Kicking off the UK showcase/happy hour with an acoustic performance is Mike of Amusement Parks on Fire. Might be the best performance I've seen in the last three days, can only imagine how much better this is full band & electric. Chelsea Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile

Starting my day off at the Israel happy hour where the entertainment is a DJ spinning tracks you'd find at a disco in Israel today. Perfect! Chelsea Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile

Grand Lake just started during the Filter Culture Collide Spain Happy Hour, first full band I've seen here today and so far I'm digging it. Very melodic rock with some nice electronic/synth twists casually slipped in here & there. Not impressed by the girl singer's voice, but love the groove of the band & the fact she also plays bass. […]

Made it to Day Two of Filter's Culture Collide festival, currently set up at TAIX (a local French restaurant that often has live music) and enjoying the Swedish happy hour/showcase. Really excited to hear some Spainish artists next as well. And stoked they built a proper stage for the weekend in here – cool! Chelsea Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile

After our last entry, the strip went off! Too much to cover and not enough time so we decided to save it for one finalized post. The street festival we heard had over 7000 people on Sunset Blvd with highlighted performances from Semi Precious Weapons (who invited the entire audience onstage with them for the last song). The venues were […]

The SSMF media lounge has been full of action since doors open at 11am. Performances by Purple Melon & Queen Caveat and a ton of interviews with artists like Slash, Neon Trees, Steel Panther and more. Here’s a couple pix… full gallery later.

Run Devil Run, Warner Drive & The Silent Comedy photos from last night (8/27) at The Viper Room.