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Monday, May 16, 2011

2011 Austin City Limits Festival Line Up

There has been much speculation on who the headliners were going to be and most of us got a clue this weekend when names started to leak (with the exception of Coldplay) but now we have the full 2011 Austin City Limits Festival line up. Commence the cheering, bitching or whatever other emotions you may be feeling now. Headliners aside we have to say we are pretty stoked about Twin Shadow, Death From Above 1979 and Wild Beasts. Plus love him or hate him Kanye is going to give us SOMETHING to talk about.

2011 Austin City Limits Festival

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Rock The Bells Announces Line Up

This could easily be the event of the summer.

http://rockthebells.net/

Rock The Bells Dates:

08.21.10 - San Bernadino, CA - Nos Events Center
08.22.10 - San Francisco, CA - Shoreline Amphitheater
08.28.10 - New York, NY - Governor's Island
08.29.10 - Washington, DC - Merriweather Post Pavillion

Tuesday, June 08, 2010

Lollapalooza Releases Schedule

Monday, May 17, 2010

The 2010 Austin City Limits Festival Line Up

Love it or hate it, the full line up for the Austin City Limits Music Festival is here. Stand outs on the "indie" side include Vampire Weekend, M.I.A, LCD Soundsystem and The Flaming Lips. We are especially excited to see The Strokes will be coming to town. Even more so now the Julian Casablancas promised that they will play at least one or two new tracks. Also really excited about The xx, Local Natives, Foals and Beach House! Here is the full line up:

Austin City Limits 2010

The Eagles

Muse
Phish
The Strokes
M.I.A.
Flaming Lips
LCD Soundsystem
Spoon
Vampire Weekend
Norah Jones
Band of Horses
Monsters of Folk
Deadmau5
Sonic Youth
Gogol Bordello
The National
Robert Earl Keen
The Black Keys
Broken Bells
Slightly Stoopid
Yeasayer
Pat Green
Rebelution
Beach House
The Sword
Matt and Kim
The XX
Portugal. The Man
The Temper Trap
Edward Sharpe and the
Magnetic Zeroes
Girls
Ryan Bingham & The Dead
Horses
Local Natives
Gaslight Anthem
Lucero
Devandra Barnhart
Blues Traveler
The Soft Pack
Gayngs
Amos Lee
Robert Randolph & The Family
Band
Ozomatli
Richard Thompson
Martin Sexton
Manchester Orchestra
The Almighty Defenders
Miike Snow
Mountain Goats
Bear In Heaven
Mayer Hawthorne
Midlake
Foals
Switchfoot
Cage The Elephant
JJ Grey & Mofro
Kinky
Angus & Julia Stone
The Morning Benders
Hockey
White Rabbits
David Bazan
Asleep at the Wheel
Trombone Shorty & Orleans
Avenue
Nortec Collective
The Very Best
Beats Antique
Blind Pilot
GIVERS
Dawes
Band of Heathens
Charlie Mars
Two Door Cinema Club
Lissie
Sarah Harmer
Constellations
T. Bird and the Breaks
Chief
Frank Turner
Those Darlins
Carolyn Wonderland
Kings Go Forth
The Relatives
The Ettes
Qbeta
Mynamisjohnmichael
Basia Bulat
Balmorhea
Dan Black
The Jane Shermans
The Kicks
Ponderosa
Two Tons of Steel
Caitlin Rose
SPEAK
Run With Bulls
Maxim Ludwig
Gospel Stars
Heavenly Voices
Wesley Bray & The Disciples of
Joy
Jones Family Singers
Ashley Cleveland & Kenny
Greenberg
Buddy & The Straight Way
Travelers
Ruby Jane Smith
Verve Pipe
Frances England
Jellydots
Elizabeth Mitchell
Okee Dokee Brothers
Tom Freund
School of Rock
Q Brothers

Tuesday, April 06, 2010

2010 Lollapalooza Line Up Announced

Lollapalooza 2010 Lineup:

Soundgarden, Green Day, Lady Gaga, Arcade Fire, The Strokes, Phoenix, Social Distortion, MGMT, Jimmy Cliff, Hot Chip, The Black Keys, The National, Spoon, Devo, Cypress Hill, Cut Copy, The New Pornographers, Erykah Badu, Slightly Stoopid, Grizzly Bear, Gogol Bordello, Chromeo, Wolfmother, Yeasayer, X Japan, MUTEMATH, Metric, Dirty Projectors, AFI , Mavis Staples, Matt & Kim, The xx, Drive-By Truckers, Blues Traveler, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, The Temper Trap, Jamie Lidell, Frightened Rabbit, F*ck Buttons, Deer Tick, Blitzen Trapper, Stars, Raphael Saadiq, The Cribs, Minus the Bear, Switchfoot, The Walkmen, Mumford & Sons, Wild Beasts, Rogue Wave, Los Amigos Invisibles, The Big Pink, The Dodos, Hockey, Cymbals Eat Guitars, B.o.B, Dawes, Warpaint, The Antlers, The Soft Pack, Rebelution, Balkan Beat Box, Wavves, American Bang, The Ike Reilly Assassination, Company of Thieves, Nneka, Harlem, The Constellations, Miniature Tigers, Mimicking Birds, The Kissaway Trail, HEALTH, Javelin, The Morning Benders, Foxy Shazam, Violent Soho, Royal Bangs, Freelance Whales, Semi Precious Weapons, Dan Black, The Band of Heathens, Dragonette, My Dear Disco, Shawn Fisher, Neon Hitch, Skybox, The Ettes, Jukebox the Ghost, These United States, MyNameIsJohnMichael

Spinning at Perry’s:

2ManyDJs, Empire of the Sun, Digitalism, Perry Farrell, Tiga, Felix Da Housecat, Rusko, Erol Alkan, Kaskade, Wolfgang Gartner, Flosstradamus, Joachim Garraud, Mexican Institute of Sound, Caspa, Peanut Butter Wolf, Dirty South, NERVO, Cut Copy (DJ Set), Beats Antique, Steve Porter, Didi Gutman of Brazilian Girls, Ancient Astronauts, Ana Sia, Team Bayside High, Dani Deahl, FreeSol, DJ Mel, BBU, Vonnegutt, Only Children, Lance Herbstrong

Monday, July 20, 2009

ACL Schedule Released, Beastie Boys forced to cancel appearance

I am sure you have already seen somewhere today the Austin City Limits Festival schedule was released this morning. This is always scary because of the possible conflicts in the schedule. Everyone has different tastes so I am sure some were annoyed in some way this morning but I am happy to say that I have no real conflicts.

The sad news is that the Beastie Boys have been forced to cancel their appearance at the festival due to Adam Yauch being diagnosed with a tumor. Apparently it was caught early and he will have surgery and should be okay. You can get the full info on that from the Beasties [here]. I guess we will have to wait and see if they get a replacement or shift some of the schedule around. We will keep you posted. If you missed the schedule check it out day to day below..

[Friday October 2nd]

[Saturday October 3rd]

[Sunday October 4th]

Monday, June 29, 2009

Mile High Music Festival Schedule

Greetings from Denver, it's yo boy Castro hitting you with some news on next months Mile High Music Festival here in Denver. Check out pics from last years festival here.

With just three weeks until Colorado's second annual Mile High Music Festival, today festival organizers announce the weekend's performance schedule. Five stages will host 50 bands during the two-day festival, with music beginning at 11:15 am each day and going until 2 am on Saturday and 12:30 am on Sunday. Mile High Music Festival has also unveiled the 2009 Site Map. Visit www.milehighmusicfestival.com for complete details and to purchase tickets.

Bands confirmed to perform at Colorado's Mile High Music Festival, happening at the Fields at Dick's Sporting Goods Park on July 18 and 19, include TOOL, Widespread Panic, The Fray, Incubus, Ben Harper and Relentless7, Thievery Corporation, G.Love & Special Sauce, Big Head Todd & The Monsters, Gov't Mule, Buddy Guy, 3OH!3, Ani DiFranco, Paolo Nutini, The Black Keys, Gogol Bordello, DeVotchka, John Butler, Gomez, Jack's Mannequin, The Wailers, India.Arie and many others. Rounding out the line-up, the following bands have just been announced: Jet, The Duke Spirit, Strange Condition and Rob Drabkin.

Tickets for Mile High Music Festival are on sale now, including Single Day Tickets and 2-Day Packages, plus VIP Ticket options. Get tickets online at http://www.tickethorse.com and http://www.milehighmusicfestival.com, by phone at 866-461-6556 and at Dick's Sporting Goods Park Box Office. They can also be purchased with a credit card at the Ticket Outlet Kiosks in the twelve Colorado Dick's Sporting Goods stores.

Visit www.milehighmusicfestival.com for complete details. The Fields at Dick's Sporting Goods Park are conveniently located just nine miles from downtown Denver, and only 1.8 miles from the I-70 and Quebec exit.

The line-up for Mile High Music Festival is currently as follows (not in order of appearance):

Saturday, July 18

TOOL

Widespread Panic

Incubus

Ben Harper & Relentless7

G. Love and Special Sauce

Big Head Todd & The Monsters

The Black Keys

Ani DiFranco

Matt Nathanson

Galactic

Paolo Nutini

Gomez

The Greyboy Allstars

Railroad Earth

India.Arie

Lyrics Born

Rocco DeLuca and The Burden

The Duke Spirit

needtobreathe

The Band of Heathens

Davy Knowles and Back Door Slam

The Northern Way (formerly Set Forth)

Lukas Nelson & the Promise of the Real

Rob Drabkin

Early Pearl

Sunday, July 19

Widespread Panic

The Fray

Thievery Corporation

3OH!3

Gov't Mule

Gogol Bordello

John Butler

DeVotchka

Buddy Guy

Robert Randolph & the Family Band

Pepper

Jet

The Wailers

Matisayhu

Jack's Mannequin

Guster

Mat Kearney

Dead Confederate

Jerry Joseph & The Jackmormons

Erin McCarley

Paper Bird

Honeyhoney

Joe Pug

Strange Condition

Electric Touch

Mile High Music Festival is produced by AEG Live Rocky Mountains, Starr Hill Presents, and Kroenke Sports Enterprises.

Monday, April 20, 2009

Pearl Jam to play Austin City Limits 2009

This funny picture was put up on the official ACL website today. This "officially" confirms that Pearl Jam will be playing the festival. They are so clever :)

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Mile High Music Festival Announced

Colorado's Mile High Music Festival returns to the Fields at Dick's Sporting Goods Park on July 18 and 19. The 2009 festival expands to two main stages for its second year. Headliners include TOOL (Saturday), Widespread Panic (on both Saturday and Sunday), and The Fray (Sunday).

In addition to the headliners, 2009 performance highlights include Incubus, Ben Harper and Relentless7, G.Love & Special Sauce, Gov't Mule, Buddy Guy, 3OH!3, Ani DiFranco, Paolo Nutini, The Black Keys, John Butler, Gomez, The Wailers, India Arie many others. The Fray, 3OH!3, India.Arie, Set Forth, and Paper Bird are among the bands on the bill who call Colorado home. A complete list of currently confirmed acts is included below, with additional artists still to be announced. Visit http://www.milehighmusicfestival.com for ongoing updates. Doors will open at 11:00 a.m. each day.

Mile High Music Festival exploded on to the national festival scene last year as hosts to Colorado's largest music and arts festival, offering concertgoers a tremendous variety of musical talent, food from many of Denver's top restaurants, an artists' village and more. The festival, which attracted more than 90,000 attendees its inaugural year, went off without a hitch and promises again to put the fan experience first. The festival grounds, with its remarkable views of the Denver skyline and Rocky Mountain Front Range, will offer even more shade and misting tents, an increased number of free water stations, and shorter concession lines. The 2009 event also boasts an upgraded VIP experience and expanded festival greening initiatives.

This year's Mile High Music Festival introduces a charity component as a special thank you to the community that is helping make the event a Colorado summer tradition. A portion of the ticket proceeds will benefit Commerce City's Quality Community Foundation (QCF). "This is extremely good news," said Commerce City Mayor Paul Natale. "The city is very excited to again be apart of the Mile High Music Festival and for AEG Live to donate money to the city's Quality Community Foundation is just music to my ears." The Quality Community Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization established by Commerce City in 2006. It grants money to organizations that provide nonprofit services to Commerce City residents.

Tickets for Mile High Music Festival will go on sale Friday, April 3, at 10:00 a.m. MDT online at http://www.tickethorse.comand http://www.milehighmusicfestival.com, by phone at 866-461-6556 and at Dick's Sporting Goods Park Box Office. They can also be purchased with a credit card at the Ticket Outlet Kiosks in twelve Dick's Sporting Goods stores. The Paramount Theatre Box Office will be open on Friday, April 3 from 10 am - 2 PM to sell MHMF tickets to walk-up customers only. Ticket prices are $162.50 (plus service charges) for a 2-Day Pass. A limited number of Single Day Tickets will be available for $90.00 (plus service charges) while supplies last. Two-day VIP Packages are also available: $400.00 (plus service charges) for the Mile High VIP Pass and $1250.00 for the Mile High Apex experience (plus service charges).

Mile High Music Festival's two-day weekend pass is available this year on a Layaway Program. The Layaway Program offers an opportunity to pay for the price of a two-day pass in two installments, with 50% plus service charges due at time of purchase and the remaining 50% balance due on June 12.

The festival will also offer a Carpool Package for $650.00 and includes four two-day passes and special carpool parking. Carpoolers are encouraged to participate in the Mile High Music Festival Carpool Contest. Participants are asked to decorate their vehicles to draw attention to their green driving efforts. Winners will be randomly chosen on each day of the festival and awarded VIP upgrades for each rider in the vehicle.

Visit www.milehighmusicfestival.com for details. The Fields at Dick's Sporting Goods Park is conveniently located just nine miles from downtown Denver, and only 1.8 miles from the I-70 and Quebec exit.

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

Bonnaroo 365 debuts with Raconteurs performance

Bonnaroo is very excited to introduce BONNAROO 365, a program by which fans can relive the festival experience year round. Select performances will be streamed at no charge on bonnaroo.com periodically throughout the year. All performance footage will be taken directly from the festival's exclusive master tapes while the audio will be remixed from the festival's pristine soundboard recordings.

The debut installment of the program will begin on January 11, 2009 with The Raconteurs, whose furious and blistering Friday afternoon set is viewed as among the best of the 2008 event. Four of the songs will be available as free audio downloads - one will be available to everyone, while the other three can be downloaded by Bonnaroo Community members only (membership sign-up is free). The songs that will be available are: "Consoler Of The Lonely," "Old Enough," "Blue Veins" and "Top Yourself."

An audio track from the Raconteurs performance can now be streamed at http://bonnaroo.com/news/2009/01/07/bonnaroo-introduces-bonnaroo-365.aspx

The full set list is below:

Consoler of the Lonely
Hold Up
The Switch and the Spur
You Don't Understand Me
Top Yourself
Old Enough
Store Bought Bones
Steady, As She Goes
Rich Kid Blues
Blue Veins
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Many Shades of Black
Level
Salute Your Solution
Broken Boy Soldier
Carolina Drama

Thursday, November 06, 2008

Fun Fun Fun Fest - Essentials

Fun x 3 Fest boast an impressive group of headliners. Trail of Dead, The National, Dead Milkmen and Bad Brains give you more than enough reasons to make your way down to Waterloo Park. But the line up also boasts an impressive group of up and coming acts that are certainly worth your time. Last year saw early afternoon sets from MGMT and White Denim who then went on to... well you know. So who are some of the essentials for 2008? Here are our suggestions...

Ume - Stage 1 / Sunday 12:25 - 12:55

Ume had been recommended to me by a good friend on several occasions and as I have had them on my list of bands to check out, I now regret I didn’t make it to their one of their shows earlier. First off, let me tell you that Ume is not some low-fi, cutting edge, indie-pop, twee rock band…they are straight up rock in the Sonic Youth, Nirvana, PJ Harvey sense of the word and could fall in line with any of these bands at any given time. - Sonic It ch Music

El Paso Hot Button - Stage 2 / Saturday 2:20 - 2:50

Intimidating news for every aspiring one-man band: Mickey Reece has elevated the title from side-show to art-show under the moniker El Paso Hot Button. El Paso Hot Button is neither from El Paso nor the latest indie dance craze as the name might suggest. El Paso Hot Button is the collective effort of Mickey Reece's four appendages wrought upon guitar and foot-powered percussion.

Yacht - Stage 4 - Saturday / 5:00 - 5:45

Jona Bechtolt is a technological multi talent: his band, YACHT, is an amalgamation of self-taught dance moves and anthemic electro-power jams all played backwards and covered in cherry cola. YACHT shows are uncluttered, inspiring sessions of improbable dancing and synchronized crowd-waving; the songs shudder happily into the air, and any preconceived notions of what makes an energetic performance are shattered by Bechtolt's own strain of shamanistic bombast.

Frightened Rabbit - Stage 1 - Sunday / 2:45 - 3:15

Playing clever but purposefully naïve pop in the manner of the Vaselines, the Twilight Sad, and , Frightened Rabbit sound a good bit bolder than their moniker would suggest, though it suits their lively but nervous musical personality. Frightened Rabbit was founded in Glasgow, Scotland, in 2004, when guitarist Scott Hutchison and his brother , a percussionist who -- like his sibling -- prefers to keep his last name a secret, began recording demos of songs they had written.

Dan Deacon - Stage 4 - Saturday / 7:00 - 8:00

Electronic music composer Dan Deacon is based in Baltimore, MD, and is equally influenced by such diverse elements as Devo, Talking Heads, Scratch Orchestra, Raymond Scott, and Conlon Nancarrow. After several self-released projects, he moved to Baltimore and became an instant figurehead of the fledgling electronic music community. This years Ultimate Reality Tour stop at Emo's will easily be on our top 10 list of best live performances.

Bishop Allen - Stage 1 - Saturday / 3:20 - 3:55

They have the "honor" of being featured on the Nick and Norah soundtrack, are from Brooklyn and We Are Scientists are one of their top 10 friends on MySpace. What more do you need? As Brooklyn pop combo Bishop Allen happily report in their latest e-newsletter, they're almost done with their new disc and follow-up to last year's Bishop Allen & the Broken String. They've tentatively titled the thing Grrr..., and are looking to release it in mid-February on Dead Oceans.

Magnetic Morning - Stage 2 - Saturday / 6:45 - 7:30

Swervedriver's auspicious reunion may have been overshadowed by the return of My Bloody Valentine, but its leader Adam Franklin is nonetheless soldiering on with a new side project called Magnetic Morning. But it was Interpol drummer Sam Fogarino who launched the supergroup, after sifting through potential collaborators and finding only prima donnas.

"It is hard working with people that have the ability to write their own songs because in the end that is what they want to do," Fogarino said. "I would get started with people and then it would fall apart."

That didn't happen with Franklin, who was probably too distracted in 2008 by his underrated band's reunion, as well as his brilliant solo effort Bolts of Melody, to take over the wheel of Magnetic Morning. Instead, the two UK musicians mindmelded and found a middle ground, which sounds very cool indeed.

J*Davey - Stage 4 - Sunday / 3:25 - 4:10

Akin to Seattle in the early ’90s and even Detroit towards the end of that same decade, Los Angeles has erupted with a new caliber of artists and musicians—both native and imported—who create an exciting polyglot of sounds. J*Davey, the punk-funk New Wave duo, embody this new Los Angeles attitude to the fullest. They’re bold, colorful and lots of fun—but also genuine, ambitious and rich with hard-earned street cred.

St. Vincent - Stage 1 - Sunday / 6:30 - 7:30

She has been around for some time but every time I mention how much I am looking forward to seeing her this weekend everyone I tell doesn't seem to know who I am talking about. Get it together people! St. Vincent is the band of Annie Clark. The 25-year-old is an avid tea drinker, used to hair model, and feels uncomfortable when people use the term, "let's pull the trigger on this." "Marry Me," St. Vincent's debut record, is now available on Beggars Banquet.

Photo credit goes to all the people who took them.

Thursday, October 30, 2008

Fun Fun Fun Fest Afterparties

Fx3 Fest is a little over a week away and now we have some after parties to look forward to during next weekends festivities. We already mentioned Local Music Is Sexy but now we have the full list to share with you. The best part is that a good amount of the shows are either free or half price with a FFF wristband. So take a look at the selections below and come up with a game plan for which shows you want to catch.

FRIDAY Nov. 7th:
Mohawk:
Austinist ‘Local Music Is Sexy’ party w/ Brothers and Sisters, Foot Patrol, Lovely Sparrows, Leatherbag, Eastern Sea and a special FFF secret guest! (FREE, no cover, 21+)

Deville:
Waxploitation Party
($5, 21+)

Red 7:
Keelhaul, Red X Red M, roller, rat king (in)
Secret FFF guest!! W/ Sista Sekunden (Sweden), Hatred Surge, Blunt Force Trauma (patio)
($10, all ages)

Beauty Bar (sponsored by Southern Comfort):
Djs Klassen and Dj Mel (in)
Young Love, LAX, Visitors (patio stage)
($10, 21+)

SATURDAY Nov. 8th:
Deville:
Peligrosa Sound System w/ Trey Lopez, Orion
($5 or FREE with a fff wristband!)

Mohawk:
White Denim (record release), Dead Confederate, Apollo Sunshine (patio)
Diagonals, Kit, Flying (inside)
($10, half price with a fff wristband!)

Beauty Bar (sponsored by southern comfort):
Devlin & Darko (spank rock djs) w/ Djs Manny/Bigface (in)
w/ Big Black Smoke, Scorpion Child, tba (patio)
($10, half price with wristband)

Red 7:
Recover, Consider the Source, Pack of Wolves, Lipstick Terror (Mexico) (in)
At All Cost, The Jonbenet, Rory and the Artificial Heart (out)
($10, half price with wristband)

SUNDAY Nov. 9th:
Mohawk:
Girl In Coma, Bitch and the Exciting Conclusion, Mocktigers
($10, half price with a FFF wristband)

Red 7:
Drag the River (Chad from All)
Wizards Warlocks & Wheeler (Zander of Circle Jerks and Sean of Throwrag)
Scott Reynolds and the Steaming Beast (Scott from All)
+ special suprise guests!
Djing on patio by Jim Bradford
($10, half price with a FFF wristband!)

Beauty Bar:
Kutmasta Kurt (Kool Keith's Dj), Richard Henry and more
($5 or FREE with a FFF wristband)

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Last Night: Monolith Music Festival

Set upon the scenic Red Rocks Amphitheater the second annual Monolith Music Festival’s melting pot of acts catered to all in attendance. With beautiful weather (albeit a few showers Saturday night) and scenic views the crowd enjoyed mesmerizing sets from the abundance of different genres that took to the five stages spread out amongst the historic venue. From the soulful sounds of Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings, to indie favorites TV On The Radio, to headliners Devotchka and electro darlings Justice, one thing was for certain those who came left satisfied. The second edition of the festival played host to a mostly indie lineup that gave festival goers a chance to witness their favorite bands perform in a venue known for its beauty and tremendous sounding acoustics. With many of performers in awe, the Colorado crowd made sure they felt at home. Aside from the main headliners it was the lesser-known acts that wowed the crowd. Bands such as Port O’Brien, Tilly and The Wall, Foals, and Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson gave the crowd something to go add to their iPods. Not to be undone by Red Rocks rookies Vampire Weekend, Cut/Copy, Silversun Pickups, Tokyo Police Club, bands that established themselves from the get go with familiar radio friendly tunes that had the crowd singing and dancing. If you have never made your way out to this venue, add it to your to do list, believe me you will not regret it.

I now present to you Monolith in pictures.

Stacks on deck, Patron on ice...
Castro (AWD)

Friday, September 12, 2008

Monolith Music Festival

First I would like to introduce myself as the newest member of the ultra8201 team. My name is B.J., and many of you may have seen a couple posts I have contributed here in the past. I am out in Denver, Colorado and currently have my own blog as well, A Walking Disaster, I also write and do photography for Filter Magazine, in particular their Antics website. I am excited to join the team and will bring a Mile High appeal to my post focusing on the growing music scene here in Denver. In the meantime feel free to send me any welcoming gifts to Richard and Joel.

And now to my first assignment, with the American festival circuit coming to it's last rounds ( i think VooDoo in New Orleans is the last). We have our own little growing festival here in Colorado called The Monolith Music Festival, this is the second year of the fest and is a indie-hipster's wet dream. I am going to post my schedule and hopefully try and stick to it (we know we never get to see all the bands we intent to). The festival takes place at the beautiful Red Rocks Amphitheater, which many consider the best live outdoor venue in the country (sorry...Gorge). The festival actually starts off tonight with a kickoff party at the Bluebird Theater. Here is my Saturday schedule (Sunday is the better of the two so I am still tweaking it a bit). Check for recaps and pics later this weekend.

Saturday:

Esurance Main Stage:
Foals-2:00 P.M.

Woxy Stage:
The Morning Benders-2:30 P.M.

Esurance Main Stage:
Cut Copy-4:30 P.M.

New Belgium Stage:
Holy F*CK-5:00 P.M.

Esurance Main Stage:
The Fratellis-5:45 P.M.

New Belgium Stage:
Mickey Avalon-6:30 P.M.

Esurance Main Stage:
Vampire Weekend-7:15 P.M.

New Belgium Stage:
Del the Funky Homosapien-8:00 P.M.

Woxy Stage:
White Denim-8:30 P.M.

Esurance Main Stage:
Silversun Pickups-8:45 P.M.

Gigbot Stage:
The Presets-9:10 P.M.

Esurance Main Stage:
Devotchka-10:30 P.M.

V.I.P. After Party

Stacks on deck, Patron on ice...
Castro (AWD)

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Fun Fun Fun Fest 2008 - The Line Up

This year's FFF Fest has a little bit for everyone. It all goes down November 8th and 9th at Austin's Waterloo Park. It doesn't pack the "big name" punch the ACL line up does but I feel they are really carving a niche for themselves by offering a much more diverse "indie" festival. You get two jam packed days of music for on $60, which is a great deal . We will be covering the festival and doing out "Spotlights" on all of the artists we think everyone should make time to check out. You can click on the Fun Fun Fest section on the right. Check out a video highlighting some of the artists that played last year.

Here is the line up according to the Austinist...

Stage One:
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
The National
Atmosphere
Minus The Bear
St Vincent
Trail of Dead
Deerhoof
Rival Schools
Islands
The Annuals
Bishop Allen
Centromatic
Sleepercar
Frightened Rabbit
Spinto Band
Parts and Labor
Colourmusic
Expiremental Dental School
27
Till We’re Blue or Destroy
Paul Green’s School of Rock

Stage 2:
Shearwater
Tim Fite
Magnetic Morning (Adam Franklin of Swervedriver/ Sam Fogarino of Interpol)
Kevin Seconds
the Cynics
Ugly Beats
Walter Schreifels (Quicksand, Rival Schools)
Pepi Ginsberg
Frank Smith
Spot
The Revival Tour [w/ Chuck Ragan (Hot Water Music), Tom Gabel (Against Me!), Ben Nichols (Lucero), and Tim Barry (of Avail)]
Tim and Eric’s Awesome Show
Coldtowne Comedy Hr
Altercation Punk Rock Comedy Hour
Matt Beardan
Chris Fairbanks

Stage 3:
Bad Brains
ALL
Dead Milkmen
Flipper
Adolescents
Integrity
Bouncing Souls
Swingin Utters
DOA
Killdozer
Cromags
Scared of Chaka
Young Widows
Leftover Crack
Trash Talk
World Burns to Death
Krumbums
Mammoth Grinder
Cute Lepers
Bitter End
High Tension Wires
Born to Lose

Stage 4:
Clipse
Z-trip
Dan Deacon
Grupo Fantasma
Kool Keith/Dr. Octagon
Dengue Fever
Brownout!
Franki Chan
Toxic Avenger
Hawnay Troof
Starlynx and Bigface
Richard Henry
Yacht

Saturday, July 19, 2008

Mile High Music Fest

Our crew from Denver will be live blogging from the Mile High Music Fest in Colorado all weekend. Both A Walking Disaster and Cause=Time will be providing pics and recaps from all this weekends festivities. For those of you here in Austin the festival will feature performances by Spoon, Dave Matthews, Tom Petty, The Roots and more. Needless to say we are a little bit jealous of the guys but I guess we get our turn in a few weeks at Lolla. Until then enjoy your Sweet Leaf guys....

Check it out all weekend at:

[A Walking Disaster]
[Cause=Time]