Longhorn Life: Fun Fun Fun Fest guide

OCTOBER 31, 2012

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BEHIND THE SCENES

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ARTIST INTERVIEWS Including: Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros and STRFKR

THE ORIGIN+

WHERE ALL THE FUN FUN FUN BEGAN

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Editor’s note The Austin City Limits Music Festival may have just ended, but Austin is already gearing up for the next music festival of the season — Fun Fun Fun Fest.

This weekend, fans will get their fill of stand-up comedy, food trailers, Austin’s “fall” weather and live performances from Girl Talk, Explosions in the Sky and Turbonegro (to name a few). In addition, headliner Run DMC will be making its reunion debut this year.

For those of you with

tickets, this edition should serve you well if you’ve been too lazy to check the event website, or just need a quick lowdown on the weekend’s festivities. Even if you just need ideas for what to wear — we’ve got you covered (pg. 10).

Most importantly, we’ve included a list of the best-of-the-best food vendors at FFF Fest on page 7. Check it out to start planning what you want to pig out on. Personally, I’m getting pretty excited for a red velvet

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If you’re not quite sure which sets you want to see yet, see page 16 for the complete lineup. Or, check out the stage selection quiz on page 9. Our writers also managed exclusive interviews with several headlining musicians, including STRFKR, Class Actress and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. Check out the artist profiles on page 12 to see what they reveal about themselves and their music.

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to stop at 10 p.m.? Head downtown for FFF Fest Nites (pg. 18). With a wristband, you can get in free to see headlining performances at various bars until 2 a.m. or later.

And with daylight savings falling on Nov. 4, fans can party for an extra hour Saturday night!

The best part? Longhorn Life will be attending FFF Fest with you for the Nov. 2 - 4 weekend!

For those going, be on the look out for our hashtag #LLFFFF on Twitter and Instagram. We will be

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posting live updates, celebrity sightings and photographing memorable moments throughout the weekend. We will also be posted up outside of the festival, handing out copies of this edition.

Hope to see you there!

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History of Fun Fun Fun Fest

Feature A method to the madness

Good Eats Fun Fun Fun Feast: Food Vendors

Style Notes Fashion Fest

Impact UT Quad Energy Challenge

Feature Artist Profiles

Explore FFF Fest Nites: An extension of your daytime fun

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Spotlight LOVE THAT STYLE!

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Showcasing students around campus

CHATTER

by Nathalie Lumang photos by Courtney James

Juan De Angulo

international relations and global studies sophomore Bright and fun, De Angulo keeps his style casual.

He likes to mix it up with something bold and unique accessories.

Style pet peeve: too much neon Wearing: red shorts, denim shirt and Sperry’s with bracelets and a pendant necklace from his brother.

Olivia Rabalais

Rodrigo Mora

art history senior

economics senior

Rabalais describes her look as vintage. Her chic look is simple and classy, yet comfortable.

I think I’m going to be Scooby Doo for another year.

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”

Style pet peeve: leggings as pants — the shirt has to cover the butt!

Wearing: black skirt, white top with blue flower design, navy blue cardigan and black flats.

photo courtesy of Warner Bros.

Libby Knight radio television film junior

WHAT’S IN YOUR BAG?

KRISTINE LAM

“

I want to go as Uma Thurman from Kill Bill.

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biology pre-med sophomore

Being a pre-med student is a life-consuming task.

Finding time for oneself is vital in order to keep some sanity. Thankfully, reading Pride and Prejudice helps distract Lam from her hectic daily life and eases her mind. photo courtesy of Miramax Films

Kylie Whitlow marketing and advertising senior

“

Some of my friends and I are going as the Spice Girls; I’m going to be Posh Spice.

”

by Katie Noreiga | photo by Joyce Isleta

photo courtesy of EMI Music

What are you going as on Halloween?

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TEXAS UNION THEATER All free film screenings are shown in the Texas Union Theatre, UNB 2.228 unless otherwise specified.

10/31 11/01 11/03 11/08 11/14 11/15 11/28 11/29

Raiders of the Lost Ark @ 9 p.m.

The Expendables 2 @ 6 p.m. and 9 p.m.

Fetih 1453 @ 6:30 p.m.

MEZ 1.306 sponsored by the Dep. of Middle Eastern Studies

Total Recall @ 6 p.m. and 9 p.m.

Singin’ in the Rain @ 9 p.m.

The Campaign @ 6 p.m. and 9 p.m.

American Beauty @ 9 p.m.

The Bourne Legacy @ 6 p.m. and 9 p.m.

Sun.

Mon.

EVENT CALENDAR

FREE FILM SCREENINGS

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CAMPUS EVENTS

Tue.

11/01

McComb’s VIP Distinguished Speaker Series: Kenneth Chenault (CEO and chairman, American Express) 5:30 p.m., SAC ballroom

11/06

Election watch party, 7 p.m., SAC ballroom

11/13

Dr. Art Markman: “Smart Thinking,” a plan for thinking effectively 11:45 a.m., PCL 2.500

OFF-CAMPUS EVENTS 11/04 11/08 -11/18 11/22

Komen Austin Race for the Cure, 7 p.m., St. David’s North Austin Medical Center East Austin Studio Tours, 11 a.m., varied Thundercloud Subs Turkey Trot, 9:30 a.m., The Long Center

STUDENT ORG EVENTS 11/07

Student Senate Council hosts Thanks Day, all day, Gregory Plaza Come say thanks to all of the people that help make educating Longhorns possible!

11/22

Texas Student Media tailgate, all day, Bob Bullock Museum parking lot

Wed.

NOVEMBER

Thur.

Fri.

Sat.

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11/2

11/3

Aaron Behrens

Taking Back Sunday

Danny Malone

8:30 p.m. @ Cactus Cafe

9 p.m. @ Emo’s East

9 p.m. @ Stubb’s (inside)

11/4

11/5

11/6

11/7

11/8

11/9

11/10

Heybale

Regina Spektor

Whiskey Shivers

Yellowcard

Grace Potter & the Nocturnals

Taj Mahal

Hard Proof Afrobeat

10 p.m. @ Continental Club

7:30 p.m. @ Bass Concert Hall

7 p.m. @ Antone’s

7:15 p.m. @ Emo’s East

9 p.m. @ Stubb’s

7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. @ One World Theater

10 p.m. @ Holy Mountain

11/11

11/12

11/13

11/14

11/15

11/16

11/17

Future Islands

The Smoking Popes

The Sour Notes

The Black Owl Society

Guns of Navarone

Bobby Jealousy

Tamaryn

9 p.m. @ Parish

9 p.m. @ Red 7

11 p.m. @ Mohawk

9 p.m. @ Hole in the Wall

10 p.m. @ Holy Mountain

9 p.m. @ Mohawk (inside)

9 p.m. @ Red 7

11/18

11/19

11/20

11/21

11/22

11/23

11/24

Ghostland Observatory

John Evans

Generationals

Cypress Hill

Patrice Pike

Flametrick Subs

Band of Heathens

8 p.m. @ Bob Bullock

9 p.m. @ Hole in the Wall

9 p.m. @ Mohawk (inside)

11/25

11/26

11/27

Steve Winwood

Peterson Brothers

Os Mutantes

8 p.m. @ ACL Moody Theater

6:30 p.m. @ Continental Club

6 p.m. @ Mohawk

10 p.m. @ Emo’s East

7 p.m. @ Saxon Pub

8 p.m. @ Frontier Bar

9 p.m. @ Antone’s

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Lucky number seven Seven years ago Austin became the birthplace of a little mistake named Fun Fun Fun Fest. Now our city’s darling festival is all grown up, as last year saw a record attendance of over 15,000 ‘fun’atics converging in the name of independent music. What festival founder Graham Williams considered to be “kind of an accident” soon became the go-to festival for anti-festival goers.

As the booker for iconic Austin venue Emo’s, Williams saw a number of artists come through Austin one weekend that had nowhere to play, so he decided to stage an alternative event for them at Waterloo Park. As more bands were added to the bill, the show became a mini-festival.

“That was pretty much it,” Williams explained.

“Didn’t plan it beyond that, but everyone in town loved it and wanted us to keep doing it.” Teaming up with James Moody, then the booker for the Mohawk, the two created Transmission Events, and seven years later the festival continues to exceed everyone’s expectations.

Last year, the festival not only expanded its lineup to three full days and nights of shows but also relocated to Auditorium Shores. Producers took full advantage of the additional space, adding more food trailers, bigger stages and new attractions like

a history of Fun Fun Fun Fest

the beloved taco cannon and a wrestling ring. Now that the festival has had a chance to grow into its new home and producers have figured out all the kinks of the venue switch, it is now prepared to embrace a successful seventh year. This year it has the privilege of hosting a reunion of the legendary hip-

“We’re a fine wine aging — or a decent can of Jolt Cola.”

- Graham Williams, festival founder

hop group Run-D.M.C. “That was such a long shot; I’m still amazed it came together. Sometimes you just have to go for it,” Williams said.

Aside from big name headliners, FFF Fest prides itself on creating a platform to showcase the talent of smaller, unknown artists. Williams recommends watching out for bands like Twin Sister, Baauer and Joyce Manor — getting up early to catch the openers is worth it when they’ll be on everyone’s radar in six months.

Despite its recent growth, the festival has maintained an independent spirit, and Williams

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plans to keep it that way. “It’s like having a band you liked and saw at Beerland. They’re not worse because they got bigger and played Mohawk; often they’re even better. We’re a fine wine aging — or a decent can of Jolt Cola.”

While there’s always room for improvement, FFF Fest is content with its level of success. “We’ll never be ACL as there just aren’t 75,000 fans that like the music we book and will continue to book,” Williams says. Rest assured, you won’t find either Muse or the Black Eyed Peas headlining FFF Fest, as the goal remains not to sell a certain amount of tickets but rather to cater to a certain audience that Williams and the rest of the crew at Transmission Events are wholeheartedly a part of.

“In the end we know our crowd and what they want, and it matches what we want and where we’ve ended up,” Williams said. When asked if they have any surprises up their sleeves Williams responded, “Nothing I can talk about right now — but yes.” Get ready for FFF Fest’s lucky year number seven.

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Halloween happenings

by Jeana Bertoldi

It’s the creepiest time of year, and whether you’re into partying hard or taking it easy, you can find a way to celebrate Halloween in Austin. Check out Longhorn Life’s picks of local Halloween events.

House of Torment

Halloween Carillons

Halloween Pub Crawl

Open ‘til Oct. 31, 7 - 11 p.m.

6001 Airport Blvd. $25, $35 for a VIP fast pass thehouseoftorment.com

Oct. 31, 5 p.m.

UT Tower Free to the public texascarillon.com

Oct. 31, 5 p.m.

Coyote Ugly, 501 E.Sixth St. $10 pubcrawls.com

If you’re all about the thrills, then take a trip to House of Torment, which features three haunted houses: The Awakening, The Slaughterhouse and Cursed: The Howling. In past years, this event received rave reviews from The Wall Street Journal and Travel Channel. Be forewarned, if you don’t make it through the houses, you might end up on the website’s wall of shame.

There are low-key ways to get into the Halloween spirit, such as listening to haunting music chiming on the carillon — the set of bells in the iconic UT Tower. Music theory sophomore Austin Ferguson will perform a variety of Halloween-themed songs, including Hollywood favorites and works by Bach and Van den Gheyn.

Sixth Street is crammed with ghosts, vampires and ghouls on Halloween. Throw your costume on and head downtown to this pub crawl, hosted by PubCrawls.com.

Several bars will offer drink specials, including $1 drafts, $2 bottles and $3 well drinks.

Registration will be open from 5-11 p.m. on Wednesday night at Coyote Ugly.

A method to the madness

The Fucking Mad Men need no introduction to Fun Fun Fun Fest scavenger hunt veterans. To the outside world, they look like a group of four dapper office pals straight from AMC’s “Mad Men.” But during the annual hunt, Molly Richter, Taylor Welden, Riley Johnsen and Drew Mersinger morph into a savage pack that performs morally questionable and ridiculous tasks all for the coveted prize — FFF Fest Pretty Important Person passes and a year of bragging rights. The Fucking Mad Men have taken first place for the last three years.

The PIP pass is FFF Fest’s all-access VIP ticket. Winners receive access to all three days of the festival, two meals per day and unlimited beer. The package retails for $325.

But for the grand prize teams must rise to the challenge.

The scavenger hunts, now with locations in Houston, Dallas, San Antonio and Austin, ask ridiculous tasks of teams.

Showing off “manginas,” going face-first into a bowl of queso and committing permanently to FFF Fest with tattoos and nipple piercings are all challenges the team has completed to win — and they keep coming back for more.

The seemingly unbeatable group has faced a backlash.

Composed of four members and imaginary persona Matt Mabley, the Fucking Mad Men have been accused of ruining it for other teams, a sentiment yelled by one upset participant as they were once again announced as winners this year.

“I think we’ll win again, take a year off and then come back and dominate,” Welden said.

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by Channing Holman photos by Joyce Isleta Matt Mandrella, director of marketing for FFF Fest, was shocked the squad won again, even with an extra player slot to fill. While Mandrella will plan next year’s scavenger hunt with the Fucking Mad Men in mind, he admits they are always one step ahead of him.

“They set the standard to knock out so many tasks,” he said.

This year’s scavenger hunt, which took place on September 22, welcomed over 30 teams to rival the Fucking Mad Men. Ideas sent in by Austinites throughout the year are narrowed down to four pages of tasks. This year each team was required to have an Instagram account to document completion and gain points.

The three-year champs wouldn’t exist without the leader of the pack, Richter, born and raised in Austin and the backbone of the team. “It wouldn’t be possible without her,” Johnsen said. “Behind every great man is a great woman.”

Among the most questionable feats the crew has completed, Welden has stuck a homeless person’s toe in his mouth, Richter has broken a slew of Austin traffic laws, a dog licked milk out of Johnsen’s mouth two years in a row and Matt licked a pedicab’s armpit and the pedicab itself.

Like Batman, the Fucking Mad Men are “not what Austin deserves, but what Austin needs,” said Welden. For the next year, we have the Fucking Mad Men to protect the patrons of Austin and entertain us via Instagram. Will they ever be knocked from their pedestal?

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Good eats

Embrace your inner foodie

fun

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feast

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by Shantanu Banerjee

food booze

Austin Daily Press

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ustin Daily Press is the self-described “premium purveyor of house cured meats, house pickled veggies and scratchmade everything else!” Try one of their assortments of sammies and fried munchies.

Sammies - $6 Potato salad - $3

Naan Stop

Kebabalicious

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aan Stop, a North Indian-style food truck, offers authentic cuisine with a western kick. Rice bowls and ‘naanwichs’ modernize tradition, while chicken tikka masala and samosas take it back to basics. Be ready for some savory but spicy delicacies.

Naanwich - $6 Masala fries - $2.50 Samosa - $2.50

Tiff ’s Treats

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ear not, your favorite drenches fix Kebabalicious will be serving up their popular Turkishstyle wraps. Try the traditional beef, lamb or chicken kebab, complete with your choice of hummus, tzatziki or a variety of house sauces.

Chicken kebab - $6.15 Beef/lamb kebab - $6.55 Falafel kebab - $5.85

Hey Cupcake!

othing can make a day at FFF fest more perfect than a cold glass of milk and cookies - or beer.

Tiff’s Treats, created by former UT students, will be selling cookies and brownies throughout the festival — stop by for a quick treat.

Single cookie - $1 Brownies - $2 Brownie sundaes - $3

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upcake connoisseurs, rejoice! Austin favorite Hey Cupcake! will offer up the same oversize sweets as its usual trailer locations. Watch for seasonal pumpkin flavors at the iconic Airstream.

Single cupcake - $3

VENDORS

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SMOKEY-SALTY CARAMEL CORN

C o n c e r t MUNCHIES

by Sara Tapfer photo by Trisha Seelig It is a well-known fact that the price of food at festivals can get expensive.

Vendors know that attendees have to eat, and when there are no other food options available, they can charge whatever they want. Fortunately, there are on-the-go foods that are both delicious and wallet-friendly. Hop out to your car for a quick snack, or munch them on the way to the festival.

And we’ve heard that a sure-fire way to get them into the fest (but we don’t encourage it) is to hide the snacks in a zipper pocket of your purse or even in the bottom of your camera bag.

Source: myrecipes.com Makes 14 cups Ingredients: - 1/2 cup popcorn kernels, freshly popped - 1 6 oz. can whole smoked almonds - 1 cup butter - 1/2 cup light corn syrup - 2 cups firmly packed light brown sugar - 1 teaspoon salt - 1/2 teaspoon baking soda - 2 teaspoons vanilla extract Directions:

1. Line one large, rimmed baking sheet with nonstick aluminum foil or parchment paper and set aside; combine popcorn and almonds in a very large bowl and set aside.

2. Combine butter, corn syrup and brown sugar in a large, 3 quart heavy pan.

3. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring often, until butter melts and sugar dissolves; increase heat

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to medium and bring to a boil.

4. Cook, without stirring, until mixture reaches 254 F on a candy thermometer; remove from heat.

5. Stir in salt, baking soda and vanilla extract (mixture will bubble); quickly pour mixture over popcorn and nuts; toss gently to coat 6.

Transfer popcorn mixture to prepared baking sheet; bake at 250 F for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.

7. Remove from oven; cool completely; store in an airtight container for up to two weeks.

CHEWY NO-BAKE GRANOLA BARS Source: allrecipes.com Makes 24 bars

Ingredients: - 1 cup rolled oats - 1 cup steel-cut oats - 1 cup crispy rice cereal - 1/2 cup chopped mixed dried fruit

- 1/2 cup chopped almonds - 1/4 cup butter - 1/2 cup brown sugar - 1/4 cup honey -2 teaspoons vanilla extracts - 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips Directions: 1. Grease a 9-by-13-inch baking dish.

2. Mix rolled oats, steel-cut oats, rice cereal, dried fruit and almonds together in a large bowl.

3. Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat; add brown sugar, honey and vanilla extract. 4.Whisk for about two minutes, until sugar is completely dissolved; pour over oat mixture; stir to combine.

5. Spread mixture into prepared baking dish; press chocolate chips into top; refrigerate until chilled.

VENDORS, continued from page 5 Austin’s Pizza 10” personal pizza - $8.29 Four pizza rolls - $6.79 For those feeling cheesy at the fest, consider stopping

by Austin’s pizza. Here, festival attendees will be able to build their own pizza or opt for à la carte iems such as pizza rolls, cheese sticks and salads.

Crepe Crazy Ham & bacon — $5 Sausage and caramelized onion — $5.50 Greek steak — $6 Nutella banana — $5 Sweet cheese delight — $5.50 Whether you are in the mood for a hearty meal or dessert, Crepe Crazy knows how to deliver. The stand offers a multicultural menu of savory crepes as well as sweeter options filled with fresh fruit, Nutella and peanut butter.

Juiceland Smoothies - $3.95 and up Juices - $4.50 and up Cocktails - $5.25 and up Salads - $6 and up Juiceland’s FFF Fest stand is a great way to cool off after a long day. It will offer a number of fruit and vegetable juices, smoothies and even cocktails. For a quick pickme-up, try a health shot.

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FFF Fest goes mobile

by Megan Smith

Early October marked the release of a revolutionary new way to experience Fun Fun Fun Fest: the festival app for both iPhone and Android devices. With a sleek, upgraded design, the app presents a great way to enjoy your time before, during and after the festival.

This app allows you to plan ahead with a customizable schedule of performances, Nites aftershows and skate events. Categorized by day and stage location, the schedule is an easy way to know what’s happening at all times.

Under the maps tab, attendees will find a guide of the festival grounds at Auditorium Shores, with the location of stages, artists, food vendors and more. This tab covers transportation as well by highlighting nearby parking garages, FFF Fest shuttle routes and city bus stops.Not many apps can boast the fest’s unique Taco Locator, which supplies a map and directions to taco stands inside and surrounding the festival area; you can choose

Stage selection: Fun Fun Fun Fest is a lot like being in a candy store — there are so many choices, and you don’t know where to start. And with over 100 artists performing on three music stages, who would? We’ve put together a short quiz that will gauge your music interests and help you find the performers you will enjoy most.

1. What ATX radio stations do you typically listen to?

a) Unless it’s NPR, I don’t listen to the radio.

iPod all the way!

b) 93.7 KLBJ

c) 102.3 The Beat 2. What’s the best way to resolve a fight?

a) by staying calm and peaceful

b) directly and brutally

c) over a couple of beers or shots 3. Love is like…

a) a long song full of sorrow and anguish, but

rewarding in the end.

b) a non-stop rave in your chest.

c) an epic and adventurous saga, full of

emotional cries.

4. Who did you listen to most in high school?

a) Coldplay

b) Daft Punk

c) Death from Above 1979

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from dozens of vendors for all of your taco needs.

Haven’t bought your ticket to the festival yet?

The app has a solution for that, too. Through the tickets tab, you can purchase any available pass right from your phone; purchased tickets can then be picked up at the festival’s will-call station.

You can’t forget to document all the festival fun either. With the app’s FFF Foto Booth, including an integrated Instagram feed, you can take pictures, tag them with #funfunfunfest and share them with other festival goers. Include Longhorn Life in your fun as well by using #LLFFF on Twitter and Instagram to share your festival action with us. This is a great way to relive the event even after everything is over.

Still need more information? Check out the app’s information tab for all your questions about the festival. This tab provides extra tips and information about attending artists, vendors, fashion, directions, accessibility and more.

Where should I go? by Emily Morgan

5. If you could travel back in time, which year would you choose to visit?

a) 1969

b) 1994

c) 1980

Mostly Bs: Mostly As: If you’ve ever had a conYou’re known to be quite versation about how Urban the party animal. From mainstream Outfitters is electronica and dubstep the orange stage will make to hip-hop and rap, you’ll find your scene at the blue you feel right at home. stage. And you’re in for With a performances by a real treat! Renowned Atlas Sound (a solo project

by Deerhunter’s Bradford hip-hop group Run DMC is making a reunion appearCox), feel free to link arms, close your eyes and sway ance at this year’s festival. to the beat.

Mostly Cs: Chances are you prefer to rock out in the dark and scream at the top of your lungs. Get your ass kicked and mind melted with Swedish metal gods Refused on the black stage.

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Style notes

Keeping the 40 acres trendy

F A S H I O N It’s the last week of October, and sure, Halloween is great and all, but next week is Fun Fun Fun Fest! You probably already have the lineup printed, highlighted and ready to go, so prepare to replace the Halloween candy binge for musical ear candy and that rumpled costume for the perfect fest wear.

As November quickly approaches and the ever-changing Austin weather has you scrambling through your closet for temperature-appropriate clothing, the pressure to look your

F E S T

best is mounting. Hey, Ryan Gosling may even show up like he did last year. Ditch the floral crown once used for Coachella and the obligatory denim cropped top you wore to ACL, because FFF Fest is a cooler and calmer beast; the temperature is predicted to be in the mid-70s throughout the weekend.

Feel free to put away those floral bandeaus and Americana tanks and opt for cozy sweaters, comfortable shoes and layer, layer, layer. In case the weather heats up, you can easily peel off

by Maria Rivera photos courtesy of Polyvore clothing and readily pile it back on if the temperatures dip.

Keeping it simple and relaxed will allow you to experience the amazing acts without shivering or pulling down any short shorts. Whether you’re all set to rock out in front of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros’ stage or see Run-D.M.C’s epic reunion, we’ve selected a few outfits that will be perfect for any performance.

LONGBOARDING HERO Guys, take a page out of the Explosions in the Sky guidebook and let your clothes be as chill as you are. Keep it simple with a striped pullover and classic Vans. sweater, RVCA, $60 jeans, Vans, $54.50 slip-ons, Vans, $45 hat, Obey, $28

PUNK ROCK PRINCESS An oxblood maxi skirt paired with a lightweight floral sweater sets a sweet tone for FFF Fest.You’ll look stylish among a sea of denim; just be sure to wear a tank or tee underneath in case the weather gets stuffy. maxi skirt, ModCloth, $49 Obey sweater, Buckle, $49.50 Toms wedges, Toms.com, $89

NIGHT OWL DARLING Graphic sweaters are a must this fall with extra points for those with cute animals. Pairing a soft and oversized pullover with black jeans and comfortable sneakers will ensure a relaxed festival experience. owl sweater, Madewell, $88 skinny jeans, Old Navy, $29 Originals, Adidas, $60

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Become a passenger and save the environment

by Channing Holman photo courtesy of Amovens In 2012 Austin was named the eighth worst city for traffic in the United States. Angry Austinites can spend hours stuck in I-35 or Mopac traffic. Instead of trying to navigate Fun Fun Fun Fest traffic and possibly running into stand-stills, try using carpooling website Amovens. We don’t mean soccermom-in-mini-van carpooling but rather catching a ride with other students traveling to the same place — in this case Auditorium Shores. Carpooling saves gas and money, reduces greenhouse gas emissions and puts fewer cars on the road.

This year Amovens teamed up with Fun Fun Fun Fest in an effort to promote world peace and a cleaner environment on the highway.

Greenhouse gas emissions trap heat and make the planet warmer, a harsh reality that is quickly endangering the planet.

Transportation contributes to 27 percent of greenhouse gas emissions, burning fossil fuels from cars, trucks, ships, trains and planes.

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The innovative, green company launched in 2010 when Amovens founder Diego Hidalgo realized many people have cars and drive alone. He knew that people were often traveling to the same areas, so he devised a safe and efficient way to find carpool groups.

“People don’t realize how much money they can save. We put cost savings front and center and designed it like the online market eBay,” said Jeff Cozza a representative of Amovens. “If you chip in $5 or $10, people get interested in either placing cash in hand or splitting the driving responsibility.”

QUAD ENERGY CHALLENGE

Amovens simplifies carpooling with a safe and searchable database. It is essentially a marketplace to sell rides but with precautions in place. To validate the drivers, previous passengers post ratings or comments to rate their experiences.

“We try to promote a transparent environment that makes our users feel comfortable. We show you that carpooling and ride sharing is possible. The difference between us and other websites is that we’re an interactive community; it takes literally 30 seconds to sign up, and it’s easy to use,” Cozza said. He also explained that the interactive and transparent environment is what keeps customers returning.

When Amovens and FFF Fest teamed up, Amovens began raffling off tickets for two free weekend passes to show solidarity. “Giving away weekend passes was shows partnership, promotes social media and gets a lot of attention,” said Matt Mandrella, festival marketing director.

In case you’re still apprehensive about getting in a car with a stranger, the website also lets you message people you could potentially carpool with anonymously. So whether you’re traveling to FFFF or road tripping to New York, trust Amovens to help you find your carpool companions.

by Shantanu Banerjee | photo by Monica Zhang

Andrews, Blanton, Carothers and Littlefield battled to always turn off my lights. It didn’t change my behavior drastically, conserve the most energy the past three weeks from October but it did help for the little things. Hopefully that attitude change 1 through 21 in the Quad Energy Challenge, a power saving stays with the rest of the honors students; that will be the energy contest. In addition to the buildings competing, each floor challenge’s biggest impact in the long run,” said biomedical vied to take first place over rival floors within the same dorm. engineering junior Anuj Kudva, a quad resident.

The quad saved a total of 23 percent of its energy through the The winning residence hall, Littlefield, received a trophy and the winning first floor received $500 at the award challenge.

Camp plans on using this data as well as resident feedback ceremony on Oct. 25 in the quad’s courtyard. The winners to measure the effectiveness of subwere determined by measuring the metering technology. There is a buildings and floors that had the possibility of another energy challenge greatest percentage of reduction in in the spring semester. energy usage. Before the competition “ I’m not sure how the measurements began, a baseline for energy use were taken or how someone had the was measured in order to measure initiative to plan all this out. I feel many relative reductions throughout the of us just lack that initiative to change next three weeks. the small things that end up making Michelle Camp, a senior a difference. As for Ms. Camp, I can’t environmental science major, was the driving force behind this project. design junior Carolyn Embry updates the board for Carothers dormitory. imagine what it took to organize this project,” said freshman Chrisitne Ku, a “I developed an interest in energy issues in my environmental science coursework. Energy plan II honors quad resident.

Camp co-authored a proposal to install sub-metering generation is tied to limited resources and contributes to pollution. Energy conservation is incredibly important technology on campus to measure and make known university because it promotes the sustainable use of Earth’s resources energy consumption. Sub-metering is simply measuring the electricity used by an independent unit, in this case the buildings and reduces air and water pollution,” Camp said.

Camp’s project had a direct impact on both student attitudes and floors that make up the quad. This was done in hopes of toward energy conservation and the energy consumption of educating and promoting conservation of power. After approval, the technology was installed in the quad residence halls. the quad.

Camp said, “A large component of the competition involves “The challenge actually gave me a bit of an incentive to take action. Like whenever I left my room, it became a habit to updated feedback to residents regarding floor and hall energy

usage. Thus, it is important to virtually and physically display energy consumption and rankings in real-time.”

To achieve this, a website was created by design students in graduate student Riley Trigg’s junior class Design and the Social Environment. The students also provided promotions on campus for the competition through So… how much energy social media and outdoor did we save? scoreboards, along with Littlefield the website to give quad residents visualizations on their energy consumption.

Overall, the efforts of Camp and fellow residents have made a significant impact on energy conservation in the quad, not just in terms of absolute numbers, but by changing students’ perception and attitudes toward their energy usage as well. The competition may have ended Oct. 21, but hopefully Camp’s challenge will lead to students continuing their energysaving practices and applying them in the future.

Total: 8.1 percent Floor 1: 26 percent Floor 2: 3.3 percent Floor 3: -5.6 percent

Blanton

Total: 7.6 percent Floor 1: 6.4 percent Floor 2: 10 percent Floor 3: 14 percent Floor 5 and attic: 1.3 percent

Carothers

Total: 4.1 percent Basement: 24 percent Floor 1: -2.4 percent Floor 2: -0.2 percent Floor 3: -5.6 percent

Andrews

Total: 3.1 percent Floor 1: 4.5 percent Floor 2: -8.1 percent Floor 3: 11 percent Floor 4 and attic: 15 percent

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KREAYSHAWN

by Channing Holman

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akland native Kreyshawn is not your typical female, overly sexualized, label-obsessed rapper. She brings the heat lyrically and stylistically, two attributes she will likely convey during her Fun Fun Fun Fest set. But how did Natassia Zolot become Kreayshawn?

“I said that I would create something every day, so I would lock myself in my room for hours just creating,” said Zolot.

After years of independent work she was signed to Columbia Records where she released her debut album “Somethin’ ‘Bout Kreay” mid-September of this year. She inspires fellow members of the fairer sex to assert equality by being themselves. “Put on whatever clothes, have fun, be creative and stay in school.

photo courtesy of Paradigm Label

This year’s Fun Fun Fun Fest lineup is arguably the best yet – with shows by legendary rap group Run-D.M.C., instrumental sensation Explosions in the Sky, international punk band Against Me! and more. With three days, four stages and over 100 acts, FFF Fest is one of Austin’s most highly anticipated fall events. We’ve been profiling spotlight artists all week on our website, highlighting festival performers like electronic duo Tanlines and experimental pop quintet Twin Sister.

Now check out Longhorn Life’s exclusive FFF Fest interviews: Edwarde Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros discuss their upcoming album; lead singer Elizabeth Harper reveals what inspires Class Actress’ music; STRFKR lead Josh Hodges talks about making his audiences uncomfortable and California rapper Kreayshawn offers life advice.

CLASS ACTRESS

by Alex Vickery

lizabeth Harper, — lead E songstress of synthpop outfit Class Actress — opened up about music, her acting roots and her personal journey through love and heartbreak. The Brooklyn darling chatted while driving through the Los Angeles hills, in search for adequate cell service and coffee along the Pacific coast. “I bet your interviews never turn out like this,” she laughed.

Originally from LA, Harper moved to New York to focus on an acting career — hence the inspiration for band name Class Actress.

Her transition from acting to singing came rather naturally in a rare life-altering moment where picking up a guitar simply made everything fall into place.

From there, her enticing vocals and electronic sound paired with her affinity for risk-taking fueled the band’s rise.

“Let’s face it, nothing good ever happens in life unless

you risk it and throw your self full-force into something,” she said.

Harper draws from a plethora of inspirations in creating her bold, retro 80s sound. “Music, for me, is kind of a mismatch of film, clothes, textures and all kinds of things,” she explained. Her acting background in particular still plays a major role in her music. “Everything is cinematic or dramatic in my mind,” she noted. “I

me so much. Finding new stories to tell, things to think about in different ways and to talk about life and love, there’s so much to say.” “Rapprocher” was the product of extreme heartbreak, but that doesn’t stop Elizabeth from opening herself up to new experiences that allow her to appreciate life’s extremes.

“I had an epiphany this morning; I think some of the best records on that

“Let’s face it, nothing good ever happens in life unless you risk it and throw yourself full-force into something,” want to amp up my video prowess for the next album.”

album were written when I was the happiest and the saddest,” she said.

A year after the band’s acclaimed full-length debut “Rapprocher,” Harper is excited to be writing and recording a new record.

“People feel like they’re getting older because they’re having fewer new experiences. Just enjoy being alive. Don’t be so protective of your heart.”

“Dance music has moved

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Go be a dental assistant or something — just go hard,” Zolot said.

She prides herself on being an anti-stylist and wearing her own clothes in videos, performances and events.

Now Kreayshawn is also being noticed for her style, and she doesn’t break the bank doing it.

she also shoots videos on the side. “I just started recording with a camera, started editing and adding music and they turned into music videos,” she said. Her hit single, ”Gucci Gucci” disses women that base their style on designer labels, and is also her grandpa’s favorite song on the album.

“I really just put on whatever. I like shopping and finding weird stuff; whatever is

“Gucci Gucci” was also sampled by Lil Wayne on his mix tape “Sorry 4 The

“Put on whatever clothes, have fun, be creative and stay in school. Go be a dental assistant or something — just go hard,” cool. I love thrift shopping because it’s all I could afford,” Zolot said. “I go to the Goodwill on Fairfax, and when I’m in random towns I Google Goodwills in whatever city I’m in. I like finding rare things there,” she added.

On “Somethin’ ‘Bout Kreay,” Kreayshawn collaborates with hip-hop elites 2 Chainz and Kid Cudi. Not only is she a rapper on the rise with a sick fashion appeal,

Wait.” “[That] was crazy! I forget it happened sometimes. On the radio they’ll sometimes play both our verses, so it’s like we collaborated,” Zolot said.

This 23-year-old can compete with the best in the industry and do it in style.

Check her out at her FFF Fest set and at ND Austin Saturday night.

“I love watching shows and I’ve been to Austin before, so I’m just excited to go out there,” she said.

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“It caught on, and now we do this. It’s fun, and it’s something different.

Having a stupid name, it’s an interesting challenge to see where it goes,” Hodges said. While the songs aren’t poised for the Top 40, alternative music fans can appreciate their electronica beats on the dance floor of a house party.

photo courtesy of Polyvinyl Records

by Alex Vickery

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here’s some music industry-schmoozer lady bragging about fucking a famous guy. And I was like, wow, I hate these people. It’s kind of tonguein-cheek, and I was very

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est known for infectious single “Home” from the 2009 debut “Up from Below,” Edward Sharpe and

over the music industry.

Like, fuck this. It’s like high school where everyone’s trying to be cool.”

So is the story behind the Portland-based Starfucker, now shortened to STRFKR, as explained by lead the Magnetic Zeros have become mainstays in the contemporary folk scene.

After releasing their sophomore album “Here” this May, the decatet spent time on the road with fellow banjo slingers Mumford and Sons, with tour dates for the year ending with its Fun Fun Fun Fest set.

albums, given the way they were recorded,” Kirkpatrick said. Edward Sharpe’s array of instruments produce a folksy sound with an alternative, indie touch. “But we separated the two based on the emotional feelings of the songs, and the third album is a bit more rambunctious than the second.”

“We are taking a break after Fun Fun Fun Fest for some much-needed downtime, but we have some great tours planned to align with the release of the third album in early 2013,” said Nora Kirkpatrick, accordionist and vocalist for Edward Sharpe.

The band has already been playing some of the new material on tour, and we’re hoping that FFF Fest is no exception.

Yes, that’s right, enthusiasts; the band is already releasing a third, currently untitled album. According to Kirkpatrick, the ten members went into the studio to record one album and ended up with over 40 songs. Rather than cut down on the number, the band divided the songs into two separate albums.

“I think you will hear a definite coherence between the second and third photo courtesy of Carpark

singer and songwriter Josh Hodges. Ironically enough, the members have become stars in the independent music scene, not just for their moniker but also for their infectious, danceinfused pop.

The band just recently finished recording its third full-length album, which Hodges thinks may be the best one yet. “I don’t really have goals when I make an album; I just record it. I’m happy with it,” he says. Sophomore effort “Reptilians” centers on catchy synth melodies that

distract listeners from the weight of the lyrics, often centering on the topic of death. On the new album,

presence by sometimes dressing in drag during its shows. Don’t expect that to happen in Austin however,

“I don’t really have goals when I make an album; I just record it. I’m happy with it.” listeners can expect more diverse tunes — more lyriccentered with a psychedelic vibe. And, until the yetto-be-announced album release date, fans can catch a few new songs on their current tour.

In addition to mocking the music industry through its name, STRFKR defies normality with stage

where we’re left unfazed by the weird. “We like to do it where it makes people feel uncomfortable, like Birmingham, Alabama,” Hodges said. As with many musicians, Austin’s quirky, laid-back atmosphere has made a fond impression on Hodges, who described it as “a little oasis in the middle of Texas.”

EDWARD SHARPE &THE MAGNETIC ZEROS

more concerned with audience experience during its performance.

“One aspect of our shows we have been focused on for a long time has been

breaking down the barrier between audience member and performer. We couldn’t do the shows without the audience, and hopefully they are getting a unique experience at our shows.

When you think of it as a symbiotic relationship, it’s hard to get caught up in any of the fame rigmarole.”

As the band gains popularity, the members of Edward Sharpe don’t let it go to their heads. The band seems genuine both off stage and on, a quality Kirkpatrick attributes to the band’s perspective of its success.

“Although I am aware that there are more people at our shows now, and more people are familiar with the songs, we don’t have much other first-hand knowledge of our ‘rise to fame,’ and we wouldn’t say it directly affects us very often,” Kirkpatrick said. The outfit is photo courtesy of Rough Trade Records

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Explore

Pause the music

by Shantanu Banerjee photos courtesy of Transmission Events

We’ve told you about the killer lineup, but one thing that sets Fun Fun Fun fest apart is the plethora of non-music extras.

Festival organizers have put the same care and consideration into these as it did for the music, securing unique attractions to keep the fest interactive. If you can tear yourself away from the shows, here are a few alternative activities.

Anarchy Championship Wrestling Yellow stage

Each year Fun Fun Fun Fest hosts the Anarchy Championship Wrestling. Performers will fight each other in a wrestling ring with“NO rules,” in order to do “whatever it takes to entertain the masses,” according to the festival’s description of the event. Anarchy Championship Wrestling seeks to restore the spirit of the sport - a no holds-barred brawl. The touring group will be at the fest all three days, stopping through before the annual Lonestar Classic at Mohawk on Nov. 12. The wrestling match has been a long-time festival favorite. Located near the yellow stage, spectators cheer for their favorite competitor. With both male and female participants, Anarchy Championship Wrestling shows that ladies can throw down with the best of them - and they aren’t worried about mussing their hair.

OTHER EVENTS Friday

Torchy’s Taco cannon Vendor locations

Before the start of the fest, festival producers Trasmission Events partnered with the popular taco joint to use its taco cannon to fire free passes to the festival. Torchy’s Tacos will be using the taco cannon again this year, all weekend long, to fire out food to satisfy attendees’ hunger in a unique way. Some of the high-flying fare hold “golden tickets” that transform your pass into backstage access and free tacos for the weekend. Come out to see just how satisfying an air-taco can be.

Shitty photo booth Hidden

Porta Potties are undoubtedly an unpleasant experience, but the fest seeks to make it a little less, well, shitty. Individuals and groups can go into a plain looking porta potty and take pictures that the festival later posts. Fear not, you can’t actually use these, so there will be no need for nose holding. Document your FFF Fest experience in a unique way.

2:30 p.m. —“Shiver Me Timbers” Skate contest (green) 1:10 p.m. — Live Action Battle Rap (yellow) 3:05 p.m. — Air Sex Championships (yellow)

Saturday 11:50 a.m. — Punk Rock Circus!

1:35 p.m. — FFF Fest Dating Game 3:15 p.m. — Christopher Wonder Magic Show

Sunday

12:55 p.m. —— Veggie Hot Dog Eating Contest 3:05 p.m. — Mutiny on the Bounty Skate Jam

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Funny business

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by Maria Rivera

Two former Longhorns make us laugh at FFF Fest

• Individual leases • 6 locations 2-4 blocks from campus • Cable and internet included • 24 hour fitness facility courtesy of Ramin Nazer Fun Fun Fun Fest plans to deliver on its ambitious name once again as it gears up for an ever-growing list of comedy acts. This year guarantees a raucous good time with scheduled performers such as David Cross, known for his role as Tobias in “Arrested Development,” Wyatt Cenac, writer and correspondent for “the Daily Show,” and Doug Benson, a Comedy Central alum and star of “Super High Me.” The lineup also includes several improv and sketch comedy troops, including Air Sex Champions and Battle Rap Royal.

FFF Fest has incorporated comedians since its inaugural year in 2006. The list of comedy acts has grown in size over the years, attracting not only bigger acts but also a number of popular local performers.

This year, Ramin Nazer will be performing at FFF Fest for the first time. Having already appeared in the Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal, the Bridgetown Comedy Festival in Portland and the Moontower Comedy Festival in Austin, Nazer said he feels low pressure for his upcoming performance.

Nazer, a 2006 UT graduate, pursued comedy professionally after a brief arrest.

“I got arrested for drinking and driving, so sitting in that cold jail gave me some time to think about what I really wanted to do with my life. I’ve never wanted to do anything else since I started,” Nazer said.

“Performing at music festivals requires you to get people’s attention faster. If you’re a storyteller or monologist and no one’s heard of you before, good luck,” Nazer warned. “I don’t really prepare, but I tend to only do my courtesy of Doug Mellard shortest jokes condensed into a third of the time it would normally take to tell them … with no room for dead air.”

And while Auditorium Shores strays from the traditional clubrooms typically used for stand-up comedy, Nazer said he likes the change.

“It’s a fun and unique experience watching comics deal with a different setting,” Nazer said.

“Todd Barry performing while a band is doing a sound check on the adjacent stage is one of the best things I’ve ever seen.”

Doug Mellard, another former UT student, will be returning to FFF Fest for the second time.

Mellard began his comedy career because of his love for pranking people. During his short

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FUNNY, continues from page 15 Mellard began his comedy career because of his love for pranking people. During his short time as a student on campus, he recalls scribbling on blue books while drinking fake Nyquil, running through campus after a phony drug deal gone band and even assembling the Nicole Kidman Foundation to help the actress get back on her feet after splitting with Tom Cruise.

This year, Mellard has his own strategies to keep the crowd interested in his performance.

“I decided I didn’t want to take too much attention away from my jokes, so I’m going to finish where last year’s performance left off: I’m going to hit the stage as a street-walking cheetah with a heart full of napalm,” Mellard said.

While FFF Fest may initially attract you for its solid list of musical performances, be sure to check out Mellard on Saturday and Nazer on Sunday because, as Nazer said, “It’s like show-and-tell for grownups.”

Last laughs

Matt Beardsen and Neal Brennan entertained the crowd at last year’s festival

FUN FUN FUN FEST LINEUP 2012

RUN DMC A$AP Rocky Girl Talk De La Soul Etienne De Crecy Bun B STRFKR araabMUZIK Dillon Francis Rakim

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Danny Brown The Octopus Project Trust

Tanlines DMC Kreayshawn

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Astronautalis

ScHoolboy Q

Charli XCX Penguin Prison (DJ Set) El Ten Eleven Class Actress Anamanaguchi Diamond Rings Nite Jewel Nick Waterhouse Nicky da B A.Dd+ Mustard Pimp Daughn Gibson Gold Fields Icona Pop 10 yr orthy Love Inks baauer American Royalty Vockah Redu Feathers Special Performance featuring The Black Lips

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros Public Image Ltd. Explosions In The Sky

Santigold

The Head and the Heart

Superchunk Real Estate The Black Angels Bob Mould (Performing Copper Blue) Minus The Bear The Promise Ring Deerhoof Braid Surfer Blood Paul Banks (of Interpol) Lucero WHY? Atlas Sound Sharon Van Etten Black Moth Super Rainbow Omar Rodriguez Lopez Cursive ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead GIVERS The Helio Sequence Twin Sister Diamond Rugs Dum Dum Girls Titus Andronicus Brendan Benson Disappears Giant Giant Sand Bleached Yellow Ostrich The Jezabels A Place To Bury Strangers Fang Island Girl In A Coma Deathfix (Brendan of Fugazi) Devin Balmorhea Ume The Golden Boys Not In The Face Hundred Visions

Refused Turbonegro X (Performing Los Angeles) Tomahawk Against Me! Fucked Up Wavves Seaweed The Sword Converge Youth of Today Lagwagon Between The Buried and Me Napalm Death NOmeansno OFF! The Briefs The Spits Municipal Waste Japandroids Valient Thorr Torche Dwarves Liturgy Earth The Riverboat Gamblers La Dispute Peelander Z Red Fang Cheap Girls Kvelertak Cult Of Youth Burning Love Pallbearer Residual Kid Joyce Manor Power Trip Flesh Lights The Young Tia Carrera

David Cross Hannibal Buress Wyatt Cenac Doug Benson Eugene Mirman Saul Williams Jon Benjamin Duncan Carson Mortified FFF Dating Game (One Night Stand) Live Action Battle Rap Air Sex Championship Ramin Nazer

Doug Mellard Chris Cubas New Movement Sketch Comedy Troupe Altercation Punk Rock Comedy Hour Har Mar Superstar Veggie hot dog eating contest Weird Al Tribute Band (Midgetmen) NOLA Comedy Hour FFF Taco Cannon Kath Barbadoro Christopher Wonder Magic Show Kevin Seconds (spoken word) Seth Cockfield Danny Palumbo Ashley Barnhill Eric Krug Joe Sib Jake Flores Cameron Buchholtz Derek Phelps Kat Ramzinski Brendan K. O’Grady Chris Trew Punk Rock Circus! Anarchy Championship Wrestling

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by Alex Vickery photo courtesy of Trasmission Events It’s no secret that Austin is a haven for those who crave song 24/7, and is home to some of the biggest festivals in the music world. One barely has time to recover from Austin City Limits Music Festival before Fun Fun Fun Fest launches their taco cannon. By springtime we eagerly await South by Southwest, when our city celebrates bands from all over the world for an entire week of citywide shows and festivities. Some festival fanatics attend all three, but each has a unique following that captures a certain facet of Austin culture.

PROS AND CONS

STUDENT THOUGHTS

“I’ve always said that Fun Fun Fun Fest is much more of an Austin festival in the way it’s set up. It’s smaller, has all local vendors, there’s a skate park, it has smaller crowds and more of a niche audience. It’s a lot “weirder,” but also a lot more fun.” – Demi Adejuyigbe, RTF junior “I may be biased because I’ve been to SXSW for four years, but I prefer how much more open it is. You walk around downtown and hear 20 different languages being spoken, all because these people wanted to hear amazing music and see amazing films. With Fun Fun Fun Fest, you have a lot less options for bands, but the festival is in one place. The best part of SXSW is the people you meet and how much great music you’re exposed to.” - Alana Zimmerman, government sophomore “SXSW over any festival.” – Colt McNally, geology sophomore “SXSW is its own beast, nothing in the entire world compares to it - including its imitators.

Maybe I’m just being a hipster in that I prefer FFF Fest because it’s not, as Joe Biden would say, ‘a big fucking deal’ yet. Even with this year’s Run-DMC reunion, it’s still a humble festival to me.”

– Sama’an Ashrawi, RTF senior

One of the biggest pros of Fun Fun Fun Fest is its November date. As Austin weather finally starts to catch up to the season, standing in a large crowd under the sun becomes bearable, adding to the sense of camaraderie. Such a warm feeling may only occur in the sweaty sense at Austin City Limits, where you’re more inclined to avoid the masses instead of embrace them. Another pro of FFF Fest over ACL in regards to its crowd is its smaller, more intimate size. While at ACL it can be hard to make it to the other side of Zilker Park for a band, FFF Fest is a bit easier to navigate with less people at Auditorium Shores. On the other hand, the diversity of the crowd at ACL ranges from people of all ages and backgrounds, whereas at Fun Fun Fun Fest the crowd is more diverse in terms of eccentricity.

While all of the festivals feature acts from a variety of genres, Fun Fun Fun Fest even groups genres by stage, South

by Southwest offers the most individual freedom. Rather than being confined to one park, attendees can have a more personalized experience in that they can choose which venues they go to and which bands out of hundreds they see. Take caution, however, South by Southwest is for the most devoted music

enthusiasts and not for the faint of heart.

Between the searches for free food, booze, day parties and secret shows, you won’t notice the effect it has on your body until you collapse into a blissful South by-induced coma when the week is over.

HIGHLIGHTS

Each festival hosts a little something for everyone. South by Southwest, which combines film, interactive and music, attracts the most celebrities and has been known to throw in massive surprises every year. While many smaller unknown bands play free shows, there are also huge names that make appearances or end up playing secret shows like Kanye West, Foo Fighters, Metallica and Bruce Springsteen. Not to mention the free Auditorium Shores shows feature big names like The Strokes, Beach House Spoon and The Shins. ACL is known for its ticket-seller headliners like the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Arcade Fire, Coldplay and Neil Young. Fun Fun Fun Fest manages to book big-name alternative bands or nostalgic reunions that older 20-and 30-somethings would appreciate, like this year’s talk of the town, Run DMC.

PRICE

South by Southwest boasts the most expensive price tag, with music badges starting at around $600. The value of that badge depends on whether or not you take advantage of the hundreds of live shows occurring citywide that week.

Austin City Limits tickets are next in line, starting at $200 for three-day passes. If you’re lucky enough to snag one of the souvenir passes, the damage to your wallet can be as low as $50 – granted, they go on sale for the next year only days after the fest ends. Fun Fun Fun Fest falls just under ACL with single day passes for $75 and three-day passes for $175.

Both ACL and FFF Fest offer student discounts of $165 and $145, respectively.

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Making cents

Doing more for less

by Ali Killian

FFF Fest Nites : An extension of your daytime fun

After rocking Auditorium Shores, the Fun Fun Fun Fest artists will take over downtown Austin for the second annual Fun Fun Fun Fest Nites, a network of after-shows that keep the music pumping. In addition to FFF Fest artists, you’ll be able to see non-festival acts performing at venues throughout the city. The best part? With your FFF Fest wristband, every show is free.

Nites kicks off on Thursday, Nov. 1, the night before FFF Fest begins, and continues through Sunday, Nov. 4. During Nites,

ACL TV Taping — Delta Spirit Friday at 7 p.m. | The Moody Theater This Friday Austin City Limits will be taping a performance by the indie band Delta Spirit, known for their powerful live shows and 60sinspired folk rock. ACL tapings are free, and a limited number of tickets are available for all performances through a lottery system on the show’s website. Your chance to win tickets to the Delta Spirit show ends today at 9 a.m.

Garden Conservancy Open Day Saturday at 9 a.m. | various locations The Garden Conservancy works “to save and preserve America’s exceptional gardens for the education and enjoyment of the public.” This weekend six private Austin gardens are open to the public for self-guided tours.

The event isn’t free, but it’s cheap; tickets are only $5 for each garden, or you can purchase discounted tickets – a booklet of six for $25.

photo courtesy of Superchunk

most of the artists’ sets are late — some don’t even go on stage until 2 a.m. This gives concert goers plenty of time to trek over from the park to one of the 12 venues featuring Nites artists.

As for admission, the single day passes get you into that night’s shows plus Thursday’s events, while weekend passes grant access to each night. As of now, the only way to get into these shows is by purchasing a FFF Fest wristband.

The schedule on the festival’s website details where and when each band will play. Not all bands performing at FFF Fest will have a Nites show,though, so take advantage of those you can see.

Thursday will be a night of quartets at Mohawk. Starting at 8 p.m., the California openers are rockers Joyce Manor and indie-pop group Imperial Teen, followed by the punk rock North Carolina natives of Superchunk closing the show at 10 p.m. You can catch all three at the Red River venue’s outdoor stage.

Also performing on Mohawk’s outdoor stage is Florida surf-punk quartet Surfer Blood. Surfer Blood will play alongside fellow punk rock LA four-piece Fidlar and Tacoma quintet Seaweed on Friday with doors opening at 8 p.m.

Over on East Fifth and Brushy streets, up-and-coming female rapper Kreayshawn will take the stage at ND Austin

on Saturday at 11 p.m., and you’ll stay on the dance floor through the night with the electronic artist Nite Jewel’s set at 1 a.m. The combination of catchy rap and upbeat dance music ND Austin has in store will keep you on your feet for hours.

If you’ve blown your ear drums or just want to get in a few laughs, Nites also includes comedic performances.

On Saturday head to the Alamo Drafthouse on Sixth to catch former Last Comic Standing contestants Doug Mellard and Doug Benson at 10 p.m. and 11 p.m., respectively.

While planning your after-festival excursion, keep these tips in mind: • Peek at the Nites schedule before going downtown. Some places, like Red 7 on Seventh Street, have shows every night, but others, like Elysium on Red River, are only booked for a few performances.

• Check the age restrictions if you’re underage. Because venue has a different policy, make sure you’ll be allowed in.

• Arrive early. All shows are first come, first serve and can fill up quickly depending on the venue’s capacity.

So, remember to save your energy while you’re dancing away at Auditorium Shores, because Fun Fun Fun Fest Nites assures the fun doesn’t stop when the sun goes down.

“The fun doesn’t stop when the sun goes down”

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Beat Poetry and Arts Festival Friday & Saturday | ACC Rio Grande According to the event’s website, “the Beat Generation began in the alleyways of New York City...writing for the beat down and the outsiders,” and the second annual festival aims to continue that legacy. From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., the ACC arts and humanities division will offer workshops, readings and an art exhibit. Afterward the Austin Java on Parkway Ave. is hosting an open mic night.

Dia de Los Muertos Parade Friday at 6 p.m. | Central Market North The Day of the Dead is a Mexican holiday in remembrance and celebration of deceased friends and family members. The fifth annual parade will include giant Day of the Dead puppets from San Antonio-based theater group Las Monas, a Brazilian carnival-style percussion ensemble, dancers from Austin Samba School and music by guest DJ Trey Lopez.

Mueller Farmers Market Sunday at 10 a.m. | Mueller Browning Hangar Hosted by urban village Mueller and TexasFarmersMarket.org, this market boasts only sustainable, direct-to-consumer produce, meat, dairy, seafood and artisanal goods from Texas producers. Also enjoy handmade jewelry and other local merchandise as well as live music, community events, kids’ activities and more.

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CULTURAL EVOLUTION OF MUSIC FESTS WITH DR. MILLER

by Paloma Lenz | photo by Chelsea Jackson

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usic festivals have become a staple of modern American music culture.

Austin is home to two of the biggest music festivals in the country: Austin City Limits and South by Southwest. In 2006, Fun Fun Fun Fest became yet another festival to add to Austin’s aggrandizing list. Following last year’s move to Auditorium Shores and an estimated attendance increase of 30 percent, this year’s festival offers an enticing lineup. While there’s been much comparison between ACL and FFF Fest, at the most fundamental level both festivals are rooted in the same cultural history.

United States cultural historian and professor in the Department of History, Karl Hagstrom Miller explains that the music festivals we know today have roots in the 1950s and 1960s.

“The Newport Jazz Festival, started in 1954, was one of the first annual music fests like this to get off the ground at the time. The template was set: outdoor stages, several days of programming, eclectic mix of artists and audiences coming together to participate in the crowd as much as to hear any particular act.”

Not long after the inception of the Newport Jazz Festival, a separate Newport Folk Festival was started by organizers in 1959. This festival is accredited as being the site of the folk revival and introducing a new generation

of folk singers such as Bob Dylan and Joan Baez. While these two festivals aren’t widely noted as the birthplace of the modern music fest, they both contain the most basic attributes of your modern ACLs and FFF Fests.

In June 1967, on two consecutive weekends in northern California, the KFRC Fantasy Fair and Magic Mountain Festival and the Monterey International Pop Festival took place and provided the 1960s counterculture an opportunity to commune with like-minds while also indulging in the profound artists of the time.

“These were massive festivals that brought together very popular, top-selling artists and huge crowds. I suspect that current festivals pull on the romantic notions that we have about these earlier fests to promote excitement among consumers,” Dr. Miller explained.

Among these massive festivals were Woodstock (1969) and the Atlanta International Pop Festival (1970), featuring memorable acts such as Janis Joplin, Sly & the Family Stone, Grand Funk Railroad, Jimi Hendrix and The Who. Most of these acts are remembered for their appearances at both festivals, which supports Dr. Miller’s claim that today’s festivals beckon a sense of nostalgic participation.

Whereas the festivals of the late 1960s and mid1970s were arguably less focused on marketing artists and more on communal enjoyment, contemporary music festivals are essential to the systematic promotional and advertising mechanisms of record labels.

“Particularly following the massive decline of CD sales, live performances have become even more important revenue streams for artists. You can’t download the experience of seeing your favorite musician live,” Dr. Miller said.

Music festivals have become a way for corpora-

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tions to establish credibility with young consumers by implementing valuable branding tools such as corporate sponsorships, displays and innovative advertising.

It’s safe to say that corporate advertising has become a big part of contemporary festivals.

“I have an undergraduate student right now who is working on the history of corporate advertising at South

by Southwest. On the other hand, another one of my students is studying how the television show “American Bandstand” pioneered using rock and roll to advertise to teenagers back in the 1960s. What we see now is a difference in scope, if not in kind,” Dr. Miller said.

In Austin, music festivals have worked wonders in advertising the city as a culturally vibrant landscape while also encouraging consumer spending throughout the duration of the events. As it goes, festivals have a fascinating history in Austin, one that is attributed to Texas’ most beloved native, Willie Nelson.

“I think the modern reputation of Austin as a festival town can be traced back to Willie’s early picnics starting back in 1972. Willie and all the other singersongwriters in town helped establish Austin as a genrebusting live music scene,” Dr. Miller said.

This identity was branded in the early nineties when Austin became recognized as the “Live Music Capital of the World” on behalf of the city itself. Austin City Limits helped the brand preserve itself in the psyche of audiences around the world.

“It has contributed to the city’s global reputation, but it has also been a boon to developers who hope to use the reputation of the city as a creative capital to spur new growth.”

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BEHIND THE SCENES at the BUTLER SCHOOL of MUSIC’S PRODUCTION LABS

by Shantanu Banerjee photos by Alejandro Silveyra their own pieces; those pursing pop careers use them to dents part-time employment opportunities. With only The Butler School of Music’s music production capture the genre’s layered nature. two full-time engineers and a busy schedule, students are labs give students opportunities to experiment in music sometimes hired to alleviate the massive workload.

“I had no idea the Butler school offered anything to recording and mastering. Chief Recording Engineer Andy students, particularly non-music majors. But it turns out Music labs aim to capture a performance as it hapMurphy, who has been at UT for 20 years, oversees record- ing at Butler and the Austin Symphony Orchestra. His pens, providing live audio and eventually a video stream, almost all of the recitals and performances are free or too. Events include ensembles and faculty performances extremely inexpensive,” said sophomore business major busy control rooms record over 600 events a year, with as David Yu. The school offers a large variety of music genres, that occur monthly at UT, which have been recorded for many as six performances every weekday. many from distinct cultural back“There are three areas where students can The range covers Middle Listening to the recording is akin to having been there in real life, as the labs try to keep grounds. pursue sonic manipuEastern, opera, Indian classical and the recording representative of what it was like to hear it live. jazz. “There’s so much variety you lation – one control can’t get bored,” Murphy added. room dedicated to The music production labs may not fit the stereostudents, one students use when they start learning to play the last decade. The labs provide a means through which typical image of large recording studios, but the facilities our instruments and also a lab for students to work in,” non-UT students and faculty members can listen to perMurphy said. Students can also get involved by working formances, which is particularly meaningful to family and provide crucial services to UT and its students. From offriends of out-of-state and international students who are fering employment opportunities and streaming student with a faculty member. performances for those who can’t attend to sonic manipu The control rooms can record venues all over campus, often unable to attend live performances. Listening to the lation equipment students use to design their own pieces, recording is akin to having been there in real life, as the including Bass Concert Hall and Jessen Auditorium, the the recording and production labs at Butler give much original music school. The spaces also have auditory capa- labs try to keep the recording representative of what it was back to the university. bilities at numerous locations such as on-campus theaters like to hear it live. and recital studios. Students have access to these rooms to The production labs can also be used for modern prorecord and manipulate their own solo or ensemble pieces. duction, where one layer of music is recorded and more

The recording and production labs also offer stuare added on top. Students use the technology to create

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things I’ve learned… compiled by Shantanu Banerjee photos by Trisha Seelig

Dr. Robert Jensen School of Journalism At UT [20 years]

Dr. Krishnendu Roy

Biomedical Engineering At UT [10 years]

Dr. Larry Carver

English and Liberal Arts Honors Program At UT [39 years]

1. The most powerful knowledge one can have is knowledge of one’s self.

2. For people in general and certainly for aspiring students, character is as important as intelligence.

3. Negative people are to be avoided like the plague.

4. My late friend, Professor Robert Solomon, is right: “Gratitude…is not only the best answer to the tragedies of life. It is the best approach to life itself.”

5. Education is not economical either in terms of money or time; it never will be.

1. Students are the lifelines of this community. They are scary smart, vibrant, energetic and they keep me young.

2. Be nice to everyone, and always assume that everyone else is nice as well.

3. Austin is not Texas! I would love if the rest of Texas becomes Austin — let’s try that out.

4. Some of the best food in the country is in Austin. Go food trucks!

5. UT is so big, so diverse and has so many resources.

It is a great place to study almost anything: law, business, engineering, sciences, music and theater, to name a few. At the same time one can get an amazingly rich life experience. I cannot imagine why any Texan would willingly send their kids anywhere else.

1. There appears to be no connection between the possession of a Ph.D. and the ability to think critically about power.

2. One of the most important choices we make is whether to identify up or identify down. Do we see ourselves, in moral and political terms, connected to the people above or below us in the hierarchies in which we live and work? The quickest way in this world to lose one’s humanity is to identify up.

3. When professors teach courses that extol the virtues of capitalism and preach the gospel of greed, they are rewarded for being responsible professionals.

When professors point out the unjust and unsustainable features of capitalism, they are criticized for inappropriately politicizing the classroom. Professors are encouraged to be neutral, which in practice is defined as accepting the existing systems and structures of power without critique.

4. The University of Texas could not function without the hard work of many underpaid and underappreciated staff members, graduate students and adjunct faculty.

5. Football is sin.

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Faculty Update Psychology professor wins Hamilton book award

by Greer Gaddie After speaking with Dr. James Pennebaker, I drew several conclusions: his use of self-references (I, me, my) was relatively high, suggesting confidence; a high frequency of social words (they, talk) says he’s most likely interested in other people; and his use of big words assures me he was probably telling the truth.

Pennebaker, UT’s psychology department chair, wouldn’t object to these deductions. After all, I used the text analysis software program he created. In “The Secret Life of Pronouns: What Our Words Say About Us,” Pennebaker uses the Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count program

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(sounds like “Luke”) to demonstrate how short, stealthy function words reveal important aspects of our personalities and social identities. Function words express grammatical relationships; they include pronouns, adverbs and conjunctions. Content words, which carry the meaning of a sentence, are less obscure, like nouns and verbs.

On October 16 Pennebaker’s book earned him the $10,000 grand prize at the Hamilton Book Awards. The Hamilton Book Author Awards Program is named in honor of Professor Robert W. Hamilton, who chaired the Co-op board for 12 years. The program recognizes the best book-length publications by UT professors each year. A committee of scholars from multiple disciplines appointed by the university’s vice president of research determines the winners. It is the university’s highest honor of literary achievement.

Function words, the focal point of “The Secret Life of Pronouns,” account for less than one percent of our vocabulary, but counting them can help us better understand relationships, detect liars and estimate a college student’s success based on his or her admission essay.

“Traditional approaches focus on the messages people are trying to convey. I analyze how people convey those messages, their style,” Pennebaker said. For example, his computational linguistics research has shown that people who frequently use “I” words tend to come across as warmer and more personal, and – contrary to popular belief – men and women use emotion words at the same rate.

While the Hamilton award shows his work has had a powerful impact on others, Pennebaker explained it has also affected his personal life. “After transcribing some of my own recordings at home, I was distressed at the way I spoke to my son,” he said. “My tone was often cool and detached, whereas with my wife and daughter my language was more warm and approachable. The experience had a profound effect on me. Thereafter, I made a conscious attempt to be more psychologically available to my son.”

When Pennebaker began his work, the last thing he expected to find was the revealing nature of function words.

“It never crossed my mind that pronouns and articles were so intimately linked to being human.”

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Meet the...

Clinical Coordinator of the Athletic Training Education Program

by Shantanu Banerjee

Tad D. Leusch MS, ATC, LAT Tad Leusch has worked with the women’s rowing team and is currently a specialist in the department of kinesiology and health education. Aside from his day job, Leusch is also a drummer in the local rock trio Blessing & the Curse, which founders Mike Gonzalez and Alfredo Ramirez formed in 2010.

Longhorn Life: Do your students know you’re a musician?

Tad Leusch: Yes, and my co-workers as well. I’m honored by and very grateful for their support.

LL: Does the band ever get in the way of teaching?

At the time, I’d lived in Austin for about two months and thought, “No problem, I can make it from North Austin to South Austin quickly at 5:30 p.m. on a Thursday.” Boy, was I wrong! Luckily, they liked my music and asked me back for rehearsal.

On one hand, the feeling you experience playing live and creating music is like no other feeling in the world. Everything fades away, and performing offers a chance to live completely in the moment - no worries. The curse is that it comes at the expense of spending time with family and friends.

LL: What role do you play in the band?

LL: What is your creative process like?

TL: No. Every now and then I have a late night, but that comes with playing in a band. I’m always excited about teaching the next day. However, a full-time music career has always been a dream of mine. If the opportunity presented itself, I would have to sit down and discuss it with my family.

LL: Tell me about how you got involved with Blessing & the Curse.

TL: My inspiration and passion for music have always been there. I put them on hold while I was studying and working my first few years out of school; being a trainer requires a lot of hours. But Austin’s music scene was one of the many reasons I wanted to relocate here from Iowa. I met Mike and Alfredo after responding to an ad they’d placed on Craigslist and was an hour late to my audition.

TL: Besides being the drummer, I also focus on booking shows and marketing the band, which involves calling and re-calling club owners and mangers to get a foot in the door.

Marketing is all about getting the word out. That takes place in many different forms such as emailing friends, using Facebook or just talking to people. We’re still a young band, but we’ve played at Key Bar as part of the unofficial SXSW week as well as Dirty Dog, Lucky Lounge and most recently Antone’s, where we had the great fortune of opening for Vallejo.

LL: What inspired the band’s name?

TL: Our founding members, Mike and Alfredo, came up with the name; they’re two of the best musicians I’ve ever known.

The idea is that being a musician is a both a blessing and a curse.

TL: Our guitarist Mike will bring in an idea and we’ll play through it a few times. I work on different drum parts or ideas, incorporating Mike’s input. I lay the foundation down so Mike and Alfredo’s parts can shine.

LL: What’s your musical background?

TL: I started playing drums when I was a high school freshman. I began college as a music education major, but when my advisor said I’d start out teaching high school band, I changed my major to athletic training. I knew I wanted to teach music at the university level. It’s all worked out - I get to teach athletic training to college students and play the drums in a rock band.

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