Echo Park Rising goes locals-only for its second year

The festival formed quickly after last year's Sunset Junction was canceled. This year, it takes a local focus with bands including No and Youngblood Hawke.

When last year's Sunset Junction festival in Silver Lake fell apart because of long-standing permit troubles, several nightclubs and business owners in neighboring Echo Park cobbled a last-minute replacement event that they called Echo Park Rising. This year, they had the luxury of actually planning for the fest.

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