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Sting’s Intimate Performance At KROQ Has More Meaning Than He’ll Ever Know [REVIEW+PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] On August 31, 2016, after a 13 year absence, Sting was back live on KROQ’s radio waves. With check in for the event starting at 6:30am, it was a special concert/interview billed as “Breakfast with Sting”, hosted…
Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s Sonic Textures & Infectious Hooks Envelope The Pier [REVIEW+PHOTOS]
CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT THE REST OF OUR COVERAGE OF SANTA MONICA PIER’S TWILIGHT CONCERT SERIES SANTA MONICA, CA- Bands that are able to faithfully recreate the sonics of their albums “live” earn high marks in my book. They earn even higher marks when the music is…
Dre Babinski’s Steady Holiday Brings The Mellow Vibes To Twilight Concerts [REVIEW+PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT THE REST OF OUR COVERAGE OF SANTA MONICA PIER’S TWILIGHT CONCERT SERIES With Unknown Mortal Orchestra scheduled to bring the dance vibes to the Santa Monica Pier later in the evening, Twilight Concerts scheduled…
Dancing My Ass Off To LCD Soundsystem Was The Perfect End To FYF [REVIEW+PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] CLICK HERE to check out more FUCK YEAH FEST Coverage! When LCD Soundsystem announced that they would be retiring in 2011, I had the feeling in my gut that they’d be back. After all, their third studio album, 2010’s “This…
High Expectations For Young Thug At FYF Were Not Met [REVIEW+PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] CLICK HERE to check out more FUCK YEAH FEST Coverage! I work in hip-hop, but I’ll have to cop to the fact that I’m not very well versed in Young Thug’s discography. He’s released a lot of music in the…
FYF Hosts The Legendary Grace Jones, And If You Missed It “You F*cked Up”! [REVIEW+PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] CLICK HERE to check out more FUCK YEAH FEST Coverage! To call Grace Jones fierce is an understatement. That woman is an undeniable force of nature. At 68, she is living proof of the axiom “age ain’t nothing but a…
Father John Misty’s FYF Set Made Me A Believer
CLICK HERE to check out more FUCK YEAH FEST Coverage! LOS ANGELES, CA- I’ve always been hesitant to attend a Father John Misty show because I just don’t know what to expect. Sure, his musical output is pretty stellar, but I read enough music news online to know that there’s…
Saves The Day Rocks “Stay What You Are” at FYF [REVIEW]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] CLICK HERE to check out more FUCK YEAH FEST Coverage! When a band decides to play a seminal album from their discography, it’s almost a no-brainer that you go and check it out. At FYF, Saves The Day decided to…
With A Star Studded List of Guests, Blood Orange’s FYF Set Was A Mini-Festival [REVIEW+PHOTOS]
CLICK HERE to check out more FUCK YEAH FEST Coverage! LOS ANGELES, CA- Devonte Hynes p/k/a Blood Orange is all about soulful vibes. If I were to narrow that description a bit further, it would be soulful feminine vibes. His latest album, “Freetown Sound” which was released earlier this…
Banks & Steelz Dazzle FYF With Assists From Donnie Trumpet & Kool Keith [REVIEW+PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] CLICK HERE to check out more FUCK YEAH FEST Coverage! I left Julia Holter’s set a bit early so that I could check out the hip hop group that combines a member of the Wu-Tang Clan (RZA) and Interpol (Paul Banks): Banks…