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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…
Julia Holter’s FYF Performance Was As Sonically Lush As Her Recordings [REVIEW+PHOTOS]
CLICK HERE to check out more FUCK YEAH FEST Coverage! My curiosity convinced me to check out Julie Holter’s set at FYF. Having listened to the last album she released, the critically acclaimed “Have You In My Wilderness” (2015), a number of times, I wanted to see how…
Julien Baker’s Emotionally Charged Set At FYF Was A Revelation
CLICK HERE to check out more FUCK YEAH FEST Coverage! LOS ANGELES, CA- After seeing the raves from a music savvy friend on Facebook, I decided to head out early to FYF on Sunday catch Julien Baker’s 2:45pm set. Without really knowing what she, or her music, was…
Los Angeles Showed Kendrick Lamar The Love At 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! Closing out the main stage on the first night of FYF was Los Angeles’ current ambassador of hip-hop, Kendrick Lamar. Based on the momentum that Kendrick has been riding ever since…
FYF WARNING: Hot Chip’s Sonic Dissonance Will Cause Uncontrollable Dancing [REVIEW+PHOTOS]
CLICK HERE to check out more FUCK YEAH FEST Coverage! LOS ANGELES, CA- Hot Chip has always been at the forefront of electronic music. They are one of the few indie electronic acts that utilize a full band approach to the genre. It certainly pays dividends as their sound…
Tame Impala’s Set At FYF Was Pop Perfection With Or Without Lady Gaga’s Co-Sign [REVIEW+PHOTOS]
CLICK HERE to check out more FUCK YEAH FEST Coverage! Of all of the FYF sets that we were able to catch, perhaps the set that got the most media coverage was Tame Impala’s because Lady Gaga joined the set band onstage at the tail end of…
Ty Segall Announces The Final Performance With The Muggers At 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! After catching a couple songs by AIR, I decided to head towards the Tree Stage to catch the second half of Ty Segall’s performance. Ty Segall released his latest album, “Emotional…
The FYF Act To Most Sound Like Their Name? The French, Synth Band AIR [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! The french duo AIR (Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoit Dunkel) are the definition of mood music. Sensual …. ethereal … atmospheric … their music is like … well … like air….
Grimes Powers Through Tech Difficulties At FYF Fest [REVIEW]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] CLICK HERE to check out more FUCK YEAH FEST Coverage! This was the first time I’ve seen Grime perform live, and I was duly impressed. I had watched her Coachella live-stream earlier this year, and I’ll have to admit that I…
Vince Staples Performs New Cuts From Prima Donna at FYF
CLICK HERE to check out more FUCK YEAH FEST Coverage! “I’m Vince staples, and I’m from long beach. (Cheers). Thank you for that.” Vince Staples. The best thing to come out of the LBC in … well … forever. With the very hyped release of his newest…