Abbot Kinney Festival

Brooks Stage produced by dublab x L.A. Record (Brooks Ave.)

This stage is the best stage. Check out Hanni El Khatib 2 days before his album drops. Stay for Thundercat because they're dope.

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM: L.A. RECORD X DUBLAB Sound System (DJ Set)

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM: Club Pacific Band

11:45 AM - 12:15 PM: DJ Set

12:15 PM - 1:00 PM: Tom Brosseau

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM: DJ Set

1:30 PM - 2:15 PM: Hanni El Khatib

2:15 PM - 2:45 PM: DJ Set

2:45 PM - 3:30 PM: Swahili Blonde

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM: DJ Set

4:00 PM - 4:45 PM: Mia Doi Todd

4:45 PM - 5:15 PM: DJ Set

5:15 PM - 6:00 PM: Thundercat

For more info: www.dublab.com; www.larecord.com

Andalusia Stage produced by MILKMADE (Andalusia Ave.)

For some classic rock, roots and soul vibes - go here.

10:45 AM - 11:15 AM: Sister Rogers

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM: Capital Cities

12:15 PM - 12:45 PM: Kris Mars

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM: Seasons

1:45 PM - 2:15 PM: Gantez Warrior

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM: Dumbfoundead [aka DFD]

4:00 PM - 4:45 PM: Family Of The Year

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM: KISSES

Palms Stage at The Brig produced by dublab (Palms Ave.)

Over by Tuesday funky enclave The Brig, local masters of sound will put their spin (literally) on new and classic grooves alike.

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM: frosty

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM: Marion

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM: Carlos Niño

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM: Ale, Suzanne Kraft & Soft Soil Music Club

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM: Tom Chasteen

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Anthony Valadez

For more info: www.dublab.com

Pacific Festival Post Fact - Part 1 (recap by ZSE)

After being anointed with my VIP Press/Media pass courtesy from the organizers of Pacific Festival, I proceeded into the festival and went to see Hanni El Khatib on the Pacific stage. I'd intended on listening to him perform a few songs from his set as I wanted to walk around the festival and get an idea of where I would be spending most of the day. I was struck by the first song I heard, which was his best, the rocking "Build. Destroy. Rebuild." Here's "Build. Destroy. Rebuild".

Hanni El Khatib- Build. Destroy. Rebuild.

After Khatib and orienting myself to the festival grounds, I saw !!! (chk chk chk), a dance-punk group whose lead singer had incredible stage presence. He connected with the crowd and elevated the energy by getting off the stage and dancing/walking his way to the first 75-100 fans in the front rows. Their energetic and animated performance definitely earned my respect.

AM / FM by ChkChkChk

Disco-house duo Poolside were still dropping beats after !!! finished, so I jogged and caught the last song of their set. Although I don't remember what that song was, here's "Do You Believe" which I assume they played.

Poolside - Do You Believe

Poolside overflowed into The C90s - who performed on top of the shagedelica bus, that was covered with white fur on nearly all of the interior and exterior of the bus. It was an interesting site to see and getting access to dance on top the bus while The C90s performed Disco/Electronica/Dance was a unique experience! Here's "Shine A Light".

Shine A Light by TheC90s

Read more for my review of three of my favorite acts during the day, Fred Falke, Phantogram and Calvin Harris.

Vanaprasta Show & Giveaway

This Thursday there are a handful of shows on my radar screen - but when it comes to indie rock, Vanaprasta, Hanni El Khatib and Rumspringa at The Echo are my top pick.

You may have heard Hanni El Khatib with Florence & The Machine at The Wiltern in early November, or heard music from Vanaprasta's Forming The Shapes EP on KROQ or KCRW or at Spaceland or Silverlake Lounge, or heard Rumspringa open for a handful of other local indie talent - but you've probably never had them all in the same room on the same night.

Vanaprasta & Sideways Media are giving you the chance to do that for FREE through our ticket giveaway. You could be the lucky winner of a pair of tickets AND also a limited edition 7 inch. Not only will you get too enjoy their sexy sounds at The Echo, you'll get to continue enjoying it on your record player post performance!

To enter the contest just send an e-mail to contest@supergoodmusic.com with the word Vanaprasta in the subject or body of the e-mail. You can also enter by making a post on our facebook page or mentioning @supergoodmusic @vanaprasta and @sidewaysmedia in a tweet.

If the opportunity to cop some limited edition vinyl and see good tunes from an LA band like Vanaprasta isn't enough to convince you to come - have you seen Hanni El Khatib? Hanni killed it with Flo early in November with a stripped down indie nostalgia-inducing sound that I really dig. You can really feel that in Hanni's "Dead Wrong" video: