A DAY Show for Esme will be held in honor of the young lady who worked at Waterloo Records, and who recently lost her life. You can read her story here on Waterloo’s site. Performers include Knife in the Water, Ted Leo, December Boys, Simple Circuit, and Literature. The show will be January 28th, 2:00pm at Beerland. Buy tickets here.
Esme was a great gal, and you can see her funny sense of humor in this video:
Yeahhhh! King Kahn and The Shrines will be making their way to Mohawk February 4th at 8pm. Jacuzzi Boys will be joining them; this is going to be a major funky dance party! You can buy your tickets here.
Hot on the heels of At The Drive-In announcing a comeback after 11 years of silence, they are listed among the artists playing this year’s Coachella Music Festival in Indio, California.
I’m extremely pumped about this year’s line-up, not only because of my love for At The Drive-In, but Justice, Radiohead, Avicii, Calvin Harris, Arctic Monkeys, a Dr. Dre/Snoop Dogg collab set, and Santigold will all be there. Not to mention Madness and Jimmy Cliff (some favorites from my rude-boy days).
And I wouldn’t put it passed Coachella to announce some huge surprise headliner the closer we get to the festival in April (i.e. Prince a few years ago). My predictions? Daft Punk, My Morning Jacket, Kanye West/Jay-Z collab.
EDIT: This is a TWO-WEEKEND event. I have no idea what the schedule of bands will look like, or if each band will perform each weekend. This does complicate things for those who won’t be able to stay in California at the end of April for a full week.
Ringing in the new year with the Queen of New Orleans bounce, Big Freedia, and the ridiculous Turquoise Jeep crew made for one of the most epic nights ever.
The names have been changed in order to protect the innocent… Also, here’s some video!
First up, Turquoise Jeep (the guys who brought you the viral video “Lemme Smang It”), came out hot, with Flynt Flossy doing a freestyle.
Another Flynt Flossy track, “Did I Mention I Like To Dance,” got everyone doing just that. I don’t think I’ve danced so hard in my entire life. The Turquoise Jeep crew even had a dance-off on stage. Flynt’s moonwalk definitely took the cake.
And of course, the Queen Diva, Big Freedia, gets everyone shaking their booties with her track, “Azz Everywhere.” She loves to get the audience involved, including letting them come shake it on stage, but she still dominates when it comes to bouncin.
A toast to you guys Fun Fun Fun Fest. It was a great fest full of fun.
OBN III were frickin’ awesome. Nice mix of hard punk and Rolling Stone-esque rock.
That’s our Buddy Jason Smith!
Davila 666 sing in Spanish yet still have the punk kick.
Oh there you are Ted Leo. Got up on the side stage to watch, pretty baller.
Then it rained, and rained.
Check Merch’s Flickr Page for more pics of FX3.
BC: M83 was one of the highlights of my Fun Fun Fun Fest weekend. Especially when they rocked Auditorium Shores with their recent hit, “Midnight City.”
Active Child was really beautiful and surprisingly impressive. Very cool set.
Oh man. Best performance = The Joy Formidable. They rocked. Hard.
The drummer was so happy, couldn’t get enough of the crowd.
Finally got an up and close look/listen to Ra Ra Riot who were amazing!
Cold Cave was a cool touch of The Cure mixed with some more hard-core dance. Very good set, besides the keyboard whipping his hair around.
OH-OH! CHILDISH GAMBINO! Holy crap we have been waiting to see him for so long, so finally we did. His little bad ass self sure can put of a show, and call all the ladies.
Up on stage with Hot Snakes, pretty cool experience. Those guys sure can rock.
For more sweet pics of Day 2, head over to Merch’s Flickr page.
In case you guys missed the 6th Annual Fun Fun Fun Fest this weekend, here’s a quick recap of what the BC & Merch crew got themselves into.
BC: I had heard good things about Omar Souleyman, so I was stoked to see him live, and he did not disappoint. Omar and his (completely insane) keyboard player whipped the crowd into a dance frenzy with their Arab sound.
BC: Spank Rock was completely ridiculous. It was as if House Party the movie were thrown up on stage. They rocked the Blue Stage, and even brought out Big Freedia for a song. Things hit maximum crunkness when they covered Splack Pack’s “Shake That Ass Bitch.”
And the moment you’ve all been waiting for… The Gos, himself, ordering a burrito.
Yacht was cool, other than the fact that she looks like Gaga.
Of course, The Thermals put on an amazing live set.
This was the result of jamming out at FX3. But it’s ok, we had fun little hankies, didn’t we BC?
And we still looked gangster.
And all the girlies and all the boysies called out, “OMGZ I totes love Ry Gos!?!”
Twas a good first day.
Head over here for more photos of Day 1.
Mobile App, hells yes! FFF has rolled out their first mobile application designed specifically for the fest. Even has a taco finder. *Make sure to post Instagram photos to the FFF6 wall by tagging your photos from FFF with #funfunfunfest
New Vendors! Retail vendors for this year’s festival will include independent shops from in and around Austin. Local favorites like Strut and Prototype Vintage will be present to let your girlfriends shop while you thrash to Slayer.
A Fun Fun Fun Wedding?? Count us in. Page and Stephen’s Very Special FFF Wedding will be happening on The Yellow Stage from 3:35-4:10. Paint it Black will be playing wedding jamz and Sergio “Sexy Sax Man” Flores is going to serenade them with George Michael’s smoothest love and make out jamz. The talented Ashley Garmon will be the wedding photographer and a special surprise guest will be officiating the wedding.
Fx3 Flasks? OMGZ! Fun Fun Fun will be selling limited edition FFF6 flasks.
Wanna be a PIP? If you want to score a pair of free PIP tickets to FFFFest, try your hand at smart spotting with their scavenger hunt on Oct. 29th ortest your skills with smart’s trivia questions in the week leading up to the Fest for a pair of general admission tickets to each day of the festival. Stay tuned to smart’s twitter and facebook for more details. [www.facebook.com/smartusa www.twitter.com/smartcarusa]
Who’s excited about FUN FUN FUN FEST!?!? We are fo sho. Fun Fun Fun Fest has announced the final lineup with set times happening November 4th – November 6th, 2011 at Auditorium Shores. They have also solidified their FFF Nites aftershow lineup, which will be free to FFFF 6 ticket holders based on capacity and type of ticket. Go to www.funfunfunfest.com for updates and to purchase tickets. You can follow the fest on Twitter @funfunfunfest for up-to-the-minute news, ticket giveaways, or you can become a Fun Fun Fun Homie on Facebook @ facebook.com/funfunfunfest.
OFFICIAL FFFF6 LINEUP 2011
Friday
Orange stage:
Passion Pit 8:30-9:45
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah 7:25-8:25
Okkervil River 6:30-7:20
Black Joe Lewis 5:35-6:25
The Thermals 4:45-5:30
Heartless Bastards 3:55-4:40
Ocote Soul Sound 3:05-3:50
Cloud Nothings 2:20-3:00
Jim Ward (Sparta/ATDI) 1:40-2:15
Canon Blue 1:05-1:35
TV Torso 12:30-1:00
Black stage:
Danzig Legacy 8:15-9:45
Murder City Devils 7:20-8:10
Russian Circles 6:30-7:15
Thee Oh Sees 5:45-6:25
Ty Segall 5:00-5:40
D Generation 4:10-4:55
Bane 3:25-4:05
From Ashes Rise 2:45-3:20
Doomriders 2:05-2:40
Mindspiders 1:30-2:00
Total Control 12:55-1:25
Defeater 12:20-12:50
Blue stage:
Public Enemy 8:30-9:45
Four Tet 7:35-8:25
Spank Rock 6:45-7:30
Big Freedia 6:05-6:45
Franki Chan 5:30-6:05
Picture Plane 5:00-5:30
YACHT 4:15-5:00
Omar Souleyman 3:30-4:10
Black Milk 2:45-3:25
Autobody 2:00-2:40
Car Stereo Wars 1:15-1:55
Fat Tony 12:40-1:10
DJ iPod Ammo 12:20-12:40
Yellow stage:
Reggie Watts 7:15-8:00
Brett Gelman 6:55-7:15
Matt Bearden 6:35-6:55
Upright Citizens Brigade 5:00-6:30
FFF Dating Game 4:10-4:55
Altercation Comedy Hr 3:05-4:05
Anarchy Championship Wrestling 2:20-3:00
Adira Amiran 1:45-2:20
Jake Flores 1:25-1:40
Best Fwends 12:50-1:20
Maggie May 12:30-12:45
Saturday
Orange stage:
Spoon 8:30-9:45
Lykke Li 7:25-8:25
Girls 6:30-7:20
M83 5:35-6:25
Ra Ra Riot 4:45-5:30
Tune-Yards 4:00-4:40
The Joy Formidable 3:15-3:55
Tinarewin 2:30-3:10
Joe Lally (Fugazi) -1:55-2:25
Future Islands 1:20-1:50
Keep Shelly In Athens 12:45-1:15
Manejo Beto 12:10-12:40
Black stage:
The Damned 8:45-9:45
Hot Snakes 7:50-8:40
Cave In 6:55-7:40
Negative Approach 6:05-6:50
Paint It Black 5:20-6:00
Youth Brigade 4:35-5:15
Dead Horse 3:50-4:30
Trash Talk 3:15-3:45
World Inferno Friendship Society 2:30-3:10
Deathgrips 1:55-2:25
Touche Amore 1:20-1:50
Shapes Have Fangs 12:45-1:15
Thieves 12:15-12:40
Blue stage:
Major Lazer 8:45-9:45
Neon Indian 7:50-8:40
Childish Gambino 7:00-7:45
Rakim 6:10-6:55
Cold Cave 5:20-6:05
Dan Deacon 4:30-5:15
Wugazi 3:45-4:25
Cecil Otter 3:20-3:40
Brandt Brauer Fricke 2:40-3:15
T-bird and the Breaks 2:05-2:35
Purity Ring 1:30-2:00
Blackie 1:05-1:25
tba dj 12:30-1
Yellow stage:
Wham City sketch comedy 6:15-8:15
Neal Brennan 5:45-6:10
Johnny Pemberton 5:20-5:40
Turquoise Jeep 4:45-5:15
Donald Glover 4:10-4:40
Air Sex Contest 3:30-4:05
Anarchy Championship Wrestling 2:40-3:25
Captured By Robots 1:50-2:35
Louis Katz 1:25-1:45
Ali Wong 1:05-1:20
Cameron Buchholtz 12:45-1:05
Michael Priest 12:30-12:45
Sunday
Orange stage:
Slayer 8:15-9:45
Brian Posehn 7:40-8:10
Hum 6:45-7:35
Architecture in Helsinki 5:50-6:40
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists 5:00-5:45
Budos Band 4:10-4:55
Mates of State 3:20-4:05
We Were Promised Jetpacks 2:30-4:15
Asobi Seksu 1:55-2:25
Le Butcherettes 1:20-1:50
Lemuria 12:45-1:15
Crooks 12:15-12:40
Black stage:
Blonde Redhead 8:45-9:45
Black Lips 7:50-8:40
Boris 7:00-7:45
Cannibal Corpse 6:10-6:55
Kid Dynamite 5:20-6:05
Eyehategod 4:30-5:15
Zero Boys 3:40-4:25
No Bunny 2:55-3:35
Ceremony 2:20-2:50
Davilla 666 1:40-2:15
OBN III 1:05-1:35
Schmillion 12:30-1:00
Blue stage:
Odd Future 8:45-9:45
Diplo 7:50-8:40
Flying Lotus 6:55-7:45
Del the Funky Homosapien 6:00-6:50
BATHS 5:10-5:55
Austra 4:20-5:05
MNDR 3:35-4:15
Grimes 3-3:30
G-Side 2:25-2:55
Bird Peterson 1:40-2:20
Speak 1:05-1:35
Soul Khan 12:30-1
Yellow stage:
Henry Rollins 7:00-8:00
Master Pancake’s Video Jukebox 6:15-6:55
Veggie Hotdog Eating Contest 5:25-6:10
Brody Stevens 5:00-5:20
K-Strauss (Yo Yo Extravaganza) 4:35-5:00
Doug Mellard 4:15-4:35
Page and Stephen’s FFF Wedding 3:35-4:10
Anarchy Championship Wrestling 2:50-3:30
New Movement Sketch Comedy 2:15-2:50
Chris Trew 2:00-2:25
Nick Flanagan 1:40-2:00
Rap Battle Royale 1:05-1:40
What the Hell: Magic Stunt Show 12:45-1:05
Cody Hustak 12:30-12:45
