1 - green dome - thinking in stitches - case study 2 - frankie & the witch fingers - zam - greenway 3 - karen o & dangermouse - lux prima - lux prima 4 - cochemea - all my relations - daptone 5 - weyes blood - titanic rising - sub pop 6 - drone butch blues - your heart breaks - sofaburn 7 - parcels - s/t - kitsune 8 - cat power - wanderer - domino 9 - seakid mollusk - s/t - s/r 10 - cloud nothings - last building burning - carpark 11 - kero kero bonito - time n' place - polyvinyl 12 - dire wolves - paradisiacal mind - feeding tube 13 - dreams - no one defeats us - astralwerks 14 - viagra boys - street worms - s/r 15 - darwin's finches - good morning creatures ii - artificial head 16 - homeshake - helium - sinderlyn 17 - methyl ethel - triage - 4ad 18 - swearin' - fall into the sun - merge 19 - cursive - vitriola - 15 passenger 20 - goggs - pre strike sweep - in the red 21 - public practice - distance is a mirror - wharf cat 22 - j. mascis - elastic days - subpop 23 - public memory - demolition - felte 24 - jandek - london thursday - corwood 25 - 7fo - ryu no nukegara - em 26 - tunic - complexion - self sabotage 27 - health - vol 4: slaves of fear - loma vista 28 - yann tiersen - all - everythings calm 29 - ritual howls - rendered armor - felte 30 - omotai - a ruined oak - tofu carnage 31 - buxton - stay out late - new west 32 - nude party, the - s/t - new west 33 - devante hunter - thus far - s/r 34 - yowler - black dog in my path - double double whammy 35 - holter, julia - aviary - domino
KAABOO has been around for 5 years in Del Mar, CA, so while this isn't their first rodeo, it is the festival's first time in Texas, and with a new venue and new city comes growing pains. Despite all of this, the festival organizers executed the first day of festivities flawlessly.
1 - frankie & the witch fingers - zam - greenway 2 - low - double negative - sub pop 3 - kero kero bonito - time n' place - polyvinyl 4 - 7fo - ryu no nukegara - em 5 - methyl ethel - triage - 4ad 6 - kenney, madeline - perfect shapes - carpark 7 - health - vol 4: slaves of fear - loma vista 8 - homeshake - helium - sinderlyn 9 - kazyak - reflection - s/r 10 - aphex twin - collapse ep - warp 11 - mai lan - autopilote - cinq7 12 - swearin' - fall into the sun - merge 13 - devante hunter - thus far - s/r 14 - public practice - distance is a mirror - wharf cat 15 - takao - stealth - em 16 - darwin's finches - good morning creatures ii - artificial head 17 - seakid mollusk - s/t - s/r 18 - les louanges - la nuit est une panthere - bon sound 19 - nude party, the - s/t - new west 20 - cat power - wanderer - domino 21 - dreams - no one defeats us - astralwerks 22 - angelo de augustine - tomb - asthmatic kitty 23 - tirzah - devotion - domino 24 - cloud nothings - last building burning - carpark 25 - cochemea - all my relations - daptone 26 - ritual howls - rendered armor - felte 27 - nadler, marissa - for my crimes - sacred bones 28 - buxton - stay out late - new west 29 - goggs - pre strike sweep - in the red 30 - yowler - black dog in my path - double double whammy 31 - j. mascis - elastic days - subpop 32 - ingeborg von agassiz - o giver of dreams - s/t 33 - dire wolves - paradisiacal mind - feeding tube 34 - jandek - london thursday - corwood 35 - green dome - thinking in stitches - case study
In the last decade, Arlington, Texas has been expanding its offerings to be competitive with its bigger sibling cities, Fort Worth and Dallas. Several developments include the building of the AT&T Stadium, the building the Arlington Highlands (an outdoor shopping complex), refashioning its convention center into an E-sports stadium and expo center, and strengthening the downtown area to encourage tourism. Growing up in this town that the residents refer to as a “big small town,” it comes to no surprise to me that this year Arlington will host its first annual music festival, KAABOO Texas Festival. It’s rather fitting of a major music festival to make its debut in the AT&T Stadium, ten years after the stadium first opened.
KAABOO markets itself as a “new kind of entertainment and arts experience designed around comfort, hospitality, and good times,” according to its website. An adults-only event, this event advertises music, comedy, food, comedy, art, and hospitality amenities like lounges and running toilets. With a strong line-up including The Killers, Lionel Richie, Mrs. Lauryn Hill, Blue October, and Your Smith, KAABOO may become one of the stronger festivals of Texas.
Stay tuned with ktru for a giveaway opportunity. KAABOO Festival will happen May 10-12 at AT&T stadium. More information can be found on their website kaabootexas.com.
It's that time of the year again! The 28th Annual KTRU Outdoor Show is back for another day full of music, friendly faces, and student/community art. Come out and take in the rays, have a brew, and discover new talent from both Houston and beyond!
