Left Brain, of the Los Angeles hip-hop collective Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All, is moved along by the crowd at the Hard Summer electronic dance music festival on Aug. 6. (Christina House / For The Times)
Fullerton’s Madalene Barrett, 20, left, and Byron Marquez, 22, of Long Beach are set in motion by Gaslamp Killer’s performance at the Hard Summer event at Los Angeles State Historic Park near Chinatown. (Christina House / For The Times)
Gaslamp Killer is among the guests lined up for a new Friday night music series at the Ace Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. He is pictured performing at the Hard Summer festival. (Christina House / For The Times)
Tyler, the Creator, right, founder of Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All, works onstage at the festival north of downtown Los Angeles. The rap collective has been barnstorming America and Europe during the last year. (Christina House / For The Times)
Hodgy Beats performs at the Hard Summer festival in L.A. as part of Odd Summer Wolf Gang Kill Them All, which Los Angeles Times pop music critic Randall Roberts says has become one of the most discussed new groups in the world. (Christina House / For The Times)
A Metro Rail train passes by Hard Summer festival enthusiasts at L.A. State Historic Park on Aug. 6. (Christina House / For The Times)
Electronic dance music fans circulate at the Hard Summer event within sight of downtown Los Angeles’ skyline. (Christina House / For The Times)
Odd Future’s set at the Hard Summer festival presents a fan with the opportunity to surf the crowd. (Christina House / For The Times)
