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Fun Fun Fun Fest: A brief breakdown of the schedule
If you like Green Day or Blink-182, then you need to check out:
1. The Descendents: Probably the first and most influential American punk band to blend pop hooks with hardcore’s speed. (8:45 p.m. Sunday, orange)
2. Bad Religion: Like the Descendents, a top flight punk rock outfit fronted by a giant nerd. (8:45 p.m. Saturday, black)
3. The Vandals: Pretty much owe their entire sound to the Descendents. (7 p.m. Saturday, black)
If heavier punk and noise is your thing, take a look at:
1. Floor: The precursor to the brilliant sludge rockers Torche, this band recently started play shows again and released a ridiculously deluxe box set. (4:30 p.m. Saturday, black)
2. Black Congress: Houston’s noise rock elite. (12:15 p.m. Saturday, black)
3. Ringworm: Faintly terrifying mix of metal and hardcore straight outta Ohio. (3:40 p.m. Saturday, black)
If you went to college in the 1990s, then you might remember:
1. Cap’n Jazz:A.k.a the punk band the guys in the Promise Ring and Joan of Arc were in when they were kids. (6 p.m. Saturday, orange)
2. Polvo:Intricate guitar riffs interlocking and falling apart, these guys reunited last year for the excellent ‘In Prism.’ (6 p.m. Sunday, orange)
3. The Apples in Stereo: Psychedelic music from the friendly confines of Athens, Ga.; these guys were the gooey center of the Elephant Six collective. (6:30 p.m. Friday, orange)
If you want to see women artists, check out:
1. Jean Grae: One of the most perennially underrated rappers in the game. (4 p.m. Sunday, blue)
2. Kaki King: An intriguing guitarist and composer known for her genre-hopping style, her new ‘Junior’ might be a career high. (3:40 p.m. Sunday, orange)
3. Dominique Young Unique: Part electro, part hip-hop, all Florida sass and power. (4:50 p.m. Saturday, blue)
If metal is your thing, bang your head to:
1. Mastodon: One of the best metal bands of the decade, period, even if their most recent record turns down the sludge and turns up the psychedelic hard rock. (8:45 p.m. Sunday, black)
2. Hatred Surge: Austin’s grindcore kings deliver short, sharp shocks. (12:45 p.m. Saturday, black)
3. Kylesa: A personal favorite, mixing thick guitars, two galloping drummers, viscous metal and guitarist Laura Pleasants’ scream. (2:50 p.m. Sunday, black)
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