In support of independent music, we headed out to Desert Daze this year with an amazing crew and two simple goals in mind: produce some epic memories and party with an eclectic group of friends in full festival mode. Each day was jam-packed with talented up-and-coming bands and some of the most legendary names in the music industry alike. There was no shortage of good music from bands like: Iggy Pop, La Femme, Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile, Twin Peaks, Ty Segall, Al'ah-Las, and many more. There's no doubt we had our hands full telling the RAEN story by day and partying new friends by night, but we function best with a lot on our plate and the event was a massive success. As you can imagine, our friends were thankful the RAEN team was there with shades in hand to help deter the Joshua Tree sunlight that followed the long nights full of good times had. Have a look at the pictures below for a more detailed peek into our weekend at Desert Daze.
#Win a Fender Acoustic Guitar
#Day 1
Photo: Julian Martin
La Femme wearing the Benson . Photo: Travis Trautt
La Femme. Photo: Travis Trautt
La Femme. Photo: Travis Trautt
La Femme. Photo: Wade Schaul
La Femme wearing the Mason . Photo: Travis Trautt
La Femme wearing the Figurative . Photo: Julian Martin
La Femme. Video: Jam In The Van
Photo: Julian Martin
Photo: Wade Schaul
Photo: Julian Martin
Liars wearing the Remmy , Arlo , and Gilman . Photo: Julian Martin
Riley Hawk from Petyr wearing the Benson . Photo: Julian Martin
Photo: Jack Antal
Wearing the Ashtray . Photo: Jack Antal
Hannah Fuchser wearing the Remmy . Photo: Julian Martin
Photo: Julian Martin
John Maus. Photo: Wade Schaul
Ty Segall. Photo: Jack Antal
Ty Segall. Photo: Wade Schaul
Ty Segall. Photo: Wade Schaul
Lee Fields & The Expressions. Photo: Wade Schaul
Lee Fields & The Expressions. Photo: Wade Schaul
Deap Vally. Photo: Travis Trautt
Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile. Photo: Jack Antal
#Day 2
Photo: Jack Antal
Thurston Moore wearing the Mason . Photo: Travis Trautt
Thurston Moore wearing the Mason . Photo: Julian Martin
Twin Peaks playing inside Jam In the Van. Photo: Jack Antal
Holland from Petyr wearing the Mason . Photo: Wade Schaul
Photo: Wade Schaul
Photo: Wade Schaul
Nato from Drowning Men wearing the Raleigh . Photo: Julian Martin
Photo: Wade Schaul
RAEN co-founder Justin Heit wearing the Gilman . Photo: Julian Martin
Photo: Jack Antal
Photo: Wade Schaul
Twin Peaks wearing the Remmy . Photo: Wade Schaul
Photo: Wade Schaul
Wearing the Figurative . Photo: Julian Martin
Julian Martin stuck in a parallel universe. Photo: Jack Antal
Sunflower Bean. Photo: Wade Schaul
The Make-Up. Photo: Wade Schaul
Photo: Wade Schaul
Iggy Pop. Photo: Julian Martin
Iggy Pop. Photo: Julian Martin
#Day 3
Sunflower Bean wearing the Durante , Remmy , and Parkhurst . Photo: Jack Antal
Eagles Of Death Metal wearing the Durante . Photo: Jack Antal
Riley Hawk from Petyr wearing the Benson . Photo: Jeffrey Robins
Riley Hawk from Petyr. Photo: Travis Trautt
Allah-Las. Photo: Travis Trautt
Allah-Las wearing the Figurative . Photo: Travis Trautt
Death Valley Girls. Photo: Travis Trautt
Winter wearing the Figurative . Photo: Jack Antal
Frankie and the Witchfingers wearing the Flatscreen . Photo: Travis Trautt
Luke from Petyr wearing the Arlo . Photo: Jeffrey Robins
Holland from Petyr wearing the Mason . Photo: Jeffrey Robins
Unknown Mortal Orchestra. Photo: Travis Trautt
Eagles Of Death Metal. Photo: Travis Trautt
Eagles Of Death Metal. Photo: Travis Trautt
Spiritualized. Photo: Travis Trautt
