Le Diamant Brut: Fun Fun Fun Fest Edition w/ The Jesus Lizard & Kid Sister
What’s the Deal: What comes to mind when you think of the name ‘Kid Sister’? Maybe it’s a younger sibling who would nag and annoy you, especially when your mom would make you take her along with your friends. Or, maybe it’s that Hasbro doll that was sold as a companion to the My Buddy doll. Well, neither of those are anything like the easy-on-the-eyes rap artist Melisa Young, who’s actually the older sister of her DJ (Josh “J2K” Young of Flosstradamus). At times, her sound dips into M.I.A. territory, and others, into the Missy Elliot camp. She’s done well for herself so far, having yet to release her debut, which is set for November 17th and is called Ultraviolet.
The album’s first single, “Pro Nails”, has been circulating and features Kanye West. The song, as you can guess, is about getting your nails done and looking your best in the club. She collaborates with others on the album as well, including Cee-Lo and Estelle, and folks like DJ A-Trak and Spank Rock worked on the production of it.
Something Interesting: She’s the very last performer to take the stage Sunday at 9pm at Fun Fun Fun Fest, and should be worth the wait.
Other Tracks Worth Checking Out: “Right Hand Hi” and “Get Fresh”
Kid Sister [MySpace]
THE JESUS LIZARD
What’s the Deal: Fun Fun Fun Fest has built a reputation of bringing in “What the… I never thought I’d ever have a chance to see that band” bands over the past few years with groups like Dead Milkmen, Bad Brains, Danzig and The Jesus Lizard. In most cities, The Jesus Lizard reunion shows probably wouldn’t be a main event to the masses. But, here in Austin, where an almost unnatural lust for the music we loved from a bygone era (even though the 90s aren’t that long gone) mixes with the fact that the group formed here about 20 years ago before relocating to Chicago, their performance is at the top of many Fun Fest goers’ must-see lists. Also, it doesn’t hurt that the group has a reputation for putting on exciting and ferocious live shows.
The Jesus Lizard sound is somewhere between alternative, noise rock and punk, which more or less put them at the right place at the right time with 90s underground music. But, if you weren’t a Jesus Lizard fan and don’t own a copy of Down or their Capital Records debut, Shot, you might have heard of them from their split single with Nirvana in 1993 called “Puss”/”Oh, Guilt”. Existing fans, though, have probably been stewing over their eventual Austin performance since even before the release of their singles box set this past Record Store Day (April 18).
Something Interesting: As one of the headliners this Saturday night at Fun Fun Fun Fest, they’ll go up against Destroyer and Pharcyde at 8:35pm, which for any punk fans, will be a no-brainer. To be fair, though, Pharcyde and Destroyer are nothing to shake a stick at either.
Other Tracks Worth Checking Out: “Thumper” and “Glamorous”
The Jesus Lizard [MySpace]
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