Since its inception in 2004, FYF Fest has made quite a change. The brainchild of then 18-year-old L.A. native Sean Carlson, FYF Fest has gone from an Echo Park, local-band music party to a full-on, two-day event whose roster reaches well beyond the borders of Los Angeles to include the likes of seminal Swedish hardcore band Refused and the U.K.'s electronic prodigy James Blake. Read more...

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The godfathers of alternative rock Dinosaur Jr. arguably put on one of the loudest performances of the entire weekend.

It may seem extreme to compare Animal Collective to The Beatles, but in many ways their music has similar attributes. Read more...

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Chan Marshall, who performs and records under the moniker Cat Power, has been glaringly absent from the music scene. Read more...

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You don't have to be at the poolside to enjoy this up and coming band's music, but it doesn't hurt. Read more...

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While it's fair to say most Rock the Bells attendees received a therapeutic weekend of hip-hop and rap, they were also left with dramatic tank top tanlines and sweltering sunburns from what proved to be a merciless heat wave. Read more...

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Hip-hop group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony performed Sunday, the second day of the Rock the Bells concert in San Bernardino. They played tracks such as “1st of tha Month”and “Foe tha Love of $.”

Yeasayer's new album is not an easy listen. Read more...

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As both singer-songwriters and self-proclaimed television addicts, Golda Inquito and fellow band member Gertie Meza found the inspiration for their band's name within one of their favorite shows. Inquito and Meza decided to call their band Durwood, a word that turned up countless times during episodes of "Bewitched." Read more...

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Inquito and Meza, members of the band Durwood, recently released their self-titled debut album.