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FYF Fest - Redwood Stage - Man Man
The pride of Philadelphia Man Man provided the most cophesive set of the day thus far. Bombastically rocking an eclectic mix of horns, keyboards and percussion, the five-piece were rambunctious and fun, without a trace of pretense. Opting for an...
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FYF Fest - Oak Stage - Ted Leo & The Pharmacists
Adding to the momentum provided by Ariel Pink just a few minutes earlier, Ted Leo and his band The Pharmacists amped up, tuned up and were ready to mock almost ten minutes from their scheduled start time. Wasting no time, they dropped...
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FYF Fest - Oak Stage - Ariel Pink
Ariel Pink played a set superior to Wavves in nearly every way. While Wavves seemed content to punk off about everything and not take the opportunity seriously, Ariel Pink came up and merely did their best. Playing a solid range charting a wide...
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FYF Fest - Oak Stage - Wavves
Best to let Wavves singer/lead guitarist Nathan Williams' own words describe their late afternoon FYF Fest set: "This is a fucking joke." "Have you ever kidnapped someone and made them do sexual things with the point of a knife?" "Go have...
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FYF Fest - Sequoia Stage - OFF!
Keith Morris' new hardcore group OFF! played with intensity, but had a surprisingly short set even for a punk group. Morris sweetly took time to pay eulogy to a deceased friend named Jeffrey Pierce at one point, dedicating a song to his old friend...
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FYF Fest - Oak Stage - Best Coast
Amassing the largest crowd of the day yet, Best Coast singer Bethany Cosentino lazily strummed through their songs as the crowd mostly stood idle. Due to time constraints, they were cut off a few songs ahead of schedue. On their last song, they...
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FYF Fest - Comedy Tent - David Koechner
Former Saturday Night Live star and costar along with Steve Carrell on Will Ferrell's Anchorman David Koechner also did a brief set at the comedy tent. Largely just one impression, Koechner donned a fat suit and blonde mop top wig and portrayed a...
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FYF Fest - Redwood Stage - Warpaint
Los Angeles quartet Warpaint took to the main stage (the Redwood Stage) amidst the oppressive afternoon sun. The group is best described as a breezy and angular alt rock, reminiscent of the cleaner college rock of the 80's. Think The xx if they had...
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