So you know that one fest I always talk about that’s completely awesome every year? It’s going down again. Fun Fun Fun Fest rocks Auditorium Shores in November, and I hope you got your early bird tickets today, because they’re all gone. You can still do what I’m planning on doing and go the PIP route, but I would make haste on that as well. In the meantime, there’s still a batch of regular-priced tickets, which will probably be released in July or August, along with the full lineup.
I’ve been very impressed with the organized approach this year. Normally ticket-buying is a pain with Ground Ctrl, but this year the Fest is answering questions on Facebook, and even letting us know how much the tickets will be ahead of time. Additionally, they’ve given us some leaks today – Black Moth Super Rainbow, Starfucker, Baroness, and Atlas Sound, via a snazzy Spotify playlist. So yeah, already FFF kicks way more ass than ACL. See you at the Shores, homies! I’ll be the guy drinking all the free beer.
Yesterday was my parents’ 30th wedding anniversary. Can you imagine being with the same person for that amount of time? Without killing them with your bare hands? Yeah, me neither. So here’s to Mom and Pops and thirty more years! And every couple has a song, so to show just how long ago thirty years was, this was/is theirs. Cheers!
That’s the cover art for I Bet On Sky, the latest release from legends Dinosaur Jr. Mascis and crew plan to drop the album, which is their third since reuniting the original lineup in 2007, on September 18th. Tour dates have also been announced, which you can find here. They include a stop in October at Mohawk. Yes, Dinosaur Jr. is playing friggin’ Mohawk. Awesome, right?
Tracklist:
01 Don’t Pretend You Didn’t Know
02 Watch the Corners
03 Almost Fare
04 Stick a Toe In
05 Rude
06 I Know It Oh So Well
07 Pierce the Morning Rain
08 What Was That
09 Recognition
10 See It on Your Side
Charli XCX will drop her You’re the One EP tomorrow, and this is the totally awesome title track. The EP also features a remix of the track by Blood Orange, 2011 highlight “Nuclear Seasons,” and a remix of that song by Balam Acab.
Today I will be working my first ever Do512 Lounge with the newly reunited Impossibles taking the stage. I look forward to rocking out and kicking off the weekend right. If you were lucky enough to snag tickets to their sold-out Mohawk show, then kudos. I missed out, but I’m stoked to see them in the intimate Do512 Lounge.
The Radio Killa teams up with the Snow Man once again for an absolutely awesome new track in true Terius Nash fashion. “Dope Bitch” is the second collab between the two, the first happening earlier this month with Nash helping Pusha out on “Exodus 23:1.”
Remember Veckatimest? Man that was a great album. And it was also released three years ago! Crazy, right? I was living in Lubbock and working at a bingo parlor! Well the crew have finally announced an as-yet-untitled follow-up to that excellent album, which will drop September 18th. They’ve also announced an extensive tour, but it isn’t even coming anywhere close to Austin, so whatever. Check the first taste, called “Sleeping Ute,” as well as the tracklist for the new album, below.
Tracklist:
01. Sleeping Ute
02. Speak In Rounds
03. Adelma
04. Yet Again
05. The Hunt
06. A Simple Answer
07. What’s Wrong
08. gun-shy
09. Half Gate
10. Sun In Your Eyes
This is the second leaked track from The Idler Wheel…, which has a slated release date of June 26th. I’m very excited to hear the first new album from Fiona in many years, and this is yet another song that hints at an excellent comeback.
