The weekend’s HARD Summer brought electronic music in all its body-shaking, ear-splitting glory to Los Angeles State Historic Park over the weekend, and it wasn’t just all about Skrillex. Funk icon Bootsy Collins, U.K. guitar-rockers Bloc Party and electro rockers Miike Snow and Little Dragon ramped up the energy too, offering festival-goers a little variety […]
HARD Summer kicks off today L.A. State Historic Park, and with lots going on, Buzz Bands LA contributor Jonathan Buchanan shares the five acts he absolutely, positively does not want to miss: Amtrac Amtrac is Morehead, Ky.’s Caleb Cornett. Released last September, his debut full length LP, Came Along, is a gripping blend of chillwave […]
HARD Summer got its rave on Saturday at L.A. State Historic Park downtown, drawing some 30,000 fans and featuring the likes of Duck Sauce, Odd Future, Chromeo and Boys Noize. Photographer Scott Dudelson captured some of the on-stage action. The Times reviewed Odd Future; the Weekly some of the rest. Concert photography by Scott Dudelson
Saturday’s spread: ‣ HARD Summer goes off at L.A. State Historic Park downtown, featuring dubstep/house music sensation Skrillex, along with Chromeo, Odd Future, Duck Sauce, Boys Noize, Ratatat, the Juan Maclean, James Murphy & Pat Mahoney, Digitalism and Gaslamp Killer. That’s Skrillex’s video for “Rock n Roll (Will Take You to the Mountain),” above. ‣ […]
