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Fun Fun Fun Fest 2014 Sunday Reviews
"...you'll fall for his soulful charms. (2:35pm, Yellow stage; FFF Nites: Sat., 12:15am, Hotel Vegas)..."

Nov. 7, 2014 Music Feature by Richard Whittaker

Danzig at Housecore Horror
Special Samhain set, plus Brian Posehn, Neurosis, and more
"...may recognize him as the tiny dot on the FFF stage three years ago, telling jokes before Slayer. Now..."

July 16, 2014 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

Playback: Forty Nights
Forty nights of live music? Piece of cake.
"...experimenters' vacant Black Stage slot will be filled by FFF alums Murder City Devils. The death knell also rings..."

July 11, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Festival Buzz
Festival, Texas – spring edition
"...free concert series and will affect the layout of FFF Fest in November...."

April 25, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Descendents’ Uncontrollable Urge
Fun Fun Fun punks anew – coffee, documentary, and album
"...while the drummer kept the beat for Flag at FFF. Prior to their appearance at the fall classic, Aukerman,..."

Jan. 27, 2014 Music Post by Claire Gordon

SXSW Band Invites, Part II
Only 112 days remaining until the Music conference begins
"...state from Waco (Billy Joe Shaver) to Houston (recent FFF metallurgists Venomous Maximus)...."

Nov. 19, 2013 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Fun Fun Fun Fest Live Shot: King Khan & the Shrines
Berlin crazies deliver revue-brand mania
"...Auditorium Shores to live their last minutes of the FFF weekend like a maniac. For more Fun Fun Fun..."

Nov. 11, 2013 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Fun Fun Fun Fest Live Shot: Killer Mike/Deltron 3030
Hip-hop blowout and blown out
"...3030’s 16-piece orchestra prepping the Blue stage for 6:30pm, FFF organizers tried to defy odds by throwing Action Bronson..."

Nov. 11, 2013 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Fun Fun Fun Fest Live Shot: Cro-Mags
Reformed NYC hardcores resume the ‘Quarrel’
"...Krishna past-life. This version of the Cro-Mags (opposing previous FFF outfit “Cro-Mag Jam”) was a Near Death Experience for..."

Nov. 11, 2013 Music Post by Marc Savlov

Fun Fun Fun Fest Live Shot: Cloud Nothings
The sound of apathy
"...of the more agitating sound issues of the whole FFF weekend. Jayson Gerycz’s drums sounded like a jet engine..."

Nov. 11, 2013 Music Post by Luke Winkie

Fun Fun Fun Fest Live Shot: Sparks
Kurt Weill would be impressed
"...Like FFF 2012 headliner Public Image Ltd, there was creeping frustration..."

Nov. 10, 2013 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

Fun Fun Fun Fest Live Shot: Chelsea Light Moving
Sonic Youth frontman Thurston Moore gets wasted
"...the course of his band Chelsea Light Moving’s 45-minute FFF set...."

Nov. 10, 2013 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Fun Fun Fun Fest Live Shot: Patton Oswalt
The semi-cool kid, growing old disgracefully
"...the rotund, diminutive ranter regularly calls himself a Hobbit), FFF proved home turf: A crowd that laughs at Hasil..."

Nov. 9, 2013 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Fun Fun Fun Fest Live Shot: Snoop Dogg
More canine than lion and Doggfather still
"...once a menace to society. On Friday night, the FFF crowd was happy to simply bask in the Doggfather’s..."

Nov. 9, 2013 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Fun Fun Fun Fest Live Shot: Flag
This is not Black Flag – only it is
"...The appearance of Flag onstage at FFF on Friday couldn’t have been more different than the..."

Nov. 9, 2013 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Fun Fun Fun Fest Video: 5 Minutes with Chali 2na
Jurassic 5 mainstay revisits ATX on Sunday
"...5 fixture Chali 2na, plus local MC and Friday FFF opener (Blue stage, 12:10pm) Phranchyze...."

Nov. 8, 2013 Music Post by Derek Van Wagner

Descendents
Saturday, 8:45pm, Black stage
"...reunion dates were already in the works, Descendents played FFF on just days' notice...."

Nov. 8, 2013 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Fun Fun Fun Announces Full Fest & Aftershow Schedule
Metal, hip-hop, and comedy, all day and all night
"...Least surprising is that Slayer, which bucked tradition at FFF two years ago with its heavy metal takeover of..."

Oct. 17, 2013 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Fun Fun Fun Fest Fixes Its Focus on Food
Will the festival's new chief of chow improve the offerings in 2013?
"...flags, Mueller relished his role as the gatekeeper to FFF Fest's food options. The man in black attacked the..."

Aug. 3, 2013 Food Post by Kenny Pailes

Event Horizon
As festivals, crowds, and expenses proliferate – is Austin approaching major event overload?
"...events that happen in town – ACL, F1, ROT, FFF, the Relays – the city needs to take a..."

July 12, 2013 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Fun Fun Fun Fest Lineup Revealed
November 8-10 festival washes 86 acts onto Auditorium Shores
"...for repeat acts. Aside from Slayer and MGMT, returning FFFF alums include Deerhunter, King Khan & the Shrines –..."

July 9, 2013 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Top 10 Blogs of the Year
Ricky Williams, CenTex barbecue, ACL vs. FFF, and more
"...10) "ACL vs. Fun Fun Fun: Infographic," July 13:..."

Jan. 9, 2013 News Post by Mark Fagan

Deeper Water
Best albums locally, nationally, and critical poll dancing
"...but setting a rickety wooden theatre afire. As the FFF crowd began dispersing over the remainder of the hourlong..."

Jan. 4, 2013 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Here Comes KUTX 98.9
Eleven local musicians usher in KUT’s new musical half
"...another marathon year of abbreviated/not-so-abbreviated music events (SXSW, ACL, FFF). Leading the charge comes KUT, which multiplies on Jan...."

Dec. 26, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Playback: Halloween
No one plays dress-up like Austin musicians
"...in town during ACL, have been added to Friday's FFF lineup as part of a "special performance" that's shrouded..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Fun Fun Fun Fest's Got The Time
Schedule out: Run-D.M.C. Friday, Edward Sharpe closes Sunday
"...Friday Run-D.M.C. X performs Los Angeles Dillon Francis Twin..."

Sept. 5, 2012 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin City Limits Goes One Louder
Council considers doubling ACL, plus C3 eyes Auditorium Shores
"...free concerts, Reggae Fest is its own affair, and FFF is a Transmission Entertainment joint. The only major C3..."

Aug. 1, 2012 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

Cover Up: The Fun Fun Fun Fest Files
Front page stars of the 'Chronicle,' from Black Angels to Ume
"...have similar tastes: Just look how many names at FFF 2012 have graced our cover over the years...."

July 14, 2012 Music Post

Fun Fun Fun Wields the Tomahawk
New leak adds Mike Patton project, plus first big comedy name
"...The festival also sees the return of FFF 2007 veterans Against Me for their first Austin show..."

June 29, 2012 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

Kool Keith
"...seemingly borderline schizophrenic Bronx native in town for a FFF Nites performance at Empire Automotive Service. Draped in a..."

Nov. 11, 2011 Music Review by Chase Hoffberger

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