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Austin Has Fun Fun Fun Once Again

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If you have ever visited Austin, Texas, then you probably already know we like to have fun here in the Live Music Capital of the World. Sometimes our fun involves music, sometimes sports, sometimes comedy, and sometimes the great outdoors, but once in a while we like to throw all caution to the wind and combine everything into one bigger-than-life party. We call this event Austin's Fun Fun Fun Fest. Fun awaited all who traveled to Austin for this years Fun Fun Fun Fest on Auditorium Shores This year Austin's homage to all things FUN took place for three days, November 8, 9, and 10, on Auditorium Shores in beautiful downtown Austin. Fun was the name of the game in Austin as the 8th annual Fun Fun Fun Fest took place  As usual, there were a variety of musical acts represented at the festival ranging from... Rap, Rapper Ice T performs for the crowds at Austin's Fun Fun Fun Fest to Heavy Metal, Tom Araya and Kerry King perform with Slayer as the ...

Barenaked Ladies Rock Austin

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The Canadian rock band Barenaked Ladies hit the stage at Austin City Limits - Live at the Moody Theater on October 24, 2013. The band is on tour in support of their latest album, Grinning Streak , which was released in June 2013. Ed Robertson, Tyler Stewart, and Jim Creeggan of Barenaked Ladies perform at ACL Live in Austin, Texas The band is comprised of Jim Creeggan (upright bass, electric bass, and vocals), Kevin Hearn (keyboards, guitar, accordion, and vocals), Ed Robertson (vocals and guitar), and Tyler Stewart (drums). Ed Robertson of Barenaked Ladies greets an enthusiastic crowd in Austin, Texas on October 24, 2013 Kevin Hearn of Barenaked Ladies performs at Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater  Ed Robertson entertains the crowd as Barenaked Ladies performs in Austin, Texas on October 24, 2013  Set List: Limits  Never Is Enough Pinch Me Leave Gonna Walk All in Good Time Keepin' It Real Smile ...

Vintage Racing at COTA

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Austin might be known as the Live Music Capital of the World, but another great activity, motor racing, is quickly making its mark on our fair city by drawing hundreds of thousands of enthusiastic fans from around the globe to a new state of the art venue. It was just under one year ago when the Circuit of the Americas race track made its debut in Elroy, Texas, a sleepy little town just on the outskirts of southeast Austin. Naysayers wondered why it was logical to spend millions of dollars building a special race track for an event which would take place once a year. Organizers said there would be more possibilities to take advantage of during the other 11 months of the year, and they were right. The Circuit of the Americas track was originally built as THE track for the United States Formula One Grand Prix auto race. COTA hosted its first Formula 1 race in November 2012. Since then COTA has hosted several auto, motorcycle, and bicycle racing events, the latest of which occu...