Recent articles written by Betsy Lee

FYF 2011 Pictures and Review
FYF Fest claimed that their festival would be the best day of summer. It was pretty dang close in my book; this year the fest nailed...

FYF 2011 – Preview
Fool’s Gold 12:35-1:10 If you listen to Madeleine Brand on NPR station KPCC, you’ve already heard the introduction to one of Fool’s Gold’s songs, the gorgeous if saxophone heavy “Nadine”. Usually labeled as afro-pop, Fool’s Gold insists that they didn’t jump on the bandwagon of this now popular trend (see:...

Braid – Closer to Closed
Do you remember your first crush on a musician? Did you buy all their records and sing along at top volume, swooning all the way? Or maybe you scored tickets to their show(s) and waited outside long before the event to make sure that you got to be front row...