Thanks to writer Margaret Wappler for thinking of us and including a quote from L.A. RECORD’s Chris Ziegler in this L.A. Times article on Sunset Junction. If this is in print, we’ll add it to our archive of L.A. Times appearances, which so far include a glossy article in their magazine earlier this summer and a great big picture of a fish with an L.A. RECORD sticker next to it from 2007. Our cameo appearance below.

The bookings — jointly handled by Spaceland Productions, McKinley, and I & I Soundsystem’s Shakespeare & Aurelito — certainly portend a good time, though an iconic local act such as Beck or X is missing. On the plus side, several bands will have enthusiastic crowds to tap into, including punk rock ladies Mika Miko and the blues-laced jams of Rumspringa. Cult soul artist Chris Clark will also be performing.

For music publication L.A. Record, being a sponsor at Sunset Junction was key to their mission. “Many of the local bands playing this year are L.A. Record alumni,” editor and co-founder Chris Ziegler said in an e-mail. “We try to support music here in L.A. as much as we can, so it seemed like a good fit.”