It was a year of over 200 acts at over 80 shows and 6 festivals in 6 states — and it all comes down to these 20 most memorable moments. These are ILSUDH2′s Favorite Live Music Experiences of 2011. Prince 02.23.11 Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA seeing the Purple One for the first time Chelsea...
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I was kidding myself thinking I could come home from a week in Austin and find the time to write a detailed review of Fun Fun Fun this year. I am buried in lists, work, e-mails and filthy laundry. But somehow I keep finding myself on youtube, reliving my favorite moments of the weekend. ...
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Oh Sunday, Fun Fun Fun Day, I gotta admit it was a little hard to get started. After enduring some 20 hours of festival living (aka eating and drinking dust and watching live music), and endless nites of violent, half-naked emcees (B L A C K I E), blackgaze chaos (Deafheaven) and horsecore (Dead...
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As if threes days and nites of triple fun wasn’t enough, the time police tacked on an extra hour last night. First it was 1:45am and then it was 12:45am. That hour was very unnecessary and highly detrimental to my well being. I blame that hour for how I feel this morning. Luckily, I...
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Fun Fun Fun managed the transition from Waterloo Park to the much larger Auditorium Shores without losing what made it special in the first place. While the short walk between stages (and scenes) became somewhat of a hike, this really gave more room for those spaces in between and removed the noise battle that...
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Not only did the city of Austin approve a 3rd day of Fun this year, but the people over at FFF6 tacked on an extra 30 or so Nite shows…for free. As if a couple days of ear, liver and brain abuse wasn’t enough, this year is going take a whole new level of...
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We are only days away from the sixth annual Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, TX. This will be the third year ILSUDH2 has taken the trip down to the live music capital of the world for this color-coordinated event — an event that has grown up quite a bit over the years. Making...
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Suburban Home’s Sweet 16 Anniversary Weekend is a real contender for ‘best weekend of music’ in what has proven to be a standout year in our Mile High City. That being said, it is also to blame for one of the longest work weeks I have experienced this year, as well as one of...
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As I lay on the couch today, nursing a hangover and resting up for the second night of the Suburban Home Records Sweet 16 Anniversary Weekend at 3 Kings Tavern, I can’t help but ask myself ‘what went wrong?’ Sure, we did some pre-drinking but we also ate a full meal at The Hornet...
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This morning Nick Lucchesi of Westword posted an article entitled Labor Day: Let’s recap the ten best concerts of the summer. After browsing an extremely diverse list of shows (shows I agree with, shows I disagree with, shows I hadn’t even heard of and shows I couldn’t help but laugh at), I decided I...
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The Fun Fun Fun Fest has been the best weekend of music for quite a few years running. A relatively small festival with a massive line-up, Fun Fun Fun brings acts from near and far (and even from the dead) to the Lone Star State‘s mecca of live music every November. FFF6 will kick-off...
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