Austin Official Visitors Guide 2008-2009 - (Page 15) Craving some hip-hop, bluegrass, indie, reggae or some other unclassifiable genre? One of the following festivals is guaranteed to rock your world. MUSIC FESTIVALS Fun Fun Fun FeST This progressive and underground music festival combines an old-school festival atmosphere with new and progressive sounds by indie rock newcomers, punk rockers, hip-hop wordsmiths, DJs and more on multiple stages. In its third year, this unique festival has featured such alternative acts as Spoon and Black Angels. Don’t miss out this year as the festival expands with more bands, more stages and more fun. When: November 8–9, 2008 Where: Waterloo Park More info: www.funfunfunfestival.com lATino MuSiC MonTh Head to Austin in May for a month-long celebration of Austin’s dynamic Latino music scene. Hundreds of Latino bands perform throughout the month in more than 70 venues across town, showcasing the spicy sounds of salsa, Conjunto, Tejano, Trio Romantico, hip hop, indie rock, mariachi, rock en espanol, ska, heavy metal, jazz and more. The lineup features free concerts at city hall, unique venue showcases, festivals, parties and more. When: May 1–31, 2009 Where: Various venues More info: www.austinlatinomusic.com SouTh by SouThWeST A music industry blowout showcasing thousands of acts in more than 80 venues citywide, this is the place to see tomorrow’s stars today. The most rewarding experience is stumbling across that young, hungry group you’ve never heard of before and realizing that they’re your new favorite band. When: March 13–22, 2009 Where: Various locations throughout the city More info: www.sxsw.com AUSTIN CITY LIMITS MuSiC FeSTiVAl Three days, eight stages and 130 bands — all for a shockingly low price. It’s hard to get more live music bang for your buck than at this festival. Previous years have seen storming sets from headliners like Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers and Van Morrison, as well as performances from the Flaming Lips, Ray Lamontagne and KT Tunstall. When: Oct. 2–4, 2009 Where: Zilker Park More info: www.aclfestival.com old SeTTlerS MuSiC FeSTiVAl Texas’ signature music event features Grammy Award-winning Americana, acoustic jazz, blues, bluegrass and local faves, accompanied by amazing arts and crafts, camping and food. When: April 16–19, 2009 Where: Salt Lick BBQ Pavilion, Driftwood, TX More info: www.oldsettlersmusicfest.org PLAN erve : Res ave rooms h hotel festivals mail g eer ookin ers b f the larg en send ure to al-go v festiv h. Some o es and e . And, be s unted it s ly for rc co s app your resea their webs reservation clude dis ckages ule in a Two r and do n on accepting ich often r travel p tio early g informa ls begin eals, wh s.org fo d lodgin when hote package .austintexa t alerts tels abou Visit www o ask h l tickets. a festiv counts. is and d D AHEA www.austintexas.org 15 http://www.funfunfunfest.com/ http://www.austinlatinomusic.com http://www.sxsw.com http://www.aclfestival.com http://www.oldsettlersmusicfest.org http://www.austintexas.org http://www.austintexas.org
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