Yesterday was the So Cal Rock Revolution music festival at Irvine Lake in Silverado. The festival featured many local and independent acts as well as a few more established groups in the alternative scene such as Escape the Fate, Story of the Year and Bullets N Octane. The event began at 10 AM and consisted of seven stages for the local acts and one main stage. Every hour featured a slew of new artists on each stage. Throughout the day the local stages were littered with no name bands playing their best to try and attract the people walking by. Some of the noteworthy acts I was able to catch were Abused Romance, HellBroken, Bring Forth the Lies and One Last Look. The main stage featured many notable acts such as I:Alive and Frank Doll and the Broken Toys. The Headlining acts Escape the Fate and Story of the year stole the show. Escape the Fate is playing with a new vocalist (Craig Mabbitt) and just recently released a new record with him, they played songs spanning both of their full length albums. Mabbitt stays true to the Escape the Fate sound but adds his own personal touch making it a show not worth missing. Story of the Year put on a fun and energetic performance with their catchy tunes, in your face presence and humorous sayings in between each song. They played songs of there recent 2008 release "The Black Swan" as well as songs spanning their whole discography. The performances were great; however the venue was sub par. The front gate had one security guard checking people in which made the entrance line quite long. There were porta-potties just like at most festivals, but there were no sinks or ways of washing your hands offered. I would recommend attending the next So Cal Rock Revolution but only if major changes are had.
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