Hire live musicians and a band in Austin, Texas, for your event, including a cover band, party band, or wedding band.
The Best Motown
Party Band
in Austin
Looking for the best wedding band for hire in Austin?In Austin, Texas, you can hire live musicians and bands for your event through love and happiness, including cover bands, party bands, and wedding bands. We are the best cover band and party band in Austin with tons of experience working at weddings, corporate events, private parties & company parties
We have experience with every type of event, from cocktail hours & wedding receptions to big corporate events, or small private parties.
With our world-class talent covering the top Motown, Funk, Soul, and Dance songs from all decades, Matchmaker's prestigious band and vocal talent allow us to replicate the songs to near perfection live.
It's a crowd-focused, interactive, concert-style experience.
Upcoming Events
EVERY Monday @ Pershing Hall
$5 Cover | 8:00pm - 10:00pm
2501 E 5th St., Austin, TX 78702
every package includes
Pro Sound System
Lighting & Emcee Services
Live DJ for Breaks
Travel & Transportation
Scalable Band Sizes (10 to 16)
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Marvin Gaye
Ain’t Too Proud To Beg – The Temptations
Bang Bang - Jessi J, Ariana G, Nicki M
Best Of My Love - The Emotions
Blame It On The Boogie - Jackson 5
Boogie Shoes - KC & The Sunshine Band
Boogie Wonderland - Earth, Wind & Fire
Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundations
Can't Feel My Face - The Weeknd
Can’t Get Next To You – The Temptations
Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) - Four Tops
Can't Stop The Feeling! - Justin Timberlake
Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You - Frankie Valli or Lauryn Hill
Chain Of Fools – Aretha Franklin
Dancing In The Moonlight – King Harvest / Toploader
Dancing In The Street - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
December, 1963 (Oh What A Night) - Frankie Valle & The 4 Seasons
Do You Love Me – The Contours / Blues Brothers
Don't Stop Believin' - Journey
Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough – Michael Jackson
Espresso - Sabrina Carpenter
Everybody (Backstreet’s Back) - Backstreet Boys
For Once In My Life - Stevie Wonder
For The Love Of Money – The O’Jays
Gimme Gimme Gimme - Abba
Get Down On It – Kool & The Gang
Give Up The Funk – Parliament Funkadelic
Heatwave – Martha and the Vandellas
Hit Me Baby One More Time - Britney Spears
Hold On I'm Coming - Sam & Dave
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) - Marvin Gaye
How Will I Know - Whitney Houston
I Heard It Through The Grapevine – Marvin Gaye
I Knew You Were Trouble - Taylor Swift
I Second That Emotion – Smokey Robinson
I Wanna Dance With Somebody - Whitney Houston
I Want It That Way - Backstreet Boys
I Want To Be Your Lover - Prince
I'll Take You There - The Staple Singers
I'm Coming Out / Mo Money Mo Problems Mashup
It's Alright - The Impressions
It’s Your Thing – Isley Brothers
Lady Marmalade – Patty Labelle
Land of 1000 Dances – Wilson Pickett
Livin' For The City - Stevie Wonder
Love Rollercoaster – Ohio Players
Master Blaster (Jammin') - Stevie Wonder
Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett
Nowhere To Run – Martha & The Vandellas
Party In The U.S.A. - Miley Cyrus
Play That Funky Music – Wild Cherry
Pink Pony Club - Chappell Roan
Proud Mary – Ike & Tina Turner
PYT (Pretty Young Thing) - Michael Jackson
Reach Out I'll Be There - Four Tops
Respect Yourself – The Staple Singers
Rich Girl - Daryl Hall & John Oates
Rock With You - Michael Jackson
September – Earth, Wind & Fire
Shake Your Body Down - Jackson 5
Shining Star – Earth, Wind & Fire
Shut Up And Dance - Walk The Moon
Signed, Sealed, Delivered – Stevie Wonder
Sing A Song - Earth, Wind & Fire
That's What I Like - Bruno Mars
This Old Heart Of Mine – Isley Brothers
This Will Be (An Everlasting Love) – Natalie Cole
Uptown Funk - Mark Ronson (feat. Bruno Mars)
Want To Want Me - Jason Derulo
Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles
You Can’t Hurry Love – The Supremes
You Keep Me Hangin' On - The Supremes
You Make My Dreams (Come True) - Daryl Hall & John Oates
You Should Be Dancing - The Bee Gees
Your Love Keeps Lifting Me (Higher & Higher) – Jackie Wilson
Ain't No Woman Like The One I Got - The Four Tops
Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
Best Part - Daniel Caesar & H.E.R.
Can’t Help Falling In Love – Elvis Presley
Change The World - Eric Clapton
Fly Me To The Moon - Frank Sinatra
How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees
How Long Will I Love You - Ellie Goulding
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) – Marvin Gaye
Into The Mystic – Van Morrison
Isn't She Lovely - Stevie Wonder
Just My Imagination - The Temptations
Just The Two Of Us – Bill Withers
Le Vie En Rose - Louis Armstrong
Let’s Stay Together – Al Green
Ooh, Baby Baby - Linda Ronstadt
Simply The Best - Noah Reid ver.
Son Of A Preacher Man – Dusty Springfield
Sunday Kind Of Love - Etta James
That’s How Strong My Love Is – Otis Redding
The Way You Look Tonight - Frank Sinatra
Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran
Unforgettable - Natalie & Nat King Cole
What A Wonderful World - Louie Armstrong
Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton
(You Are My) Shining Star - The Manhattans
You Are The Best Thing – Ray Lamontagne
Boot Scootin’ Boogie - Brooks & Dunn
Chicken Fried - Zach Brown Band
Deeper Than The Holler - Randy Travis
Your Celebration.
Your Soundtrack.
Since 2009, Matchmaker Band has been the top cover band in the great State of Texas, playing the best of Motown, Soul, Funk, and Dance hits. With four highly specialized vocalists, rich harmonies, and timeless dance music, we're easily the best local wedding band in Austin and beyond. Matchmaker is the perfect band for any wedding, corporate party or other special occasion.
Do You Want...
High energy party band vibe
Upscale Jazz classics like Frank Sinatra's "The Way You Look Tonight"
A sing-off during Marvin Gaye's "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"
The falsetto in "I Wanna Dance With Somebody"
Microphones / lapel mics for your wedding officiants
Divas of Soul: Aretha, Etta, Whitney, Diana, & Tina
Wedding DJ for when the live band goes on break
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Jazz Band or trio for cocktail hour
New Orleans' style Second Line Send Off
Wedding ceremony string ensembles
All song lists are fully
customized for each event.
Reviews
Check out our additional wedding reviews on Wedding Wire, The Knot, & Google
Past Clients
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Why Hire
Matchmaker Band?
We're a wedding planner's dream.
Calling all wedding enthusiasts! Matchmaker Band is a turn-key, stress-free dance party guaranteed. Self-contained with all of our entertainment needs, we turn every event into an unforgettable world-class experience. We start as a 10-piece band with options to add additional brass, percussion, or strings to scale up to a 16-piece 'mini orchestra'. Our vocalists will completely blow your guests away from the very first note they sing.
We will walk with you every step of the way, from wedding ceremony, to cocktail hour, to reception. We want to turn your wedding day Into an unforgettable experience with incredible live wedding entertainment.
Additionally, by booking Matchmaker Band you're supporting skilled, full-time musicians, singers, and sound techs who live in Austin, TX. These events support keeping our city as “The Live Music Capital of the World".
Want to see us live? Catch us out the South Austin iconic venue, The Highball, every 2nd and 4th Monday, 8:30 pm to 10:30 pm. We also perform every first Monday at The Pershing from 8:30 pm to 10:30 pm.
Interested in booking for your next party, wedding, or event? Contact us today!