Greetings from Indie Rock Spring Break! I'm in between going to Gonna Get Down 2 (brought to you by Austinist, Gothamist, and Gorilla Vs Bear) and the Fader Fort and thought I'd check in. Here's a picture of Sparrow House playing at Gonna Get Down:
The highlight of my day (so far) was Austin Mayor Will Wynn on stage between Earl Greyhound's set.
Mayor Wynn says there are three keys to keeping Austin the music capitol of the world:
- Austin needs to have lots of venues within walking distance, so folks can go to
- Austin needs to find a way to support its working musicians (and there are thousands), many of whom lack access to healthcare and other services.
- People need to turn off the TV and go see live music.
Not being from here, it doesn't so much apply to me, but I did find it interesting.
Here's the Fader Fort (where I'll be camped out on most days) lineup:
WEDNESDAY MARCH 14
1:30 - 1:55 WHITE RABBITS
2:15 - 2:40 STARDEATH & WHITE DWARFS
3:00 - 3:25 WINTERKIDS
3:45 - 4:10 KENNA
4:30 - 4:55 FOALS
5:15 - 5:40 DAVID VANDERVELDE
6:00 - 6:25 HOT CLUB DE PARIS
6:45 - 7:15 THE BOGGS
STEREOGUM PARTY MARCH 14
8:15 - 8:40 NEW VIOLATORS
9:00 - 9:25 LO-FI-FNK
9:45 - 10:15 MEAT PUPPETS
THURSDAY MARCH 15
1:30 - 1:55 THE PIPETTES
2:15 - 2:40 FOREIGN ISLANDS
3:00 - 3:25 BLACK LIPS
3:45 - 4:10 PETE & THE PIRATES
4:30 - 4:55 BONDE DO ROLE
5:15 - 5:40 THE FRATELLIS
6:00 - 6:25 COCO B's
6:45 - 7:15 SLOAN
FRIDAY MARCH 16
1:30 - 1:55 GALLOWS
2:15 - 2:40 CLOUD CULT
3:00 - 3:25 JAMIE T
3:45 - 4:10 BADLY DRAWN BOY
4:30 - 4:55 YOUTH GROUP
5:15 - 5:40 OFFICE
6:00 - 6:25 AMY WINEHOUSE
6:45 - 7:15 MEW
SATURDAY MARCH 17 (THESE TIMES MAY CHANGE AGAIN)
2:00 - 2:25 FANCY
3:00 - 3:45 THE GOOD THE BAD & THE QUEEN 4:20 - 4:45 NO AGE
5:05 - 5:30 LADYHAWK
5:50 - 6:15 VIETNAM
6:35 - 7:05 REDMAN
7:25 - 8:10 BONE THUGS -N- HARMONY