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FYF Fest - LA State Historic Park - 9/5/09 - Part 1

At the end of Fucked Up’s powerful, frenetic set, frontman Pink Eyes looks out at the crowd and says something along the lines of “You can say we played the Hipster Woodstock. You can say we play punk rock. One thing I know, my hips are in a state of shock.” It’s actually a fitting summary of last Saturday’s FYF festival - whose crowd is a healthy cross-section of young hipsters, and aging punk rockers with bad hips. I’m not entirely sure of the significance, but there seems to be a poetic irony in the proliferation of teenagers in Black Flag T-shirts and forty-somethings in Vivian Girls T-shirts.

                       

Long lines and food shortages aside, it would be hard to call the FYF Fest anything but a success. Now in it's sixth year, an inspired lineup and a great cause made the "hipster Woodstock" the most successful F-Yeah yet. In-depth reviews are fothcoming, and make sure to check out more LAist coverage here.

                                       

Morrissey @ Palladium Annie Lennox @ Wilshire Theatre Pat Benatar @ Cerritos Center Rogue Wave @ El Rey Beirut @ Avalon The Tragically Hip @ House of Blues Bela Fleck & The Flecktones @ Henry Fonda Matt the Electrician, The Sheers, The Active Set @ Silverlake Lounge The Avengers, Pansy Division, The Red Hearts @ Spaceland Ozma, New Year's Day, Satisfaction, Ari Shine @ Knitting Factory The Gray Kid, Sam Sparro, Team Facelift, Daniel...

7:00 PM at Dutton’s Brentwood marks the start of an evening with poet J.D. McClatchy and photographer Erica Lennard, who will be signing American Writers at Home, their new book featuring the homes of Ernest Hemingway, Edith Wharton, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Robert Frost and those of 17 other great American authors.

It is Tuesday once again, which means new releases are out and available at your friendly local retailer. Take a gander below to see today's stock of music, film and television to tickle your senses.

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