Silverlake Jubilee

{fig.1} Event flyer in a shop window {fig.2-4} Marvelous Toy plays the main stage {fig.5 & 6} Festival food! Lobster on a stick followed by a sea salt chocolate cookie ice cream sammy from the Cool Haus truck {fig.7 & 8} Street vendors- Tiger Moon Designs feather earrings and $10 Vintage {fig.9} Kate Micucci (half of musical duo Garfunkel and Oates) {fig.10} Festival goers

Always a fan of street fairs and festivals, I found myself ecstatic at the prospect of heading to Silverlake this weekend for their jubilee. The neighborhood is home to artsy types and hipsters, as well as some of the best coffee in LA- Intelligentsia, yum. The uniform is vintage duds from shops like Squaresville and Pop Killer, and the place to spend your evenings is checking out the latest indie music at The Echo, Spaceland, or Silverlake Lounge. Naturally the Silverlake Jubilee was a delicious pastiche of all of these aspects. The best food trucks were gathered- Cool Haus ice-cream sammies, yes please! Vintage clothing and artisan jewelry were a diversion from a brilliant line-up of up-and-coming indie bands like Lady Danville, Crystal Antlers, and my personal fave Marvelous Toy. I was introduced to the latter by my friend Camille, the band is friends with her roommate therefore I eventually found myself at one of their shows at Pehr Space. I was hooked, and began referring to Marvelous Toy as "glockenspiel band" to friends, thanks to their copious use of...well glockenspiel. It was a special treat that they were playing at the jubilee. After their set, my friend Amy and I wandered the festival people watching, taking in all of the fabulously funky fashion and catching an adorable set by Kate Micucci on her ukulele. Amy found the most perfect pair of hand-made feather earrings at one of the many stands and then we capped off the day with a stop at Intelligentsia.