FREE & LOCAL LIST 2016
THIS is Austin music.
No Badge Required.
These are the bands that make this a wonderful music mecca the other 51 weeks out of the year. Please support them this week, and buy a CD/t-shirt/sticker.
(FYI: This list is organic and will grow. If you have a local band and are playing a free show in Austin from 3/13 - 3/20 and you'd like to be included in this list, e-mail sean@insiteaustin.com)
Compiled by Sean Claes
3/13/16
Stupid
Drama
Time: 2:30
Venue: Lazy
Lizard - 1504 E. 6th Street
Showcase: Rockstar
Magazine
Band bio: www.stupiddrama.com
Event link: https://www.facebook.com/Rockstar.Magazine.Austin/
3/14/16
The Boleys
Time: 6:15pm
Venue: Badlands - 12th and
Chicon
Showcase:
Boleyfest at Badlands!
Band bio: We
are a band and we like to play music and partay
Event link: https://www.facebook.com/events/235748493430166/
Fear
Control
Time:
6:45 pm
Venue: The Dirty
Dog Bar – 505 E. 6th Street
Showcase: 2016 Dirty
Fest
Band Bio: Fear
Control is a heavy riffing, loud screaming, double kicking sonic attack from
Austin, TX, inspired by metal masters Metallica and
Pantera as well as newer metal heroes Trivium, Machine Head, August Burns Red,
Lamb of God, and Bullet For My Valentine.
Zeale Rapz
Time: 11:30 pm
Venue: Empire
Control Room – 606 E. 7th St.
Showcase: Magical
Monday
Band Bio: Creating a sound ZEALE dubs "new alternative," the
music is a blend of parts HipHop, Dance, and Indie Rock.
"Put Pharell, Childish Gambino, and Rage into a shotgun, pull the trigger, and you get ZEALE."
"Put Pharell, Childish Gambino, and Rage into a shotgun, pull the trigger, and you get ZEALE."
3/15/16
The Boleys
Time: 5pm
Venue: The
Aquarium on 6th St
Band bio: We
are a band and we like to play music and partay :p
3/16/16
The Boleys
Time: 1:40pm
Venue: Willie
Nelson Mural at 7th and Neches
Showcase: Heart
of Texas Music Festival
Band bio: We
are a band and we like to play music and partay :p
Event link: http://www.texasrockfest.com/
Band of
Heathens
Time: 3:35 pm
Venue: The
Dogwood - 715 West 6th St.
Showcase: Dog Day
Afternoon Showcase
Band Bio: American
Rock and Roll
Day Changer
Time: 4:00 pm
Venue: Willie
Nelson Mural – 7th & Neches
Showcase: Texas Rockfest
Band Bio: Texas,
Alternative, Post-Grunge, Rock band.
Event link:
www.texasrockfest.com/
Fear
Control
Time:
8:30 pm
Venue: Willie
Nelson Mural – 7th & Neches
Showcase: Texas
Rockfest
Band Bio: Fear
Control is a heavy riffing, loud screaming, double kicking sonic attack from
Austin, TX, inspired by metal masters Metallica and
Pantera as well as newer metal heroes Trivium, Machine Head, August Burns Red,
Lamb of God, and Bullet For My Valentine.
Event Link: http://www.bandsintown.com/event/11415915?artist=Fear+Control&came_from=89&fb_ref=Default
DC Bloom
w/Hank Alrich
Time: 9 pm
Venue: G&S
Lounge - 2420 South First Street,
Showcase: Third
Coast Music's NotSXSW
Band Bio: The
legendary Texas producer Lloyd Maines sings D.C.’s praises, noting that “his
songs have an intelligent cutting edge, from outrageously clever to poignantly
thought provoking.” The Americana Music Times echoed those sentiments,
heralding Bloom’s “beautifully constructed, poignant odes to the human
condition.”
White Label
Analog
Time: 9pm
Venue: Burnside’s
- 413 E. 6th St.
Showcase: Music
Gorilla
Band Bio: Though
their name references not-so-long-ago days when pre-release album advances were
physical and recording required tape, Austin’s
White Label Analog draws on every era to craft melodic pop-rock that’s totally
in the moment.
Oklahomos
Time: 10:30 pm
Venue: Willie
Nelson Mural - 7th & Neches
Showcase: Texas Rockfest
Band Bio: Whiskey
fueled monster truck of stupidity
Event link:
www.texasrockfest.com/
Dirty Wormz
Time: 11p
Venue: Rainey
Hookah Lounge – 84 N. I-35
Showcase: Austin’s Best Damn Party
Band Bio: “The best
rap/rock/hip hop group in the world. Representin Austin, Texas.” – Urban Dictionary
3/17/16
DC Bloom
w/Hank Alrich
Time: 11 am
Venue: G&S
Lounge - 2420 South First Street,
Showcase: Third
Coast Music's NotSXSW ...
Band Bio: The
legendary Texas producer Lloyd Maines sings D.C.’s praises, noting that “his
songs have an intelligent cutting edge, from outrageously clever to poignantly
thought provoking.” The Americana Music Times echoed those sentiments,
heralding Bloom’s “beautifully constructed, poignant odes to the human
condition.”
South
Austin Moonlighters
Time: 11:40 am
Venue: Threadgill’s World Headquarters - 301 W. Riverside
Showcase: KVET Saint Patty's Day Party
Band Bio: The South
Austin Moonlighters (SAM) play an eclectic mix of songs, from heartfelt soul to
“sh*t-kickin’ country,” and from funky New Orleans
funk to raucous rock-n-roll. Somehow it all comes together; creating a magical
essence that has earned the band a loyal following.
Daniel Eyes
& The Vibes
Time: 1 pm
Venue: Stay Gold - 1910 E Cesar Chavez St.
Showcase: Sound Dessert Showcase
Band Bio: Daniel Eyes
& The Vibes is quickly gaining buzz as one of Austin's best emerging bands
of 2016. The band is currently touring in and around Texas, building fans by
the listener as they support the recent release of their debut EP, Sweet Dreaming, a four song
offering that chronicles a wild love affair with the blues, radiating yearning,
grit and unyielding resolve.
Blue Healer
Time: 3 pm
Venue: Craftsman
- 2000 E Cesar Chavez
Showcase: New
Americana Party
Band bio:
Born
out of the belief that music should be fun, Blue Healer cruised into the Austin
scene in 2015 with the ease of your first high school set of wheels - the
wheels you got to second-base in on a neon-tinged Friday night. Mixing distorted
upright bass, shimmering guitar, analog synths, and drums, the Texas native
trio blends a unique mesh of indie rock and dance sounds with the familiar
fabric of classic songwriting. Picture the face of pop accessibility with the
teeth of basement rock n' roll - the songs sink in and don't let go.
Stupid
Drama
Time: 3:20p
Venue: Willie
Nelson Mural - 7th & Neches
Showcase: Texas
Rockfest
Band bio: www.stupiddrama.com
Event link: www.texasrockfest.com
Agony
Column
Time: 10:30 pm
Venue: Willie
Nelson Mural - 7th & Neches
Showcase: Texas Rockfest
Band Bio: “In an era
of homogenized metal bands and superficial glam rockers, self-described
"hellbilly head-bangers" the Agony Column sliced through prevalent
clichés like a hot knife through butter; their quirky musical fusion of thrash
metal and Southern rock conspiring with a penchant for wry humor and
self-mockery (all virtually unheard of in a metal scene suffocated by its own
self-importance) to honor the "weird" reputation of their hometown of
Austin, Texas.” - Eduardo
Rivadavia
Event link:
www.texasrockfest.com/
The Boleys
Time: 12:30am
Venue: Brass
House San Jacinto Blvd
Showcase: 3rd Annual
Hand Drawn Records Battle Of The Bands--Final Round
Band bio: We are a
band and we like to play music and partay :p
3/18/16
Oklahomos
Time: Noon
Venue: Willie
Nelson Mural - 7th & Neches
Showcase: Texas Rockfest
Band Bio: Whiskey
fueled monster truck of stupidity
Event link:
www.texasrockfest.com/
Daniel Eyes
& The Vibes
Time: 2 pm
Venue: Little Woodrow's - 520 West 6th St
Showcase: Party In My Pants
Band Bio: Daniel Eyes
& The Vibes is quickly gaining buzz as one of Austin's best emerging bands
of 2016. The band is currently touring in and around Texas, building fans by
the listener as they support the recent release of their debut EP, Sweet Dreaming, a four song
offering that chronicles a wild love affair with the blues, radiating yearning,
grit and unyielding resolve.
StoneKracker
Time: 2:30 pm
Venue: Willie
Nelson Mural – 7th & Neches
Showcase: Texas Rockfest
Band Bio: The Austin,
TX band StoneKracker originally formed back in 1998, but after bad management
decisions and member infighting, the band parted ways after four successful
years together. After playing a few reunion shows, the band put aside any
previous differences and in 2014 came together again for the purpose of
creating music that punches you in the gut with it's rawness, honesty and
frenetic energy all while delivering a highly spirited live show that never
disappoints.
Event link:
www.texasrockfest.com/
Jean Synodinos
Time: 4pm
Venue: New World Deli – 4101 Guadalupe
Showcase: 3rd COAST NOT SXSW SHOWCASE
Band
Bio: Acoustic soul from Austin, Texas
Suburban
Slang
Time: 6pm
Venue: Burnside’s
- 413 E. 6th St.
Showcase: Music
Gorilla
Band Bio: https://www.facebook.com/suburbanslang/
Bettysoo
Time: 6pm
Venue: New World Deli – 4101 Guadalupe
Showcase: 3rd COAST NOT SXSW SHOWCASE
The Vinyl
Revival
Time: 7pm
Venue: Santa Cruz
Studio Theater, 1805 E. 7th Austin Tx.
Showcase: Eastside
Providence Showcase
Band Bio: www.thevinylrevival.com
Event link: https://m.facebook.com/Santa-Cruz-Studio-Theater-869078316541371/
Big State
Time: 8:00pm
Venue / Address: The Hard Luck Lounge, 3526 E 7th St
Showcase: Venue sponsored
Band bio: Whiskey, Lone Star, beards and music from the heart. Big State gives you the alt country twang you love to hear. Boots and trucker hats optional attire for the show, but highly recommended.
Event link: https://www.facebook.com/events/107841352943571/
Venue / Address: The Hard Luck Lounge, 3526 E 7th St
Showcase: Venue sponsored
Band bio: Whiskey, Lone Star, beards and music from the heart. Big State gives you the alt country twang you love to hear. Boots and trucker hats optional attire for the show, but highly recommended.
Event link: https://www.facebook.com/events/107841352943571/
The Boleys
Time: 8:30pm
Venue: Willie
Nelson Mural at 7th and Neches
Showcase: Heart
of Texas Music Festival
Band bio: We
are a band and we like to play music and partay :p
Event link: http://www.texasrockfest.com/
Mark Viator & Susan Maxey
Time: 9pm
Venue: New World Deli – 4101 Guadalupe
Showcase: 3rd COAST NOT SXSW SHOWCASE
Dirty Wormz
Time: 11:30p
Venue: Willie
Nelson Mural - 7th & Neches
Showcase: Texas Rockfest
Band Bio: “The best
rap/rock/hip hop group in the world. Representin Austin, Texas.” – Urban Dictionary
Event link:
www.texasrockfest.com/
Scorpio Rising
Time: 1am
Venue: The 04
Lounge – 3808 S. Congress
Showcase: Whoopsy
Fest
Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1355751237784158
3/19/16
Wendy Colonna
Time: Noon
Venue: Threadgill’s World Headquarters - 301 W. Riverside
Showcase: Rebels
and Renegades
Event Link:
https://www.facebook.com/events/959195647492920/
Wonderbitch
And MAAJR
Time: Noon – 6pm
Venue: Flamingo
Cantina - 515 E 6th St, Austin, Texas 78701
Showcase: Episode
Phive Showcase
Event link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1495312057466115/
Quiet Company
Time: 12:45 pm
Venue: Whole Foods
Market – 6th & Lamar
Showcase: Quantum
Collective’s Southwest Invasion
Event link:
http://southwestinvasion.com/
DC Bloom
w/Hank Alrich
Time: 1 pm
Venue: Amelia's -
2213 South First Street
Showcase: Third
Coast Music's NotSXSW ...
Band Bio: The
legendary Texas producer Lloyd Maines sings D.C.’s praises, noting that “his
songs have an intelligent cutting edge, from outrageously clever to poignantly
thought provoking.” The Americana Music Times echoed those sentiments,
heralding Bloom’s “beautifully constructed, poignant odes to the human
condition.”
Fire From
The Gods
Time:
1:00 pm
Venue: The Dirty
Dog Bar – 505 E. 6th Street
Showcase: 2016 Dirty
Fest
Band Bio: Metal/Hardcore
The Vinyl
Revival
Time: 3pm
Venue: Santa Cruz
Studio Theater, 1805 E. 7th
Showcase: Eastside
Providence Showcase
Band Bio: www.thevinylrevival.com
Event link: https://m.facebook.com/Santa-Cruz-Studio-Theater-869078316541371/
The Boleys
Time: 3pm
Venue: Dirty Dog
Bar on 6th St
Showcase: Dirty Fest
2016
Band bio: We are a
band and we like to play music and partay
gfire
Time: 5 pm
Venue: Opa!, 2050
S Lamar Blvd
Showcase: gfire's
"Women to Watch" showcase
Band Bio:
folk-tronica - soundcloud.com/gfire
Blue Healer
Time: 5:00p
Venue: Shiner
Saloon - 422 Congress Ave
Showcase: Eye in
the Sky Future of Music Showcase
Band bio:
Born
out of the belief that music should be fun, Blue Healer cruised into the Austin
scene in 2015 with the ease of your first high school set of wheels - the
wheels you got to second-base in on a neon-tinged Friday night. Mixing
distorted upright bass, shimmering guitar, analog synths, and drums, the Texas
native trio blends a unique mesh of indie rock and dance sounds with the
familiar fabric of classic songwriting. Picture the face of pop accessibility
with the teeth of basement rock n' roll - the songs sink in and don't let go.
Nancy Silva
Project
Time: 6 pm
Venue: 7th & Neches
Showcase: Texas Rockfest
Band Bio: Flying
under the San-Antonio-band radar is Nancy Silva Project, headed by the guitar
slinging, songwriting San Antonio-bred talent Nancy Silva. Silva has a sultry,
seductive and brooding appearance that is met with a surprising shyness.
Event link:
www.texasrockfest.com/
Three33
Time: 7:30 pm
Venue: Willie
Nelson Mural – 7th & Neches
Showcase: Texas Rockfest
Band Bio: Three
Thirty Three is a dynamic rock band based out of Austin, TX playing hard driving
good time rock and roll in the vein of Trent Reznor and Dave Grohl.
Event link:
www.texasrockfest.com/
Michael Fracasso
Time: 8pm
Venue: New World Deli – 4101 Guadalupe
Showcase: Jenny Reynold's Showcase Spectacular
Band Bio: Upon arriving in Austin, TX in
1990 from New York City, Michael Fracasso was promptly voted Best New Artist in
Music City Texas ‘Insiders’ poll. His 2007 release, Red Dog Blues went to #1 on
the Americana Chart in Europe. For his seventh CD, Saint Monday (April 26,
2011) Fracasso returned to a harder-hitting sound of a full rock band and
“…remains one of Austin’s most distinctive voices.” – Jim Caligiuri – Austin
Chronicle.
Daniel Eyes
& The Vibes
Time: 9 pm
Venue: Tiniest Bar In Texas - 817 W 5th St
Showcase: Austin Music Foundation Showcase
Band Bio: Daniel Eyes
& The Vibes is quickly gaining buzz as one of Austin's best emerging bands
of 2016. The band is currently touring in and around Texas, building fans by
the listener as they support the recent release of their debut EP, Sweet Dreaming, a four song
offering that chronicles a wild love affair with the blues, radiating yearning,
grit and unyielding resolve.
Dirty Wormz
Time: 11:45p
Venue: 401 Speed
Shop – 5th & Pressler
Showcase: Willie D Certified Music Showcase
Band Bio: “The best
rap/rock/hip hop group in the world. Representin Austin, Texas.” – Urban Dictionary
3/20/16
DC Bloom
(opening for Dan Bern)
Time: 7pm –
Venue: Sunnysky
Way House Concert - 6513 Sunnysky Way
Showcase: Sunnysky
Way South Buy a South Austin House Showcase
Band Bio: The
legendary Texas producer Lloyd Maines sings D.C.’s praises, noting that “his
songs have an intelligent cutting edge, from outrageously clever to poignantly
thought provoking.” The Americana Music Times echoed those sentiments,
heralding Bloom’s “beautifully constructed, poignant odes to the human
condition.”
Scorpio
Rising
Time: 11pm
Venue: Gourdough’s
– 209 W. 5th
Showcase: Deep Eddy
Vodka presents “Best of Austin Series”
Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1699636890284218
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