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- [Black Bear]November 20
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"And when he stared across the river into my eyes, it made me shiver. And I knew that it was lovely to have a black bear thinking of me."
As the days become progressively more fall, I can't help but think of Black Bear. Based out of Seattle, Black Bear is an outfit consisting of, and only of, Sam Beebe. Harbored in the young Seattle...uhn(?) *edit* Seattleite *, is an astonishing talent for music of symbiotic complexity and intelligence. Through Black Bear, Beebe reminds us that music is a craft, and Beebe definitely has the skull. Depositing layers upon layers, Beebe takes on the role of storyteller weaving spectacular imagery into every anecdotal song. I'm continually amazed at how little I hear about this guy, because he clearly deserves so much more. Be sure to give a listen to Black Bear...
Various Songs From Black Bear (all songs are right click - save as):
Black Bear
I Believe In Immediacy
Learn more at the Black Bear site. - [Fun Fun Fun Fest - One Helluva Recap: Day Two]November 17
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Fun Fun Fun Fest '08 One Helluva Recap - Day Two
At it's third year of age, Fun Fun Fun did not falter to the terrible threes. In fact, it shoved the number three in the face by giving us 2 days of music on 4 stages, none of which were trios - yes, not even the Golden Arm Trio was a threesome. Of the three major music festivals that grace this city, Fun Fun Fun Fest is certainly the locals' "secret." Granted, it's a horribly kept secret, but there's an aspect to Fun Fun Fun Fest that makes it so much more...manageable compared to it's older brothers. Things have been busy on my end, so unfortunately I'm gonna have to keep this to a simple photo recap. All right, so let's get to it - day two!
FFF Fest One Helluva Recap - Day Two (artist name leads to site and all songs are right click - save as):
Frightened Rabbit
- [Fun Fun Fun Fest - One Helluva Recap: Day One]November 15
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Fun Fun Fun Fest '08 One Helluva Recap - Day One
At it's third year of age, Fun Fun Fun did not falter to the terrible threes. In fact, it shoved the number three in the face by giving us 2 days of music on 4 stages, none of which were trios - yes, not even the Golden Arm Trio was a threesome. Of the three major music festivals that grace this city, Fun Fun Fun Fest is undoubtedly the locals' "secret." Granted, it's a horribly kept secret, but there's certainly an aspect to Fun Fun Fun Fest that just makes it so much more...manageable compared to its older brothers. Things have been a bit busy on my end, so I'm gonna have to keep it a photo recap. All right, so let's get to it - day one!
FFF Fest One Helluva Recap - Day One (artist name leads to site and all songs are right click - save as):
Centro-matic
- [FFFest Preview - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah]November 7
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With ACL done and finished, Austinites are finding themselves rolling up their sleeves yet again as another tract of park is set to be reclaimed in the sweet and holy name of music. Featured here on Both Sides everyday until the weekend of the fest itself will be one artist from the Fun Fun Fun roster.My final Fun Fun Fun offer:
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah [Day 2, Stage 1 - 8:40-9:40]
"Now that everybody's here, could we please have your attention?"
Cheesy, but a part of me wants them to start off their set with Upon This Tidal Wave of Young Blood just so they can fire off that line first. Anyone with even the vaguest familiarity with Clap Your Hands Say Yeah ought to have no trouble identifying this quintet from Brooklyn. Considering my lack of time this morning, I'll have to cut it off here, but let it be known that Clap Your Hands Say Yeah is one act to look forward to at this year's fest.
Various Songs From Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (all songs are right click - save as):
- [FFFest Preview - The Octopus Project]November 6
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With ACL done and finished, Austinites are finding themselves rolling up their sleeves yet again as another tract of park is set to be reclaimed in the sweet and holy name of music. Featured here on Both Sides everyday until the weekend of the fest itself will be one artist from the Fun Fun Fun roster.Today's Feature:
The Octopus Project [Day 1, Stage 4 - 4:00-4:45]
"M-m-m-music is is is is..."
Around these days it seems like people are just slapping their work with the label of "instrumental" in an effort to justify their wordless noise or songs with failed lyrics, just like how we, back in high school, kept calling the crappiest of our work "abstract." But then you stumble onto an outfit like The Octopus Project, a true professional, and realize, despite those label-slappers, all is still well with instrumental music, and there are people out there who still care about what they're doing. The Octopus Project don't just go about crashing cymbals or pushing keys, they intricately compose their pieces to perfection, and they'll scream,