What's with Sunset Junction?

It used to be a lot of fun: a sense of community, focus on the neighborhood in which it resides, and fun for the whole family. This year it featured a higher gate price and a worse lineup than usual. Sure, there were a couple of noteworthy performances, but overall it was lacklustre at best. There were far fewer families than years past (probably because it would have cost a family of four $60 for just one evening of quality time and vomit-inducing rides) and more people I know found ways to sneak and scam their way in to avoid the pay-hike. Cuz let's face it - the kids we run with are more interested in supporting their friends' bands and hanging with them all day than seeing an act that they can catch while in the VIP section of Coachella or ATP. And we usually don't have to pay $15 to hang with our friends.