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Sunset Strip Music Festival

Sunset Strip Music Festival

Saturday, Sep 12 (2009) 4:15p
at Whiskey A Go-Go, West Hollywood, CA
Price: $39.50 through ticketmaster
Phone: (415) 332-4207
Age Suitability: None Specified
Tags: sunset strip music festival

Local LA favorite head-banging, teeth-knashing punk band, The Hopeless will be performing with a confirmed lineup of more than 40 artists including Ozzy Osbourne, KORN, Pepper, Kottonmouth Kings, Shiny Toy Guns and several others on an outdoor stage in front of the Whiskey-A Go-Go on Sept 12, 2008 at 4:15 pm as part of the weekend long first-ever Sunset Strip Street Festival. Visit www.myspace.com/thehopelessmusic for more information
Categories: Fairs & Festivals, Rock, Blues, Rap, Hip-Hop
Creator:  ktobiason
Creator:  ktobiason
Performers at this Event
Fishbone
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Combining equal parts of deep funk, high-energy punk, and frantic ska, the Los Angeles-based Fishbone was one of the most distinctive and eclectic alternative rock bands of the late '80s....
Rock, Metal, Punk
Ace Frehley
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Along with Eddie Van Halen, Kiss' Ace Frehley inspired numerous up-and-coming rockers to pick up the guitar in the 1970s -- and come the '90s, was listed by just about every contemporary rock guitarist (Soundgarden's Kim Thayil, Pearl Jam's Mike McCready, Pantera's Dimebag Darrell, etc....
Rock, Metal
Ozzy Osbourne
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Heavy metal pioneer Ozzy Osbourne first gained exposure as co-founder and vocalist of the groundbreaking hard rock band Black Sabbath, which formed in 1969 in Osbourne's hometown of Birmingham, England....
Actors
The Ashes
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The history of the Ashes, a minor mid-'60s folk-rock band, has been pretty murkily and confusingly reported. Three of their members -- guitarist John Merrill, bassist Al Brackett, and drummer Jim Voight -- formed part of the Peanut Butter Conspiracy, though the mechanics of that transition are hazy.
Rock, Garage
Korn
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Korn's cathartic alternative metal sound positioned the group among the most popular and provocative to emerge during the post-grunge era. Korn began their existence as the Bakersfield, CA-based metal band LAPD, which included guitarists James "Munky" Shaffer and Brian "Head" Wel
Rock, Metal
Unwritten Law
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More of a power pop band than anything else, though they're nestled in Southern California's skate/snowboard punk scene, Unwritten Law formed early in the 1990s, with drummer Wade Youman the only holdover from the band's early days....
Rock, Pop, Alternative, Punk
Glay
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Glay rank among Japan's most successful artists, having a knack for effective pop/rock songs that allowed the band to sell 35 million records in less than a decade and a half (and that's to say nothing of the other merchandise, with which the band is proficient even by Japanese standards)....
Rock, World, Pop
The Donnas
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Aspiring to nothing more than a good old-fashioned rock & roll party, the Donnas won a cult following and considerable media attention in the late '90s after scoring a record deal right out of high school....
Rock, Pop, Punk
Kottonmouth Kings
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Self-described "psychedelic hip-hop punk rock" outfit the Kottonmouth Kings emerged from Orange County, California, in 1994. Comprised of former Humble Gods frontman Brad Daddy X, rappers Saint Vicious and D-Loc, DJ Bobby B, and "visual assassin" Pakelika, the group first attract
Rap, Rock, Alternative, Metal
B Real
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With his work in the pioneering hip-hop group Cypress Hill, rapper B Real became something of a hip-hop legend for several reasons. Most immediately, his trademark rhyming style, featuring an exaggeratedly nasal whine and a jazz singer's skill at staying just behind DJ Muggs' already sluggish beats,
Rap
Volume
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Electronic
Pepper
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Although Pepper's members are originally from Kona, HI, the trio doesn't play traditional Hawaiian music. Rather, Pepper's music is a melodic and accessible blend of alternative pop/rock, punk, and reggae....
Rock, Pop, Reggae, Ska
Ablaze
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Electronica
The Pricks
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Musicians / Bands
Onesidezero
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Jasan Radford and Levon Sultanian formed Onesidezero in Los Angeles. Over time, the group went through a lot of lineup changes before settling in with Brett Kane, Rob Basile, and Christian Hernandez rounding out the lineup....
Rock, Alternative, Hardcore, Metal
Boomkat
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Boomkat is comprised of the brother-sister duo of Kellin and Taryn Manning. With a slick, radio-ready sound that encompassed elements of trip-hop, urban soul, pop, and danceable hip-hop -- not to mention Taryn's star power as a burgeoning actress -- Boomkat's seizure of the spotlight was almost inev
Rock, Pop, Alternative
Rob Roy
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Blues
Ringers
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Los Angeles garage band the Ringers were formed in 1963 by singer/guitarist Keith Johnson, singer/bassist Rex Paris, keyboardist/saxophonist Dick Gabriel, and drummer Bill Lynn, who previously appeared on the Champs' classic "Tequila," and as a Paramount Records session drummer backing Ray
Rock
Earl Greyhound
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New York City's cheekily named Earl Greyhound is a power trio consisting of vocalist/guitarist Matt Whyte, bassist/vocalist Kamara Thomas and drummer Christopher Bear. Although formed in January 2003, the group's influences date back to the 1970s, and specifically classic rockers with an ear for pop
Rock, Garage
Shiny Toy Guns
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Although formed in sunny California during the early 2000s, Shiny Toy Guns' music flaunts a sleek, '80s-influenced combination of synth-pop and electro-clash. Founded in 2001 by bassist/keyboardist Jeremy Dawson and guitarist/vocalist Gregori Chad Petree -- both natives of central Oklahoma -- the ba
Rock, Electronic, Metal, Punk
Nico Vega
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Not the solo artist one might assume from the name, Nico Vega is an alterna-rock trio from Los Angeles, CA. The band bio on the group's MySpace page explains the name thusly: "Nico Vega represents a modern day saint....
Rock
The Tender Box
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The Los Angeles-based alt-rock band the Tender Box features Joey Medina (vocals/guitar), Steve Mungarro (bass/vocals), Chuck Gill (drums), and Ric Moon (guitar/synths). The four childhood friends grew up in the Mexican-American neighborhood of South Gate and listening to bands such as the Smiths, th
Rock
Kottak
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Rock
Vains of Jenna
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The first band signed to skateboarder, occasional musician, and Jackasser Bam Margera's record label, Filthy Note, Vains of Jenna formed in early 2005 in the small Swedish town of Falkenberg, touring southern Europe and the U....
Rock, Metal
Dirt Nasty
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Dirt Nasty is a moniker employed by Simon Rex, an actor-turned-rapper who began his acting career in the 1990s before branching off into rap 15 years later with a series of comedic YouTube videos that became viral hits....
Rap
Andre Legacy
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Rap
Diamond Lane
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Rock
Iration
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Although all members originally hail from Hawaii, the reggae-rock group Iration launched their career in Isla Vista, CA, a college town near Santa Barbara. With their laid-back sound and pop melodies, the band was an instant hit on the California college circuit....
Rock, Pop, Reggae
Prophet
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Rock, Metal
Eulogies
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As a solo artist, singer/songwriter Peter Walker mixed mellow pop songs with alt-country flourishes. The L.A.-based musician issued two solo albums, 2004's Landed and 2006's Young Gravity, before enlisting the help of bassist Tim Hutton and drummer Chris Reynolds in order to play the material live....
Rock
The Knux
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Comprised of brothers Krispy Kream and Rah Al Millio, the Knux are a clever alternative rap duo who are musicians as well as singer/rappers. Born in New Orleans yet displaced by Hurricane Katrina, the musically schooled brothers began creating a stir nationally in late 2007 when they were the openin
Rap
Radius
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Musicians / Bands
Shwayze
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Although that terrible Jamie Kennedy movie Malibu's Most Wanted posited that the beachside Los Angeles suburb is so upper class and lily white that the only rappers it can produce are rich teenagers fronting gangsta poses, real-life Malibu resident Shwayze begs to differ....
Rap
Illectrolytes
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Iglu & Hartly
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Formed by University of Colorado students Jarvis Anderson (keyboards, vocals), Sam Martin (keyboards, vocals), and Simon Katz (guitar), new wave revivalists Iglu & Hartly came together after the three relocated to California to pursue their musical aspirations....
Rap, Rock, Pop
Beardo
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Musicians / Bands
SSX
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Super Mash Bros
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Mash-Up Artists, DJ’s, Computer Musicians, Video Artists, call them what you will. They don’t care as long as it makes you want to party that much harder. Nicolas Fenmore, Dick Fink and Ethan Dawes collectively known as Super Mash Bros....
Punk
LMFAO
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An electro-rap duo from Los Angeles, CA, LMFAO made their major-label debut in 2008. Comprised of producers, DJs, and clothing designers Redfoo and SkyBlu (the son and grandson, respectively, of Motown impresario Berry Gordy), LMFAO worked the club circuit for years before making their major-label d
Rap, Rock, R&B and Soul, Pop, Electronic, Techno
Location & Nearby Info
Whiskey A Go-Go
8901 W. Sunset Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90069
(310) 652-3238
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