Festival : Coachella 2013 Lineup Announced : Indio, CA | April 12-14 and April 19-21

After the annual barrage of rumors and fake lineup announcements, Coachella has finally released the full lineup for the 2013 version of their festival to take place in Indio, CA on April 12-14 and April 19-21. The lineup is stacked as always and going to make for some tough decisions by attendees when the schedules are set. Festival highlights include Blur, The Stone Roses, the newly reunited Postal Service, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Sigur Rós, The xx, Foals, and so much more. Find the full lineup below.

Recap : Fun Fun Fun Fest 2012 : November 2nd – 4th : Austin, TX

Fun Fun Fun Fest is fast becoming one of MOKB’s favorite festivals to attend. Every spring, we make our pilgrimage to SXSW for warmer weather, music, and tacos. Slowly, FFFF has become our fall equivalent to bookend our summers. The festival offers so much entertainment with in a relatively small area at Auditorium Shores and you never feel like you are crowded because of excellent scheduling of the stages and artists by the fine folks at Transmission Entertainment. This boutique style festival is a nice alternative to the large festivals that tend to become a chore after the first day, especially with the sweltering summer heat. Not to mention, FFFF brings more to the table for entertainment than just music. There is always an abundance of comedy, wrestling, skate/bike park, art, fashion, and even a mechanical bull (We will neither confirm or deny riding and kicking its’ ass, at least that is how we remember it); plenty to keep you busy as you go from stage to stage.


Photo Credit: Demi Adejuyigbe

Just like last year, adding to the fun was a movie was being filmed throughout the park for an upcoming Tarrence Malick flick (see Val Kilmer with the Black Lips and cutting his own hair here ). We would be remissed if we forget to mention the great food and the beautiful Austin skyline as a backdrop for the festival. We attend several of the larger festivals and have a great time there, but there is something that always feels right about Austin in November. So many great acts to choose from over the three days and we must say there was not we saw that could be characterized as a disappointment. From A$AP Rocky to Run DMC to The Head and the Heart to Real Estate to STRFKR, everyone brought their A game. So much, it became mildly overwhelming. You can check out the pictures and some videos of the several of artists we were able to catch.


Photo Credit: Demi Adejuyigbe

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Pickathon Music Festival : Day Three : The Final Re-cap

Day Three of Pickathon. It started off a little rocky, as it was hotter than hell and most of the shady spots around the main areas were already packed with people, so we decided to eat some lunch in the sun for an hour while we scoped out possible moves to cooler climes. Our Bunk sando’s were, of course, beyond the pale, but here’s something I’m curious about: how come there’s not an entire blog/zine/facebook page devoted to Bunk’s Potato Salad with Egg and Bacon? Hmm? Because it tastes like The Minnesota Grandma Association decided on the all-time Lutheran Church Potluck Potato Salad Blue Ribbon Award Winner and that’s the recipe they’re serving up at Bunk. Just FYI. So as we scarfed that deliciousness down, the music floating up from the main stage was what I swear was a cover of U2’s epic Live Aid version of Bad, but apparently I was wrong, it only sounded suspiciously similar to it and I was clearly a bit delirious from the heat. After that, came a painfully repetitive electric jam, so endless, so grating to the nerves, that when I chose that moment to ask mi viejo if he was bothered by the beating sun he answered “it’s not as tortuous as this jam” and I, once again, concurred.

Thankfully that set ended, and as always at Pickathon, crowds get up and move on their way to other various stage choices throughout the farm and it’s easy to move into a coveted spot you had your eye on. We settled into some welcoming shade in the beer garden just in time for Shovels and Rope. I knew I was going to love them based on the YouTube videos I’d watched prior to this event. But Carry Ann Hearst’s spitfire vocals and electric stage presence knocked me for a loop even still. Her Tanya Tucker/Dolly Parton/Janis Joplin pipes are a whopping dose of punkabilly ecstasy. And the effortless flair of the “two-man band” between her and her bandmate/husband Michael Trent, somehow playing the drums/keyboards/tambourines/and various guitars between them – is a revelation in the art of economic downsizing. I’m not surprised the studio The Moving Picture Boys has followed them around the last two years, filming a full-length documentary The Ballad of Shovels and Rope about the forming of their band, their life on the road and the recording of their latest album O’ Be Joyful. They are a fascinating and astoundingly talented twosome. I for one cannot wait to see it.

Shovels and Rope \’Tell The Truth\’ video

We then made our way over to see The Cactus Blossoms at The Workshop Barn. As it was filled to capacity, we threw our camp chairs under a shady tree outside the barn and watched the band on the full-screen moniter outside. The vintage country tunes, the sweet accompaniment of Mike “Raz” Russell’s fiddle and Randy Broughton’s dobro, and the gorgeous old-timey harmonies of brothers Jack Torrey and Page Burkham, were a cool, relaxing treat in the afternoon shade.

After that we wandered over to The Galaxy Barn, also filled to capacity, for the funky feminista duo THEESatisfaction. Again, not a problem: we parked our camp chairs on the grass outside, popped over to the beer garden behind us for a cold one, and let the jazzy soul and cool raps of Catherine Harris-White and Stasia Irons wash over us on the barn lawn. We noticed lots of die-hard fans push their way into crowded venue, only to emerge ten minutes later drenched in sweat and gasping for air. Still, they looked pleased as punch to have seen these sexy, Seattle-based soul-sisters, if only for a few hot minutes.

For us it was back to the main stage beer garden, where we nestled in for the rest of the evening. We caught The Wood Brothers for a second round, this time really noticing the gorgeous gospel-hootenanny-style vocals between the boys and their back-up singers. Maybe it was just a better sound system than the stage in The Woods, but I also detected more of a Gram Parsons-influenced-Stones-era country rock vibe in their songs I hadn’t noticed the night before. They jammed out for a good hour, to a humongous and happy crowd groovin’ to their good vibes set.

Then The Lake Street Dive band from Brooklyn took the stage. We’d already heard a lot of buzz about them around the fest that day and from the first few belted out notes from Rachael Price’s solid gold pipes, we, and the entire crowd, were goners. Sounding like some indie-disco-soul combo of Feist and Sister Sledge, this irresistibly hook-filled quartet had the crowd in an instant dance-happy uproar. Definitely a band to watch out for. Music this un-self-consciously happy doesn’t come along every day.

Up next was hairy hometown heroes Blitzen Trapper. These non-stop touring road-dogs have only gotten better year after year and their 3rd Sub Pop Records LP American Goldwing, is the full culmination of their nostalgic country-folk-rock n’roll-americana sound at it’s finest. The Pickathon crowd showed their appreciation by a never-ending bounce-along of hundreds of fans from the moment they took the stage to the last, wang-dangin’ note of their arena-sized set.

Blitzen Trapper \’Taking It Easy Too Long\’ video

Los Cojolites a traditional Mexican sonero group from Jaltipan Veracruz Mexico, kept the crowd happily on their toes for a spell between Blitzen Trapper and the night’s closer on the main stage Neko Case. I just want to throw out there that Neko and her amazing back-up singer Kelly Hogan win the award for wittiest onstage banter between songs. They had us and the entire crowd rolling with laughter every time they spoke. But I wasn’t surprised, based on Case’s hilarious, observational tweets on her highly entertaining twitter account. From her achingly gorgeous, country-noir vocals, to her richly textured and beautifully moody songs; Case’s set, under a twinkly country sky, was the perfect end to my three days at Pickathon.

Neko Case \’I Wish I Was The Moon\’ video

To sum it all up, I feel fairly confident Pickathon is as perfect a music festival as you’re going to find out there. It’s incredibly friendly, spacious, super eco-friendly and filled with so much amazing music it makes your head spin. There’s plenty of great food and drink, the prices are fair and there’s so many lovely spaces to watch all different kinds of bands, filled with like-minded music-loving folk who want to have as peaceful and respectful a weekend experience as you do. I’d warn those who have a strong aversion to looking at the dirty, dusty feet of others as well as their own (it is a farm after all) peacock feathers as the main fashion accessory everywhere you look (still not sure why that is) and exposed bellybuttons of every size, shape, color and gender (as I said it was really hot ) this may not be the festival for them. Everyone else – line-up for your tickets to Pickathon 2013. It’s a truly beautiful event, in every way possible. You don’t want to miss it.

-Post by Miss Dolly Mod

Pickathon Music Festival : Day Two : Daily Re-cap

Feeling like seasoned Pickathon pros, Day 2 of the music fest seemed like a cool breeze (despite the 97 degree temps) as compared to the mind-blowing, navigation-fumbling, deer-in-the-headlights stance I assume we took at every turn on Day 1. We sailed right on into The Galaxy Barn just in time for Houston, Texas’ native son Robert Ellis to take the stage. I’d been looking so forward to seeing him live again, ever since I went to three nights of his one-week residency at Al’s Den here in Portland last summer. But whereas at Al’s Den he was solo, now Ellis is touring with lead guitarist Kelly Doyle and Geoffrey Muller on bass. And WOW – what a treat these three ‘pickers’ are. I can’t even explain the dexterity, timing and frisky play between these three southern cats! You can go on and google Robert Ellis and see all the comparisons; George Jones, Jackson Brown, Willie Nelson, Dwight Yoakum: they’re all true. He’s a hellu’va songwriter and Ellis can go straight-up blistering honky-tonk, or sweetly croon a 70’s singer-songwriter-inspired ballad so tenderly, you’ll be fighting that achy lump in yer throat the rest of the set. Not to mention his awesome stage presence, seasoned songwriting, and the heartbreaking vocals that completely belie this guy is only in his early twenties. His gig at Al’s Den was a bit empty last year, which saddened me, so I felt Ellis was finally given his northwest due here at Pickathon, playing in a honky-tonk like setting filled with music lovers, all of whom whooped, hollered and stomped throughout his set. And throughout the rest of the day, I’d overhear people talking about him, telling those who weren’t there what a great new talent they missed. Considering that and the hot buzz on the webs about Ellis, I have a feeling this may have been my last chance to see him in a smaller, intimate setting.

Robert Ellis \’What\’s In It For Me\’ video

The high heat of the day was bearing down as we walked out of the barn so we headed for the The Woods, feeling that any music going on inside the “ewok village” was the place to go til the sun took it down a notch. So with a Townshend’s Teas Apple Kava Kombucha (me) and Spunky Monkey Maple Shaved Ice Latte (mi viejo) in hand, we made our way deep into the forest, found our bale of hay, and camped out for two amazing musical treats. The first was Typhoon, who we’d caught the night before, but this was a completely different set, one almost completely tailored to the wood-nymph setting around us. Sweet, playful, beautiful, this 10-14 member troupe filled the trees with their gorgeous voices and their jamboree-style songs until they had the whole encampment bouncing along. Next up was The Cave Singers, whom I only recently read up on in anticipation of seeing them here at Pickathon. Though I liked what I’d heard and read on the ‘nets, nothing really prepared me for how much I loved this band, starting and ending with Pete Quirk’s vocals. He reminds me of Peter Case of The Plimsouls, Mike Scott of The Waterboys and Martin Zellar of The Gear Daddies, all at once. And if that’s not enough to sell you on this band, I don’t know what more you need? How about they’re music reminds me of all those bands too, not in a derivative way, but in a nostalgically wonderful way. Soulful, moving, tribal; The Cave Singers had the “ewok villagers” myself included, engaged in a we-are-all-one bopping up and down mode for the entire set. It was a beautiful thing and I dare say they are my new favorite band. I do. They are.

The Cave Singers – \’Beach House\’ video

We moseyed out of The Woods back to the main area just in time to catch the last few rousing numbers of Langhorne Slim’s set. We came upon a crowd on its feet, and Slim’s exuberant country-folk and raw, impassioned vocals quickly drew me into the fold. Shoetly after, ‘Nawlin’s Hot 8 Brass Band took the stage and with their wall of horns and fiery hip-hop-ish chants had the sweaty, late afternoon crowd in full cardio mode once again. Mi viejo and I chose instead to find some shade and chill out with some icy cold brews from the Widmer Brothers. That’s the awesome thing about Pickathon: there’s plenty of space, plenty of shade and you can always make it through the beer line in under ten minutes. At the main stage anyway. It’s another story waiting in line at the brew pub in The Woods, but if you think of it, you’re lucky you can even get a cold beer in the middle of a forest. Am I right? We also got some killer burgers and sweet potato fries and had began stuffing our faces just as Kitty, Daisy & Lewis took the stage. These 50’s, Americana loving Brit siblings are as good as it gets. Stylish, fierce, multi-talented and funner than hell. That’s right, I said funner. And I’m sticking with it. I shoveled my burger down and made my way to the front of the stage to soak up their intense, retro vibe, only to fall in love with their rockin’ parents, Daddy Grazz on rhythm guitar and mom Ingrid Weiss (formerly of The Raincoats) on stand-up bass. By the end of their set I was hoping due to my sheer enthusiasm and winning smile, maybe they’d adopt me. No such luck.

Kitty, Daisy & Lewis \’Going Up The Country\’ video

We trooped on back into The Woods to catch the aptly named The Wood Brothers and by this time the ewok village was in full freak-flying, dead-spinning, nag champa –burning tribal mode. Day-glo headbands, wrist-bands and hula hoops were flying about, and the curious amount of peacock feathers being waved in the air, or stuck in hat-bands as well as full-on peacock head-dresses on women, garnered my attention. Despite the cool forest nighttime air, it was one big steamy sauna around that stage, and The Wood Brothers (sibling Chris – of Martin, Mediski and Wood – and brother Oliver Wood) with their bluesy, Americana folk-funk, kept the party jammin’ song after song.

The Wood Brothers \’Luckiest Man\’ video

On our way out of Day Two of Pickathon, we had no choice but to stop and marvel at Bombino on the main stage. From he and his band’s amazing garb, to the blazing red lighting, to the scorching hypnotic rhythms being blasted from that stage, we had no choice but to stop in our tracks and take in this extreme talent from Niger. It’s not exactly my cup of tea, musically, per se: but to see this musician live is indeed a powerful sight and sound to behold. When we headed out into the clear dark night, my heart was still pounding from Bombino’s commanding presence.

It was a heady day at Pickathon. I’m exhausted from so many hours of so much great music, yet I can’t wait for Day 3. And more than a little verklempt already that it’s almost over.

-Post by Miss Dolly Mod

Pickathon Music Festival 2012 : Day One : Daily Re-cap

In all my preppin’ for Pickathon, I still had no idea what to actually expect until I arrived at the lush, scenic Pendarvis Farm at which this festival is held. About thirty minutes from downtown Portland, I found myself in Happy Valley, a “suburb” of southeastern Portland, but instead of ‘burb, think rolling farm lands with thickly forested hills. As one enters the main area, under the gorgeous kite-like expanses of canopies that somehow manage to keep the burning sun off your skin, yet still lets you gaze up at the blue sky through them, you land in a hippie-nouveau utopia of barns with horses, barns with stages, a gorgeous open expanse leading down to two different stages, plenty of seating and mouth-watering smells from the many awesome food carts. And people; lots and lots of people, acting friendlier towards one another than you can remember people ever being in ‘real life.’ And that tone is set starting with the volunteer staff, every single one of which is smiling, super helpful and chill. Not to mention as you pass other Pickathon goers in tight, humid quarters, aka the Galaxy and Workshop Barns, you’ll hear more than one “excuse me, brother” as sweaty limbs collide in passing. It’s another world out there at Pickathon. A kinder, gentler world.

Then there’s the music. I kicked off my day with the stoner troubadour Todd Snider in The Workshop Barn. The barn stages at Pickathon only hold about 75 people at most, meanwhile about 150 cram in to see their favorite performers. Yet on a hot weekend like this one, there really is no air flow in the barns, as they keep the doors shut to maintain a One Entry, One Exit door policy. Therefore creating a peyote sweat lodge environ of epic proportions. We crammed in by the exit door (meanwhile some lady was holding five seats for friends, who, I might add, never showed up, prompting mi viejo to claim “holding seats is bullshit” and I for one, concur) and Todd Snider came in looking somehow cool as a cucumber (perhaps it was his adorable bare feet) and immediately launched into one gorgeous number after another. Playing songs off both of his recent albums Agnostic Hymns and Stoner Fables and ‘Time As We Know It’ The Songs of Jerry Jeff Walker (a tribute album to his musical hero) Snider, with his warm, scraggly preacher presence has you immediately forgetting you’ve turned into a human faucet of pouring sweat and are receiving only the tiniest gasps of fresh oxygen. He then asked the crowd if they had any songs they wanted to hear and he obliged each and every one as the crowd sang along. It was somewhere after four or five requests that I began seeing stars and knew it was time to leave. Snider was playing again outdoors a few hours later and I thought it best to catch him then, versus ending up spending my day with the vapors in the First Aid tent. Upon exiting the barn, what previously felt like a hot sunny day, now felt like a fresh blast of air conditioning.

Todd Snider \”Too Soon To Tell\” video

We then sampled a few of the excellent food carts while camped out in front the two main stages, chilling out to the ‘Texas Country Blues Preacher’ Reverend KM Williams, followed by hometown girl Laura Gibson. We found being under the canopies and near the beer garden to be the truly prime real estate of the fest. The Grove served us up the best salad and burrito we’ve had in a long time; certainly not your average festival grub with its fresh greens, veg, and toasted pepitas, while The Widmer Brother’s Drop Top Amber Ale and Citrus Blonde kept us nicely hydrated. At the Kure Juice Bar we each got The Lady of The Day mango smoothies for dessert, leading me to ponder why it is that I ate healthier at Pickathon than I do in daily life? I guess because it’s just all right there. Dishwashing stations around the food area, as well as the giant fresh drinking water truck are all within a hundred feet and it’s nice to see the No Single-Use policy of the fest working as smoothly as it should. I’m thinking after seeing a festival with no garbage cans or recycling bins overflowing with refuse, I may not be able to stomach a festival in the future that does. It’s just too easy to be eco-friendly and sustainable these days if people put in the tiniest bit of effort. And it works. Pickathon, if anything, is a shining example of that forward thinking and I can only hope organizers of festivals in the future, of any kind, take note.

It was then time for Todd Snider ‘part deux’ that day and I felt so fortunate to see this Smothers Brothers/Garrison Keillor/Jonathon Richmond/Bob Dylan hybrid of a musician twice in one day. Whereas inside the peyote sweat lodge … er,.. I mean the Workshop Barn…Snider kept it warm and intimate with his music selections; outside on the main stage, playing largely to the beer garden crowd, he fired it up ten-fold with his own rabble-rousing, humorous, political folk-rock that had the crowd on it’s knees. Its astonishing to me that such a loveable, talented, brilliant singer-songwriter musician the likes of him isn’t a household name. Todd Snider. Remember that. You’ll be glad you did.

It was shortly after Snider’s second set that I had a Rock n’ Roll Bucket List moment of my own. I found myself standing next to one of my musical heroes, Randy Broughton from The Gear Daddies. Whereas back in the day, in Minnesota, though I’d had a million opportunities to say hello, or profess my fan-girling to Broughton, at all the various venues I’d seen him play at from ages 15 to 30, my shyness and respect of his privacy had always kept me from doing so. But here at Pickathon, he somehow now seemed like an “old Minnesota pal of mine” so I got up the courage and blurted out “Hi Randy, I’m one of your biggest fans” and we got to talking about the Minnesota music scene from the 80’s and 90’s and what he was up to now. Turns out he’s playing his sweet pedal steel guitar and dobro for The Cactus Blossoms, who, by the way, were voted the Best Country Band of Minnesota 2012 by the City Pages. I’m not surprised. Any band worthy of Broughton’s talent ought to bring about such praise.

Southeast Engine we’re rockin’ it out as we left the main area and made the trek to The Woods. Having no idea what to expect, we soon found ourselves heading down a soft dusty path deep into the trees, surrounded by every sort of twinkly hippie encampment, flowing tapestries in the trees and colorful hammocks everywhere as the trail got darker and cooler, until all sunlight disappeared and you were led only by strings of lights and occasional over head balloon-like chandeliers. The Forest Moon of Endor indeed; or as mi viejo whispered in my ear, “ewoks” in a highly reverential tone. We finally made it to an opening deep inside the forest which surrounds the homespun, thatched-stick Woods stage. Bales of hay are lined up around it to park your booty on, meanwhile a tiny beer garden, a wood-fired pizza oven stand and an ice cream cart are standing nearby. It’s hard to not to be in complete awe of this hippie paradise. Well, almost a paradise. Did I mention the babies, the toddlers, the children? So. Many. Children. A real family-friendly fest, Pickathon is, with its weekend-long camping and children-friendly playgrounds throughout, its a wonderful music fest to bring the children. When you’re of the non-breeding variety however, it’s MUCH. And with The Woods being in the middle of the biggest camping zone, let’s just say you soon find yourself outnumbered at least 3 to 1 by the little people of Pickathon. So after an interminable hour-long soundcheck by the Bowerbirds, whilst a Lord Of The Flies situation amongst a wild group of seven year-olds playing on a rope swing behind us began brewing, we felt it was time to move back into the light. At which point Bowerbirds finally began their set, playing such ethereally beautiful music, so appropriate to the magical woodsy setting, it lifted the place into an almost spiritual level. We’re glad we stuck around.

Bowerbirds \”Overcome with Light\” & \”Brave World\” video

Then it was back out to the main stage, and to see the setting sun amongst the now colorfully-lit canopies was once again a dream-like setting of such surreal beauty, your mouth literally hangs open for a moment. Mine did anyway, that is until we settled into our camp-chairs and I plugged it with a Fifty Licks Stumptown Coffee ice cream cone (!!) while we watched Typhoon take the hometown crowd to task with their fever-pitch, Polyphonic Spree-sized, indie rock instrumentals. Immediately after, Heartless Bastards were ready to roll and brought the entire main stage area to its feet with their dark, sexy rock and Erika Wennerstrom’s soulful, spooky vocals.

All in all, a remarkably mind-blowing first day at Pickathon. I can’t wait to see what Saturday and Sunday have in store.

-Post by Miss Dolly Mod

14th Annual Pickathon Indie Roots Music Festival : Pendarvis Farm, OR : Aug. 3rd – 5th, 2012

The Pacific Northwest might get the shaft in the ‘ol meterology department (rain, months and months of rain) but the scenic outdoors, the perfect if ever-so-brief summers and an abundance of amazing music festivals (Bumbershoot, Sasquatch, MusicFest NW, PDX Pop Now) seem to be the universe’s way of extending awesome make-up sex to us mossy-skinned tree-huggers. One such music event, the 14th Annual Pickathon Indie Roots Music Festival coming up this August 3rd-5th, at Pendarvis Farm just outside of Portland, is not only gathering buzz year after year asthee fest to attend, its organizers and sponsors continue to push the envelope in creating the perfect music festival. Take for instance the great line-up: Neko Case, Blitzen Trapper, Dr. Dog, Gordan Gano, Todd Snider, Mynabirds, Thee Oh Sees and Robert Ellis to name a few. Then there’s the outstanding nosh and bevvies: Bunk Sandwiches, Pine State Biscuits, Zuppa Soups, Widmer Bros. & Hopworks Urban Breweries, Evolution Wines, Townshend’s Tea and many, many more…and last but certainly not least: aiming for the most earth-friendly sustainability practices of any fest out there today via partnerships with GO Box, Klean Kanteen and EcoShuttle.

Though I could go on and on about all the great talent playing at Pickathon this year, it’s really the revolutionary green measures put into place this time around that I feel deserves center stage; starting with the NO SINGLE USE practice regarding cups, dishware and utensils. That’s right: NO SINGLE USE. Klean Kanteen will be providing stainless steel cups which each attendee holds onto the whole weekend for their beverage needs. Same goes for the artists and staff in backstage areas. Attendees can also bring their own dishware and utensils that they can clean themselves at dishwashing stations provided around the grounds, or they can buy a GO Box set from the festival for $10.00 which can be returned at the end for $5.00 back -  a pretty sweet deal. That or go on and keep it handy for personal use when camping or to be used at your favorite GO Box friendly food carts. Brilliant.

Pickathon is also building several new bar areas this year, all made from local lumber procured from naturally downed trees. Solar energy is used wherever possible at the fest and all strands of light are LED. In addition, a partnership with EcoShuttle makes it possible for the audience to take alternative transport to and from the grounds.

Think of it, three lovely days of amazing music, killer eats and drinks, and not a nasty overflowing garbage can or even a stinky, ant-covered recycling bin in sight. What comes in to the grounds, goes out. It’s a groundbreaking concept and hopefully sets into precedence the future of sustainable practices for all festivals, music or otherwise, around the world. And, oh yeah, did I mention the Cardboard Songsters, THEE Satisfaction. Kitty, Daisy and Lewis, Heartless Bastards, The War On Drugs, Y La Bamba…etc etc… they’re all gonna be there too!

-Post by Miss Dolly Mod

Just Announced : RUN D.M.C. to Reunite for Fun Fun Fun Fest 2012

The remaining members of the legendary RUN D.M.C. will reunite for the first time since the passing of Jam-Master Jay in 2002 at this year’s Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, TX that runs from November 2nd – 4th. They will headline the main stage and D.M.C. will, also, perform a solo set during the festival showcasing tracks from his new album. You can check out the fun teaser video for this announcement below. The full lineup is expected out later this week.

For more on the fest, go here. General Admission passes and tickets will go on sale in July. However, PIP passes are currently on sale.