There are a few things we'll miss about Austin -- yes, just a few: the new Galaxy Cafe on West Lynn, the Blue Genie Art Bazaar, and the South Congress HEB, for starters. (Yes, ridiculous to miss a grocery store that we formerly hated -- but people, we can't find any good tortillas here. SEND HELP!) And yes, when we're trolling the Lower East Side, we really miss the Red River Strip. So when the email about Emo's Free Week fell into my inbox yesterday, we got just a little homesick for our favorite good ol' skeevy-ass rock club (which was recently named one of the top 10 rock clubs in America by ... playboy.com). So, this week is the one time of year when you can get into Emo's for free every night, even if you're not a regular. Show up early!

Have a Lone Star for us, and support Austin's (and the rest of Texas' -- there's a few bands playing from San Marcos, Dallas, and Houston and some assorted out-of-staters too) best up-and-coming and veteran talent. I believe they're playing just for drink tickets. (Dear bands: Sorry if you didn't get a link below -- that means I couldn't find your web presence easily via Google. You may want to look into that...)

Tuesday 1/2

INSIDE: Signal Lost/Conversions/Storm the Tower/Repercussions/Bitch Attack

LOUNGE: Green Potato Ventures presents: This Will Destroy You/Low Line Caller/The Interest Kills/The Laughing

Wednesday 1/3

INSIDE: Ume/Camp X-Ray/Red X Red M/Daniel Francis Doyle

LOUNGE: Youngmond Grand/The Last Gasp/The Mercers/Red Leaves

Thursday 1/4

OUTSIDE: Crash Gallery/AM Syndicate/Prom Nite/Lalaland

INSIDE: the ATTAK (iN)FORMATION/Oh, Beast!!!/Horn Of Africa/Alright, Tonight!

LOUNGE: The Word Association/Zeale 32/Tee Double plus DJ Crown

Friday 1/5

OUTSIDE: Lemurs/The Lord Henry/Clap! Clap!/Lomita

INSIDE: Amplified Heat/Lions/Full Stride/The Flood

LOUNGE: Grand Champeen/Quien Es Boom/The Fall Collection/The Alice Rose

Saturday 1/6

OUTSIDE: At All Cost/Warwulf/Tia Carrera/Me Infecto/the Snake Trap

INSIDE: Zykos/Brothers and Sisters/The Crack Pipes/ The Strange Boys

LOUNGE: Cue/My Education/Horse Plus Donkey/Finally Punk

Sunday 1/7

INSIDE: Chicken Ranch presents: Automusik/The Troublemen/Mr. Lewis and The Funeral 5/The States

LOUNGE: Awesome Cool Dudes/ Dogme 95/When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth / MVSCVLS

Monday 1/8

INSIDE: The Onlys/Ghost of the Russian Empire/Midgetmen/tba