Editor’s note: The above video is from previous coverage that aired on KXAN on June 16, 2025.
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Earlier this summer, Donn’s Depot held a benefit for one of the bar’s regular musicians, who’d stepped away from performing to address health concerns.
The piano bar shared the unfortunate news earlier this week that Chris Gage had passed away after battling those health complications.
Gage played at Donn’s on Monday nights for decades. After stepping away, his friends, other musicians and the Donn’s Depot community stepped up to help raise money to support him through a GoFundMe and a musical benefit held in June.
Donn’s made a tribute post on Instagram, announcing the passing of Gage. “It’s with the deepest ache in our hearts we share with our extended Depot family the passing of our very, very dear friend and for the last 30 years- our Monday night residency, Chris Gage,” the caption read in part.
The post shared several photos of Gage performing at the bar throughout the years and offering praise to the late musician.
“Chris and his immeasurable talent, his music, his joy, his friendship, his love, his impact to our world – it’s all woven into the fabric and the story of Donn’s,” the caption continued. “The community he built over decades every Monday is a cornerstone of the Depot you know today and that family and friendship that is so deeply important to all of us- is in huge part, because of him.”
Click here to read more about Gage or donate to support his family.
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