Yeah, I know ACL is just over a week away. But I thought I’d take the time to alert you to the next big shindig in this city: Fun Fun Fun Fest. The second installment of this festival showcases a number of bands that I’m pumped about seeing. It’s going down November 3rd and 4th at Waterloo Park, so make sure you get your tickets soon. Here’s the lineup:

STAGE 1:

Explosions in the Sky (Austin, TX), Cat Power and the Dirty Delta Blues (NY), New Pornographers (Vancouver, Canada), Of Montreal (Athens, GA), Okkervil River (Austin, tx), Battles (NY), Mates of State (SF,CA), Ted Leo and the Pharmacists (NJ), I Love You But I’ve Chosen Darkness (Austin, TX), Final Fantasy (Toronto, Canada), White Denim (Austin, TX), Brothers and Sisters (Austin), Zykos (austin, tx), Emma Pollock (of the delgados) (Scotland), Headlights (IL), Cave Singers (Seattle), Celebration (Baltimore), The Cribs (UK), Birds of Avalon (Raleigh, NC)

STAGE 2:

Murder City Devils (Seattle, WA), Neurosis (Oakland, CA), The Sword (Austin, TX), Battalion of Saints (CA), Sick of It All (NY), Madball (NY), Angry Samoans (CA), Against Me! (Gainesville, FL), Lifetime (NJ), Riverboat Gamblers (austin, tx), Poison Idea (Portlan, OR), CH3 (CA), The Saints (Australia), Youth Brigade (CA), Complete Control (Austin, TX), Suntrash (CA), Witchcraft (sweden), Saviours (Oakland), Modern Life Is War (Iowa), Iron Age (Austin, tx), Viva Hate (CA), Sinking Ships (Seattle, WA), The Heart Attacks (Atlanta, GA)

STAGE 3:

Girl Talk (Pittsburgh, PA ), Cadence Weapon (CA), Busdriver (CA), Diplo (philidelphia, PA), Car Stereo Wars (Austin), Grand Buffet (Pittsburgh, PA), DJ Jester (austin), Prince Klassen (austin), MGMT (NY), MC Chris (NY), Ocelot (Austin and UK), Brownout! (austin), Small Sin (canada), Clap! Clap! (Austin)