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BABES IN TOYLAND MIKAL CRONIN MCIII (Merge) Scuzzed San Francisco pedigree or no, multi-instru- mentalist Mikal Cronin’s critical path always arced toward FUN FUN FUN aspirant pop. The compatriot employs full- bodied arrangements and summit-cresting solos to FEST PREVIEW craft a grand statement on solo LP three. Roiling strings drive “Turn Around,” an exclamatory overture sabotaged by lack of resolution, while the cruise-controlled cowbell clip of “Say” summons open roads. The ELO-flavored French horn passage opening “Alone” on side two’s six- part cycle builds a restiveness that culminates in straight-up wallbanger “Ready.” Missing the shambolic charm of Cronin’s earlier work, MCIII nevertheless guaran- FRIDAY tees bigger stages. (2:25pm, Orange stage) HHH – Greg Beets

TORO Y MOI What For? (Carpark) Racetrack buzzes open ’s fourth , but What For? isn’t speedy. Instead, its boogie day- dream reiterates the abundant gifts of South Carolina producer Chaz Bundick. Breathy riffs on “Empty Nesters” whisper Tame Impala’s Currents, but the Seventies guitar pop is all Bundick, whose increase in vocalizing here eliminates for heavy synths to drown them out. The chillwave connoisseur thus deliv- ers according to expectations, creating a short, bubbly experience fit for a fest. (4:45pm, Orange stage) HHH – María Núñez

NOTHING 1:20PM, BLACK STAGE 5:10PM, BLUE STAGE Any line betwixt metal and shoegaze grows “Fuck the Pain Away” singer Peaches is, perhaps, the ever thinner in the hands of Philly quartet Nothing. only musician on the FFF bill that could make her comedian A hardcore background and patronage of counterparts blush. On her first album in six years,Rub – BABES IN TOYLAND headbanger haven Relapse didn’t stop 2014 debut which tapped Kim Gordon and Feist as guests – the Toronto Guilty of Everything from being dream-pop singer-turned-Berlin dweller remains as sexually explicit as 4:55PM, BLACK STAGE heaven for traditionalists, even as Nothing proved ever as she approaches 50. – Abby Johnston “I don’t do half-assed,” declares drum- “Honestly, I thought it’d take us, like, itself metal club habituates. – Michael Toland mer Lori Barbero. “If Babes in Toyland a year to get these down again,” CONVERGE are rocking again, then I want us rock- laughs the former White Horse drink- BOMBA ESTEREO 6:05PM, BLACK STAGE ing at 700 miles per hour, no less.” slinger. “But after about five rehearsals, 2:55PM, BLUE STAGE Between guitarist ’s busy production At 53, the -reared time- we nailed ’em.” These Colombians continue to cook up a schedule, singer ’s prolific label Deathwish keeper admittedly resisted the idea of Barbero drummed casually during cauldron of futuristic folklorico on fourth studio LP Inc., and drummer ’s concurrent membership in reuniting with her former bandmates, Babes’ hiatus, in the Minn.-based acts Amanecer, this summer’s eclectic electric follow- (also playing FFFF), the mighty Converge initially. Eggtwist and Koalas, while Bjelland up to 2013’s Elegancia Tropical. Singer Liliana doesn’t record as often as it should, but new LPThousands “I thought, ‘Can we physically do fronted alt-rock outfit Katastrophy Wife Saumet and multi-instrumentalist Simón Mejía of Miles Between Us is imminent. The 25-year-old Salem this? Can we really play hourlong sets and raised her now-16-year-old son. The fuel the “Fiesta” with cumbia, hip-hop, electro- quartet’s heart-on-sleeve remains as intense every night?’ I mean, I don’t act my age. women hadn’t conversed in a decade. , champeta, and dancehall. – Thomas Fawcett and potent as ever onstage. – Michael Toland I probably do more things “Until Kat and I recon- in one day than the aver- “I thought, nected, I hadn’t realized age 24-year-old, but still, I ‘Can we how much I loved Babes in FFF LOCALS by Kevin Curtin was skeptical at first.” Toyland. I really missed Together since 1987, the physically do these songs. Lately, I’m EAST CAMERON FOLKCORE Minnesotans dropped this? Can we having so much fun playing (Sat., 5:30pm, Yellow stage) three rancorous alt-punk really play drums again that I don’t Heavy folk orchestra whose potent sing-alongs LPs in the Nineties’ front care whether there’s five, owe debts to Guthrie, Orwell, and Chomsky. half, also popularizing that hourlong sets 100, or 10,000 people in our GOLDEN DAWN ARKESTRA era’s “kinderwhore” craze. every night?’” audience. I just love playing (Sun., 1:20pm, Orange stage) Her babydoll dress and in a band with Kat again.” JOHN ANDERSON Dashiki-wearing space travelers offer cosmic Mary Janes belied a wrathful wail, while The pair – plus Prissy Clerks’ Clara Afro-beat vibrations and exotic art. Babes singer Kat Bjelland had the girl- Salyer, who replaced longtime bassist KEEPER (Sun., 12:30pm, Blue stage) next-door-gone-awry look on lock. Maureen Herman in August – conclude Harmony-driven female vocal trio specializing Trailblazing bands like Hole, the their fall tour at . The in synth/soul/pop. ’93 vets gingerly fizzled as animated talker (a “go-go-go Sagittarius”) A GIANT DOG (Sat., 12:30pm, Orange stage) RINGO DEATHSTARR the decade advanced, officially disband- relishes in rock, despite the utter anti- Bombastic quintet thrusting meteoric melodies (Sun., 12:30pm, Orange stage) ing in 2001. glamour of life on the road. into marching . Stomp-box worshipping shoegaze heavies with For seven years Barbero lived local- “We take showers at truck stops,” she AMERICAN SHARKS (Sat., 12:30pm, Black stage) brain-melting songs and three-arm drumming. ly, working for South by Southwest says. “Being a musician is hard, hard Crucifix-flipping metallic punk trio with irresist- SURVIVE (Sat., 12:30pm, Blue stage) and tending bar on Austin’s Eastside. work, but I’ve had a great life. If I died ible melodies and equilateral charisma. Analog key-pushers construct towering sci-fi She returned to the Twin Cities last tomorrow, I’d know my life couldn’t BAYONNE (Fri., 1:45pm, Blue stage) compositions without a laptop in sight. fall, as a Babes’ reunion rumor mill have been any more fun.” Indie-vibed electronic composer Roger Sellers THINK NO THINK (Fri., 12:30pm, Orange stage) began to crank. – Neph Basedow sings and pounds drums over loops of Poofy-haired wailer John Dowey’s fuzz rock trio bedroom samples. sounds like Robert Plant fronting Blue Cheer. CONTINUED ON P.3

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BENJAMIN BOOKER CHEAP TRICK 6:35PM, YELLOW STAGE 7:15PM, ORANGE STAGE Benjamin Booker’s eponymous 2014 debut LP filters “There are many here among us who feel that classic Delta blues through a filter – life is a joke,” sings heartthrob Cheap Trick meets Blind Lemon Jefferson at the crossroads. The New vocalist Robin Zander on 1978 suicide ode “Auf Orleans by way of Beach 26-year-old seems to Wiedersehen.” What’s no joke is how guitarist/ at only two speeds, but the malaise of crawling Rick Nielsen’s six-string bombast and ballads like “Slow Coming” is no match for the urgent arch songcraft keep the band’s power-pop breakneck blues of tracks like “Violent Shiver” (“Exhale templates like “Surrender” and “I Want You to Want Me” eternally fresh. Zander and bassist Tom out, breathe in, mark return to sender/ Fuckin’ up on a ON THE DRAG: five-year bender”). – Thomas Fawcett Petersson still break hearts. – Tim Stegall 2904 Guadalupe St. • 512-480-9922 Bu aloExchange.com THE KING COHEED KHAN & AND BBQ SHOW CAMBRIA Bad News Boys The Color Before (In the Red) the Sun (300 Gonzo garage Entertainment) maniacs King Khan & BBQ are over. Band Show offer the visionary Claudio aural equivalent Sanchez called a to a drunken hook-up: short, weird, messy. cease-fire on ’s seven- Bad News Boys ends a six-year hiatus since album sci-fi sprawl, and now dips into more 2009’s Invisible Girl and finds both Khan emotionally grounded territory. rath- and Mark “BBQ” Sultan once again spinning er than space prog, The Color Before the Sun unhinged madness, from the deranged doo- is akin to his beloved Rush’s permanent wave wop of “Alone Again” and “Buy Bye Bhai” goodbye to fantasy epics in favor of radio- to the paranoid speed rock of the friendly AOR. Only “You Got Spirit, Kid” feels O’Brien-inspired “Zen Machines.” The duo like vintage Coheed, Sanchez’s trademark flips off Montezuma’s revenge on hardcore spit and growl over a jaunty but jagged riff. freak-out “D.F.O.” (“Diarrhea fuck off!”) and A music industry dig, its knife-edge honesty crunch, crunch, crunches the positively silly segues into the Tool-echoing “The Audience,” “Snackin’ After Midnight.” Hooch-fueled hook- whose lyrics serve as reminder that the up fun that doesn’t have to make sense. bandleader knows his fans even if labels (7:40pm, Yellow stage) don’t. (8:45pm, Black stage) HHH – Thomas Fawcett HHH – Richard Whittaker

CHVRCHES (Glassnote/Virgin EMI) Although 2013 debut The Bones of What You Believe ventured into prog and rambling imitations of the Pet Shop Boys, embraces an unabashed joy of pop on sophomore offering Every Open Eye. The Glasgow threepiece has figured out what works: in this case, catchy funk-pop (“High Enough to Carry You Over”) that threatens the radio friendliness of Bruno Mars, and nods to early Depeche Mode (“Clearest Blue”). It’s a study in pop’s greatest attri- butes, with single “” casting singer at the level of a modern-day Cyndi Lauper. (8:45pm, Orange stage) HHHHn – Abby Johnston

austinchronicle.com NOVEMBER 6, 2015 THE AUSTIN CHRONICLE FUN FUN FUN FEST PREVIEW 2015 3 LA DISPUTE CASS MCCOMBS 1:20PM, BLACK STAGE 6:35PM, YELLOW STAGE There’s no replacing the long-absent , but Seven discs of freak folk since 2003 moaned and FUN FUN FUN this Grand Rapids quartet engages in a similar mash- writhed like twice that number until 2013’s fecund Big up of dissonance and melody, leavening clashing Wheel and Others peaked the Bay Area alterna-bard FEST PREVIEW guitar lines and hardcore shouts with dreamy jangle by peeling out a double disc of psychedelic roots and narrative spoken word on its latest LP, 2014’s reveals as raw as Lennon and every bit as fearless and Rooms of the House. A perfect bridge between self-excoriating. December follows up with A Folk Set Nineties kids-turned-adults and modern teens. Apart: Rarities, B-Sides & Space Junk. Before Austin’s – Michael Toland Shakey Graves, there was Cass McCombs. SATURDAY – Raoul Hernandez SHAMIR 2:10PM, BLUE STAGE Raise a toast to Shamir Bailey, who debuts at FFF 7:15PM, BLACK STAGE on his 21st birthday. Although not yet able to legally New York transplants Gogol Bordello hit JOANNA GRUESOME enjoy the vices of his hometown Sin City, Shamir’s full- Auditorium Shores just before taking off on a North length debut, May’s Ratchet – on hip UK indie XL American tour celebrating the 10th anniversary of 1:20PM, Recordings – lit up many a club dance floor and Gypsy Punks: Underdog World Strike, which the ORANGE landed him a coveted spot on Marina & the Diamonds’ rotating cast of gypsy punk bandits will play in full. current worldwide trek. – Abby Johnston Live wire wildman Eugene Hütz gets full-on Russian, STAGE so “Start Wearing Purple.” – Abby Johnston Two promising followed by the untimely departure of a SPEEDY ORTIZ Foil Deer (Carpark) beloved frontlady outfit Speedy Ortiz’s sophomore (Alanna McArdle) album is a biting, brooding affair: a Nineties feminist is where Welsh soundscape stippled with dissonance often verging punk act Joanna on sinister, and wielding brainy guitar lines and lyrics. Gruesome found The tracks on Foil Deer thus hover between vulnerable itself this past and aggressive. “My Dead Girl” recounts a group of summer. Born men converging on frontwoman Sadie Dupuis’ pulled- from both pop and over car in the dark summer she wrote the LP, while hardcore, they’ve “Raising the Skate” asserts, “I’m not bossy, I’m the filled the void with boss.” Her honeyed delivery is gentle in the vein of two new vocalists Helium’s , but her words are unapologeti- (Kate Stonestreet cally courageous. (2:20pm, Orange stage) and Roxy HHHH – Libby Webster Brennan), accord- ing to guitarist Williams. FUZZ II (In the Red) – Libby Webster Via singer Ty Segall, familiarity ensues early on this power trio’s sophomore LP. In this outfit, the Austin Chronicle: busy “Girlfriend” songwriter bandies his wonted six- Adding two new string for a noble go on the drums. Commencing band members has the hourlong disc is brazen seven-minute opener the potential to “Time Collapse,” its stoner psychedelia mash endur- really affect the ing throughout 14 tracks. Black Sabbath echoes group’s sound. in Segall’s vocals and guitarist Charles Moothart’s Owen Williams: I monstrous blues-doom solos, but Kyuss and the wouldn’t say the hairstyles and the advantage of there late Jay Reatard’s like-minded ethos also arise. The sound has changed dramatically. I sup- being six of us means we can effectively Californians then filter those influences through a pose it’s more like table tennis now, combat anyone who takes issue with grimy garage-rock lens. (4:30pm, Orange stage) with aggressive and melodic lines ema- that. HHHHn – Neph Basedow nating from different points of the AC: What’s the best part of being in stage. Joanna Gruesome, and on the other end, AC: How did you go what do you hope fans HIP-HOP = FFF by Kahron Spearman about finding new “It’s also been fun are taking away from singers, and did it observing how the band? (Sun., 3:55pm, Blue stage) (Fri., 7:35pm, Blue stage) radically affect the OW: The perks are Minneapolis indie collective – rappers P.O.S, , FFF will be a “” once young group dynamic? the effects of numerous, but I sup- Cecil Otter, , and Mike Mictlan, plus producers party-trap brother duo and Slim OW: We met them espionage, radical pose making the and Paper Tiger – slaughter with raging Jxmmi lean on big singles “” and both in an occult politics, and the records and receiving lyrical dexterity and unending genre-bending. “This Could Be Us.” bookshop, so that’s free pots of hummus GZA (Sat., 2:50pm, Yellow stage) SCHOOLBOY Q (Fri., 8:45pm, Blue stage) affected the group occult can take and carrot sticks at Supreme lyricist also known as the Genius, the The most dynamic of the Top Dawg crew, dynamic in the their toll on a shows would top the Wu-Tang spiritual leader waxes philosophical the South Central-raised rapper bumps sense that there’s Welsh rock group.” list. It’s also been fun about chess, street grime, and the otherworldly. evocative, if paradoxical, communiqués of more of an empha- observing how the (Sun., 8:15pm, Orange stage) real life events and top tier turn-ups. sis on psychic effects of espionage, Enigma, Grammy-winning Fugee, and Miseducation WU-TANG CLAN (Sat., 8:45pm, Blue stage) attack and regular séance breaks. It radical politics, and the occult can take activist, 40, replaces another modern hip-hop icon The 20-year-old Staten Island/Brooklyn- feels crowded onstage, but I quite like their toll on a Welsh rock group. I hope in subbing for D’Angelo. based group – RZA, GZA, Method Man, that. We’ve been told that we, as a band, anyone who listens to our music enjoys (Fri., 6:25pm, Blue stage) Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, have a particularly ridiculous set of it on public transport. Risk-taking Scottish master collagist and Kanye U-God, Masta Killa, and Cappadonna – West/GOOD Music go-to demonstrates crack skills changed rap music and pop culture forever. at creating the “big” single for himself and others. CONTINUED ON P.6

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“About half a song in, I remember “At the time we broke up, we weren’t being like, ‘Oh, my God. I’m not going to that popular. Really. Not at all,” admits make it.’” Kinsella. “Even at the time we broke up, So recalls Mike Kinsella of his 2010 this sort of festival scale didn’t exist. Fun Fun Fun Fest set, where too little Lollapalooza was already happening, food and too many beers threatened to but it didn’t have anything to do with derail the appearance. Fast-forward five the punk scene we were involved with.” years and he returns to FFF fronting Now, Kinsella is selling out shows and another pop-punk reunion, this time at snagging festival spots. the helm of his post-Cap’n Jazz project “I think the labels we worked with American Football. A lot’s changed. and the bands we played with were “I’m sorry, just a minute,” he apolo- involved in this cool scene that kind of gizes while switching to dad mode when took off after we were out of it,” he one of those life updates interrupts his explains of his retroactive success. “It’s tale of debauchery over the phone from just a big tree that we’re at the bottom . “Oh my God, he talks as much of, maybe.” as his mom.” Fueled by this anachronistic rise, American Football released only one American Football has a new album in album before breaking up, then reunit- the works, largely collaborating over the ed last year after a 15-year hiatus. Since Internet. then, the group’s been playing weekend “We all live in different cities, and shows in between raising families. we’re all raising kids and have other “It’s sort of like a new part-time job jobs. Logistically, trying to find the time that we walked into,” Kinsella explains. to be creative is challenging.” And growing families aren’t the only shift. – Abby Johnston American Football released only one album before breaking up, then reunited last year after a 15-year hiatus.

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GRIMES 7:25PM, BLUE STAGE Montreal electronic queen Claire Boucher pulled a Beyoncé lite on third full-length, Art Angels. Follow- up to 2012’s acclaimed Visions, it was officially announced two weeks before dropping on the Friday of FFF. Surprise, yes, but not its off-kilter dance pop, recorded at her new home in L.A. with mucho live instrumentation. – Abby Johnston

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POWER TRIP STEVE GUNN 1:20PM, BLACK STAGE 5:30PM, YELLOW STAGE Two years after its 2013 debut Manifest Decimation, Multi-instrumentalist Steve Gunn breaks from Power Trip still hasn’t come off the road. The Dallas recording his Matador Records follow-up to last fivesome’s relentless thrashcore devastates any stage, year’s Way Out Weather. Creating dreamy, recalling the brutal beatdowns of Eighties crossover atmospheric guitar rock fit for a fall/spring/ icons the Cro-Mags and thrash titans in equal summer/you-name-it nice weather day, the measure. – Michael Toland Brooklyn string bender apprenticed as one of ’s Violators. – Abby Johnston BIG FREEDIA 4:05PM, YELLOW STAGE (TWERKING CHROMEO LESSONS)/5PM, BLUE STAGE 6:35PM, ORANGE STAGE Face it. You’ve got a weak ass and your twerk needs Self-proclaimed funklordz Chromeo know how serious help. Fear not, New Orleans queen Big Freedia to have a good time. The duo, Canadians David will literally take your butt to school prior to shaking “Dave 1” Macklovitch and Patrick “P-Thugg” “Mo Azz” herself. From the bounce ambassador’s Gemayel, approach each set as a dance party, and latest album Just Be Free, the track serves as an each album, the latest being 2014’s White Women, instructional: “Azz all over, bend over, bend over like I as an opportunity to share their satire. Dance- told ya.” – Thomas Fawcett worthy beats fit for all ages, Chromeo’s spectacle remains one of a kind. – María Núñez ALVVAYS 4:10PM, ORANGE STAGE BADBADNOTGOOD Lightning success met Toronto indie poppers 7:40PM, YELLOW STAGE Alvvays in 2014. Vocalist Molly Rankin, daughter of These young jazz Canucks laced the instrumentals for Canadian folk kings , leads the Ghostface Killah’s latest LP Sour Soul and have become 2:55PM, BLUE STAGE group through trials of nostalgia on the band’s an unlikely go-to backing band for MCs ranging from debut, and only, self-titled LP, which reached No. 1 Tyler, the Creator to Kool G Rap. All the hip-hop hype had Born Kevin Donovan in 1957, Afrika “My prophecy is that we will see it on the U.S. college charts. A beachy vibe SXSW fans expecting a set full of breakbeats earlier this Bambaataa remains among the found- become galactic. You’ll see it on other juxtaposes effortlessly with their love-ridden year, but instead they offered up something truly ing fathers of hip-hop. He formed the planets, and it’ll take on other vibra- angst. – María Núñez revolutionary: honest-to-God jazz. – Thomas Fawcett Universal Zulu Nation in the Seventies, tions when we get with different beings an organization that codified the ele- of other planets. It’ll go through differ- ments of hip-hop culture and made graf- ent stages in universal time. PUNKING FFF by Tim Stegall fiti and break-dancing an alternative to “There are certain artists who will gang violence. Following in the foot- always pass the test of time. James AMERICAN NIGHTMARE (Sat., 4:35pm, Black stage) steps of Kool Herc, Brown will still defi- Recently resurrected Boston hardcore outfit Give Bambaataa played “My prophecy is that nitely be in space. Up the Ghost returns to its original name. breakbeats at block we will see [hip-hop] Kraftwerk will still be CHAIN OF STRENGTH (Sun., 4:35pm, Black stage) parties and pioneered become galactic. there, my stuff, and a Late-Eighties/early-Nineties SoCal straight-edge an Afro-futuristic couple other groups. band reunites after a long absence. electro-funk that You’ll see it on other It ain’t so far-fetched. (Sun., 5:55pm, Black stage) spread quickly planets and it’ll take We already know that / guitarist Brian beyond the Bronx. on other vibrations other beings have Baker and his seminal mid-Eighties D.C. melodic “Once I saw I could been coming here when we get with punk outfit are back together for one show only take it downtown and since the ancient – this one! I got a big punk rock different beings of days, so they’ve been DWARVES (Fri., 3:05pm, Black stage) following, my ideolo- other planets.” checking in.” Longstanding kings of pervo-core serve up gy was to keep That makes vicious hate blasts at high afternoon. spreading this as far as we can,” explains “Looking for the Perfect Beat,” (Sat., 3:20pm, Black stage) Bambaataa. “That’s when I started play- Bambaataa’s far-out 1983 electro-funk The most progressive hardcore act (Canadian) ing all the different rock clubs and manifesto, an interplanetary mission. of the past decade offer psych-opera single “Year OFF! (Sun., 3:20pm, Black stage) dance clubs that were downtown.” “It’s on Earth and out there in space. of the Hare.” Punk rock institution leads a His 40,000-strong record collection People keep forgetting where Earth is. (Sat., 2:20pm, Black stage) band of Redd Kross// now resides in the library archives at Earth is in space, sitting out there in the Noise/ supergroup comprised of guys Burning Brides brethren. Cornell University. Hip-hop, of course, universe. It could be in this galaxy or it from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Blood Brothers, and PARQUET COURTS (Fri., 3:45pm, Black stage) became a globally dominant art form. could be in other dimensions, other time . Viciously jacked-up indie tweakings from Bambaataa predicts that’s just the zones. Time is and time always was. No NOFX (Sat., 8:45pm, Black stage) NYC that can resemble Jonathan Richman beginning. such thing as time.” – Thomas Fawcett Fat Mike and his longstanding pop punks prove joining the Talking Heads. juvenile irresponsibility remains energetic and fun. CONTINUED ON P.13

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er’s especially chuffed to bring Venom’s 8:45PM, BLACK STAGE devilish thunder to Fun Fun Fun Fest for VENOM the band’s only stateside gig in 2015. “We wanted to have more leather than “We’ve heard so much about Texas, so it’s Priest, to be more satanic than fuckin’ Black a pleasure for us to finally come to the Sabbath, and heavier than Motörhead.” fuckin’ metal capital of the USA,” says Lant Thus asserts Conrad “Cronos” Lant, about the trio’s first-ever gig in the Lone Venom’s frontman since 1980. The Star State. “I remember when I first met Newcastle-spawned trio rode its pioneering the Pantera guys, and they were like, ‘What shock-value Satanism atop a punk-infused, the fuck’s up with you guys? Why aren’t proto-thrash attack and Cronos’ guttural you coming to Texas?’ bark. All of followed. “And I’m like, ‘Dude, give the promoters “ was the big extreme, [sings] a kick up the ass!’ ‘Get your motor runnin’, head out on the “We go where the calling comes from, highway!’ Hell yeah, let’s have a great fuck- and we’ve just never had an offer. I’m abso- in’ time, enjoy ourselves and be free. Then lutely delighted we’ve finally had some- punk came along and made it look so fuckin’ body who’s had the fuckin’ balls to order limp. Somebody put a match to it, you Venom. Texas is a special audience for us, know? Rock music had a big act to follow!” so we wanna do something special for it. Thus inspired (“I loved the Pistols, the We’ll be blowing the place to merry hell.” Clash, the Damned”), Venom, along with – Michael Toland the rest of the era’s New Wave of British Heavy Metal, stepped up to the challenge. 1981’s and genre-coiner (’82) lit a fire that still burns on this year’s From the Very Depths. The sing- THE CLIFFORD ANTONE FOUNDATION 1981’s Welcome to Hell PRESENTS and genre-coiner Black Metal (’82) lit a fire that still burns on this year’s From the Very Depths.

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austinchronicle.com NOVEMBER 6, 2015 THE AUSTIN CHRONICLE FUN FUN FUN FEST PREVIEW 2015 13 SABRINA JALEES FUN FUN FUN FEST PREVIEW SAT., 3:30PM, YELLOW STAGE SAT., 11PM, THE NEW MOVEMENT Lesbian. Muslim. Canadian. The host of My Sexy Podcast has a lot in her background to deal with, but COMEDY if you don’t like her, then, as her website notes, “you’re probably racist.” The self-described RUTHIE WYATT/HBO “professional socializer” has a winning way with BIG WILD COMEDY PARTY sharp material. by Robert Faires LIL FRECKLES When it comes to fans of the fun fun funny, Fun Fun Fun Fest 2015 may feel like a bit of SAT., 10PM, THE NEW MOVEMENT a reunion. A host of familiar faces will grace the JASH Comedy Yellow Stage, from such SUN., 2:20PM, YELLOW STAGE standout stand-ups of the national scene as Tig Notaro and Doug Benson to local lights TIG NOTARO She may be petite and as fresh-faced as the like Chris Cubas, the New Movement, and Master Pancake. FRI., 4:25PM, YELLOW STAGE carrot top on the Wendy’s sign, but this Queens FRI., 11PM, THE NORTH DOOR redhead can drop some dope raps, as she proved in Notaro was last at FFF during her annus horribilis, the her breakout turn on Girls, where Emma Carroll was working as a PA when Lena Dunham put her alter FRI., 2:30PM, YELLOW STAGE year she suffered through a breakup, the loss of her mother, and bouts with pneumonia, a near-fatal ego on camera. Now she’s taking her frank, and If all you know of this Brooklyn-based joker is his voice frankly hilarious, raps live. work as Gene on Bob’s Burgers, be advised: Mirman is a intestinal illness, and breast cancer. But her willingness comedy force of nature. For proof, look no further than his to speak candidly about those misfortunes via stand-up just-released album, I’m Sorry (You’re Welcome): a gave her career new life, and this year she’s gotten TWERKING LESSONS 9-volume, 7-LP set that includes, among other weirdness, engaged, released an HBO special, been the subject of WITH BIG FREEDIA a 45-minute crying jag, a collection of 195 orgasms, two documentaries, and cut a deal with Amazon for an SUN., 4:05PM, YELLOW STAGE guided meditation, a complete sound effects library, and original series. Will success spoil Tig Notaro? Hardly. NOLA bounce queen Big Freedia, who led some an introduction to spoken Russian. If conceptual comedy What hasn’t killed her has made her sharper. hardcore azz-shakin’ at previous fests, is back again is your bag, get Mirman. to make sure everybody’s booty is hard at twerk. BRIAN TAMBORELLO/ SANDBOX WITH ROB GAGNON ALTERCATION PUNK SAT., 1:40PM, YELLOW STAGE ANDREW W.K. COMEDY TOUR From the man who gave us The One Hour Comedy SUN., 4:40PM, YELLOW STAGE FRI., 3PM, YELLOW STAGE Festival, F*cked Up Show & Tell, and STONED vs You think you know what it means to party? Well, Chronicle cover boy JT Habersaat continues to pull DRUNK vs SOBER comes a show built on a foundation look to be schooled by the man who’s been urging together comedians who aren’t afraid of the edge into of unpredictability. You may know the comics and us to “Party Hard” since 2001. The bloody-nosed shows with the bite of a Black Flag disc. His partners-in- improvisers onstage, but you probably won’t guess rocker of I Get Wet fame comes to FFF in motivational crime here are Clint Werth and Kristen Becker. what they’re going to do. Sketches? Interviews? Cook? speaker mode to inspire you to celebrate life.

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ORANGE Chi’Lantro

The Orange stage hosts an eclectic mix of artists ranging from Nineties shoegazers Ride to the only good part of Sister Act 2, Lauryn Hill. And like the stage, our global menu appeals to all your different tastes at once. Cazamance offers a contemporary take on African cuisine, Chi’Lantro does the same for Korean. You’ll be caught in the groove during Golden Dawn Arkestra’s set, so you’ll need hand- held food like doner kebabs from Kebabalicious or tacos from El Chilito. Oh, and to stay hydrated through sets by Chvrches and Alvvays, there’s no

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With a mix of hip-hop and electronic acts, the Blue stage is all about moving your body. But LOVE AT FIRST BITE before you hear your first air horn, you are going to need some serious fuel. The grilled sandwiches from Burro Cheese Kitchen will get you through Peaches, and old-school-obsessed SLAB BBQ is the obvious pairing for Wu-Tang. East Side King’s seminal street food deserves to be enjoyed with seminal Bronx DJ Afrika Bambaataa, and Cold Ones’ paletas will cool you down after shaking it to Big Freedia. We also recommend you choose the SLAB BBQ Mighty Bird over the funky chicken. OVEN-TOASTED SANDWICHES, SALADS, SOUPS, GLUTEN FREE & VEGGIE OPTIONS

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All that screaming and grinding coming from the punk-oriented Black stage deserves equally tough food choices. The vegan treats from Skull & Cakebones are an obvious choice as is any- thing from the Black Sheep Lodge. But what goes better with Wright Bros. Brew & Brew than Fucked Up? And everyone knows that nothing goes better Black with hardcore (like D.C.’s Dag Nasty) than Sheep (Austin’s) Pizza. Lodge

YELLOW Frank Filled with motivational speeches from Andrew Handcrafted. Oven-toasted. W.K. and stand-up sets from Tig Notaro, the Yellow stage is perfect for FFFFers who enjoy a little word- Ridiculously addictive. play, whether that be Mmmpanadas’ delicious empanadas, Bananarchy’s punk bananas, or - MEDICAL ARTS & DEAN KEETON - NadaMoo’s vegan ice cream. And come on, what 2901 MEDICAL ARTS ST., STE. 100 fits the Air Sex World Championships better than a little Frank? CATERING AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78705 (512) 687-2600 austinchronicle.com NOVEMBER 6, 2015 THE AUSTIN CHRONICLE FUN FUN FUN FEST PREVIEW 2015 15 NOVEMBER 6 – 8 Ride CapMetro to FFF Fest! You Rock. We Roll. Ditch the hassle of parking and traffic and ride CapMetro to Fun Fun Fun Fest. There are lots of ways to roll to Auditorium Shores on Local, MetroRapid and Night Owl Services.

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