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Chuck D and Flavor Flav of Public Enemy performing at Street Scene, 2009
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Public Enemy's set list.
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The crowd dancing to Public Enemy at Street Scene, 2009
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Flavor Flav's bling and clock.
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Flavor Flav, featuring the price ($33.99!!) of his hat and gold fronts.
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Busta Rhymes performing at Street Scene, 2009
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The crowd at Busta Rhymes.
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This is my favorite photo of mine from the weekend. Happy fans at the Busta Rhymes set.
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Wes Miles, the lead singer of Ra Ra Riot, performing at Street Scene, 2009
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Alexandra Lawn, cellist of Ra Ra Riot. And let me tell you, this is a girl who loves her cello.
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Ra Ra Riot performs at Street Scene.
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Devendra Banhart performs at Street Scene.
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Supergroup and new Jack White side project The Dead Weather perform at Street Scene. Lead singer Alison Mosshart (also of The Kills).
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Jack White plays drums in The Dead Weather at Street Scene, 2009. He worked the hair - actually the whole band did.
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Alison Mosshart of The Dead Weather. Not the best picture, but her hair was in her face the entire time so I share it only so you can see what she actually looked like that night.
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Crowds at sunset during Street Scene, 2009
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Nathan Williams of Wavves.
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Girl Talk before his performance at Street Scene, 2009.
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Girl Talk and his huge posse of dancers and fans on stage during Street Scene, 2009.
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The crowd waits for Thievery Corporation to take the stage at Street Scene, 2009.
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One of Thievery Corporation's many collaborators. The critically-acclaimed DJ duo of Rob Garza and Eric Hilton can be seen in back behind the DJ booth. None of us were tall enough to actually get them!
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Thievery Corporation performs at Street Scene with their signature mix of collaborators from around the world. Rob Garza and Eric Hilton's heads are featured in this shot!
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Rob Myers, long-time guitarist of Thievery Corporation, plays the sitar.
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Ben Bridwell of Band of Horses, featuring his shirt.
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Street Scene crowd.
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M.I.A. performs at Street Scene, 2009. She was wearing biking shorts with patterned boxer shorts over top. Is that old school???
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M.I.A. dancer "White Boy" at Street Scene, 2009. He was wearing a Michael Jackson t-shirt, as were some of the band members. There was a photographer in the pit with me wearing a Michael Jackson head band. It was Michael Jackson's birthday on Saturday.
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M.I.A. at Street Scene, 2009. I don't know how she could see any of the crowd with the sunglasses - she was performing at night!
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The crowd watching M.I.A. at Street Scene, 2009. I just love crowd shots from music shows - they can contain so much drama and emotion.
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More crowds...totally feelin' it.
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The Crocodiles performing at Street Scene, 2009.
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Crocodiles' footwear.
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Indie pop duo Matt and Kim at Street Scene.
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Sharon Jones of Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings dances up a storm at Street Scene. If you ever get a chance to see them, don't miss it. They put on a great show.
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Sharon Jones' heels and ankle bracelets. I love that Andy shot so many shoes - how did I not think of that? I mean, I'm certain I love shoes more than Andy. By the way, did you ever rock the ankle bracelet? I totally did back in the day.
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The mighty Sharon Jones!
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I was so happy to discover this special moment from the Busta Rhymes set. I happened to snap just when this guy got clocked by the "It Might Get Loud" promotional beach ball. It's special moments like this that I long to capture for you, dear readers.
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Another Street Scene comes to a close and though temps were blistering, the crowds seemed unfazed. I, for one, am exhausted. I worked those photo pits as best as I could, people, but let me tell you, it was HOT! Like, H to the O to the T, hot. And 20 competitive, stinky photographers jostling for a shot in a crowded photo pit all the while bumping up against muscle-bound Street Scene security is no chill day at a music fest.
I loved Public Enemy, and it's a good thing because they were a half hour late! Check out our pics of Flavor Flav. You can see close-ups of his jewelry and the inside of his tilted baseball cap, which still had the stickers marking his hat size and price tags. Nice!
For more photos, check out those taken by Kelly Davis from City Beat. She was everywhere (how'd she do it?) and got really good stuff.
Culture Lust writer Andy Trimlett did interviews with Girl Talk and Silversun Pickups so look forward to those posts coming this week. Besides Public Enemy, I thoroughly enjoyed Busta Rhymes (best crowd, too) and Thievery Corporation. I missed lots of bands because I could only go on Saturday. What did you all think? Who did you like best? I heard Conor Oberst was horrible and Sharon Jones was terrific.
What about Street Scene in general - did everything run smoothly for you? Long lines? Well organized? Chaos? Let us know what you thought of Street Scene, 2009!
