🔥 Doors: 5:00 PM
🎶 Music: 6:00 PM
💵 $15 at the door
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 All ages
🅿️ Free parking
📺 Streaming live on Facebook and YouTube

🎤 THE KYMFEST 2026 LINEUP

SHFUX — Texas punk veterans delivering raw, unapologetic energy. The Temple-based band describes itself as “punk rock from a black hole in Texas” and has been at it for nearly two decades.

Dr. Sleep — Bringing the heavy side of Austin’s underground to the bill with metal-infused intensity.

Last to Know — An Austin punk, hard-rock, and alternative crew delivering a powerful mix of styles and plenty of live energy.

Dropped Out — Austin power-pop punk with a skate-punk edge—fast, catchy, and built for a good time.

Worm Su***de — A long-running Austin punk institution formed in 1996, with roots spanning punk, metal, Oi!, and hardcore.

Marla Strange — A hard-to-pigeonhole Texas punk and rock outfit whose sound draws from experimental rock, garage punk, hardcore, metal, and noise.

Pachuco Cabras — Bringing their distinctive Austin underground sound to the KYMFEST stage.

Dave Armstrong & the Bottlenecks — Austin rock ’n’ roll with plenty of attitude—and, in their own words, “the official rock and roll band of b**r.”

Society’s Joke — A young Central Texas band delivering loud, raw, original punk with garage- and street-punk energy.

The Last Callers — Austin pop punk featuring catchy songs and classic punk energy.

Live Another Day — Austin pop punk blending skate punk, ska punk, and classic punk with melodic hooks and high-energy live performances.

The Capitalist Kids — Austin punk veterans with a long-running catalog of politically charged, DIY-minded music.

Royal Space Chimps — Austin’s fourth-wave ska crew—because, as they put it, “everything sucks, and ska makes it all sound better.”

San Saba Songbirds — Austin psychedelic-country gold, bringing a different flavor to this wildly eclectic lineup.

Noella Grey and the Imaginary Band — Soulful, rootsy music influenced by legends including Billie Holiday, Sam Cooke, B.B. King, and Bobby Rush. The Imaginary Band formed in Houston before relocating to Austin.

❤️ THERE’S AN IMPORTANT REASON TO BE HERE BEYOND THE MUSIC.

Proceeds from KYMFEST 2026 will benefit SAFE Alliance and its vital work in our community.

Whether you’re coming for the punk, ska, rock, country, or soul—or simply hoping to discover your next favorite local band—KYMFEST 2026 is the place to be.

Bring your friends. Bring the family. Bring your dancing shoes—and bring your loudest cheer!

🎵 15 ACTS • ONE HUGE NIGHT • ONE GREAT CAUSE

Saturday, September 5, 2026
Doors at 5:00 PM • Music at 6:00 PM

📍 Kick Butt Coffee
5775 Airport Blvd., Suite 725
Austin, TX

Come support local music. Come support SAFE Alliance. Come be part of KYMFEST 2026! 🤘🔥

08/26/2026

⚔️ VEXXUM • PARASITIC VIOLENCE • LOT WIZARDS ⚔️

Prepare for a crushing Wednesday night of underground metal at Kick Butt Coffee!

Vexxum brings fierce West Coast thrash metal from West Covina, California, powered by razor-edged guitars, relentless drums and raw vocals. Bandcamp

Austin’s own Parasitic Violence delivers a vicious collision of black metal, thrash and punk—fast, hostile and unapologetically loud. Bandcamp

Lot Wizards completes the lineup with another punishing dose of underground heaviness. Come early, support every band and experience this one at full volume!

📅 Wednesday, September 2
🚪 Doors at 7 PM | Bands at 8 PM
🎟️ $10 admission
🔥 ALL AGES
🚗 Plenty of FREE parking
📍 Kick Butt Coffee
5775 Airport Blvd., Suite 725
Austin, TX 78752

Can’t make it in person? Watch the show live on the Kick Butt Coffee page and YouTube channel!

Invite your friends, share the event and help us pack the room for three killer bands!

08/25/2026

☕ WANT 20+ FREE DRINKS DELIVERED TO YOUR WORKPLACE?

Kick Butt Coffee wants to surprise local businesses with FREE drink deliveries during the first 10 days of September!

If your workplace is within 3 miles of Kick Butt Coffee and has at least 20 people, submit a request for your crew:

👉 https://forms.gle/vyXs4cquHsEdD3AS8

We’ll deliver a surprise assortment of drinks Tuesday, September 1 through Thursday, September 10. Space is limited to only two orders per delivery window each day, so get your request in soon!

Because these are large complimentary orders, drinks will be randomly assorted and cannot be individually customized. We’ll contact your group representative to confirm the delivery date and approximate time.

Who at your workplace would be most excited to see us walk through the door? Tag them below! ☕🥤

08/22/2026

Support the stream: https://streamlabs.com/kickbuttcoffee

08/21/2026

🔥 FRIDAY NIGHT PUNK ROCK AT KICK BUTT COFFEE! 🔥

Friday, September 11th, Kick Butt Coffee gets loud with a four-band bill of Texas punk rock featuring:

⚡ THE TASTELESS TREATS — Austin punk rock troublemakers bringing fast, loud, irreverent energy to the stage. The Tasteless Treats have been part of the Texas punk circuit for years and were featured on Hitchslap Records’ Texas Punk: Volume 1 compilation.

🔥 CHEEKS (San Antonio) — Coming up from San Antonio to add some SATX attitude to the night.

💥 GENERATION EXIT — Melodic street punk from Austin featuring veterans of Born to Lose, Riddlin’ Kids and Sniper 66. Their sound combines street-punk grit with big melodies and singalong hooks. Their 2024 album Lifer was followed by the Stay Alive! split EP with Boston’s Mark Lind & The Unloved.

🍺 BREWTALITY INC. — Long-running Austin punk rock ’n’ roll veterans established in 1999. Known for raw, energetic, working-class punk influenced by bands like the Ramones and Social Distortion, Brewtality Inc. has shared bills with acts including U.S. Bombs, Cro-Mags, Citizen Fish and The Qu**rs. They’re still at it, releasing the 10-song Four Score and Several B**rs Ago in 2026.

Four bands. One stage. Loud guitars. Cheap cover. Friday night done right.

📅 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
🚪 Doors: 7 PM
🎸 Show: 8 PM
🎟️ $12
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 ALL AGES

📍 KICK BUTT COFFEE
5775 Airport Blvd., Suite 725
Austin, TX 78752

🚗 PLENTY OF FREE PARKING

📺 CAN’T MAKE IT IN PERSON?
The show will be STREAMED LIVE on Facebook & YouTube!

☕ Coffee • 🍺 B**r • 🍸 Full Bar • 🍕 Food • 🎸 Live Punk Rock

Come early, grab something to eat and drink, and support Texas punk and independent live music at Kick Butt Coffee.

THE TASTELESS TREATS • CHEEKS • GENERATION EXIT • BREWTALITY INC.

See you in the pit. 🤘

08/19/2026

🔥 MATINEE MAYHEM AT KICK BUTT COFFEE! 🔥

Sunday afternoon gets loud at Kick Butt Coffee with Matinee Mayhem — four bands, an early start, and plenty of live music without having to stay out until midnight.

🎸 COUNTERSPELL
⚡ LONG/LAST
🔥 LIFE GHOSTS
🤘 THE BUTTS

📅 Sunday, September 13, 2026
🚪 Doors: 4 PM
🎶 Music: 5 PM
🎟️ $10
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 ALL AGES

📍 Kick Butt Coffee
5775 Airport Blvd, Austin, TX

🚗 FREE PARKING
☕ Coffee • Food • Full Bar
📺 LIVE STREAMING on Facebook & YouTube

Come out and support live music, local bands, and one of Austin's independent live music venues. Get here early, grab a drink and some food, and settle in for an afternoon of Matinee Mayhem.

08/18/2026

🔥 DAIAD • RED ECHOES • MYSTERIO — LIVE AT KICK BUTT COFFEE 🔥

Three Austin acts. One stage. One seriously adventurous night of live music.

Saturday, August 29th, Kick Butt Coffee welcomes DAIAD, Red Echoes and Mysterio for a night that ventures well outside the boundaries of predictable rock.

🎸 DAIAD — An innovative two-piece built around baritone guitar and drums, Daiad combines odd time signatures with powerful 4/4 riffs, creating an unconventional, heavy and progressive sound that moves between technical complexity and straight-ahead impact.

⚡ RED ECHOES — Austin-based and firmly at home on the heavier, experimental side of the local scene, Red Echoes brings an atmospheric, guitar-driven sound made for a room where you can actually get close to the band and feel it.

👁️ MYSTERIO — Another emerging name on the Austin circuit, Mysterio has been turning up on some seriously eclectic local bills, including Cheer Up Charlies. Expect a set that fits perfectly into this night of adventurous, genre-bending music.

If you like discovering bands before everybody else catches on, this is the kind of Kick Butt Coffee show you come to.

☕ Coffee? Obviously.
🍺 Full bar? Yep.
🎸 Loud live music? Absolutely.
🚗 FREE PARKING — because paying to park before paying to rock is stupid.

📅 SATURDAY, AUGUST 29
🚪 Doors: 8:00 PM
🎶 Music: 9:00 PM
🎟️ ONLY $10
📍 Kick Butt Coffee
5775 Airport Blvd., Austin, TX 78752

Come early, grab a drink, claim your spot and support Austin musicians doing something different.

DAIAD • RED ECHOES • MYSTERIO
Saturday, August 29 — Kick Butt Coffee

08/14/2026

Support the stream: https://streamlabs.com/kickbuttcoffee

08/14/2026

🎸 FOLK PUNK SHOW — ONE NIGHT ONLY IN AUSTIN! 🎸

Tuesday, August 25th, Kick Butt Coffee hosts a night of raw, DIY folk punk featuring touring artists Tape and Tears, Quiver the Busker, and Baltimore’s EmoCoustic, joined by Austin’s own local support.

Expect acoustic punk energy, stripped-down performances, sing-along moments, and the kind of intimate live show that feels right at home on the Kick Butt Coffee stage.

📅 Tuesday, August 25, 2026
🚪 Doors: 6:00 PM
🎶 Music: 7:00 PM
🎟️ $10 at the door — No presale
🔞 18+

📍 Kick Butt Coffee
5775 Airport Blvd., Suite 725
Austin, TX 78752

🅿️ FREE PARKING

Can't make it to the venue? We'll also be LIVE STREAMING the show on Kick Butt Coffee's Facebook and YouTube channels.

Come out and support touring musicians, Austin artists, and independent live music. One Tuesday night. One stage. Folk punk in Austin.

$10 DOS / NO TAFLǾF

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5775 Airport Boulevard Suite 725
Austin, TX
78752

To reach the location on Airport Boulevard in Austin, you have a couple of options:

Public Transport:
1. Take the bus: From downtown Austin, you can catch the #350 bus heading northbound on Congress Avenue. Ride the bus until you reach the stop near Airport Boulevard. Get off at this stop and walk a short distance to your destination.

Driving/Parking:
1. From downtown Austin, head east on Cesar Chavez Street.
2. Continue straight onto Manor Road.
3. Keep driving on Manor Road until you reach Airport Boulevard.
4. Turn right onto Airport Boulevard.
5. Look for available parking spots along the street or consider using nearby parking lots/garages.

Remember to check for any specific parking regulations or fees in the area before leaving your vehicle.

Please note that these directions are provided without mentioning any specific destination name as per your request.

Opening Hours

Monday	6am - 6:30pm
Tuesday	6am - 6:30pm
Wednesday	6am - 10pm
Thursday	6am - 6:30pm
Friday	6am - 6:30pm
Saturday	7am - 4pm
Sunday	8am - 4pm
	6pm - 10pm

Telephone

(512)4545425

Website

https://kickbuttcoffee.com/

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Kick Butt Coffee on Airport Boulevard in Austin is a hidden gem that offers so much more than just your average coffee shop experience. With plenty of surface parking available, it's easy to find a spot and step into this unique establishment.

One of the standout features of Kick Butt Coffee is the live music that graces its stage. From local punk bands to touring acts, there's always an exciting lineup of performances to enjoy while sipping on your favorite caffeinated drink or even a refreshing cocktail from their full bar.

The owner, Thomas Gohring, has created a truly special community around Kick Butt Coffee. His ambition to combine coffee, booze, entertainment, and even martial arts sets this place apart from any other coffee shop in town. The flair for showmanship that Gohring brings adds an element of excitement and energy that you won't find elsewhere.

Despite its expansion in size, Kick Butt Coffee has managed to retain its original character and charm. The long coffee bar showcases their dedication to serving rigorously prepared espresso drinks alongside delicious food options, beer, and wine. Whether you're looking for a quiet spot to relax or want to immerse yourself in the vibrant atmosphere, Kick Butt Coffee has got you covered.

It's no surprise that Kick Butt Coffee has been recognized by the Austin Chronicle as the Coolest Venue You Thought Was Only a Coffee Shop. This unassuming spot in a strip center on Airport Boulevard continues to impress with its cool vibes and impressive selection of drinks.

So if you're looking for a unique coffee shop experience in Austin, look no further than Kick Butt Coffee. With its inimitable character and commitment to providing top-notch entertainment alongside great beverages, it's sure to become your new favorite hangout spot. Just be sure to check their opening and closing times as they can be a bit unconventional - but trust us when we say it's worth it!

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