Sunset Junction continued to chug along on the streets of Silver Lake, California with all the hustle and bustle. However, the hustle and bustle was not anywhere near as busy as it was during the past few years. A lot of factors could have caused the decline in attendees this year. Perhaps the steep price for a single day entrance had gotten far too expensive for those who used to attend a no-fee Sunset Junction back in the day. Perhaps the headliners weren’t as big of names as people hoped they would be. Perhaps a lot of people attended different and smaller festivals that also had both music, food, beer and bands for no fee at all this weekend. There could have been plenty of other reasons people didn’t attend Sunset Junction this year. Nonetheless, we were there to catch some of our favorite local bands.

Take a look at Sunday’s Sunset Junction through our eyes via photos below!

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Last Sunday may have been the end to a painfully hot weekend but things were burning up again at 6th Street Warehouse downtown. Not only were local LA band, Superhumanoids, starting the night off right but beloved Long Beach-based band, Crystal Antlers also came out to support NYC-based Cults for their first LA show ever. The place which consisted of a skating ramp serving as a stage was not out of the ordinary for warehouse shows but what we had to endure was the heat. However, it turned to be a great way to wrap our weekend up even if we were all feeling uncomfortably sticky in the end.

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It’s finally here! It’s the week of CMJ Festival 2009 in NYC and it all starts tomorrow. The Big Apple will literally be bursting with more noise than usual from October 20 and through October 24. If you’re going to be in the area, make sure you do your last minute registration. You have until 6:00pm tomorrow.

After that, passes will be available onsite at the Judson Memorial Church which is located at 55 Washington Square South, between Thompson and Sullivan Streets.

Also, we assume you’re planning a schedule before you go. (It gets crazy!) So check out our top pick of LA bands who will be playing CMJ this week. We’ve got dates, locations, and times for you below!

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There are so many band names that contain the word, “crystal,” but some of them are the best ones around. Crystal Antlers put on an energetic set with vocals that hit just the spot.

Check out the rest of the Crystal Antler photos from FYF Fest below!

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They’re naming names for the upcoming CMJ Music Marathon event. Over at Consequence of Sound, they’ve unveiled the first batch of bands that will hit the stage for five days of epic music! Organizers have released a little preview of what fans will be in for at this year’s event, which will include up to 1200 artists! Find out who’s been confirmed below.

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The end of day two of the Primavera Sound Festival in Barcelona comes to me almost as a surprise – somewhat like being awakened from a hypnotic trance. You can watch our video summary of day two. Here’s my written reconstruction of what happened:

First was Art Brut, an English and German indie punk rock group named after French painter Jean Dubuffet’s definition of outsider art. Lead vocalist Eddie Argos was keen to add more information to the stories told through his lyrics, such as past adventures in the Van Gogh Art Museum, and how he is no longer afraid of sex. In fact, he joked that most of the lyrics were about taking his clothes off. Drummer Mikey Breyer plays standing up, which might seem unconventional, but at least he’s not hidden behind any cymbals. He uses two high-hats, one open the other closed, to make up for his one-footed drumming style.

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