Judging by our collective case of tinnitus and at-capacity iPods on Monday morning, we think Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, Texas, lived up to its name. The come-one, come-all underground music showcase highlighted up-and-comers in punk, indie (Wavves, Washed Out, and Deerhunter), and hip-hop (Jean Grae), as well as legends Slick Rick and The Descendents.
Head to the Yellow Stage for some clowning around.
Spotted ringside at Anarchy Championship Wrestling: crowd hecklers, ring rats, and tag-team capers. Punkish indie wrestlers know how to shake things up.
Vegans go hog wild at the veggie dog-eating contest.
Anarchy Championship Wrestling’s The Pope stays in character and blesses the crowd before the mechanical bull whips him onto the mat.
Just past the hard-core Black Stage, skater boys whiz past.
What goes up must come down — and up and down.
Blinding lights, infectious dance beats, and high-voltage energy make Delorean’s Blue Stage set a main attraction.
We catch Brooklyn’s melancholy indie rockers, The Antlers, at the festival’s main stage, as well as at the after-party at the Mohawk.
Best-dressed Yelle coos French expletives to poppy dance beats.
Honus Honus of band Man Man (the experimental rockers known for their rambunctious live shows) is a true ladies’ man.
One-man DJ act RJD2 spins foreboding, trance-inducing hip-hop beats against a dark sky. Onlookers head-nod in approval.
Warning: This is not a dance contest. Get out now.
On a good festival day (little dust, calm winds), we like to think we look as cute as this pretty little hipster staring off into the clear blue sky.
Self-anointed queen diva Big Freedia brings NOLA bounce music to FFF with impromptu “Azz Everywhere” jiggles on stage, off stage, and side stage.
Mgmt’s second album is polarizing. Love it or hate it, they have the second biggest crowd of the weekend, just behind the punk-rock reunion that is The Descendents.
Artist signings are a musicphile treat. Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden leave the ladies pleased as punch at the Waterloo Records tent.
The FFF guys have thought of everything. Customizable festival tees in a multitude of color combos light the DIY fire in everyone.
This year’s buzz band Cults play sweet retro pop to a flock of new believers, while celebrating lead singer Madeline Follin’s birthday.
A strict 10 p.m. park curfew means official after-parties are a must. Clad in Devo-style red jumpsuits, the lively Fol Chen bunch had us bopping into the wee hours at blogger Gorilla vs. Bear’s get-together. How did they prep, you ask? Gallons of Four Loko!
Torn up and a wee bit sad it’s all over.
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