CNN Covers Dickies Showroom At FILTER
FILTER Magazine’s Culture Collide Festival 2011
2011 Culture Collide Press Highlights
abc 7 News
TOYOTA ANTICS Los Angeles Block Party from FILTER Magazine on Vimeo.
LA Times
A Collision of Cultures (with music) in Echo Park
“The Filter festival takes over the L.A. area for a weekend of bands, food and film…
For those without an airline ticket to some far off land this weekend, the international sounds have come to Echo Park with Filter Magazine’s Culture Collide Festival, a multi-day super-eclectic music event that features 80 artists from 24 countries and is taking over a two-block stretch of clubs and venues.”
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah talks Culture Collide in L.A.
Blackbook Magazine
Culture Collide Music Fest Kicks Off in LA
“…October is still shaping up as one of the best months for live music in Southern California… the largest event is undoubtedly Filter Magazine’s Culture Collide festival, which will feature a slew of international acts.”
Paper Magazine
CSS, Gang Gang Dance and MEN at FILTER’s Cultural Collide
Culture Collide Festival Preview: Let’s Get International
“One of the most exciting things about South By Southwest is watching international bands that rarely get to play in the U.S. The downside is slogging all the way to Austin. Fortunately, you can get that thrill this weekend at the Culture Collide Festival, right here in Echo Park.”
LA Weekly
Reviews:
http://blogs.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/2011/10/liam_finn_rainbow_arabia_guine.php
http://blogs.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/2011/10/tk_death_letters_cameras_cultu.php
http://blogs.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/2011/10/tk_chad_vangaalen_gang_gang_da.php
Culture Collide Photo Galleries
OC Weekly
Culture Collide Slideshows
Culture Collide 2011
“…Culture Collide is fitted to become LAs most beloved music festival”
Flavorpill
http://flavorpill.com/losangeles/events/2011/10/6/filter-culture-collide-festival
Flavorpill’s Essential Guide to Fall Music
“shit, you could fly to LA from just about anywhere in the country and still end up spending less than you would on a CMJ pass. Food for thought.”
Pitchfork
Festivals in Brief: Filter’s Culture Collide Festival, A3C, Fall Into Darkness, Tusk
http://pitchfork.com/news/tags/tusk/
98.7 FM
Festival Sights
Various Artists
CSS
One Thirty BPM
“Culture Collide…was not only a showcase for acts from all around the world, but an opportunity to show why Echo Park is one of the most hip areas; the fantastic venues, the bevvy of food and drink locales, and the communal atmosphere stretching through the day into the night.”
Festival Review and Photos
Young and Pretty
Photo Galleries
Datarock
CSS
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Young Liars
The Yellow Dogs
The Postelles
Consequence of Sound
http://festival-outlook.consequenceofsound.net/fests/view/588/culture-collide-festival
Crome Yellow
Day 1 Recap
Day 2 Recap
Examiner
I’m not gonna lie, this festival has quickly become my sentimental favorite.”
Culture Collide Fest 2011 Day 1: Liam Finn, Rainbow Arabia, Ximena Sarinana
Toyota Antics Block Party closes out the Culture Collide Festival
Guest of a Guest
Your Guide to FILTER Magazine’s Culture Collidehttp://la.guestofaguest.com/la-shows/your-guide-to-filter-magazines-culture-collide-2011-festival/
Culture Collide 2011 Festivalhttp://la.guestofaguest.com/tag/culture-collide-2011-festival/
Roaming the 2011 Culture Collide Festival TOYOTA ANTICS Block Partyhttp://la.guestofaguest.com/la-shows/roaming-the-culture-collide-2011-festival-toyota-antics-block-party
TOYOTA ANTICS Block Party Gallery
Buzzine
CSS
Men
Asteroids Galaxy Tour
Liam Finn
High Voltage Magazine
http://festival.iamhighvoltage.com/2011/10/culture-collide-day-1-2.html?m=0
LA Record
http://larecord.com/past-events/2011/10/06/oct-9-toyota-antics-block-party-w-css-clap-your-hands-say-yeah-gang-gang-dance-more
Le New Shit
“The festival’s special in that it emphasizes international band and acts and it spans 8 different venues in the EchoPark area.”
REVIEW: The Culture Collide 2011 TOYOTA ANTICS Block Party
Los Anjealous
Photos:
CSS
MEN
Avi Buffalo
Newestra
Preview
NME
Fran Healy Takes Fans To Church In L.A.
“Sorry if this sounds blasphemous… but Fran’s gig was probably the best Sunday church service I’ve ever attended.”
LAist
Photos: Culture Collide Festival feat. Monotonix, Black Lips & Mariachi El Bronx
FUEL TV
Photos: Culture Collide Festival
“Resembling the scaled down international, country showcases at events like the ones found at SXSW, Culture Collide was a managable, three nights of indie up-and-comers (Norway’s Harrys Gym, Canada’s Suuns) electro outfits (KAMP! of Poland, Casiokids from Norway or City Riots from Australia) and home-grown (or already buzzed-about) acts like Amusement Parks on Fire, Tokyo Police Club or Superhumanoids.”
LA Weekly
“The Culture Collide festival, which kicked off Thursday night at five venues in Silver Lake, Echo Park and downtown, is making for some wonderful daze in the neighborhood.”
Live Review: The Culture Collide Festival at the Echoplex
“The very thought of the logistics of how to pull such an event off would send even the heartiest of promoters screaming into the night. So was it chaos? Were there long lines to get in and short supplies of food and drink? Were all the bands late? Were people thrown out of venues to make room for VIPs? No, actually it was quite pleasant and remarkably punctual.”
Urban Nomad at Filter’s Culture Collide Fest: Performance and Interview with Why?‘s Josiah Wolf
Photos: Filter Culture Collide Block Party
“Filter Culture Collide wrapped the festival by hosting a huge street party in Echo Park featuring performances by Jenny Lewis, Phantogram, Sea Wolf, Fran Healy, Tokyo Police Club and more.”
LA Times
Pop music: Filter Magazine’s Culture Collide Festival
“Filter magazine’s Culture Collide Festival brings some of the best and brightest indie rockers from around the world.”
Grammy.com’s The Set List
Bonus Track: Filter Magazine’s Culture Collide Festival
“After four days and a more than satisfying palette of music to sample, I think the entire city of Los Angeles would welcome such a worldwide musical collision again next year.”
Guest of a Guest
Photos: Filter Magazine’s Culture Collide Festival Kick Off Party
Flavorpill
Filter Magazine’s Culture Collide Festival
“Filter Magazine’s Culture Collide Festival is like the feisty little brother to bigger music fests like SXSW and Coachella, and by all appearances, a lot more interesting (not to mention less expensive). The extended, multi-venue tribute to independent music has a lineup that’s not just indie, but good.”
Buzz Bands
Filter’s Culture Collide festival: Ambitious, international (and not a bad deal at 20 bucks)
Dispatch from Culture Collide, Friday: Klaxons, Land of Talk, the Boxer Rebellion, El Guincho, more
“It’s music that never quite goes out of fashion, and to a steamy, packed house at the Echo, the Boxer Rebellion played it crisply, with aplomb.”
Dispatch from Culture Collide, Saturday: Bambi Kino, Monotonix, Mariachi El Bronx, White Lies
“If any band truly embraced the international spirit of Culture Collide, then it was L.A punk stalwarts the Bronx, performing a storming set before an amped-up Spaceland crowd as Latin alter ego Mariachi El Bronx.”
Dispatch from Culture Collide, Sunday: Taking it to the streets, with good overall results
“The best thing about Sunday’s Toyota-sponsored finale of the inaugural Culture Collide festival is what it wasn’t — it wasn’t a hassle, it wasn’t chaotic, it wasn’t a cluster … well, you know.’
This is Brand X
The Agenda: Filter Magazine’s Culture Collide Festival this weekend
‘Food trucks and fantastic music collide at Filter’s city-wide extravaganza.’
Prefix
Filter’s Culture Collide Festival - Friday (Pics)
Filter’s Culture Collide Festival - Sunday (Pics)
The Cobra Snake
“Here’s some nice music for the gloomy Saturday! http://www.myspace.com/kampmusik This band performed in LA on the Culture Collide festival last weekend. They’re an electronic, dance-pop band from Poland, with some heavy synths and dance beats. From Poland with love!”
OC Weekly
Around the World in Seven Venues, at Filter’s Culture Collide Festival
“Cloning won’t be necessary to see every band participating in the Culture Collide Festival in Los Angeles. Through some organizational tic-tac-toe, a number of the acts play multiple shows over the next four days scattered around the east side.”
Photos: Culture Collide Festival 2010: The Black Lips, City Riots, KAMP!
Echo Park Now
Get ready for Echo Park’s Culture Collide Fest
The Music FM
LA View: Filter Magazine’s Culture Collide Block Party
“What happened immediately after at the Echo Park Methodist Church, was not Sunday mass, but worshippers flocking to hear Fran Healy of Travis…”
The Eastsider
In the Mix Today: Culture Collide Festival
“This week marks the launch of a local music festival that takes listeners on a journey of indie rock music from around the world, all within the comfort our Eastside communities.”
Buzzine
Photos: Buzzscene: White Lies Live In Concert
Super Good Music
Theophilus Keeps Culture Collide Cool
“Filter Magazine’s Culture Collide Festival kicked off cooler than the middle of a freshly opened ice cream sandwich…”
Blah Blah Blah Science
live review: Los Angeles - Culture Collide Fest Roundup
“FILTER’s first Culture Collide fest proved a successful showcasing of emerging global talent…If you missed it this year be sure to hit it up next.”
A Big City Died
Culture Collide Fest 2010 // A Quick Recap
“In all honesty, you would never know that Culture Collide was in its first year, because it ran fantastically from venue to venue. A huge plus to this festival was the fact that many acts like Witness Protection Programme, El Guincho, City Riots, White Lies, & more did sets at different times on different nights in case you had scheduling conflicts OR wanted to see a favorite band twice!”
Audio Muffin
Los Angeles, Culture Collide is Here!
“they’ve brought acts from all over the world to play at some of LA’s hippest (And I do mean hipster hippest) music venues.”
The Owl Mag
LIVE REVIEW: Filter Magazine’s Culture Collide Festival
“Standout acts included Amusement Parks on Fire from the UK, Gold Lake (originally from Spain, now Brooklyn-based), England’s White Lies, Australia’s City Riots (now on tour supporting The Smashing Pumpkins whilst Down Undah) and Canada’s Tokyo Police Club.”
LA Rock Music Examiner
Culture Collide Festival: Revolver (France) acoustic set at TAIX 10-4-10
“Life is full of pleasant surprises at the Culture Collide Festival.”
Culture Collide Festival: Harrys Gym (Norway) at TAIX 10-4-10
“Technically, it was supposed to be an acoustic set, but by the end no one really cared as it was great music.”
Culture Collide Festival: El Guincho (Spain) visits Spaceland 10-4-10
“the beat drove everyone to dance. Even photographers just couldn’t resist any longer and asked non-dancing friends to hold their cameras so they could join in.”
Culture Collide Festival: Land of Talk (Canada) at the Echoplex 10-4-10
“Melodic rockers, Land of Talk, delivered a lively set to a packed house at the Echoplex.”
Culture Collide Festival: The Besnard Lakes (Canada) at the Echoplex 10-4-10
“They dwelt in an ambient drone-rocking distortion with varying textures. They seemed well pleased to float on dissonant clouds of sound for long stretches of time. The more I think about it, the cooler it gets that they do their own thing.”
Culture Collide Festival: Mariachi El Bronx (USA – LA) at Spaceland 10-5-10
“And rather than whatever the gringos usually chant at concerts, as the set closed there were cries en Español. “Otra! Otra! Otra!””
Culture Collide Festival Block Party: Phantogram (USA—Brooklyn, NY) 10-10-10
“Post-punk revival music has been a big part of this festival, and theirs is a pleasure to hear and dance to.”
Culture Collide Festival: Gold Lake at TAIX (Spain/Brooklyn, NY)
“Gold Lake took the stage and provided the audience with lovely sounds and a penchant for melody. Top-notch guitar work captures the eye and ear even in an acoustic set.”
Culture Collide Festival: AM (USA) at Echo Park United Methodist Church 10-10-10
“Alternative indie lounge? Maybe. Hearkening beck to 1960s pop and folk rock?
21st & Ivy
Music - Filter’s Culture Collide Festival
“Bands from around the world came to California and delighted crowded venues filled with eager fans.”
Consequence of Sound
Cass McCombs performs new songs at 826LA for Culture Collide (10/9)
“The show was a part of Filter’s Culture Collide Festival, which rounded-up a surprisingly solid lineup of artists for four days of daytime events and night shows”
De La Vie TV
“Brittany got to go to day 2 of Filter Magazine’s Culture Collide festival this past weekend and got to check out Land Of Talk, Boxer Rebellion, Besnard Lakes, and Klaxons, all while pounding a few beers of course!”
It’s a Trap!
Hello Saferide - Live @ Filter’s Culture Collide Festival 10/09/10
“Last weekend, Filter Magazine staged the Culture Collide Festival—a veritable United Nations of indierock, and (if my opinion as one of their freelance writers is to be trusted) a freaking genius idea.”
Rave’s Raves
“Klaxons still have that live energy and enthusiasm”
Santa Monica College Corsair Newspaper
Culture Collide Festival makes its first big splash in LA
“Filter’s first annual Culture Collide Festival, held in Echo Park last Thursday through Sunday, was the magazine’s rendition of the massive music festivals you’ll find out in Coachella Valley or Glastonbury. The difference? Not Paying $280 but $23 for the four-day festival. It’s the perfect answer for an indie fan living on a budget, and especially for catching a first glimpse at up-and-coming bands that will be making headlines in the near future.”
BeatCrave
Culture Collide Festival 2010 Photo Gallery: Friday
“Filter Magazine is out to make music lovers happy this year with their annual Culture Collide Festival. A fitting name for a festival which brings acts together from all over the world – complete with happy hours, acoustic performances during the day, great lineups at night (at five different venues) and of course, the big block party at the end.”
Culture Collide Festival 2010 Photo Gallery: Saturday
“Once again, we got see some amazing bands from all over the world including 8-piece band Nive Nielsen and The Deer Children, Israeli band Pink Noise, local musicians The Franks, Finnish duo Zebra and Snake and English band White Lies. However, the highlight of our night was seeing Beatles tribute band, Bambi Kino with members from Nada Surf and Guided By Voices, who performed a John Lennon Tribute all night long.”
Culture Collide Festival 2010 Photo Gallery: Sunday
“If you’ve been checking our photo galleries and reviews out from Friday and Saturday, it’s not hard to tell that it was pretty much a great success. Bringing people and their culture together through music is always a great thing and it’s always a good time.”
Culture Collide Festival 2010: Amusement Parks On Fire
“Playing at The Echo last night as part of Filter’s Culture Collide Festival, the English five-piece band brought in a packed house. Considering the fact that Culture Collide Festival is actually happening at five different venues all at once this weekend, this was pretty impressive as it was also only 10 PM.”
Culture Collide Festival 2010: The Besnard Lakes
“Representing Canada for the music festival, their set was as epic as expected.”
Culture Collide Festival 2010: The Boxer Rebellion
“We were right about Los Angeles welcoming The Boxer Rebellion because as much as we frequent The Echo, we had never seen the venue so packed before.”
Culture Collide Festival 2010: Land of Talk
“Canada was beginning to rule last night and Land of Talk certainly weren’t afraid to unleash their stage presence and impressive musicianship.”
Culture Collide Festival 2010: Klaxons
Culture Collide Festival 2010: Nive Nielsen and The Deer Children
“Capturing our attention, we looked on as Nielsen’s backing band, The Deer Children, were playing more instruments than one could name off in a minute but we’ll try: Instruments on stage included everything from guitar to horn to banjo to lap steel to the musical saw… and plenty more.”
Culture Collide Festival 2010: The Franks
“this Los Angeles band made sure to show visiting countries how they rock here in the City of Angels.”
Culture Collide Festival 2010: Bambi Kino
“As we all know yesterday was what would have been John Lennon’s 70th birthday and with a music festival such as Culture Collide which brings music and people together, that was bound to be some sort of tribute to the former Beatles and critically acclaimed musician. What we got was even better than we expected.”
Culture Collide Festival 2010: White Lies
“their closing set grew to the strength of a band who has played an arena-packed world tour.”
Culture Collide Festival 2010: Monotonix
“Monotonix were so outrageous we had to give them a photo gallery of their own.”
Culture Collide Festival 2010: Phantogram
“With their urban indie rock sound which boasts a variety of influences including hip hop, trip-hop and R&B, Phantogram was one of the bands whose set really stood out from impressive lineup of artists yesterday.”
Culture Collide Festival 2010: Jenny and Johnny
“Although donned in a formal red dress, Lewis’ provocative guitar playing once again went on to prove that she could rock out as much as the other boys on stage.”
Culture Collide Festival 2010: Fran Healy
“the entire Culture Collide Festival moved indoors and into a house of worship for the rest of the evening. The pews filled up and it quickly became a standing room crowd for the singer and guitarist of the band Travis, Fran Healy.”
Neon Tommy
Culture Collide Festival At Echo Park: Slideshow
“The four-day festival, from Oct. 7 – 10, encompassed solid acts throughout.”
From Go To Whoa
Video: Phantogram @ Culture Collide Block Party 10/10/10
Dirty Laundry
Monotonix At Filter Magazine’s Culture Collide Festival
“Israel’s Monotonix played a memorably slippery and sweat-soaked set today at Culture Collide Festival in LA.”
Rock NYC
“But there was no danger seeing the loving crowd packed in the church becoming hotter and hotter by the minute.”
High Voltage
Profound Words by Mariachi El Bronx
“Ladies & Gentlemen, I’m not gonna deny I’m a world traveler. I’ve been all over this world and it doesn’t matter whether you’re in Israel, Montana or Silverlake. Whenever you open a beer there’s always someone who yells ‘pound it’ or ‘chug it’ - there you have it culture’s colliding… There was your Culture Collide moment presented by Mariachi El Bronx”
Ellenwood
Day 2 of FILTER Magazine’s Culture Collide
“An amazing melting pot of talents colliding at the Echo, EchoPlex, & Taix last night. Happy hours, free giveaways and amazing performances”
Recap Filter Magazine’s Culture Collide + Antics Block Party
“Antics Block Party was a huge success! well at least from all the block party that i’ve gone to this one tops it! cherry on top.”
Grimy Goods
The Besnard Lakes at Filter Magazine’s Culture Collide Festival – Photo Gallery & Review
“As part of Filter Magazine’s Culture Collide Festival, The Besnard Lakes put on a hell of a show this past Friday, October 8th at the Echoplex.”
Land of Talk at Echoplex for Filter Magazine’s Culture Collide Festival – Photo Gallery & Review
“The best thing about Land of Talk’s set was guitarist, Joe Yarmush’s solo. That boy can jam!”
Klaxons at Echoplex for Filter Magazine’s Culture Collide Festival – Photo Gallery & Review
Best New Bands
“A ‘dream pop’ trio that claims both Brooklyn and Puerto Rico as home, Kordan was very much at home at last night’s Culture Collide Festival at The Echo.”
Tastes Like Caramel
White Lies Debut New Song and Details of Sophomore Album
“Thankfully somebody shot footage from last week’s Culture Collide Block Party in Los Angeles in which the band performed the killer track Holy Ghost, which you can watch below.”
High On Music
“This new festival brought bands from all over the world together to play shows on the east side”