With many Los Angeles music venues still filling out their schedules after the ending of COVID-19 lockdowns, local bands are finding other ways to perform live around the city. One such way happened on July 3rd in a Highland Park backyard. Based on what I heard from the stage, it appears that Bloom Closet Records had asked the owners of the home if they could put on a music event in the backyard once the pandemic had eased. The owners said yes and the result was that 300 or so people got to enjoy a DIY music festival.
The sets started off at 6:30 p.m., which was a perfect time as the summer heat was quickly dissipating into a pleasant evening and night.
The bands I came to see were Suzie True with anxiety filled end of relationship songs and Cheekface with their adoring fans. Suzie True was the last band to play before the sun set while Cheekface played until the festival organizers felt that the next door neighbors might be on the verge of calling the cops -- 10:30 p.m.
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| Suzie True |
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| Cheekface |
Opening up was
Max Look who kicked it up on stage with dramatic spins of the body and guitar.
June Swoon emphasized that one shouldn't date or marry someone named Jared. (The first thing that came to mind was, "Did she also mean Jared Leto?")
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| Max Look |
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| June Swoon |
Buckets and
GUPPY get the award for going with the true theme of the festival: Big Top. Both wore face paintings to emphasize that clowns can play music. Buckets read a letter on stage while GUPPY's bass player showed his stretching abilities.
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| Buckets |
The festival was attending my many notables of the Los Angeles music scene such as Potty Mouth and Ramonda Hammer.
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| GUPPY |
