Fun Fun Fun Fest X: Day 3 pics

True to form for the last two days, i began the fest with a little bit of dancing, and then since i wasn't really there to see anything until later in the afternoon, i wandered the park from stage to stage catching bits and pieces of a whole slew of artists i knew little to nothing about.  And so, i caught some dance jams from Lido, some snotty punk from Title Fight, the comedy stylings of Eric Andre, and some indie pop from Broncho.  I then caught sets from OFF! and Doomtree, go motivated by Andrew WK, shook my ass at Big Freedia and Chromeo, and then fulfilled yet another junior high/high school desire and saw L7 tear it down.  Then home.  I'm sleepy.  Until next year everybody.

Some highlights:
- I ended up buying the Nolan Ryan/Robin Ventura shirt from yesterday.
- Eric Andre is hilarious.
- L fucking 7!
- Jamming to the jazzy beats of BADBADNOTGOOD as i left the park.

Check a few pics below.

Lido

Title Fight

Eric Andre

Broncho

OFF!

Doomtree

Andrew WK

Big Freedia 

Chromeo

L7

See you next year!

Fun Fun Fun Fest X: Day 2 pics

Man, i am getting old.  I've been doing music festivals regularly for over a decade, and i'm just pooped tonight.  You hit that point where you can either walk to the other side of the park to see the band you'd dig, or you can just keep sitting where your at and listen to the band you don't really care about.  I did a lot of the latter as the evening wound down.  Still a good time though, whether it's the quirky electro-pop of Shamir, the hardcore shenanigans of Fucked Up, some hip-hop from Joey Bada$$, or good stoner garage rock fun from a baby-faced Ty Segall and Fuzz.  A trifecta of bands i loved 20 years ago rounded the day out with excellent sets from Archers of Loaf, RIDE, and Jane's Addiction.  I'll be back tomorrow, but damn i'm tired.

Some highlights:
- Any time you get a chance to see Fucked Up, you goddamn do it.
- The aforementioned trifecta of old bands i love.
- A t-shirt consisting of nothing by Ryan Gosling heads and another t-shirt of a drawing of Nolan Ryan punching Robin Ventura in the head.
- Shiner Cheer...i've got to stop drinking that stuff.

Day 3 tomorrow and then sleep, sweet needed sleep.  Check some pics below.

Shamir

Fucked Up

Joey Bada$$

Fuzz

Archers of Loaf

RIDE

Jane's Addiction

Fun Fun Fun Fest X: Day 1 pics

And so we start it all over again with the tenth anniversary of my favorite music festival, Fun Fun Fun Fest.  There is so much to see this weekend, that there's no way i'm going to get to see it all (as so often happens at these things, multiple artists i want to check out always end up playing at the same time).  Hence, no Drive Like Jehu for me today, who i hear were fantastic.  Boo me.

But let's not focus on what i missed.  Let's celebrate what i got to see today.  Overcast and a little rainy all afternoon, i started off with a little hip-hop from young Chicago rapper Kembe X, and then on to the heavy shoegaze of Nothing, some crunchy guitar fuzz from Creepoid, and the metal madness of Mutoid Man.  The day continued with some comedy from Eugene Mirman and excellent sets from Dwarves, Viet Cong, and Slow Magic.  Babes in Toyland took me back to junior high.  Peaches was Peaches...dirty, nasty, and awesome.  And then Antemasque and the legendary Cheap Trick shut it down (for me at least as i bailed a little early tonight).

Highlights of the day:
- Mutoid Man's triumphant cover of The Animals' "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood."
- A guy proposing to his boyfriend on stage to roaring applause at Peaches who then popped a bottle of bubbly for the couple.
- Everything about the Babes in Toyland set.
- "Surrender" by Cheap Trick.

Check some pics below and be back here tomorrow for Day 2.

Kembe X

Nothing

Creepoid

Mutoid Man

Eugene Mirman

Dwarves (with Nick Oliveri)

Viet Cong

Slow Magic

Babes in Toyland

Peaches

Antemasque

Cheap Trick

Fun Fun Fun Fest X

Fun Fun Fun Fest released their lineup for this year's festival...two days ago...and yes, i'm just now getting around to posting about it.  It's a good lineup though...lacking some Faith No More of course, but i'll be seeing them soon enough when they sweep through Texas in July.  But anyway, stoked for Ride!  Wu-Tang!  Babes in Toyland!  Skinny Puppy!  And so much more.  And Jane's Addiction is playing "Ritual de lo Habitual" in its entirety, which hopefully means no "Jane Says."  God, how i hate "Jane Says."  Get more info here, and maybe i'll see you in Austin in November.

Fun Fun Fun Fest 2014 pics

Oh Fun Fun Fun Fest...what started as an exercise in patience, rage control, and endurance, a result of poor planning and staffing on the festival runners that ended up with a two and a half hour wait to get into the park (much, much longer for some), i eventually shed my anger, and my disappointment in missing Pallbearer, Mineral, and most of Run the Jewels, and came to love the loopy atmosphere that Fun Fun Fun Fest is known for.  Or maybe i just got drunk.  Either way, it was a good time, and maybe next year the festival planners can act like they've been doing this for the better part of a decade.  Oh wait, they have.

Check out a few pics below.  Unfortunately, none of my Nas or Yo La Tengo pics came out well.

Run the Jewels

Sun Kil Moon

Juliana Barwick

Death from Above 1979

Dinosaur Jr

Judas Priest

King Tuff

METZ

Gary Numan (doing his best Trent Reznor impersonation)

Iceage

The World is a Beautiful Place and I am no Longer Afraid to Die

Black Lips

Sick of it All

King Diamond

Iron Reagan

Angel Olsen

Deafheaven

Dum Dum Girls

Freddie Gibbs and Madlib

Chelsea Wolfe

Failure

Neutral Milk Hotel

Let's do it again next year...but let's not piss me off next time.