The stacked, inaugural Sound on Sound festival (booked by former Fun Fun Fun booker Graham Williams) goes down from November 4-6 in McDade, TX (right outside Austin), and today the daily lineups have been announced. Some new bands were added too...
Also: Courtney Barnett, Death Grips, Young Thug, Mac DeMarco, Charles Bradley, Girls Against Boys, Dead Milkmen, FLAG, Touche Amore, Bob Mould, Baroness, Car Seat Headrest, Protomartyr, Beach Slang, White Lung and so many more.
Austin's annual Free Week will actually be 10 days this year, with free shows happening every night at Mohawk, The Sidewinder, and The New Movement from January 1 - 10. This year's lineup, featuring mostly Austin bands, has been announced and includes Ringo Deathstarr, Sweet Spirit, Matthew Logan Vasquez (Delta Spirit), Surfer Blood, Spray Paint, Residual Kid, Indian Jewelry, Leftover Crack, American Sharks, Golden Dawn Arkestra, and lots lots more. There will also be comedy events this year.
The 2016 Free Week schedule will be released December 18. Until then, check out the lineup of bands playing. below...