What Would Austinella Do for July 4?

Sure, you can go down to Auditorium Shores and hear the Austin Symphony with your fireworks on July 4. That's just not what Austinella would do to celebrate the 4th of July in Austin, Texas. Basically it narrows down to 2 choices for her:

Nutty Brown Cafe's 4th of July Festival: Jamey Johnson, Bob Schneider, "many more" guests, and a "monumental" fireworks show. Doors at 4:00, music at 5:00, "show" (I'm guessing the fireworks show) at 9:30.

July 4 Freedom Fest at the Dell Diamond: At 6:00 pm "Emerging Artists" Ariel Abshire, Stacy Barnhill, Uncle Lucius, Paula Nelson Band. At 8:00 Kellie Pickler, 9:15 fireworks, then headliner Jerry Jeff Walker.

Oh, decisions, decisions!

Update: HERE is another idea that Austinella recommends if you want to see fireworks over Lake Travis in Lago Vista, out in Hill Country, with Van Wilks headlining the music.