The original home of Free Week, Emo's isn't going to let this wonderful concept disappear from within its fabled walls. The venue, now sans Lounge but always a cornerstone of the blooming Red River music scene, has assembled quite the line-up to kick off its 2009 Free Week.
On Friday, The Lemurs headline the outside stage with synth-pop and dance-rock of the finest caliber. Million Little Pieces, their latest EP, dropped in September, and contained gems like "Nina," "Blackspot," and "Yours Mine Ours." Check out our review here and watch "Yours Mine Ours" live (from September's EP Release show at The Mohawk) via YouTube. Also on the bill, The Boxing Lesson rounded off a landmark year (that included the release of Wild Streaks & Windy Days) with two videos in the fall -- watch "Brighter" here and "Dark Side Of The Moog" here. Ringo Deathstarr support with scintillating blasts of shoegaze -- read our recent interview with Elliott Frazier here; Pataphysics (a.k.a. Patrick Healy) and JC and Co. (a.k.a. Jason Chronis) power the inside stage.
What Made Milwaukee Famous, Oh No Oh My, The Mercers, and The Georgian Company are just a few of the amazing pop acts scheduled to perform outside on Saturday. The inside stage is home to fast-emerging retro outfit Dans La Lune's oh-so-easy-on-the-ears melodies, along with The Ugly Beats' time-tested pop nuggets, Amplified Heat's thunderous psych-blues, and The Jungle Rockers' grooving garage-rockabilly. Watch our interview with The Ugly Beats from Fun Fest 2008 via Roxwel.
Beerland counters with a couple of free shows this weekend as well -- Blowhole, The Stuffies, The Dickins, and Get To Da Chopper!!! on Friday, and The Flametrick Subs, Mr. Lewis & The Funeral 5, and Izzy Cox on Saturday.
Wrap up the first weekend of Free Week on Sunday at Emo's with The Tunnels, Christian Bland of The Black Angels, and The Astronaut Suit (among others) outside, and The Always Already, Haunting Oboe Music., Prayer For Animals, and j.be inside.
Check out the Austinist Weekend Music Preview Slideshow below for details on a number of events in town this weekend.
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