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Riff Raff | Sunset Strip Music Festival | 9/20/14 [Photos]

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THE ACT: Riff Raff | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

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THOUGHTS: Riff Raff. He started from the bottom now he’s here. He first came onto the scene as a contestant on MTV’s reality show “From G’s to Gents”, and he’s still a G. His eccentric style coupled with crazy lyrics are on full display with his latest album, “Neon Icon”, that was released earlier this year, and his performance at the Sunset Music Festival was filled with his catchy hooks and undeniable swagger. Perhaps the most amusing, and out of the box, moment of his performance was when he went “old school” and got his long, flowing locks braided during a song. Definitely a first for me.

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Cold War Kids | Sunset Strip Music Festival | 9/20/14 [Photos]

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THE ACT: Cold War Kids | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

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THOUGHTS: Honestly speaking, I’m not very well versed in Cold War Kids discography. I was a big fan of their singles back in 2007, but for one reason I stopped following their music. Their set at the Sunset Strip Music Festival put them back on my radar. I still need to educate myself and get caught up on their catalog, but watching them perform “Hang Me Up To Dry” was all I needed to bring me back.

PHOTOS: The lighting was really tough do deal with. Because there were so many photographers, we were broken up into groups of two. I was stuck in group two, set to shoot songs 4 – 6. It looked like the lighting was going to be decent as I noticed bright, clear lights flashing throughout the opening of their set. By the time I got into the pit, the lighting design went predominantly purple. Oh well. I guess thems the breaks.

 

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Crosses ††† | Sunset Strip Music Festival | 9/20/14 [Photos]

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THE ACT: Crosses †††  | Facebook | Twitter

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THOUGHTS: Chino Moreno, best known as the lead vocalist for The Deftones, is also a member of several other groups. His latest work with Crosses has been something I’ve been dying to hear live since they released their self-titled album earlier this year. Definitely more downbeat than his work with The Deftones, it’s actually a sound/style that I prefer. Brooding and heavy, their performance was exactly what I was hoping for and I certainly hope that I’ll get a chance to catch them in a club gig in the future.

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Mod Sun | Sunset Strip Music Festival | 9/20/14 [Photos]

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THE ACT: Mod Sun | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

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THOUGHTS: Performing on the Murs curated hip-hop stage, was a rapper from Bloomington, MN named Mod Sun. When I did a little research to find out about him I read that his name was an acronym for “Movement On Dreams + Stand Under None” , and saw that he listed “Jack Herer” as one of his influences. I kinda got the gist of what he was about after reading that. lol. Under the bright California sun, his performance, backed by a band, was hella fun. Even while smoking a blunt on stage, he still danced and jumped the full length of true stage delivering his lyrics with vigor. He suggested to the audience that his music was “hippy hop” … call it whatever you want, but it was fun, raucous party music.

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Fartbarf | Sunset Strip Music Festival | 9/20/14 [Photos]

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THE ACT: Fartbarf | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

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THOUGHTS: When I picked up my pass for the festival, I bumped into an old friend. I asked him if there were any bands I should check out. He suggested Fartbarf … what?!?! LOL. At first I thought he was kidding, but when I checked the artist schedule, I saw that there was a band called Fartbarf and I was already in the venue where they were performing, so I decided to stick around and check them out. When they took the stage, there were wearing matching NASA astronaut jumpsuits and wore odd, creepy masks. I initally had my doubts about the band because of the costume gimmick, but as soon as they started playing, my opinion changed immediately. Their synthpunk was adrenaline stirring, and I couldn’t help but groove to their sound. I think they could do without the masks, but as long as their music rocks out, I’ll keep my mouth shut.

PHOTOS: Just got a new 50mm prime lens, and still learning how to use it, so some of these pictures could have been better in focus, but I ain’t complaining.

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The Killing Lights | Sunset Strip Music Festival | 9/20/14 [Photos]

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THE ACT: The Killing Lights | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

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THOUGHTS: After picking up my photo pass for the festival, I made my way towards the festival grounds when I noticed an up-and coming artist whose music I had been listening too since an Instagram follower suggested I check her music out: Dorothy Martin of Dorothy (Her record titled “After Midnight” is super bad-ass). She was heading into the Whisky A Go-Go to check a band out, so I figured I’d follow her in to check out what she listened too. The band was The Killing Light and they are a metal band from Los Angeles. Formally named Vampires Everywhere!, they thrashed the stage with an aggressive set of shredding metal tunes. It got my adrenaline pumping and I was glad to know that Dorothy has good tastes in music.

PHOTOS: Just got a new 50mm prime lens, and still learning how to use it, so some of these pictures could have been better in focus, but I ain’t complaining.

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Sunset Strip Music Festival 2014 | 9/20/14 | Homepage

Though I’m a Los Angeles native, I had never attended the Sunset Strip Music Festival. Now in it’s seventh year, and featuring several artist’s that I had been longing to see live for a while now, I decided to apply for a press pass.

 

Though I didn’t get approved to shoot the music festival, I called one of my clients, who happened to manage one of the artists performing, and got added to the photo pass list for the acts performing Saturday, September 24th.

 

Below is a list of artists that I had the chance to check out. Links to pages with my brief thoughts, photos, Instagram videos and set lists. Hope you enjoy them!

 

  1. The Killing Lights [Photos]
  2. Fartbarf [Photos]
  3. Mod Sun [Photos]
  4. Crosses ††† [Photos]
  5. Cold War Kids [Photos]
  6. Riff Raff [Photos]
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