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Quick (Fun Fest) Hits: Catch Up With Austinist's Coverage

Quick (Fun Fest) Hits: Catch Up With Austinist's Coverage

If you haven't already purchased tickets for this weekend's Fun Fun Fun Fest, there's still time. Head over here and scoop up a pair, then rest up for what promises to be a jam-packed weekend full of independent music's most compelling artists. more ›

Fun Fun Fun Fest Artist Profiles: Clipse and Dengue Fever

Fun Fun Fun Fest Artist Profiles: Clipse and Dengue Fever

Angry, insular, and propelled by a stripped down Neptunes beat, “Virginia” is the only song on Clipse’s 2002 debut that approached the ferocity and grit of their hit “Grindin’.” Like pretty much all of their songs, “Virginia” is about drugs and posturing on the surface, but between the lines (no pun intended), Clipse depict struggles of class, race, and lifestyle. “Virginia” never topped any charts, but has long been the foundation of Clipse’s live show. This might hold true for the group’s Sunday set, or it very well could not. Rarely is a rap show as potentially telling. more ›

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