The first Fun Fun Fun Fest was in 2006, and the music-ish festival quickly became known as an only-in-Austin sort of festival that focuses on independent music and comedy in Waterloo Park. If it’s any indication, Weird Al Yankovic (of Amish Paradise fame … anyone?) is one of the acts. I didn’t even know he toured anymore! The Fest is put on by Transmission Entertainment, The Austinist, Giant Noise, Ground CTRL, Guerilla Suit, and Jakprints.
As per this is life in austin usual, I’m certain you can find the regular schedule by picking up a freaking google. I’m here to present all the pre- and after-parties!
All these are within walking distance from the park, so you can literally party all day and night …
THURSDAY: FFF FREE KICK OFF PARTIES (NO COVER!)
OFFICIAL FFF KICK OFF @ Club de Ville: Helio Sequence, TBA (FREE show, brought to you by Toyota Matrix and Mike’s Hard Punch)
Mohawk: Austinist presents its annual “Local Music is Sexy” w/ Bill Baird, Weird Weeds, Watch out for Rockets, Markov, Botnay, Amasa Gana, Sleep Good, Mutual Benefit, Dana Falconberry, Rayon Beach, Sally Crewe (FREE)
Red 7: Inquisition and more (FREE).
FRIDAY: FFF OFFICIAL AFTERPARTIES (ALL are $5 w/ fest wristband, $10 w/out)
Club de Ville: 16 Deluxe, Smoke and Feathers, Royal Butchers (out)// The Moaners, David Dondero (inside)
Mohawk: Gorilla vs Bear Presents: Special Guest, Memory Tapes, Sleep Over (out)//Fol Chen, Soft Healer, TBA
Red 7: Dead to Me, Cobra Skulls, Toys That Kill, The Arrivals, Shanghai River, The Stampede
ND: Peligrosa Dance Party
Parish: Big Sam’s Funky Nation (New Orleans Funk), w/ DJ Mahealani (FUNk FUNk FUNk pt 1)
Beerland: Faun Fables, Death is Not a Joyride, Little Teeth
Beauty Bar: Dam-funk DJ set, Bon Jay, Richard Henry.
SATURDAY: FFF OFFICIAL AFTERPARTIES (ALL are $5 w/ fest wristband, $10 w/out)
Red 7: Scream (DC hc legends), TBA, TBA, the Impalers
Mohawk: Special Guest, Joan of Arc, tba w/ Dum Dum Girls DJ set (out) Kuroma (members of MGMT and Whigs), Intelligence,
Beerland: the Flatliners, Off with Their Heads, Snips
Broken Neck: Outbreak, Hour of the Wolf, Red City Radio, Cruel Hand, Backtrack, Aficianado
ND: Austin Surreal/Proper Ent presents: Live MCs: Perseph One, Kydd, The Nice Guys. DJ sets by: Rapid Rick, Waajeed, DJ Mel, DJ Dus and special DJ sets by Jean Grae and Devin the Dude (sponsored by Smoke ATX)
Parish: Foot Patrol w/ DJ I Wanna Be Her (FUNk FUNk FUNk pt 2)
Beauty Bar: Delorean DJ set, Jacques Renault DJ, Learning secrets DJs, Lemonade, Cowabunga Babes, Burger City DJ (Presented by Learning Secrets)
Scoot inn: Knuckle Rumbler’s “Bizzoounce” w/ Katey Red, B.E.B., The Glitoris (dj set), DJ Rusty Lazer
Headhunters: Mobile Death Camp, Infernaeon, Demontuary, Indisgust, Misery
SUNDAY: FFF OFFICIAL FREE AFTERPARTIES (FREE w/ fest wristband, $5 w/out)
Red 7: Special Guest, Mammoth Grinder, Ratking
Mohawk: Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s, Sonny and the Sunsets, Golden Triangle, Jookabox, (+ Karaoke Underground)
Beauty Bar: Yelle DJ set
Beerland: The Applicators, The Motards
Alright kids, that’s some serious music. I may not be that cool, but I’ve at least heard of most of the bands. So get out there this weekend and have some fun fun fun!
Holy sign-me-up! The CuervoGames are coming to Austin. What are the CuervoGames? Exactly what you’d think … tequila-fueled Cuervo-themed American Gladiators-style competition with food, music and more. Teams of four can compete in the Barrel Roll, where competitors climb a Mayan Pyramid to capture a series of flags at the top, the Waterfall Climb, where teams scale a 20-foot rock climbing wall as they’re drenched by rushing water, the Highwire Harvest, where they test agave farming skills 30 feet in the air, or in the Margarita Madness, a messy race against the clock to make the ultimate cocktail. Cuervo’s “Ride the Lime” offers an on-site challenge (think mechanical bull) and FREE CuervoGames gear as they cheer on their favorite teams. The event will also feature a FREE performance by the Old 97’s.
Think that sounds awesome? The winning team will earn a FREE trip to Las Vegas on Halloween weekend for the CuervoGames National Finals.
Now that is awesome. For more info/to pre-register a team, visit Cuervo’s Facebook page.
Saturday, Cross streets of W. 4th and Guadalupe St, 4p-11p, complete schedule on Facebook.
The first Austin Beer Week, a week-long celebration of craft beer and the craft beer community, starts this Sunday, Oct. 24, and lasts through next weekend, Saturday, Oct. 30. Check out the website for a complete, jam-packed schedule of tastings, food and movie pairings, multi-course dinners, beer education, socials, contests, and some Keepin’ it Austin off-the-wall events. Seriously, I can’t do the events justice. GO to www.AustinBeerWeek.com and pick some beer fest fun! (OK fine, I will recommend the Inglorious Basterds screening at the Alamo with German-style Live Oak beer)
The Austin Unscripted documentary project first contacted me via twitter–gotta love that–and once I found out it’s designed to capture Austinites’ thoughts about what it really means to keep Austin weird in a time of rapid growth and development, of course I was down. Sure, it’s sponsored by the historic preservation people, whom I sometimes disagree with when they encroach on personal property rights, but in general I’m down for talking Austin.
More details here: http://www.preservationnation.org/austinunscripted
Want to put in your 2 cents? Here’s a list of where they’ll be filming this weekend, stop by if you have a chance!
SATURDAY
SFC Farmers’ Market – Downtown / 9 AM – 11 AM, Republic Square Park
Torchy’s Trailer Park / 12 PM – 2 PM, 1311 S. 1st
Hey Cupcake! – SoCo / 3 PM – 5 PM, 1600 Block of S. Congress
Cheer Up Charlie’s / What Is Austin? Happy Hour, 6 PM – 8 PM, 1104 E. 6th
SUNDAY
Our Lady of Guadalupe / 8 AM – 10 AM, 1206 E. 9th
Ebenezer Baptist Church / 9 AM – 10 AM, 1010 E. 10th
HOPE Farmers Market / 11 AM – 1 PM, 414 Waller
PODER / 2 PM – 4 PM, 2604 E. Cesar Chavez
Renaissance Market / 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM, Guadalupe @ UT
Quack’s 43rd Street Bakery / 4 PM – 6 PM, 411 E. 43rd
The Austin Gorilla Run is going to be awesome! Please vote for THE AUSTIN GORILLA RUN to WIN $500!! at this link:
It’s just one click and no email info is required. If the Austin Gorilla Run wins the grant, it will ALL go toward the Austin Gorilla Run and The Mountain Gorilla Conservation Fund. Please Help!
Maybe it’s a smidge odd that the Second Annual Oktoberfest in Aspen is being celebrated at the end of September … but nonetheless, the Wienerstube celebrates German traditions with live music, authentic Austrian and Bavarian food, and, naturally, beer!
wienerstube.com, 970.925.3357
Ryan makes a lot of cameos on this blog ...
Although its name is sort of ominous, The Meeting is not. It’s the convergence of ski and snowboard (who see each other like step-siblings) and film and star athletes all in the little town of Aspen. Today through Sunday, The Meeting welcomes winter sport lovers, top athletes and renowned filmmakers with parties, a fashion show hosted by D&E, film screenings and the NEPSA Video Awards, in which local and professional athletes showcase their talent in often humorous short videos.
13 videos will be shown over the course of the weekend, including Chris Davenport’s “Australis: An Antarctic Ski Odyssey.” The movie, which screens Friday at 5:30p at the Wheeler, also is the first offering from Davenport’s film production company, Davenport MountainSport. The company has produced another film chronicling Davenport’s (successful) attempt at summitting and skiing all 54 Colorado 14ers in a year, but that video hasn’t been released.
For more info on The Meeting/NEPSA Awards: aspensnowmass.com, wheeleroperahouse.com
P.S. – Bone Thugs at Belly Up Saturday night. Just sayin’.
The Blind Side is ONLY my favorite movie ever. It has surpassed Top Gun, and nothing had surpassed Top Gun since I saw it in 1995. Or somewhere around then. Anyway, this fall the Four Seasons is hosting Dive in Movies (like Deep Eddy’s, only better, because it’s the FOUR SEASONS) where you can lounge by the pool. With a cocktail.
THIS Friday, September 3rd, at 8:30pm. Kick off college and pro football season with the best football movie ever. Poolside screen, complimentary popcorn, themed cocktails, and a candy bar. Sign me up.
GAH, Kerri is so on the ball she commented on this post almost as soon as I pressed “Publish.” Here are the rest of the Dive-In Movie Dates. For the record, K, it ALREADY said “this fall” which implies there are more. Anyway, without further ado, the rest of the schedule:
Sunday, September 5: Transformers 2
Friday, September 24: Night at the Museum 2
Friday, October 8: Iron Man 2
Friday, October 22: Clash of the Titans
How excited are you for Step Up 3D?
I’m seeing it tonight. After happy hour where I plan on trying some new Thirsty Planet beer.
Yep, Austin has a new brewery–Thirsty Planet–that has three beers: a super-hoppy Buckethead IPA (I won’t be trying that), a 50/50 barley/red wheat Yellow Armadillo, and a malty Thirsty Goat Amber. Part of the proceeds from each beer go to different charities.
Then, tomorrow we’ll head to Salutation Nation free yoga at 9am for a nice streeeeetch before celebrating the Grand Opening of SicFit Austin, CrossFit Central’s underground training facility (“the next level”). BBQ, beer, and good cheer starts at 2pm.
Sunday I’m hoping for brunch.
From 2-5 pm, taste your favorite (512) Ales plus
the newly re-released Belgian Style Strong Ale
(512) ONE.2
. Get three free tastes. Buy a pint glass for $5 and your new glass becomes the tasting glass (bigger tastes). I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Pecan Porter (pictured) but I’m pretty sure it’s a winter beer 
407 Radam, F200 (Between South 1st & South Congress )
Hopefully you already know Sunday is Father’s Day. Hit up the Dad Rocks concert at The Mohawk from 5-8pm with your pops and hear local bands English Teeth and Car Stereo (Wars), snap pics with Annie Ray, nosh on Frank hot dogs (coincidentally, my own pops is NAMED Frank, so that’s cool), and nab Tiff’s Treats, Waialua Soda Works Hawaiian sodas, and GoodPop Popsicles for dessert.
Children under 12 are free. Tickets are $20 from Front Gate, and the event directly benefits Austin Music Foundation.
It’s this weekend, kids. If you didn’t have the $1,185 to buy the big tickets, or even the $295 to buy a 1-day pass (steal! if that’s your cup of tea anyway), you can still enjoy the Food & Wine melee with the rest. Word on the street is that there are over 100 private parties in addition to the official Food & Wine events, and the shops and stores along the mall are pulling out all the stops to get people inside (read: free wine and food).
Since I didn’t win two free passes from the plastics site, I’ll be wandering around town looking for cool stuff to participate in. I pretty much equate this to a fancier SXSW, where you don’t need anything but your own two feet to walk around and get into some fun parties and events.
I mean, Aspen is a small town. There are only so many places for celeb chefs Jacques Pepin, David Chang, Giada DeLaurentiis, Michael Symon, Morimoto, Thomas Keller, and Top Chef judges Tom Colicchio and Gail Simmons to go …
From my short time here, I’d recommend they:
Also, the newly-expanded Saturday Farmer’s Market opens this weekend. It’s located on E. Hopkins from Hunter to Galena and features produce, meats, and artisan crafts from across Colorado. I can’t wait to hit it up!
Last bit of advice for Food & Wine, from a festival-going, wine-drinking pro: Pace yourself. Drink lots of water. FIJI water is owned by an Aspen family and freely distributed within the festival, take advantage of it. Also, wear a huge, fashionable hat and sunscreen. Waking up hungover AND sunburned just adds insult to injury.
The first annual Outside in Aspen, a participatory adventure weekend, is this weekend, June 11 – 13! The weekend includes outfitter-led adventures, parties, and a symposium. Professional adventure athletes like big mountain skier Chris Davenport, Olympic Gold Medalist Tyler Hamilton, Everest climber and photographer Jake Norton, and extreme kayaker Jesse Coombs, as well as Outside magazine personalities, will be hanging out in town. Leave No Trace is the non-profit event beneficiary.
To participate in the weekend, you can buy a $200 Activity Package ($100 for one day) that includes a ½ day activity (like rafting, mountain biking, hiking, and more–to view activity descriptions & schedule, click here) on Saturday and Sunday, entrance to the Welcome Party Friday at the Sky Hotel and Après Pool Party on Saturday at the Hotel Jerome, Adventure Athlete Panel Discussion and Lunch on Sunday at Base Camp.
If you’re just cruising around town, stop by Base Camp in the Gondola Plaza between 8am and 4pm to check out the Outside Magazine’s Gear of the Year along with all the latest from Eddie Bauer First Ascent and other sponsors. (Swag potential!)
For complete Outside in Aspen weekend agenda, click here.
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