Deep within the heart of Texas is a magical land. A land called Austin, Texas, where tacos rule, the best bands are always playing, and Terrence Malick shoots movies about the local rock scene. Oh, and Bill Murray just comes to hang out and bartend during SXSW and basically inspire all forms of apocryphal “Bill Murray is awesome” stories. Because everything in Austin is just a little bit awesomer anyway. Case in point: Fun Fun Fun Fest.
The annual festival of (all our) dreams takes place this year from November 8-10 at Auditorium Shores, with weekend passes already on sale at the festival website. I can only hope you’re prepared for the adrenaline-pumping, high-octane, meet and greet action. Headliners include Snoop Dogg! M.I.A.! Slayer!!!!! Television! Johnny Marr! Plus Daniel Johnston, Death Grips, Mykki Blanco, Bill Callahan, Thee Oh Sees, The Men, Kurt Vile, MGMT, Jurassic 5, Washed Out, FLAG (Keith Morris, Chuck Dukowski, Dez Cadena, Bill Stevenson and Stephen Egerton), Ice-T, Cut Copy, Big Freedia, Descendents, Quicksand, The Locust, Deerhunter, Simian Mobile Disco, and King Khan and the Shrines, Ice-T’s Body Count, The Julie Ruin (Kathleen Hanna of Bikini Kill/Le Tigre), Dismemberment Plan, Lupe Fiasco, Chelsea Light Moving (Thurston Moore’s new dealie), and Unlocking the Truth, all of which totally deserve their own exclamation marks, but hey, that’s life. More musical acts, comedy stuff, and sporty happenings to be announced. The full lineup is available at the Fun Fun Fun Fest website, and it’s pretty rad.
• Fun Fun Fun Fest: http://funfunfunfest.com