AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 16, 2010  -- Austin Music Weekly is excited to announce the launch of its free online music archive, www.austinmusicweekly.com. Site users can sign up for free memberships to access a diverse range of audio and video recordings of local Austin bands recorded live in Austin venues. Members are encouraged to share the music they discover on the site with their friends through commonly used social media networks. The site promises to remain free for users and will direct 50 percent of all profits to the bands.

The website describes its dedicated team as "a small crew of dedicated music nuts," "homegrown in Austin, Texas" and "passionate about bringing new music to new ears." Harnessing the organics of local music and the power of the social web,Austin Music Weekly is filling an online gap for music fans – in Austin and around the world - as well as local bands.