Win a VIP bag for your family at the 3rd Annual Family Music Meltdown happening at Pan Am Park on Wednesday, March 16, 2016 from 3-7 pm.

This very special annual music event is a favorite with Austin families! Now in its third year, Family Music Meltdown won’t disappoint with an amazing lineup, including TWO Latin Grammy winners (Mister G and Lucky Diaz) along with the 2015 Austin Chronicle Musician of the Year, Gina Chavez!

• Strumero
• Gina Chavez
• Red Yarn
• Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band
• Sugar Free Allstars
• Mister G
• The Deedle Deedle Dees
• El Tule

Activities include:

• Hands-on science activities with the Thinkery
• Trampolines courtesy of Springfree Trampoline
• Austin Humane Society will be doing crafts with the kids (and they’ll be bringing some dogs who are adoptable)
• Craft stations

Food and drinks will be available from Emoji’s Grilled Cheese Rosarito’s Food Truck and Uncle Louie G’s. Blankets, picnics, and lawn chairs are welcome!

What: Family Music Meltdown

When: Wednesday, March 16, from 3 – 7 pm

Where: Pan Am Park’s Hillside Theater, 2100 E. Third Street, Austin

Cost: FREE!

Register to win a VIP bag stocked with swag and snacks!

Gather your friends and family on Sunday, March 20, 2016 for Rock + Read, a free book and music fest happening at the Domain.

Get out and enjoy one last hurrah of Spring Break / SXSW 2016 with this fun book and music fest! Both kids and adults will enjoy the great lineup of musicians. In between sets, BookPeople will be on-hand in the storytime tent with an amazing lineup of local authors who will be reading stories from their books, doing activities with the kids, and signing books. This event is FREE and open to the public.

The Music Lineup:

• Lucky Diaz & the Family Jam Band
• Mister G
• The Que Pastas
• Big Don
• The Not-Its!
• Red Yarn
• The Deedle Deedle Dees

Local Author Lineup:

• Rob Harrell, Life of Zarf: The Troll Who Cried Wolf
• Dianna Hutts Aston, An Egg Is Quiet
• Don Tate, The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton
• Chris Barton, Mighty Truck
• Emma Virján, What This Story Needs Is a Hush and a Shush

In addition to the live music and storytime tent, there will be Easter crafts for the kids, jumping on one of the Springfree Trampolines that will be set up throughout the Domain II, and local vendors!

Thanks to our sponsors, The Domain, Austin Diagnostic Clinic and Springfree Trampoline, for making this event possible.

When: Sunday, March 20, 2016

Time: 1 – 5:30 pm

Where: 3220 Amy Donovan Plaza, The Domain, Austin

Cost: FREE!

1st set
They Might Be Giants – It’s Spare the Rock
ID
They Might Be Giants – Nonagon
Ozomatli – Opposable Thumbs
Jim Cosgrove & Jazzy Ash – Love Comes Back (new)
ID
Mariana Iranzi – Hola Hello
The Gourds – Fossil Contender
Mekons – Oranges & Lemons
ID (sxsw)
The Clash – Lost in the Supermarket

[KUTX – Rock and Read Promo
KUTX – Papa Crow – Daylight in the Swamp

[WJFF/KCMJ – Papa Crow – Daylight in the Swamp

2nd set
Brian Eno – Over Fire Island
Elizabeth Mitchell – Winter’s Come and Gone (in-studio)
ID/prep to Rock
TMBG – Don’t Spare the Rock!
ID
Fastbacks – One of These Things
babe the blue OX – Surfin’ Minnesota
The Good Ms. Padgett – Lollipop Nightmare
Molly Ledford & Billy Kelly – To The Woods
The Not-Its! – Washington DC
ID

[KUTX – MeltdownBoogie Promo
[KUTX –

[WJFF/KCMJ – Baby Loves Jazz – Bouncing on the Bed

3rd set
Dr. John – Iko Iko
Sugar Free Allstars – I Can See It Now (new)
ID
Frances England – Explorer of the World (new)
Turkey Andersen – Marco Cannonball Polo (new)
Father Goose – Flying Machine
ID
They Might Be Giants -So Crazy for Books
They Might Be Giants – Spare the Rock

1st set
They Might Be Giants – It’s Spare the Rock
ID
They Might Be Giants – Flying V
Tom Jones – What’s New Pussycat?
ID (MossFest 3/6 10-4)
Sara Hickman – Goop’s In It
Gina Chavez – Bug Bug (in-studio)
ID (FMM 3/16)
Golden Smog – Pecan Pie
Metamora – Little Potato
ID
Geggy Tah – All I Want To Do Is

[KUTX – Rock and Read Promo
KUTX – Renee & Jeremy – You’re My Best Friend

[WJFF/KCMJ – Ella Jenkins – Somebody’s Talking About Freedom

2nd set
Craig Finn – Forever Young (in-studio)
ID/prep to Rock
TMBG – Don’t Spare the Rock!
ID
The Go! Team – Buy Nothing Day
James Kochalka Superstar – Hockey Monkey
97x bumper
Fountains of Wayne – Laser Show
The Jam – Batman
The Not-Its! – Bring Your Friends (new)
ID (Rock and Read 3/20)

[KUTX – MeltdownBoogie Promo
[KUTX – Frances England – I Scream, You Scream

[WJFF/KCMJ – Frances England – I Scream, You Scream

3rd set
Tim Kubart – Last Turn Home
The Groundwork Music Orchestra – Ride My Giraffe
ID (Boogie 3/18, Noho Meltdown 3/26)
Moona Luna – Panorama (new)
Gap Band – Oops Up Side Your Head
ID
They Might Be Giants – What Is a Shooting Star?
They Might Be Giants – Spare the Rock

This week, we’re continuing to preview this year’s South by Southwest, plus we’ve got new music from David Wax Museum’s Suz Slezak, The Que Pastas, Lucky Diaz, Joe McDermott, and more.

1st set
They Might Be Giants – It’s Spare the Rock
ID
They Might Be Giants – Lincoln, Washington, and that Jefferson Guy
Wee Hairy Beasties – Animal Crackers
ID
Laura Freeman – Indigo and Violet
Lunch Money – To Be a Fossil
ID
Mates of State – Jellyman Kelly

[KUTX – MeltdownBoogie Promo
KUTX – Cat & A Bird – Bee Jive

[WJFF/KCMJ – Zee Avi – The Circle Game

2nd set
Suz Slezak – You got Love
ID/prep to Rock
TMBG – Don’t Spare the Rock!
ID
The Not-Its! – Bird on a Wire
Lucky Diaz – Cantaba La Rana
Sugar Free Allstars – Banana Pudding
Frank Turner – I Still Believe
ID

[KUTX – Rock and Read Promo
[KUTX – Rare Earth – I Just Want To Celebrate (Mocean Worker remix)

[WJFF/KCMJ – Rare Earth – I Just Want To Celebrate (Mocean Worker remix

3rd set
Mister G – La Rana
The Que Pastas – Common Denominator (new)
ID
The Deedle Deedle Dees – Cool Papa Bell
Thao – Bag of Hammers
Sister Sledge – We Are Family
Joe McDermott – Kitty Fight
ID
They Might Be Giants – 813 Mile Car Trip
They Might Be Giants – Spare the Rock

1st set
They Might Be Giants – It’s Spare the Rock
ID
They Might Be Giants – Zeros
Teddy Thompson & Rufus Wainwright – King of the Road
ID
Renee & Friends – Wherever You Go
Charlie Hope – Like an Evergreen
Lard Dog & the Band of Shy – Catch that Pretzel (new)
ID (sxsw)
Strumero – Monkeys Gonna Steal Your Food

[KUTX – Sweet Honey in the Rock – Shoo Fly

[WJFF/KCMJ – Sweet Honey in the Rock – Shoo Fly

2nd set
The Wiggly Tendrils – Song for Play (new)
ID/prep to Rock
TMBG – Don’t Spare the Rock!
ID (dees at sxsw)
The Deedle Deedle Dees – Obedience School
Michael & the Rockness Monsters – Rock It!
Hipwaders bumper
Hipwaders – Sesame Street Theme
Paul Westerberg – Mr. Rabbit
The Not-Its! – Green Light Go!

[KUTX – Sara Hickman – I Like My Boots

[WJFF/KCMJ – Jad Fair – Old McDonald (in-studio)

3rd set
ID
John Legend & the Roots – Humanity (Love the Way It Should Be)
Moona Luna – Old School Way
King Curtis – Memphis Soul Stew
ID (sxsw)
Wee Hairy Beasties – Cuttlefish Bone
Paper Moon – Your Attitude Towards Cuttlefish
ID
They Might Be Giants – Electronic Istanbul
They Might Be Giants – Spare the Rock

1st set
They Might Be Giants – It’s Spare the Rock
ID
They Might Be Giants – Alphabet of Nations (in-studio)
Frances England – City Don’t Sleep
ID
Julie Beman – Hollyhocking (new)
Phoebe Lichty – Carry on (new)
ID
Frank Black – Jumpin’ Beans
Tom Waits – Bend Down the Branches
Duke Otherwise – Dancing Pig (new)
ID

[KUTX – Crosspulse Percussion Ensemble – Cumbe

[WJFF/KCMJ – Crosspulse Percussion Ensemble – Cumbe

2nd set
Beleza – Marinheiro So (new)
ID/prep to Rock
TMBG – Don’t Spare the Rock!
ID (TNI! at SXSW)
The Not-Its! – Traffic Jam
Best Coast – Thank You
Danny Weinkauf – Picky Eaters (feat. Kai)
Recess Monkey ID
Recess Monkey – Haven’t Got a Pet Yet
Red Yarn – Grizzly Bear
ID

[KUTX – Kimya Dawson – Little Panda Bear

[WJFF/KCMJ – Lunch Money – Are You a Rabbit?

3rd set
Turkey Andersen – I Like To Be Surprised (world premiere)
ID
Lucky Diaz – The Best Day (new)
Dale Watson – Texas Armadillo
ID
Lori Henriques – In a Park
Jazzy Ash – Leap Frog
Mister G – Siete Elefantes
ID
They Might Be Giants – Out of a Tree
They Might Be Giants – Spare the Rock