Heartening to see locals who otherwise have no connection to the Austin indie scene venturing out to discover what lurks at Beerland and beyond. Here’s a healthy slice of highlights from the final Friday of Free Week 2013 prognosticating.
• Covers Night: Children in Heat, End of the Century, Siouxsie & the Buttcheeks (Beauty Ballroom)
• The Midgetmen, the Gary, Honey & Salt, Mole People, Melissa Bryan, Half Mile Fox Fur, Easy Tiger (Club de Ville)
• Killa Kyleon, V.I.P., League of Extraordinary G’z, Doughbeezy, DJ Rapid Ric, etc. (Frontier Bar)
• Texas Metal Collective Presents: Shadow Spectrum, Ten Ton Hammer, Southern Front, Nekrist (Hole in the Wall)
• Zorch, the Boxing Lesson, Boyfrndz, Blackstone Rangers, Residual Kid (Holy Mountain)
• Outside: Riverboat Gamblers, East Cameron Folkcore, American Sharks; inside: the Ugly Beats, Bobby Jealousy, Gentlemen Rogues (Mohawk)
• Digital Antique, the Rocketboys, Daylight Titans, Storm Shelter (North Door)
• The Tontons, A Silent Film, Sounds Under Radio, Stereo Is a Lie (Parish)
• Jonathan Toubin’s Soul Clap (Red 7 outside) – Raoul Hernandez