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The fourth edition of Fun Fun Fun Fest officially kicks off at noon tomorrow and naturally, one can be forgiven for looking ahead to day one already. The likes of The Jesus Lizard, Les Savy Fav, Chelsea Peretti, The Sword, Pharcyde, Neon Indian, and Shearwater are all on Saturday’s schedule but let’s hold our horses for we still need to indulge in a full night of revelry before we set up camp at Waterloo Park for the weekend. This evening, Austinist proudly presents the After The Jump blogger’s panel at 5:30 at The Mohawk, followed by the latest installment of our Local Music Is Sexy series, spread across the 'hawk and Club de Ville this year.

Marc Savlov interviews Danzig. "I do a record when I have something to say, and I want it to be better or bigger or stronger each time. Because otherwise, why do it? There's no money in music anymore, so I'm not doing it for the money."

Okay, now on to the fun! Co-sponsored by Austin Eavesdropper and Ultra 8201, the Bleet-Up this year is a conglomeration of partners including press outlets (ahem), PR Teams, restaurants and more.

As is the nature of myth, the classical Greek plays are more or less timeless—they've endured for millennia, after all, because their themes continue to resonate—and none are more relevant to any given situation than this one. As Troy has fallen, the men are dead and the women await being divvied up among the conquerers. Hecuba, queen of Troy, leads her daughters in preparation for their new life as slaves. This is the core of The Trojan Women in every adaptation, and it's not hard to note its relevance to every war men have fought. But when a work is as timeless as this one, the need to update it for a new generation is called into question: Do we need to hear Hecuba call the conquering Menelaus a son of a bitch to understand that she's really, really mad?

What’s the Deal: Fun Fun Fun Fest has built a reputation of bringing in “What the… I never thought I’d ever have a chance to see that band” bands over the past few years with groups like Dead Milkmen, Bad Brains, Danzig and The Jesus Lizard. In most cities, The Jesus Lizard reunion shows probably wouldn’t be a main event to the masses. But, here in Austin, where an almost unnatural lust for the music we loved from a bygone era (even though the 90s aren’t that long gone) mixes with the fact that the group formed here about 20 years ago before relocating to Chicago, their performance is at the top of many Fun Fest goers’ must-see lists. Also, it doesn’t hurt that the group has a reputation for putting on exciting and ferocious live shows.

Brazos’ debut LPs has been in the works for a while now. It’s been two years since principal member Martin Crane released the first EPs to fly the Brazos banner, A City Just as Tall and Feeding Frenzy, which he wrote and recorded entirely on his own. The fact that those EPs were essentially bedroom recording projects, coupled with the two year absence of any new material during which Crane assembled a (mostly) steady lineup for the band, may account for why Phosphorescent Blues is such a compelling departure from the original Brazos recordings. The album is beautifully recorded, and filled, for lack of a better phrase, with a kind of joyful nostalgia—both for the past and the future, if that’s even possible.

Orange stagers take note: Fun Fun Fun Fest derives much of its credentials from what could only be named the Black Stage, an uncanny gathering of punk and metal legends you won’t see in any one place anywhere else. Even Especially if your neti pot is the most hardcore element of your daily routine, take our advice and spend a few hours at the Black Stage this weekend; the carnage you’ll witness features the blue blood of many a noble music lineage. One such act is D.R.I (Dirty Rotten Imbeciles), one of the very first bands to fuse punk with thrash metal way back in the mid-80s. Their 1987 album Crossover, virtually gave birth to this eponymous movement. Among D.R.I.’s earliest tour experience is “Rock Against Reagan” with the Dead Kennedys.

Glasstire is reporting that Art Palace, Arturo Palacio's aptly named East Side gallery, will move to Houston in January. The move will indeed be a significant loss for Austin's contemporary gallery scene - it seems as though we are still recovering from Gallery Lombardi's closure - but acquiring space in gallery row on Houston's Main Street will allow Art Palace to expand and grow. Palacios has signed a lease on a space that used to house Finesilver Gallery in the Spanish revival style Isabella Court building. Meanwhile, Art Palace's Austin gallery recently opened a group show, One on One on One featuring work by Matthew Rodrigez, Sonya Berg, and collaborative works by Michael Sieben and Nathan Green among others. One on One... closes on December 5th.

Austinite Brian Peppler wrote in to our tip line (that's tips@austinist.com—email us!) this morning to share a sad story about his wife Jessica, who was seriously injured at Red Bud Isle this past weekend. Jessica, 31, is pictured to the right with their 22-week-old son, Dylan. They'd appreciate your help in getting in touch with the owner of the dog in question—details after the jump.

An update to our earlier post about Fun Fest early pick-up at Club Deville: if you're buying tickets there, you'll be set at will call on Saturday, no physical tickets will be mailed

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