Tag: The FEST

FEST 14 Day 3 – photos

Dear Diary: FEST Day 3. The situation has grown dire. Feet hurt. Ear ringing constantly. Everything is sore. I’m not sure if I can drink any more PBR. Nah, just kidding (Well, not really kidding about the feet and ears.).…

The FEST 14 Day 2 – photos

Well, first things first, I spent the day looking like this…. ….which made a normal (read as weird, fun, meandering, hazy, and drunken) day of FESTing just that much odder, hilarious, and well….FESTier. And what is FESTier than slightly too…

The FEST 14 Day 1 – photos

I’ll get right into it. I had a blast at FEST 13, the 2014, PBR fueled, punk rock centric, Gainesville FL institution of a music festival. Why wouldn’t I return for FEST 14? A weak liver? No. Maturing taste in…

The FEST 14 announces first 267 bands in lineup

Gainesville, FL institution The FEST has unveiled a new website and the first 267 bands committed to this year’s massive takeover of the city October 30th through November 1st. Highlights include Lagwagon, The Menzingers, Teenage Bottlerocket, Off With Their Heads,…

The FEST 13, Day 3: Melvins, Coliseum, Whores., Iron Chic, United Nations, Circle Takes the Square – photos

My list of bands that I still really want to see has dwindled to, well, not many, to be honest. There are still tons of bands that I will go see every time I get a chance, but bands I’d…

The FEST 13, Day 2: The Descendents, Less Than Jake, Creepoid, Ben Nichols, The Flatliners, more – photos

I’ll go straight into it, here are some notes and images from The FEST 13, Day 2, a.k.a. “The Day that One Million Black Hoodies were sold”. Actually, I just made that up, but as the temperature dropped like a…

The FEST 13, Day 1: The Menzingers, Screaming Females, Chixdiggit, Direct Hit!, more – photos

I try to go to one music festival a year, I mean other than Savannah Stopover, Revival Fest, Graveface Fest, No Control Fest, Bragg Jam, The Jam Room Festival and….holy crap, I go to a lot of festivals. I guess…