60,000 people made their way downtown Saturday, July 30, braving the already gridlocked freeways from X Games going on nearby, for a historic show at the L.A. Coliseum. In what they hope to make an annual event, Rage Against the Machine played host to Muse, Rise Against, Ms Lauryn Hill, Immortal Technique, and El Gran [...]

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The weather couldn’t have been more perfect this Fourth of July weekend in Ventura. Arguably the best stop on the summer outting, the temperature never rose above 78 degrees. Attendance seemed as high as ever for the long running tour. Highlights of the day included Enter Shikari, Larry and his Flask, Lucero, Bad Rabbits, Sharks [...]

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Hootenanny 2011 brought the heat on stage and off this past weekend. The annual festival is held in Oak Canyon, just east or Irvine. Artists pictured include Dropkick Murphys, The Reverend Horton Heat, Murder City Devils, Supersuckers, Royal Crown Revue, Swingin Utters and Viva Hate. Photos from July 2, 2011 by Carlton Beener.

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“The Red Bull Soundclash made a stop in Las Vegas this weekend bringing along Cee Lo Green and The Ting Tings. More than 6,000 people attended the event located right on the strip, across the street from the Luxor. DJ Mick Boogie kept the crowd dancing before and after the bands with La La on [...]

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Wolfmother – photography by Carlton Beener Sunday at Lollapalooza started off wet, very wet. The original forecast showed possible showers at night but by the time you woke up Sunday you could tell it would be much sooner. The rain was coming down before doors opened turning the already damp ground into mud. The crowd [...]

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AFI – photography by Carlton Beener Saturday at Lollapalooza was a big day for some local LA bands. The Soft Pack opened the massive second main stage at 12:30, practically morning for most people there but they had a decent sized crowd. The Sony Bloggie stage saw both Warpaint and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic [...]

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photography by Carlton Beener Hot Hot Heat continued their Wednesday night residency at the Bootleg Theater last Wednesday (June 23), this time bringing along Links and Eulogies. Eulogies were good but seemed a little mellow sandwiched between the faster charged sets of Links and Hot Hot Heat. If you haven’t made it out yet, you’ll [...]

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photography by Carlton Beener The Too Fast for Love tour hit Club Nokia Tuesday night, June 1st with a few surprises along the way. Travis McCoy, performing his new solo material under the name Travie McCoy and the Lazarus Project,  brought a little R&B with a modern twist. With walkup service at the bar, the [...]

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photography by Carlton Beener The 60′s seemed to be back in full swing in May as Los Angeles quartet The Like took over the Echo for the Monday night residency. The last night of the month wasn’t packed to the walls like the previous few, but was still crowded considering it was Memorial Day. The [...]

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photography by Carlton Beener Singer songwriter Kaki King captivated the audience Saturday night, May 22 at the El Rey theater. Kaki doesn’t so much play the guitar as go to battle with it. She admits it is a battle she has yet to win but the crowd was content to watch in awe as she [...]

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