A Little Bit of EFF-WHY-EFF

The big day is almost here! On Wednesday I'll be making the move from California to Pennsylvania & begin the next chapter of my life - IN PHILLY! 

To sum it up, FYF was a great experience! I learned quite a bit last weekend while covering the sunny LA festival. I cannot wait to share the details with all of you, including the details of a VERY special interview that I had the opportunity to take part in during Day 1. Until that post arrives, check out a few of the shots I snapped (wouldn't have been possible without being granted a Press Pass for the event, thanks Vanessa)! The festival lineup was incredibly stacked both days, and each day felt never-ending (but in a good way)! I was lucky enough to catch almost everyone that I had planned on watching, but unfortunately I missed out on Aesop Rock, Wild Nothing, Tycho, and Future Islands.  

Megan James of Purity Ring (DAY 1)

Ruth Radelet of The Chromatics (DAY 1)

Anthony Gonzalez of M83 (DAY 1)

Paul Banks (DAY 2)

Father John Misty (DAY 2)

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It is officially September 1st, and it won't be long before the Los Angeles State Historic Park opens their gates to thousands of hungry individuals. Some might be hungry for an overpriced piece of pizza, but the kind of hunger I'm talking about is for MUSIC. Nothing beats live music. What better place to experience a music festival then in Los Angeles where you won't have to worry about freezing your bum off (cough, Outside Lands). Once the schedule was finally made public, there were a few minor tantrums/rants and it wasn't long before they tweaked/edited the positions of the time slots. The *UPDATED* & official time schedule is featured below if you haven't had a chance to check it out!

I was quite surprised to find that there wasn't an APP for FYF FEST. Festival apps do come quite in handy, and it saves paper ;). This will be my first time attending FYF & to be honest with you I have no idea what to expect. It's better to hope for the best rather than set obnoxiously high standards of what the festival will be like, right? Even better, I managed to attain a Press Pass for the event due to a fellow music aficionado/friend of mine having to cancel. This will be the first of (hopefully) many experiences where I will have this type of opportunity at a music festival. Don't worry, you'll be the first to hear about the details :) Now here are a few tracks that I've been listening to of bands that will be playing at FYF FEST. 

Simian Mobile Disco - "SERAPHIM" 

Tanlines - "ALL OF ME"

M83 - "REUNION"

Beirut - "ELEPHANT GUN"

Givers - "MEANTIME

Tycho - "COASTAL BRAKE"

Future Islands - "AN APOLOGY"

I realized where this was going so I had to pull myself away from adding the next video, this lineup is just loaded from ear to ear with amazing sets it's hard to choose a select few! I hope that for those who are attending to have a great time, and for those who aren't attending - HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

EMZ XX

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Wanna Go To FYF FEST?

FYF FEST is just around the corner, literally! Practically 8 days until L.A. State Historic Park becomes flooded with some of the most talented names in music today! This year's lineup is one for the books & I am giving away a FREE WEEKEND PASS to 1 lucky individual! All you gotta do is show some love to LYED! Hopefully if you're reading this you've already "Liked" LYED on Facebook. CLICK HERE if you haven't had a chance to (don't fret, i forgive you already). 

Once you've clicked the "Like" button, tell me (via wall post) who you're most looking forward to IF you were to attend & why! Be creative with it, and try to not list the entire lineup even though it's amazing from top to bottom. 

One last thing, if you expose LYED to your friends/followers via Facebook/Twitter/Tumblr/etc, it will increase your chances of winning. :) 

The winner will be notified Monday evening (8/27).

GOOD LUCK!