The LA Weekly's Detour Music Festival, held each October in downtown, has been a reliable good time for the last three years. We were a bit stunned when the paper announced last month that the festival had been placed "on hiatus." Our hopes for a Detour revival have been dashed with an announcement on the LAW music blog that the paper:

is debuting a new annual music event called LA 101, which will take place this year on the concourse at the Gibson Amphitheatre on Tuesday, November 3.

And there's a twist:

The party, which celebrates the annual Best of LA issue, will not only highlight the best in music, but also shine a light on the area's most innovative food and culture.

i.e. more advertising/sponsorship opportunities. The musical lineup does sound promising so far...

The musical line-up for LA 101 will feature Silversun Pickups, whose Swoon is one of the sturdiest, and best selling, rock albums of the year; Portland drone-rockers the Dandy Warhols, and Matt & Kim, who just last night snagged an upset win at MTV's Video Music Awards for Breakthrough Video; their clip for "Lessons Learned" features the pair stripping as they walk through Time's Square.

Previously on FBLA: LA Weekly Declares Detour Festival On Hiatus