Fun Fun Fun Fest 2015... was Fun(X3)
One of the benefits of living in Austin is the abundance of music talent and festivals. While ACL has grown so large and attracts people from all over the world, most locals will tell you Fun Fun Fun is better (and easier).
Scott and I did all three days, Kat joined us for most of that.
Roger Sellers
The Dwarves
Parquet Courts
We didn't know what we were getting into at the Peaches show. About ten seconds into the show, Scott and I looked at each other in disbelief... but we couldn't stop watching. Definitely NOT family entertainment.
Peaches: You know what'd be really cool? If I could smoke a joint up here, somebody get me a joint!
(somebody from the audience promptly supplied one, Peaches lit it and hit it)
We stumbled on a Peaches Meet and greet. I asked her to sign my Rooster (I used a different word for it). She said "OK, hey, my onesy is scratch and sniff"
Cheap Trick
Scott and I walked to TRACE for a nice dinner before Skinny Puppy. Kat met us at TRACE.
Skinny Puppy had a real guitar player and drummer on stage and they sounded better than ever. Babbler Dabbler, Cyclops Overload etc.
Day Two:
Archers of Loaf, it'd been almost twenty years since I last saw them. They put on a great show then, and they put on a great show at FFF Fest.
Ride
Jane's Addiction
Perry had his wife Etty along to provide additional entertainment during the show....
Our friend Chad was an official photographer for Fun Fun Fun. He was thrilled to be shooting Jane's Addiction. Here is a picture of Scott taking a picture of Chad taking a picture of the audience..
and at the end of the show, they strung two girls up from piercings in the flesh... they writhed over the stage for the last song while hanging from their skin... is Nothing Shocking?
Day Three: Kat ALMOST didn't make it for day three.
Afrika Bambaataa: Peace, Love, and Unity! Remember those three things and we don't need any government, if you just do the right thing people!
true words of advice.
We were lucky enough to secure one of two table and chair sets outside the Café Bustelo promo tent. We sat there for hours... it was glorious. We took turns fetching beers, food or making trips to the bathrooms. We didn't see a lot of bands on day three, but the weather was great and we enjoyed the festival itself.
We stayed and watched the sun set from our café table.
MSTRKFRFT are knob twisters... four hands and a bunch of knobs to twist made EDM. We were staying to catch Future Islands. The crowd was getting thick and Kat found herself near several cigarette smokers. She had enough... we left early. We took the opportunity get a nice dinner before heading home.
It was all FUN FUN FUN.
The clouds made a nice pattern in the sky above the house when we arrived home.
