Fun Fun Fun Fest

From the two days I was there, I saw a lot of good performances, including Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Bun B, Run DMC, DMC, Kreayshawn, Danny Brown, Strfkr, and A$AP rocky.

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis put on a great show and kept the crowd interested by playing their two most popular songs at the beginning. I thought it was interesting but kind of a let down because I was excited to wait for those songs. They sounded even better live and I wasn't let down with their singing and rapping abilities at all, like I am sometimes with rappers. 

Bun B was someone I was not as familiar with but I knew a few songs and I really liked his stage voice. The crowd was pumped with his beats and heavy bass so that made the show more exciting. He wasn't super amazing but I am definitely glad that I got to see him. 

Here is a song he performed called Uptown.

Run DMC was very exciting even though I was towards the back of the audience. I loved the way that they appealed to all generations and I liked that they so easily performed together. I am excited to say I have seen them live and that I got to hear their song "my adidas". DMC, a spin off of Run DMC was also very cool because some of Run DMC's sons are in this band and it really shows how music can stay the same over time.

I also saw a girl rapper by the name of Kreayshawn. She is kind of off edge and pretty corky. She has a few decent songs and I was curious to see how she would perform. I predicted that her voice would not be as good live because of the auto-tune and I was right but it wasn't as strainful as I thought it would be.

Here is her most famous song "Gucci Gucci"

In a row I saw a techno band called Strfkr and they were very entertaining for a little bit with their light show and the way the music was rapidly changing. But after a while everything started to sound the same. I will definitely go look up some of their music. A$AP came on last and he was who I had been wanting to see. When he came out an instrumental was playing and he started to tell his story in a hushed and deep voice then all of the sudden I heard a gunshot and he started his first song. I liked the originality of the performance and he was also very close to the audience which was a nice surprise.

Overall the fest was a blast and is different from ACL because of how small it is and how easy it is to get close to the concerts you want to see. It is definitely worth the money.