SXSW 2016: The Portraits

Photographer Rozette Rago captures Vince Staples, Gallant, Peaches, Ra Ra Riot, The Range, MSTRKRFT, and more.
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SXSW 2016: The Portraits

Photographer Rozette Rago captures Vince Staples, Gallant, Peaches, Ra Ra Riot, The Range, MSTRKRFT, and more.

Words: FLOOD Staff

photos by Rozette Rago

March 22, 2016

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The Los Angeles Issue

With 232 pages and an expanded 12″ by 12″ format, our biggest print issue yet celebrates the people, places, music, and art of our hometown, including cover features on David Lynch, Nipsey Hussle, Syd, and Phoebe Bridgers’ Saddest Factory Records, plus Brian Wilson, Cuco, Ty Segall, Lord Huron, Remi Wolf, The Doors, the art of RISK, Taz, Estevan Oriol, Kii Arens, and Edward Colver, and so much more. 

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During last week’s FLOODfest Austin at SXSW, photographer Rozette Rago was on hand to capture the forty-plus bands who graced the stage at Cedar Street Courtyard. Between sets, she got many of them—including headliners Vince Staples, Ra Ra Riot, MSTRKRFT, and Peaches—to catch their breath for a quick portrait session before they were shepherded off to another show. She also captured a few of the special guests we invited to Tuesday’s bEAT event at Austin cocktail bar Weather Up.

Presenting FLOODfest 2016: The Portraits.

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