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SXSAwesome: Mess with Texas Party = Boffo
Friday & Saturday, March 19th & 20th, noon-9pm
1001 E. 6th St. (1001 E. 6th St.)
Free, RSVP at website
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As if everything else weren't good enough, as if the endless slew of party announcements didn't provide you with a veritable smorgasbord/plethora of options, as if you were still wondering how on earth you'd find something to do next Friday and Saturday, along comes this: the same people who've brought us such sweetness as FYFest and FFFFEST are now bringing to E. 6th the fourth annual Mess with Texas Party, which is a lot like Fun Fun Fun Fest except in March, and apparently involving messes as opposed to cubed iterations of the word "fun."
In less oblique terms, here are what we call the highlights, and here is yet another example of why Austin is the best damn city this side of itself: on Friday you can catch the likes of heirs to the throne of Zappa Man Man, Billy Bragg, sons of Scotland Frightened Rabbit, YACHT, and Black Angels, while on Saturday you can see up close and personal renowned crazy people GWAR, F*cked Up, Crystal Antlers, and all-of-a-sudden-famous Mexico/Texas native Neon Indian. All this for free (RSVP at site, please), and presumably without the general terror that would involve trying to see this many great acts at an indoor venue: this year, Mess with Texas is being held at the wide open spaces of 1001 E. 6th, on the east side of our interstate. There is little doubt it'll be worth the visit (bikes racks galore, friends).
And, one last thing that makes this an event to be happy about: the entire two-day shindig is a benefit for Marbridge, which "provides a unique spectrum of residential care, education, and training for adults with various cognitive challenges."
Friday (set times not yet announced)
Man Man, Billy Bragg, Man or Astroman, Frightened Rabbit, Black Angels, Yacht, The Bronx, Grupo Fantasma, Brazos, Jail Weddings, Jeff The Brotherhood, Mariachi El Bronx, Hacienda, Suckers, DJ Spooky with Golden Hornet Project, Admiral Radley, Woah Hunx, Oh No Ono, Off, Lost In Trees, Lissie
Saturday (set times not yet announced)
GWAR, Andrew WK, Fucked Up, Crystal Antlers, Neon Indian, Japandroids, Dam-Funk, Holy Fuck, Fool’s Gold, Japanther, The Dutchess and The Duke, Adam Green, The Soft Pack, Katie Stelmanis, Avi Buffalo, Smith Westerns, We Were Promised Jetpacks, Let’s Wrestle, Pivot, Big Freedia
