High Expectations For Young Thug At FYF Were Not Met [REVIEW+PHOTOS]
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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]
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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…
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…