Fun Fun Fun Day 1
Day 1 was gorgeous; sunny and warm, with stellar music and free booze (backstage, at least) that flowed as water. Fun Fun Fun Fest is was hands-down my favorite of the three fests I hit this year (Monolith and ACL being the others).
I got to the park late, just in time for Shonen Knife:
Next, Vega… I’ve seen them a couple of times before, and they are always an awesome dance party.
Then Red Sparrowes, who I hadn’t heard before but really was diggin’… post-rock out of LA.
After a few songs, I booked it to Dead Confederate, who I purely by happenstance hung out with a couple times at last year’s fest without having any idea of who they were.
No Age
Neon Indian
Was kinda sad to leave before the end of their set, but I had to catch Yeasayer. Ambling Alp has been stuck in my head since I first heard it, and I wanted to hear it live. I really really liked their new material!
I jaunted over to Shearwater after that, but haven’t edited those yet… let’s just skip ahead to Ratatat, whose on-stage antics (backbending guitar moves, swilling vodka from the bottle!) were almost as entertaining as the music.
Tags: Dead Confederate, Fun Fun Fun Fest, Neon Indian, No Age, Ratatat, Red Sparrowes, Shonen Knife, Vega, Yeasayer