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The Story of Desert Daze 2017 in Fifty Photographs

17 October 2017, 07:06 Photography by Erika Reinsel
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(Avey Tare) (Sunflower Bean) (Iggy Pop) (Unknown Mortal Orchestra) (L.A. Witch) (Allah-Las)
We take your hand and zoom you away to the sixth annual three-dayer at the Institute of Mentalphysics in Joshua Tree in fifty stunning pictures with everyone from Iggy Pop to Panda Bear, Sunflower Bean, LA Witch and the Babe Rainbow. Photos by Erika Reinsel.
Allah Las Desert Daze Institute Of Mentalphysics Joshua Tree 10 13 15 17 Erika Reinsel 39
Allah Las
Ariel Pink Desert Daze Institute Of Mentalphysics Joshua Tree 10 13 15 17 Erika Reinsel 42
Ariel Pink
Avey Tare Desert Daze Institute Of Mentalphysics Joshua Tree 10 13 15 17 Erika Reinsel 34
Avey Tare
Bad Bad Not Good Desert Daze Institute Of Mentalphysics Joshua Tree 10 13 15 17 Erika Reinsel 15
Bad Bad Not Good
Courtney Barnett Kurt Vile And The Sea Lice Desert Daze Institute Of Mentalphysics Joshua Tree 10 13 15 17 Erika Reinsel 14
Courtney Barnett, Kurt Vile and the Sea Lice
Death Valley Girls 2 Desert Daze Institute Of Mentalphysics Joshua Tree 10 13 15 17 Erika Reinsel 50
Death Valley Girls
Death Valley Girls Desert Daze Institute Of Mentalphysics Joshua Tree 10 13 15 17 Erika Reinsel 38
Death Valley Girls
Desert Daze Institute Of Mentalphysics Joshua Tree 10 13 15 17 Erika Reinsel 35
Desert Daze Institute Of Mentalphysics Joshua Tree 10 13 15 17 Erika Reinsel 44
Desert Daze Institute Of Mentalphysics Joshua Tree 10 13 15 17 Erika Reinsel 48
Eagles Of Death Metal Desert Daze Institute Of Mentalphysics Joshua Tree 10 13 15 17 Erika Reinsel 5
EODM
Emily Haines 2 Desert Daze Institute Of Mentalphysics Joshua Tree 10 13 15 17 Erika Reinsel 3
Emily Haines
Emily Haines 3 Desert Daze Institute Of Mentalphysics Joshua Tree 10 13 15 17 Erika Reinsel 36
Emily Haines
Emily Haines Desert Daze Institute Of Mentalphysics Joshua Tree 10 13 15 17 Erika Reinsel 2
Emily Haines
Froth 2 Desert Daze Institute Of Mentalphysics Joshua Tree 10 13 15 17 Erika Reinsel 20
Froth
Froth 3 Desert Daze Institute Of Mentalphysics Joshua Tree 10 13 15 17 Erika Reinsel 23
Froth
Froth Desert Daze Institute Of Mentalphysics Joshua Tree 10 13 15 17 Erika Reinsel 19
Froth
Holy Wave 2 Desert Daze Institute Of Mentalphysics Joshua Tree 10 13 15 17 Erika Reinsel 45
Holy Wave
Holy Wave Desert Daze Institute Of Mentalphysics Joshua Tree 10 13 15 17 Erika Reinsel 25
Holy Wave
Iggy Pop 2 Desert Daze Institute Of Mentalphysics Joshua Tree 10 13 15 17 Erika Reinsel 47
Iggy Pop
Iggy Pop Desert Daze Institute Of Mentalphysics Joshua Tree 10 13 15 17 Erika Reinsel 30
Iggy Pop
JJUUJJUU Desert Daze Institute Of Mentalphysics Joshua Tree 10 13 15 17 Erika Reinsel 10
JJUUJJUU
John Cale Desert Daze Institute Of Mentalphysics Joshua Tree 10 13 15 17 Erika Reinsel 37
John Cale
John Dwyer Desert Daze Institute Of Mentalphysics Joshua Tree 10 13 15 17 Erika Reinsel 43
John Dwyer
John Maus 2 Desert Daze Institute Of Mentalphysics Joshua Tree 10 13 15 17 Erika Reinsel 22
John Maus
John Maus Desert Daze Institute Of Mentalphysics Joshua Tree 10 13 15 17 Erika Reinsel 21
John Maus
L A Witch 2 Desert Daze Institute Of Mentalphysics Joshua Tree 10 13 15 17 Erika Reinsel 40
LA Witch
L A Witch Desert Daze Institute Of Mentalphysics Joshua Tree 10 13 15 17 Erika Reinsel 13
LA Witch
La Femme Desert Daze Institute Of Mentalphysics Joshua Tree 10 13 15 17 Erika Reinsel 24
La Femme
Lee Fields The Expressions Desert Daze Institute Of Mentalphysics Joshua Tree 10 13 15 17 Erika Reinsel 16
Lee Fields
Liars 2 Desert Daze Institute Of Mentalphysics Joshua Tree 10 13 15 17 Erika Reinsel
Liars
Liars Desert Daze Institute Of Mentalphysics Joshua Tree 10 13 15 17 Erika Reinsel 28
Liars
Panda Bear Desert Daze Institute Of Mentalphysics Joshua Tree 10 13 15 17 Erika Reinsel 18
Panda Bear
Sleep Desert Daze Institute Of Mentalphysics Joshua Tree 10 13 15 17 Erika Reinsel 33
Sleep
Spaceface 2 Desert Daze Institute Of Mentalphysics Joshua Tree 10 13 15 17 Erika Reinsel 27
Spaceface
Spaceface Desert Daze Institute Of Mentalphysics Joshua Tree 10 13 15 17 Erika Reinsel 26
Spaceface
Spiritualized 2 Desert Daze Institute Of Mentalphysics Joshua Tree 10 13 15 17 Erika Reinsel 46
Spiritualized
Spiritualized Desert Daze Institute Of Mentalphysics Joshua Tree 10 13 15 17 Erika Reinsel 4
Spiritualized
Sunflower Bean 2 Desert Daze Institute Of Mentalphysics Joshua Tree 10 13 15 17 Erika Reinsel 41
Sunflower Bean
Sunflower Bean Desert Daze Institute Of Mentalphysics Joshua Tree 10 13 15 17 Erika Reinsel 11
Sunflower Bean
The Babe Rainbow 2 Desert Daze Institute Of Mentalphysics Joshua Tree 10 13 15 17 Erika Reinsel 31
The Babe Rainbow
The Babe Rainbow 3 Desert Daze Institute Of Mentalphysics Joshua Tree 10 13 15 17 Erika Reinsel 32
The Babe Rainbow
The Babe Rainbow 4 Desert Daze Institute Of Mentalphysics Joshua Tree 10 13 15 17 Erika Reinsel 49
The Babe Rainbow
The Babe Rainbow Desert Daze Institute Of Mentalphysics Joshua Tree 10 13 15 17 Erika Reinsel 8
The Babe Rainbow
Thurston Moore Desert Daze Institute Of Mentalphysics Joshua Tree 10 13 15 17 Erika Reinsel 29
Thurston Moore
Twin Peaks 2 Desert Daze Institute Of Mentalphysics Joshua Tree 10 13 15 17 Erika Reinsel 12
Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks Desert Daze Institute Of Mentalphysics Joshua Tree 10 13 15 17 Erika Reinsel 9
Twin Peaks
Ty Segall Desert Daze Institute Of Mentalphysics Joshua Tree 10 13 15 17 Erika Reinsel 17
Ty Segall
Unknown Mortal Orchestra Desert Daze Institute Of Mentalphysics Joshua Tree 10 13 15 17 Erika Reinsel 7
UMO
Weyes Blood Desert Daze Institute Of Mentalphysics Joshua Tree 10 13 15 17 Erika Reinsel 6
Weyes Blood
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