Pitchfork

You've got your Fun Fun Fun Fest in the fall, which is indeed all sorts of fun. But in spring? There's always No Fun Fest, which, on title alone, seems a bit miserable.

But what's in a name, really? For fans of noise, skronk, or, uh, noise, 2008's No Fun Fest ought to prove quite a blast. From May 16-18 at New York City's little Knitting Factory, the loud crowd will storm both the Main Stage and the Tap Bar, and the resulting reverberations will probably remain in your ears until No Fun Fest 2009.

Thurston Moore will of course appear, this time with Monotract's Nancy Garcia. Lee Ranaldo, too, presenting his "Blind Piece #2". Other highlights include krautrock/kosmiche legends Cluster, Burning Star Core, Keith Fullerton Whitman, Tony Conrad (with M.V. Carbon), Astro (aka Hiroshi Hasegawa of C.C.C.C.), Religious Knives, Nautical Almanac, Alan Licht, Demons, Hair Police, Illusion of Safety, and No Fun label head and fest organizer Carlos Giffoni.

Check out the full lineup here. See, that was a little bit of fun, wasn't it?