Anybody goin' to the Fuck Yeah Fest (aka FYF) in LA?

I've just heard Boom Bip, whose latest EP was fantastic.

went two years ago and it was awesome (and only 7 bucks), can't make it this time (unless I go nuts and drive)

Anyway, the ones I am sad about missing are
Lavender Diamond
Boom Bip
The Mae Shi (although they kinda sucked last time I saw em)
Residual Echoes
Times New Viking (saw em couple weeks ago, super great)
Indian Jewelry (liked their record, ambivalent about them live, still worth a look though)
No Age (haven't heard seen them yet, but their previous band the Wives were pretty great and people seem to like the record a lot)
Pissed Jeans
xBxRx
and Abe Vigoda, Bad Dudes, and Upsilon Acrux out of respect for all the times I seen em at the smell

hope this helps!

Yeah, looks really great, but I'm just wiped out and have to take this weekend off. I will be envious of all reports!

PISSED FUCKIN JEANS

psyyyched

Yeah, Pissed Jeans, Boom Bip and Busdriver were the names I recognized.

(And oh, that's right— now that I've moved, I'm in the same city as Ned!)

I'll add Wooden Shjips to all the other picks -- haven't seen them, but heard the records and a live show and all were great.

now that I've moved, I'm in the same city as Ned!

One of us.

Gabba gabba or plural Neds?

I dunno, are you a Ned?

No, I'm a Josh.

WOW LOTS OF NOIZE ROCK WOW

I will not be attending.

wooden shjips are fucking fantastic.

I'll be washing my hair.

WOW LOTS OF NOIZE ROCK WOW

haha

but srsly

Very likely going.

who play?

Behold:

http://www.fyeahfest.com

http://www.myspace.com/fyeahfest

F YEAH FEST 5

Day One: Saturday, August 30th
No Age

Negative Approach

Matt & Kim

Fucked Up

Sex/Vid cancelled. sorry. we are ALL VERY BUMMED

Two Gallants

Ladyhawk

Abe Vigoda (Just added)

David Dondero (Just Added)

David Vandervelde

Glass Candy

High Places

Mika Miko

Monotonix

The Strange Boys

Mannequin Men

Best Fwends

Crystal Antlers

War Tapes

Frank Farfield
Graham Forest

+ many more bands that will be announced shortly.

A comedy show will take place with Josh Fadem, Matt Braugner, Jonah Ray + a dozen more comics.

There will also be a taco eating contest, milk chugging contest, a kissing booth, probably a dozen vendors selling records, a mariachi band, dozens of street performers entertaining you while you stand in line (for real) & a number of other things that will either annoy or entertain you

And last… We will have the work of 25+ artists at the fest. Info on this coming soon.

Please wear a halloween costume.

@ the Echo, EchoPlex & Jensen Rec Center

1154 Glendale Blvd.

Los Angeles, CA 90026

All Ages / $16 / 4:00pm

Please check www.fyeahfest.com for full details. Buy tickets in advance. Will sell out fast!.

Day Two of F YEAH FEST 5:

LA Scavenger Hunt 08'

This year we decided to make the fest a little more interesting… After the F Yeah Tour we realized that we had to go back to our roots of doing more then simply putting on shows and focusing on events that have nothing to do with music. This is why we are organizing an all day scavenger hunt to kick off the second day of the F Yeah Fest.

We are doing this for all of you that have never participated in scavenger hunt as a kid… Also for those of you who live like we do and strive off child like activities such as dodgeball, hide and seek, and capture the flag…. For those of you that just want to have fun. That's exactly what this event is about…. HAVING FUN.

At the first LA Scavenger Hunt we had more then five hundred participants. People of all ages attended this event. It was great to see a sixteen year old punk kid with a Limp Wrist shirt chat with a middle aged architect while waiting in line to sign up. This was in some ways an accomplishment because it was the first time that we had organized an event that brought such a diverse group of people together. And this is what we want to bring back… This scavenger hunt is for everyone. Let's make this the best day of summer.

Here are the details for the event….

About:

The hunt will take place on Sunday, August 31st and will start at 2pm at the Echo Park Lake. It will end at a yet to be determined location in Echo Park at 7:00pm. The hunt is all ages & open to the public.

The List & Teams:

The list for the hunt is made up of 100 items. Each item is worth a certain amount of points. The team with the most points at 7:00pm wins the grand prize. Teams are made up of 2 to 5 people. Each team must have a name…. Your team should be like one of the gangs in the movie, the Warriors. Wear matching uniforms (this is not necessary but HIGHLY recommended), face paint, and make sure to scream a lot.

Items & Points:

Here is an example of some of the items that were on the list to the last scavenger hunt.

* Everyone on the team gets cornrows and extended fingernails. Must be real cornrows.
* One Person on the team getting a flat top with their name shaved into the back of their head.
* Life size cut out of Eazy E.
* Gay Porno magazine pre 1987
* Photograph of team member kissing a stranger on the lips. 50 extra points if they are a senior citizen.

Go to the website to see the rest of the info on hunt…………. www.fyeahfest.com

After the hunt a few shows are taking place that we organized….

Sunday, August 31st

POLVO

Trans Am

The Drones

8:00pm / $15 / All Ages

*$12 if you participate in the hunt

Sunday, August 31st

Special Guest Headliner

Hit Me Back

Final Fight

Broken Needle

@ the Smell

8:00pm / $7 / All Ages

And last… Sunday, August 31st

DAN DEACON

AT A SECRET LOCATION THAT WILL NOT BE ANNOUNED TILL THE DAY OF THE SHOW….. THIS WILL BE CRAZY. SIGN UP FOR OUR MAILING LIST SO YOU CAN RECEIVE INFO ABOUT THE SHOW AND WILL MAKE SURE EVERYONE FROM THE SCAVENGER HUNT GETS IN.

8:00pm / ALL AGES

Oddly, this has some resemblance to a Lee Abrams memo. My favorite flavor is ... CRAZY!

i got my tix a few days ago. i loved last year's fest!

although i'm o_O about the ICP set?!

wow, didn't know Sex/Vid were big in L.A. That's great news

Haha. So, I found out that I work with one of the guys who's behind the Fuck Yeah, and they had me write up a press release for them last Monday. I gave it to 'im, and he said, "Yeah, this is great, thanks for the template. We're just gonna dumbass it up a bit." It's nice to see the results of that dumbassery.

Which reminds me—I've gotta get off my ass and start contacting the bands for a show guide.

Sean Carlson makes the NY Times

yeah, but icp?

bump

There's a Club Called Rhonda after party that I'm gonna try to hit

Who are those folks?

RHONDA/OFFICIAL FYF AFTERPARTY w/ DJs THE RAPTURE, RUNAWAY, & GODDOLLARS

Time
Today at 11:30pm - September 11 at 7:30pm
Location
Lacy Warehouse
2662 Lacy St. L.A 90031

And bigger and bigger:

FYF FEST

In its 9th year, the festival expands to 2 days!

Sept 1 & 2, 2012 – Labor Day Weekend

Refused, M83, Beirut, James Blake, Quicksand, Yeasayer, Simian Mobile Disco (Live), Wild Flag, Desaparecidos, Sleigh Bells, Against Me!, Paul Banks, American Nightmare, Chromatics, Dinosaur Jr, Twin Shadow and more.

TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, JUNE 22

via TICKETFLY.COM at 5PM PST

Los Angeles, CA (June 18, 2012): FYF Fest is proud to announce its return to the Los Angeles State Historic Park in downtown Los Angeles. Taking place on Sept. 1st and 2nd and will include performances by Refused, M83, Beirut, James Blake, Yeasayer, Sleigh Bells, Desaparecidos, Dinosaur Jr, Against Me!, Hot Snakes, Twin Shadow, Chromatics, DJ Harvey, Liars, Paul Banks from Interpol, the return of Quicksand and many more. Full lineup is listed alphabetically below.

Tickets go on sale Friday, June 22nd via Ticketfly.com and start at $77 for a weekend pass. The festival is all ages and will run from noon until midnight each day. Tickets will also be available at local Los Angeles record stores and select Chilli Beans store locations, for more information visit www.fyffest.com

Full Lineup - Alphabetical

AA Bondy

Aesop Rock

Against Me!

American Nightmare

Atlas Sound

Paul Banks (Interpol)

Baroness

Beirut

Black Dice

Black Mountain

Ceremony

Chairlift

Chromatics

Cloud Nothings

Converge

Cursive

Dam Funk

Desaparecidos

Devin

Dinosaur Jr

DJ Coco (Primavera Sound)

DJ Harvey

Doldrums

Father John Misty

FIDLAR

Fucked Up

Future Islands

Givers

Gold Panda

Health

Hot Snakes

I Break Horses

James Blake

John Maus

Joyce Manor

King Khan & the Shrines

Kishi Bashi

Liars

Lightning Bolt

M83

Moonface

Nick Waterhouse

Nite Jewel

PAPA

Purity Ring

Quicksand

Redd Kross

Refused

Sandro Perri

Simian Mobile Disco (Live)

Sleigh Bells

Tanlines

The Allah La's

The Field

The Growlers

The Men

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart

The Soft Pack

The Suicide of Western Culture

The Vaselines

Tiger & Woods

Turbonegro

Twin Shadow

Two Gallants

Tycho

Warpaint

White Arrows

White Fence

Wild Flag

Wild Nothing

Yeasayer

Location:

For the past 4 years, FYF Fest has taken place at the Los Angeles State Historic Park located at 1245 N Spring St, Los Angeles, CA. Previous to this location the event was held across multiple venues in Echo Park.

Food:

FYF Fest hosts many different healthy food vendors specializing in Vegan, Vegetarian, Gluten Free, Organic and Local Foods.

$77 for a weekend pass

ouch.

Site's getting slammed but anyway:

http://blogs.kcrw.com/musicnews/2013/05/fyf-fest-2013-lineup-revealed-yeah-yeah-yeahs-my-bloody-valentine-and-more/

fuck "more & comedians"! - totally rule, so glad they are getting to play!

Hahah

Okay so this thing's in about a month -- anyone else going?

Bump. This is going to be a good fest. Bummed there's no photo pit access for MBV.

I've had to bow out, so I hope folks have a blast! MBV are doing that for the full tour so hey.

i hope it's not as brutal out this weekend as it is today. stay cool, kids.

Welp

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/national.php?prodtype=ultraviolet

Translation -- boy I'm glad I'm giving this a miss!

My all black outfit is seeming like a really great idea right now.

This Line Up.

http://fyffest.com/

How does scheduling/timing work?

Obviously Slowdive is a big act, and one I want to see, but do other 'big' acts usually overlap? Say, Slowdive, Slint, HAIM?

Kind of hate not knowing the time each band performs.

https://www.spin.com/featured/fyf-fest-sean-carlson-sexual-harassment-assault-allegations/

this got buried in the weinstein thread but feels worth noting in that it may torpedo the festival entirely.

among other reasons, obvs

Canceled, apparently due to low ticket sales: http://variety.com/2018/music/news/fyf-fest-canceled-1202800780/

I wouldn't be surprised if that's the end of the brand, honestly, but we'll see.

Looks like a pretty good line-up, not quite up there with some previous, but what was the main problem this year?

It's not pretty good, it's a pretty fucking great line-up. I don't grasp how or why you can't make this a profitable festival. With that line-up. In LA?! I'm inclined to say #lolmurica

I think the location (Exposition Park) may not be ideal. But I'm not the target demo.

i went a couple years ago and thought it was pretty cool

but tickets have gotten way too expensive far too quickly

i was thinking about going this year. i know in the past you had to buy all two or three day passes, so maybe that is it?