Sunday, November 8, 2009
 

Well, the first day of this year's Fun Fun Fun Fest has come and gone, and I had a great time.  Below you'll find a quick recap and pictures of everything that I saw.  Enjoy. By the way, remember to follow me on Twitter for live updates!

I sort of already let loose many of my thoughts on Twitter yesterday, but I still want to mention a few things for you to think about while scrolling the pictures.  So...

Best Saturday Performance:  Melt Banana

For all I know, this band could be made up of extremely sweet and kind people.  However, when on stage they're somewhat insane, and it is an absolute blast to watch.  Still don't know if I'd want to casually sit around the house and listen to their noise punk ways, but if I were to start something against the world I feel confident that Melt Banana could comfortably serve as my war band.

Too bad they aren't play Sunday.

Most Surprising Saturday Performance: Crystal Antlers

I've been trying for a long while to really get into Crystal Antler's latest record, but aside from Andrew and another song or two I've found the release to be almost unlistenable.  Still, I wanted to see if their music would undergo the Times New Viking effect live (it's where overly fuzzed out noise pop becomes good indie rock), and that's essentially what happened.  Don't know if I'll ever fall in the love with their album, but if they come back to town I'll certainly try to be there.

Band Who Screamed Potential: The Sword

I realize that the Sword has long been totally badass, but this was the second time this year that I've been left super impressed by their new material.  Watch out world, the Sword may soon be coming to force you to throw up a rock fist and enter into uncontrollable headbanging.

Other Thoughts:

Watching Les Savy Fav is a weird experience.  I can't remember a damn song they played last night, but I certainly know every shenanigan that went down.  Is that good or bad?

Seeing the great Shonen Knife play was an honor.  Wish they had done an afterparty or something.

Hey Yeasayer!  Sitting on stage 15 minutes after your set is supposed to start and asking for just a little more kick drum in the stage right monitor is incredibly stupid.  Just get up there and play.

Hey Ratatat!  Try to be ready to play next time.  Or, if that isn't the case, buy equipment that works.  Starting your set and then stopping for almost 15 minutes is incredibly stupid.

Royal Bangs






Crystal Antlers








Times New Viking

Shonen Knife
 



The Sword






Melt Banana






Yeasayer


 



Les Savy Fav
 





Ratatat








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