Falling for it: Just like local alt-weeklies, local alt-radio stations are fans of the well-crafted pun. Which is why WTJU’s Freefall Music Festival is exactly what it sounds like: concerts throughout the fall, completely free! The series kicks off with a Labor Day weekend cookout. Munch on hot dogs and chug local brews as WTJU DJs spin vinyl from the station’s collection. The live music begins with New Orleans honky-tonk outfit Zuzu’s Hot Five, then eases into Susie and the Pistols’ (above) mix of Americana and R&B before Ebony Groove closes out the night with some go-go. To top it off, there’s a chance to break a world record —the station needs 321 participants to create the world’s largest human music note.
Saturday 9/4, Free, 3pm. IX Art Park, 522 Second St SE, ixartpark.org.
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