M.I.A. and Jamie xx Give All My Friends Something To Remember
HOME PAGE | AUGUST 18TH | AUGUST 19TH LOS ANGELES, CA- Day two at All My Friends featured some amazing performances from both rising talent and established artists. With set-times overlapping, it was impossible to catch every one but the select artists that we were able to catch provided…
Gucci Mane and Jene Aiko Cap Off A Great Day With All My Friends
HOME PAGE | AUGUST 18TH | AUGUST 19TH LOS ANGELES, CA- Walking into Gary Richards’ newest venture, All My Friends Festival, it is immediately apparent that his expertise were put to good use. The amount of security (everything from drug sniffing dogs to guards at every possible exit, entrance,…
All My Friends Seeks To Bring Intimacy Back To Bass Drops
HOME PAGE | AUGUST 18TH | AUGUST 19TH LOS ANGELES, CA- I’m always in awe of people who leave a good thing to pursue their passions. Gary Richards, who performs as Destructo, is someone who fits that mold. Gary’s resume is something else. He produced…
Lupe Fuentes Gets The Party Started At All My Friends
HOME PAGE | AUGUST 18TH | AUGUST 19TH LOS ANGELES, CA- “… The first act we were able to catch was Lupe Fuentes. Her techno driven house music was infectious, and if her skills on the ones and two couldn’t get you to shuffle your feet to the beat,…
Jamie xx Closes Out AMF With An Amazing Set
HOME PAGE | AUGUST 18TH | AUGUST 19TH LOS ANGELES, CA- “… Working without his established, award winning group the xx, James Thomas Smith p/k/a “Jamie xx” has carved out a rather impressive solo career spinning record and producing for others. Known for giving music, preexisting or not, an…
M.I.A. Made Sure Her All My Friends Performance Loud And Hyped
HOME PAGE | AUGUST 18TH | AUGUST 19TH LOS ANGELES, CA- “… One of the most anticipated performances of the day was that from the inimitable M.I.A. With a new documentary under her belt, “Matangi Maya M.I.A” (which is currently in theaters as of the date of this post),…
Anna Lunoe Packs The ROW DTLA Alleys With Her Jams
HOME PAGE | AUGUST 18TH | AUGUST 19TH LOS ANGELES, CA- “… One of the most impressive non-main stage crowds that I saw at AMF was the gathering that made their way to Anna Lunoe’s hour long performance in the Friendzone. People packed the alley way at the ROW…
Armand Van Helden Pulls From His Vast Repertoire To Get All My Friends Dancing
HOME PAGE | AUGUST 18TH | AUGUST 19TH LOS ANGELES, CA- “… If you couldn’t work up a sweat during Armand Van Helden’s AMF set, then I think you just should have stayed home. Armand is a legend on the club/dance circuit, dropping hypnotic house beats sing the late…
19 Year Old Ravyn Lenae Proves She Has Talent To Spare At AMF
HOME PAGE | AUGUST 18TH | AUGUST 19TH LOS ANGELES, CA- “… Ravyn Lenae’s has always intrigued me. When I first heard her single “Sticky”, I delved into her 3 EP repertoire and found myself reminded of the eccentric musicality of Res with a bit more R&B sprinkled throughout. …
Sheck Wes Picks Up The Slack For Hip Hop Heads At AMF
HOME PAGE | AUGUST 18TH | AUGUST 19TH LOS ANGELES, CA- “… For those hip-hop heads attending the festival, the musical options were thinned out a bit with Yo Gotti pulling out of the line-up at the last minute. Thankfully, Khadimou Fall p/k/a “Sheck Wes”, picked up some of…
