The Image Photo Booth: 2009 Sunset Strip Music Festival
For those with memories of the Aqua Net-besotted Sunset Strip in the ‘80s (though if you have any, were you really there?), last weekend’s Sunset Strip Music Festival was a showcase for their heirs apparent.
Los Angeles Times photographer Spencer Weiner captured the glammy and decadent vibe of the crowd, who paid homage to metalheads of yore including headliner Ozzy Osbourne as well as more current fare like the club-addled LMFAO and easygoing beach-rap of Shwayze.
-- August Brown
Laila Bonavida,15, at the Sunset Strip Music Festival on Saturday, Sept. 12.(Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
Artist Paul Thompson, 28, wearing a hoodie of his own design. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
Buddies Jackie Daniels, 20, and Cherry Ferretti, 23. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
Alf Lamont, 33, at the Sunset Strip Music Festival. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
Efrain Mercado, 22, and Danielle Brahm, 27 of Riverside. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
One thing’s for sure: Aaron Mercado, 6, really can’t remember the 1980s on the Sunset Strip. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
Debra Molina fits right in. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
Norwood Fischer, 44, and his son Ase, 8. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
Julian Concepcion in front of Kirk Green (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
Mother-daughter pair Liz Lank, left, and Leanna Ashton, 17. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
Country western singer Lynda Kay. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
Sheila Kerrigan brought her 10-month-old son Jude to his first rock concert -- prepared. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
Mark Adrian, 38, at the Sunset Strip Music Festival. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
They were on vacation from Barcelona, Spain, but Sonya Grajero, 32 and Pablo Piris, 34, were clearly at home with the old school rock vibe at the Sunset Strip Music Festival. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
Akil Omari, 27, of New Orleans. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
Cris Nguyen, 29, left, Mark Reich, 31, and Helen Lee, 29. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
Latifa Foster, 35, a member of the Sunset Strip Music Festival staff. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
The members of Swedish rock band Vains of Jenna before their performance at the Sunset Strip Music Festival on Saturday. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
Alex Greenberg handled public relations for the event. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
Carolyn Mantagu, a self-described “local, old-time rock ‘n’ roller.” (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
Jennifer Lovier, 22, left, and Jacquelyn Tomasi, 21. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
Talk about authentic -- Steve Smithson of San Diego busted out an old patch vest of his own design and making for the 2009 Sunset Strip Music Festival. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
