Blog: Buzz Bands

It was easier to get hip than hydrated at Saturday's steamy FYF Fest at downtown's Los Angeles State Historic Park. The star of the much-ballyhooed conflagration of niche artists seemed to Logistical Problems. Thirty minutes to get a $4 bottle of water? Forty-five minutes to grab a quesadilla? Ninety minutes just to get in? Welcome to the underground. By way of apology, promoter Sean Carlson has discounted tonight's FYF Fan Fest shows. In an e-mail today, he said: "Yesterday was FYF Fest. We know all the problems. ... The lines. ... And are addressing them now. [...]