Austin Improv

We're still a ways away from this outdoor music festival (November 8-9 @ Waterloo Park), but we're pleased to announce that a group of ColdTowne performers will be performing in between Altercation Comedy and Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job on Stage 2.

Stay tuned for the full ColdTowne lineup!

That is awesome news, guys! I enjoyed the hell out of FFF Fest last year and I even ran into Chris three or four times.

Sweet. Excellent job, mang.

And here's the (almost) full lineup:
http://www.funfunfunfest.com/lineup/

This lineup kicks the shit out of ACL. Highlights for me include:

Clap You Hands Say Yeah, Minus the Bear, ...And You Will Know Us..., Islands, The Annuals, Til' We're Blue or Destroy, Coldtowne Comedy Hour, Bad Brains, ALL, The Dead Milkmen, Bouncing Souls, Swingin' Utters, Krumbums, Bitter End, Groupo Fantasma, Kool Keith/Dr. Octagon, and Brownout!

Sign me up!

Don't forget The National! A phenomenal group. St. Vincent is really cool, too. Super talented female guitar player who loves to keep oversampling herself.

I went to the Parish about 3 years ago to see Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and it really, really disappointed me. I'm hoping it was just a problem on the sound production side of things, but there was an extreme difference from the sound in the album. Luckily though, I stuck around after all the hipsters bailed out and was one of about ten to twenty people to catch the other band: The National. It was my first time to see them and I'll keep going to see them whenever they come through here.

bradisntclever wrote:Don't forget The National!

Brad, can you tell me what's so excellent The National? I haven't really heard anything beyond Boxer, but everything on that record (save for "Fake Empire," which is a perfect album-opener) leaves me cold.

YACHT will dance all up and down Waterloo Park, and they will make you dance with them.

bradisntclever wrote: I went to the Parish about 3 years ago to see Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and it really, really disappointed me. I'm hoping it was just a problem on the sound production side of things, but there was an extreme difference from the sound in the album. Luckily though, I stuck around after all the hipsters bailed out and was one of about ten to twenty people to catch the other band: The National. It was my first time to see them and I'll keep going to see them whenever they come through here.

unfortunately, I've seen Clap Your Hands twice now and both times were pretty underwhelming.

The National is definitely an amazing show though.
Last ACL, they had a pretty crummy earlier spot and where all the other bands I usually enjoy live didn't bring it because of the early slot, they really pulled through and put on a great show.

i cant wait for the dead milkmen reunion. Also rival schools, frightened rabbit, bishop allen, spinto band, kool keith/ dr.octagon and all the comedy. And hell, I'll probably watch bouncing souls.

Lants wrote:Last ACL, they had a pretty crummy earlier spot and where all the other bands I usually enjoy live didn't bring it because of the early slot, they really pulled through and put on a great show.

Agreed.

ErikAdams wrote:Brad, can you tell me what's so excellent The National? I haven't really heard anything beyond Boxer, but everything on that record (save for "Fake Empire," which is a perfect album-opener) leaves me cold.

I think "Fake Empire" is great, but I also love "Green Gloves." That song is creepy as hell when you really visualize the lyrics. I also like Alligator more than Boxer.

What did it for me was seeing them live. It's hard to explain, but it's really evident that they enjoy what they do and share a strong bond (I guess you would if you were two pairs of brothers). Maybe I'm just biased from the feeling of a private party after everyone cleared out from the concert I mentioned before. Devendorf almost leads the band via drums and precision time-keeping, the Dessners compliment one another really well on guitar (I love when they interlock), and Berninger is quite witty (one of the reasons I'll admit John Popper is a guilty pleasure of mine).

FFF Fest is my favorite music festival... i'll so be there.

And Michael Williams!!