[RH Photos] Fun Fun Fun Fest 2013
Yesterday, we released our recap of this weekend's Fun Fun Fun Fest that took place in Austin,TX at Auditorium Shores. Today, we bring you all of our photo coverage of this weekend's festivities. Grab something to snack on or drink and enjoy.
Photography by Virgil Solis & Ra Ra Photography
* Due to a new FFF Fest rule we were not able to shoot headliners.
Fun Fun Fun Fest 2013 Recap
Fun Fun Fun Fest 2013 took place over the weekend along the shores of Ladybird Lake in Austin, Texas. A fully-packed affair featuring everything from music to comedy and action sports over three days, and the latest installment of FFF lived up to its name once again. Fun Fun Fun is easily one of the most unique festivals in the country with its off-kilter lineup of artists, both big names and emerging acts, as the weekend provided plenty to stay entertained with.
[RH Interview] The Tontons at Fun Fun Fun Fest
Photography by Niraj Mehdiratta
Bands, in large part, reflect the scenes from which they come. This sentiment rings true for indie band The Tontons, who helped to open this weekend's Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, Texas with a pair of sets opening for Kurt Vile on Thursday night and another on Friday, as well as dropping their new video "Veida" on the Wall Street Journal's Speakeasy blog. The trip to Texas' capital for the 8th annual music, comedy and action sports fest wasn't a long one for the four-piece act from Houston, although it was the first time playing the three day end to festival season.
Together for nearly eight years now, The Tontons are indicative of a slow-moving yet supportive Houston music scene where dues are paid before garnering the city's full support. To hear Asli and the gang describe it, breaking through to the next level in their hometown is a little different than other places in the country. The Tontons, a hodgepodge of styles, interests and musical abilities, are hard to put a finger on, precisely, but that's how they like it. Their music could most closely be described as indie pop, but they have a co-sign from Houston hip-hop legend Bun B, who introduces them at shows and they're toying with the idea of adding some metal components to some songs after hanging around FFF's Black stage Saturday.
Things are really coming together for The Tontons as they prepare to release their next album in the spring and ready for a wild 2014. Having been around for awhile and earned their stripes in their hometown though, they are ready to make things happen on their own terms. I had a chance to catch the group backstage at Fun Fun Fun and sat down for a quick chat, read what they had to say about playing the festival for the first time, being different and drinking too much Red Bull.
The Streets: East Side Austin,TX (10/16/13)
Photography by Virgil Solis
It had been raining for a few days and pretty much all day on the 16th. Once the rain died down, Bobby Reys and I grabbed our cameras and headed out. These are some of the photos I shot.
[Via VirgilSolis.com]
Sarah Silverman Added to 2013 Fun Fun Fun Fest Comedy Lineup
This year's eighth annual Fun Fun Fun Fest will feature some of the world's top comedians on the JASH Yellow Comedy Stage, Nov. 8-10 in Austin, TX. Sarah Silverman has just been added to the killer lineup which includes performances by Tenacious D, Patton Oswalt, Craig Robinson, Rob Delaney, Doug Benson, and Jenny Slate.
Silverman is scheduled to perform Friday evening as part of the FFF Nites program at the State Theatre, and on Sunday, Nov. 10th on the festival grounds. Silverman is co-creator of the JASH network, which includes other comedic masters Michael Cera, Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim and Reggie Watts.
The fest also has a phenomenal music lineup which includes Snoop Dogg, M.I.A., Slayer, The Walkmen, Flag, and many many more. Check out the full line-up and more information on tickets, weekend passes, single day tickets and USP passes here.
[RH Contest] The Thing w/ Just Blaze in Austin,TX on 10/9
We are teaming up with Scoremore to give away tickets to this week's The Thing with Just Blaze in Austin on 10/9 at Empire Control Room. The Thing, is a weekly traveling party that hits San Marcos, Austin and El Paso. Check out their Facebook and Twitter for more info on upcoming shows.
To enter, simply tweet Ruby Hornet with the hashtag #RHTheThing. You can enter as often as you want from now until 5pm on Wednesday (10/9/13).
Tickets are still available HERE.
Fun Fun Fun Fest's food offerings
If you've never been to Austin, you don't know the true joy of a high quality food truck located exactly where you need it when you need it. Despite my failure in acquiring a chicken and waffle taco at this year's SXSW, I have nothing but good things to say about Austin's food offerings in both truck and non-truck forms. With that saying, a lot of time and effort goes into proper selection of food when it comes to Austin's big festivals.
With Fun Fun Fun Fest coming up in a little more than a month, as much anticipation is building for the food as the bands and artists performing. Well... maybe not, but the vendor list is still being treated with the utmost respect. This week, the official food lineup has been revealed. If you find yourselves visiting Austin in the near future, whether for Fun Fun Fun Fest or for normal fun (fun fun), I highly recommend Chi'Lantro.
[via Austin Eater]
Austin Daily Press
Austin's Pizza
Black Sheep Lodge + Haymaker
Blue Ribbon BBQ
Boomerang's Pies
Chi'Lantro
Crepe Crazy
Frank
The Grilled Cheese Truck
Hey Cupcake
Kebabalicious
Tiff's Treats
JuiceLand
Flat Track Coffee
Austin Land and Cattle Co.
Lard Have Mercy
Yeti Frozen Custard
Tamale House
USP Area Food Vendors:
El Cubico (La Condesa's taco truck)
Beetnik Foods
Smart Guns Aren't So Smart
Guns, guns, guns. America is absolutely obsessed with guns. Well, now it's even easier to shoot at things. Austin-based company Tracking Point recently unveiled a rifle that aims itself, making it easily the most advanced, and easy-to-use weapon in the gun lexicon today. They're called "Smart Rifles," a ubiquitous name for a gun that allows even the most inexperienced gun user to hit a target 1,000 feet away with 100% accuracy. So, to rewind for a moment: it's a gun that aims and shoots for you-all you do is hold the trigger. Vice recently profiled the company for one of their documentaries and talked about how someone who has never shot a gun before can be on a range hitting targets in an hour. It brings to mind some troubling trends in recent years. As the south and west sides of Chicago continually turn into warzones and weekly mall and school shootings become more and more routine, we have to ask ourselves if a Smart Gun is smart at all. Last week gunmen shot up a park in Chicago where friends and family were taking in a neighborhood basketball game, hitting 13, including a 3 year old boy. Reports estimated somewhere around 20 shots, fired blindly into a crowd. Now, a proliferation of these Smart Guns would almost definitely result in their hitting the streets. Imagine if the shooters last week in Chicago had hit every target with 100% accuracy, a terrible night in the Back of the Yards neighborhood very well may have been a massacre. Smart phones are ok for me. Gun? Not so much.