“I was working at a call center in the valley a year and a half ago,” said a gracious and beaming Kelela on Sunday afternoon midway through her FYF Fest inside The Arena. The DC-born and Los Angeles-based R&B singer gave people an enjoyable ride as they escaped the heat for a half-hour. The coolness […]

When I saw The Naked & Famous on Thursday night at The Echoplex, who happened to be upstairs playing a well-attended set but Benjamin Booker? Though I didn’t get a chance to see him that night, enough people recommended him for FYF Fest that he became must-see to start Sunday’s festivities. I wasn’t misguided. Booker […]

Facial expressions and reactions from a crowd watching a band live at concert or music festival are always priceless. Whether, they’re happy, scared or angry — as the saying goes: a picture is worth a thousand words. This photo is awesome for so many reasons. We obviously have a Slowdive superfan extremely excited to see […]

FYF Fest 2014 photos are in! Albeit long time FYF attendees were not happy with the new LA Sports Arena & Exposition Park location, fans can’t deny how incredible and memorable the performances were last night. Sure, you may have blisters on your feet, severe chafing and muscle soreness, but at least you now know how […]

Ty Segall’s night-capper last night at FYF Fest was such a fitting end to the first day, the hometown favorite closed things out in front of a crowd that seemed to be of the homegrown variety. If you frequent the L.A. music scene, you start to run into the same people. Those people that you […]

Phoenix’s Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix album was the album of my 21st summer. Their FYF Fest headlining set on Saturday connected to me on a personal standpoint, as they played their numerous hits from that album, putting into perspective just how things have changed in those five years since. Thomas Mars sounded just like he does […]