I’ve always been a fan of age-appropriate music. Whether it was Raffi when I was rockin’ Huggies or Blink-182 in high school, it’s always just fit perfectly. But now that college has been rolling through the past few years, there’s been a definite gap in the appropriate tunes to match the experience.

But this weekend that all changes.

Beginning at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17 and concluding Sunday, Nov. 18, No Thanks Fest in Emory, Texas, has its sights set on creating one of the most talked about and outrageous music festivals in the state for years. With a line-up consisting of 20 of Texas’ best independent bands, it’s sure to hit its target.

Denton’s own local favorites Trifle Tower will perform Saturday at 4:45 p.m. Playing their own distinctive brand of ’90s screamo infused with all the raucous energy and schizophrenia of classic punk, these kids explode live. And after a summer tour with fellow screamo champs from California, Loma Prieta, and a recently released split seven-inch record with Oklahoma’s Steeples, there’s no doubt that this will be a set not to be missed.

Dallas’ best dark indie-rockers Broadcast Sea will play Saturday at 2 p.m. Stemming from many now defunct and diverse acts like epic instrumentalists Ugly Colors and Refused, Broadcast Sea offers up a sound as intriguing as it is unique. Combining some of the best aspects of groups like post-punk indie-rock visionaries such as Hot Snakes and Bear vs. Shark, Broadcast Sea is sure to impress.

Wrapping up No Thanks Fest on Sunday will be Austin’s best kept secret, Mammoth Grinder. Formed two years ago under the premise that the group would merely be a joke, eventually the Grinders got serious. Since then the boys have been hard at work writing and touring on some of the most enthralling and ferocious tunes, encompassing everything from college life to Satan, to come out of the lone star state in recent memory.

Playing an intense mixture of thrash, punk, stoner metal and southern rock, Mammoth Grinder leaves stages in shambles. And with fiercely catchy chunky-riffed sing-a-longs like “2 More Classes til Blackout Weekend,” it’s likely that this weekend will be no different.

So take some of that time off for Thanksgiving and do yourself a favor by hitting up No Thanks Fest in Emory, Texas, this weekend. Admission is free and all attendees are invited to camp at the fest grounds.