RRCD – The Cosmic Clash

Live music preview: Free Week starts January 9 with over 80 bands

January 6, 2026 Case Cockrell 991 Views 13th Floor, Billy King and the Bad Bad Bad, concert, Cormae, Elysium, Free Week, Grocery Bag, live music, Mineral, mohawk, Mountain Time, music festival, Parker Woodland, preview, Red River Cultural District, RRCD, Stubb's, The Bright Light Social Hour, The Oxys, Valhalla

Free Week in Austin’s Red River Cultural District returns this coming weekend on January 9 and 10, bringing yet another array of cover-free showcases to the downtown area to kick off 2026 with live music from the city’s fruitful scene. The event will feature a baker’s dozen venues and over 80 performing artists to showcase Austin’s nightlife. The RRCD is managed by the Red River Merchants’ Association, a coalition of over forty local small businesses found within the District, which include not only live music venues, restaurants, hotels, retail shops, and other small businesses, but also the Austin Symphony Orchestra, First Baptist Church, German-Texan Heritage Society, and Waterloo Greenway.

Case Cockrell Live Music Preview

Live music preview: Free Week presented by RRCD takes place first weekend of January

December 14, 2023 Case Cockrell 3275 Views 13th Floor, Billy Glitter, Cheer Up Charlie's, Chess Club, Deep Cross, Duel, Eagle Claw, Free Week, Free Week 2024, Large Brush Collection, Luxury Television, mohawk, Nolan Potter's Nightmare Band, Red River Cultural District, RRCD, Semihelix, Stubb's, TV's Daniel

For the first weekend of each year (January 5=6) , Austin non-profit, Red River Cultural District (RRCD) celebrates the new year by inviting music fans to a free, no-strings-attached series of shows from local bands and touring acts as a part of Austin’s annual Free Week. With each consecutive year of door cover-free performances, a wide array of local talent takes the reins to deliver a weekend full of fun and musical discovery. With Austin mainstays like Nolan Potter’s Nightmare Band, Billy Glitter, and Redbud being invited for the parties, Free Week is Austin’s destination to dip into a little bit of everything as the local talent prepares for yet another year in the vibrant Austin music scene. Here are some acts music fans should catch over the first weekend in January. All for free in the Red River Cultural District in the downtown Austin area.

Greg Ackerman Preview

Live music preview: DA Garza’s Office, RRCD announced lineup for SIMS Foundation Safer Together benefit

November 23, 2021 Greg Ackerman 1223 Views BENefit, concert, DA Garza, Jose Garza, preview, Red River Cultural Disttrict, RRCD, Safer Together, SIMS Foundation

Today, Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza and the Red River Cultural District (RRCD) along with SIMS Foundation announced the lineup for their Safer Together concert event on December 4 in downtown Austin. An impressive slate of ten local and up and coming acts have been announced.