2011 Los Angeles Skacore Invasion – at WLCAC Outdoors – Los Angeles, CA

Amidst the Warped Tours, Coachellas, and other massive music events that take place annually, missing in the realm of festivals was an event that strictly maintained ska, reggae influences, and essentially, the subculture of the rude boy. Thanks to a collaboration between Evoekore Media, NSPIRED1, and several other promotional teams and organizations, the Los Angeles Skacore Invasion arrived as a contender amongst music festivals, holding down the good that is sweaty, fast, and predominantly Mexican Ska. The 2011 Los Angeles Skacore Invasion took place Saturday July 9, and was held in the WLCAC in Watts.

The event featured vendors, skateboarding demonstrations, and two stages sharing 30 bands total throughout the day. Among the line-up, bigger bands consisted of Sektacore, Voodoo Glow Skulls, 8Kalacas, Red Store Bums, La Banda Skalavera, and Chencha Berrinches. Doors opened at 1 p.m, however, as early as 11 a.m. the surrounding area was swarmed with people. Once the mini festival began, the inside was massively crowded with people.


Although the event took place in a community center, at times you forgot that was the case, as the experience inside so closely resembled an event like Warped Tour. If you were hungry or thirsty, there were vendors to satisfy your needs. If you wanted to buy merchandise, there were vendors with items available at a decent price. The live music was there and art was on display; most which related to ethnic culture as for example, there was a stencil portrayal of Emiliano Zapata.

The bands playing throughout the day paid a fair homage to Los Angeles, in that a vast majority of the opening bands were local bands from Los Angeles.

Otro Desperdicio and Libertadores for example, are two of the many Los Angeles locals who played the event. Holding down the festival was mostly an arrangement between Los Angeles, Riverside, and Orange County ska bands, though that is not to say that all the bands playing that day ONLY came from those areas. As a result, Watts experienced a surge of migration from OC and the Inland Empire, all coming together for the love of Ska.


-Stephanie M.-
Big Wheel Senior Staff Reporter

 

 

 

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