The Austin Chronicle Free Week Showcase w/ je'Texas, Felt Out, KindKeith, Little Mazarn, Stop Motion Orchestra

If your New Year’s resolution was to see more live, local music, you’re in luck. Red River’s annual wintertime extravaganza, Free Week, takes over the cultural district Friday and Saturday night with no-charge showcases at Mohawk, Chess Club, Elysium, Stubb’s, and many more. Get a taste of Austin’s genre-bending local scene with over 100 local acts spanning from hardcore to R&B. Come say hi to your favorite bastion of free press at the Chronicle’s own showcase, featuring vintage rockers je’Texas, experimental group Stop Motion Orchestra, electronic project Felt Out, freak folk darlings Little Mazarn, and funk-pop purveyor KindKeith, on Saturday at 13th Floor. Learn more in this week’s cover feature on p.16. – Caroline Drew