The [Red River Cultural District’s](https://redriverculturaldistrict.org/) annual cover-free [Hot Summer Nights](https://thecosmicclash.com/tag/hot-summer-nights/) event took place last weekend in venues all over the downtown neighborhood July 24-26. Nearly 150 primarily Austin-area artists took to the stage at Mohawk, 13th Floor, Elysium, Chess Club and a dozen other RRCD venues. This is the eighth year the neighborhood organization has organized the event which spawned from its original sister event, Free Week which takes place the first week of January each year. Resound Presents founder, Graham Williams is credited with originating that event while he was working as a talent booker at the original Emo’s on Red River and Sixth Street. Featured in this photo story are Andrew Cashen and Disciples of Creation, shoegaze/psych rockers, Queen Serene, Pearl Z, Sexpop, Mujeres Podridas, proggy-jazz act Stop Motion Orchestra, metal purveyors Portrayal of Guilt, Como Las Movies, Semihelix and lots more.



Live music photos: Hot Summer Nights featured Andrew Cashen, Semihelix, Portrayal of Guilt and more