Archive for Austin Music
Fun Fun Fun Fest 2011, Sunday
FunFunFun Fest 2011 is in the books. Sunday gave way to some wet stuff from the sky to knock down some of the dust but overall it was a perfect overcast day for a festival along with plenty of good music as far as the ear could hear. I think the choice to move the [...]
Fun Fun Fun Fest 2011, Saturday
Pictures from FunFunFun Fest.
Austin Symphony Concerts in the Park
From May through August the Hartman Foundation along with the Austin Symphony put on the seventh year of Concerts in the Park. The Long Center gave just enough protection from the setting sun to make the sometimes unbearable Texas heat not much of a factor. Some came with nothing but a blanket to sit on [...]
Bat Fest 2011
Little did engineers know in 1980 that their decision to create crevices beneath the Congress Street Bridge during renovations would make an ideal place for bats to roost. Shortly after, bats started to move in by the thousands. Although they were not immediately embraced, the bats have become a must see in Austin. Thousands braved [...]
Railroad Revival Tour, Austin
Having played in Austin more times than any other city in the U.S. many music lovers in Austin, and SXSW fans, knew of the London natives Mumford & Sons before their memorable performance with Bob Dylan at the Grammys. On the heels of that performance which thrust them into most radio stations rotations they put [...]
SXSW 2011 Auditorium Shores
SXSW brings tons of great music to Austin at many great venues. One of the most scenic is Auditorium Shores which looks back on the city of Austin as the sun sets. We didn’t get to Auditorium Shores until about 30 minutes before The Strokes went on for Saint Patrick’s day and ran into a [...]
FunFunFun Fest 2010 Day2
Day 2 of FunFunFun Fest is in the books. It was noticeably more crowded than Friday and coupled with the fact that Waterloo Park isn’t as well maintained as parks like Zilker there was a lot of dirt in the air. Although my lungs were filled with dust my ears were treated to some great [...]
FunFunFun Fest 2010 Day1
Feeding Austin’s insatiable need for live music, and a bunch of it in one place, FunFunFun Fest has been packing Waterloo Park in the heart of downtown since 2006. This year is no exception with a great lineup. Weird Al Yankovic closed the show on Day 1 with a barrage of costume changes and in [...]
NXNW Oktoberfest 2010
The Oktoberfest celebration is in its 9th year at North by Northwest and is now a Austin tradition with German brews, classic German food and German music. It was a family and dog friendly event with great NXNW beer and food grilled on the spot. It was my first year but it was a lot [...]
UT Torchlight Parade and Rally
The University of Texas Torchlight Parade and Rally is held every year under the UT tower to show support for the Longhorn football team as they go on to play the University of Oklahoma in the Red River Rivalry in Dallas. My sometimes out of focus video doesn’t give justice to the excitement of the [...]
