Here Today... Gone To Hell!

CF playing Saturday, Slash and B Real Friday

http://www.sunsetstripmusicfestival.com/scheduleTickets.htm

LOCATION EVENT
House of Blues Everclear, Soul Asylum, Camper Van Beethoven 
Whisky A-Go-Go Post-Tribute Event: L.A. Guns feat. Jani Lane of Warrant 
 
LOCATION EVENT
The Roxy Theatre Hot Hot Heat 
The Viper Room Juliette & The Licks 
Whisky A-Go-Go B Real of Cypress Hill feat. Slash & Special Guests 
House of Blues Dilated Peoples 
The Cat Club Godhead 
Key Club Hellogoodbye 
 
LOCATION EVENT
The Roxy Theatre The 88 
The Viper Room Louis XIV 
Whisky A-Go-Go Whisky All Star Jam 
House of Blues TBA 
The Cat Club Starf***ers All Star Jam 
Key Club Mickey Avalon 
Wasted Space
[8755 W Sunset] Camp Freddy, Louis XIV, Other Surprise Guests
Free admission - All ages - 1-9PM
 

Slash launches Sunset Strip Music Festival

Everclear kick things into gear and club legends are honoured

Jun 27, 2008

The first-ever Sunset Strip Music Festival kicked off in Los Angeles last night (June 26) with a tribute to iconic club owners and a heavy dose of music.

Slash, comedians Cheech and Chong and Michelle Phillips of '60s 'California Dreamin' crooners The Mamas and the Papas paid tribute to Lou Adler, Mario Maglieri and Elmer Valentine, owners and proprietors of legendary Sunset Strip establishments the Roxy, the Whisky A Go Go and the Rainbow Bar.

"I moved into this neighbourhood when I was six years old," Slash told the crowd at the House Of Blues when paying tribute to the men. "I started making fake IDs when I was 15 or 16 so I could sneak into the Rainbow. I loved that place and it still maintains its original integrity today," he said.

Each man was honoured at a moving ceremony hosted by Sugar Ray frontman Mark McGrath before Camper Van Beethoven, Soul Asylum and Everclear delivered nostalgic, hit-filled sets.

Indie rockers Camper Van Beethoven led off with their 1989 hit 'Pictures Of Matchstick Men' and ran through tracks that combined elements of rock, ska, and Eastern European gypsy music.

Soul Asylum frontman Dave Pirner put his band through the paces during a straight-ahead rocking set, pausing just once to thank festival organisers and the other bands sharing the bill.

Everclear concluded the night with all-out rockers including 'Everything To Everyone' and 'Father Of Mine'.

"It's cool to be home in LA and it's an honour to play the Sunset Strip Music Festival," said frontman Art Alexakis before launching into a crowd-pleasing cover of Hall & Oates' 'Rich Girl'.

The Sunset Strip Music Festival continues this weekend with sets by artists including Hot Hot Heat, Juliette Lewis & The Licks, Mickey Avalon, Slash and B Real of Cypress Hill at various venues along the Strip.

http://www.nme.com/news/slash/37670

Some photos: http://www.gettyimages.com/Search/Search.aspx?contractUrl=1&language=en-US&family=editorial&p=ssmf&src=standard

Cypress Hill feat. Slash "Rock Superstar" Whiskey Hollywood (Partial)

Cypress Hill w/ Slash (GnR) on "Rock Superstar" to kickoff the Sunset Strip Music Festival at the Whisky a Go Go. 6/27/08.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FI7RaenaREE

Cypress Hill feat. Slash "Paradise City" Whiskey Hollywood

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-dmD90WhsQ&feature=related

Camp Freddy "WearWolf's of London" acoustic SSMF

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGakz7eU3fA

Camp Freddy "Strange" acoustic w/Brett Scallions

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zKKSg1VaAo

Camp Freddy "Surrender" acoustic Sunset Strip Music Festival

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8jRKHxR31U

the podcast from last nights CFR live from the strip is now up on billy's site

Ziggy Stardust:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDkcngUugHo&feature=related

Camp Freddy "All the Young Dudes" acoustic SSMF

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QNaWIUTLTY

Slash Joins the Sunset Strip Festival to Honor L.A.?s Rich Rock History

6/30/08, 11:20 am EST

Although Los Angeles? Sunset Strip is most infamous for the rock & roll debauchery of the ?80s when bands like Guns n? Roses, Motley Crue and Poison roamed the L.A. streets in leather and hairspray, the Strip has also fostered artists like Nat King Cole and Marilyn Monroe, and served as the playground for the Doors and Janis Joplin. It?s this rich and diverse history that was honored at the first Sunset Strip Music Festival this weekend.

The festivities kicked off Thursday night with a tribute at the House of Blues honoring the Godfathers of the Strip: Lou Adler (the Roxy), Mario Maglieri (the Whisky A Go Go, the Rainbow Bar & Grill) and Elmer Valentine (Whisky, Roxy, Rainbow). Sugar Ray frontman and Access Hollywood host Mark McGrath emceed the event with presenters like Slash, Michelle Phillips of the Mamas and the Papas and Cheech and Chong, while Camper Van Beethoven, Soul Asylum and Everclear performed. ?The fact that the Rainbow is the longest standing rock & roll institution in the world and is still there? deserves props,? said Slash, introducing Maglieri. Slash then recalled fond memories of dressing in drag in his mother?s clothing to sneak into the Rainbow for ladies? night since his fake ID wasn?t working. ?It was fun, until I found myself standing in the Rainbow in girls? clothing by myself. It was a novel idea at the time.? Michelle Phillips, who introduced Valentine, also had fond memories of the early days of the Strip: ?There aren?t music scenes that this today, so it?s really important to honor such a meaningful scene that these three guys created.?

Other highlights of the three-day fest included Friday night?s B-Real show at the Whisky A Go-Go with special guest Slash, who put the crowd into a frenzy for the set?s two closing songs, the Cypress Hill hit ?Rock Superstar? and Gn?R?s ?Paradise City.? The show brought out rockers, rappers and members of the Los Angeles Fire Department who snapped photos, flashed metal horns in the air and blatantly ignored the clouds of pot smoke filling up the air. One firefighter who asked to remain nameless summed up the event: ?This is what the Strip is about.?

http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2008/06/30/slash-joins-the-sunset-strip-festival-to-honor-las-rich-rock-history/

A short clip of Matt on KTLA talking about the festival on his site:

http://www.mattsorum.tv/channel/2008/06/27/sunset-strip-music-festival-june-26-27-28/

Slash reveals he used to dress in drag when he was underage so he could get into clubs on The Sunset Strip during ladies night...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZU7mal8bag

Camp Freddy doing Oasis' Rock n Roll Star:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GCiOJEzNnk