More more more from the weekend's Fun Fun Fun Fest. This post covers day two of the festival with some pics, words and a song (in case you've never heard the artist). Enjoy.
Fun Fun
Fun Fest - Day 2 Review
This duo
couldn't of had a more generic entry in the FFF Fest
mini-guide, so I wasn't expecting all that much as they took
the stage. My mistake. They have some very cool
stuff that's pretty accessible and actually rocks.
I'll be seeking out their LP.
Midway through
this band's set I realized two things. The first was
that I couldn't remember the last time I actively listened
to them, and the other was that I miss the glory days of
post-rock. There just aren't as many bands around
anymore that sound like the Appleseed Cast did in their
heyday. Oh well. At least I got to experience a
small bit of it live.
Why did I watch
Devin The Dude? I don't have a damn clue. It
really isn't my kind of hip hop, so I'll just say I went for
the spectacle, which is exactly what I got. Well, sort
of. I think it's actually known as a contact high.
I've been fed
nothing but hype about Monotonix's live show for years now,
so I was honestly a little surprised that I walked away
feeling as though they hadn't been championed enough.
What a fun time. The band played in and on the crowd,
across the park (or at least as far the cords would reach)
and the singer jumped off a 15ish ft pillar ... and lived.
It was a crazy experience. Now, if only I could
remember if there were any actual songs played.
The Appleseed
Cast reminded me of great post-rock, and Cap'n Jazz made me
remember when the word "emo" didn't have such a negative
connotation attached to it. It's too bad the band said
FFF Fest was their last show ever, I would have loved to
have seen them play in a small club with a bunch of rabid
fans. Suppose I'll get by with the inspired set that
went down on Saturday.
Man Man tend to
leave me feeling giddy, but that wasn't necessarily the case
this time around. Sure, it was still a carnival of
sounds, but they seemed tamer than usual. Maybe their
next appearance in Austin will feature the wild act I'm used
to.
I don't know
why I never realized it before, but you can't stand in the
back of the crowd and "check out" the Dirty Projectors.
While I was in the photo pit I had to keep reminding myself
to take pictures and to not just watch the instrument
wizardry and enchanting singing that was happening just a
few feet in front me. However, when I had to retreat
back, I found myself almost ready to daydream away their
music. In other words, when you see them try to sit on
the stage. They're more than worth the effort you'll
probably need to go through to be right up front and
completely in the action.
- John Laird -
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