TOYOTA ANTICS Block Party Featuring CSS, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah to Close out Culture Collide Festival on Sunday Oct. 9

LOS ANGELES--The TOYOTA ANTICS Tour is returning to Los Angeles for its second annual block party on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2011. The mobile music tour is bringing top artists including CSS, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Gang Gang Dance, Datarock, Avi Buffalo, MEN, The Asteroids Galaxy Tour, Rainbow Arabia and more to Reservoir Street in Echo Park for its annual Los Angeles Block Party. The TOYOTA ANTICS Culture Collide Block Party takes place on the final day of FILTER Magazine's Culture Collide Festival, which begins on Oct. 6, (Culture Collide) and is free to all guests that RSVP (Up The Antics).

Along with top musical talent, the TOYOTA ANTICS Culture Collide Block Party will feature Toyota vehicles with retro-themed activations for fans to enjoy. The TOYOTA ANTICS' roster of vehicles includes a transformed Toyota Matrix doubling as a Zoltar fortune-telling booth, a Toyota Corolla custom photo booth station and a Toyota Yaris "Say-That-Song-Game-Show" live competition. In addition, attendees can enjoy customized art exhibits, iron-on t-shirts and win prizes including an iPad 2 and more.

Rounding up more surprises this year, Toyota is bringing ANTICS followers live, exclusive content from the parties via Twitter (@UptheAntics) and Facebook. TOYOTA ANTICS updates will also be shared via Up The Antics, where TOYOTA ANTICS will be offering access to exclusive videos and other behind-the-scenes content.

This is the fourth year that Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. and FILTER Creative Group, a worldwide leader in entertainment, lifestyle and brand marketing, have rolled out TOYOTA ANTICS, their series of action-packed, community-inspired events in cities across the country. Over 400 off-the-wall TOYOTA ANTICS parties have popped up to-date, including a mix of festivals, underground warehouse shows and neighborhood block parties.

The TOYOTA ANTICS Culture Collide Block Party will take place from 3:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. at Reservoir Street (between Sunset Blvd. and Alvarado Street).

For more information on TOYOTA ANTICS events visit Up the Antics .

About Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.

Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc. is the marketing, sales, distribution and customer service arm of Toyota, Lexus and Scion. Established in 1957, TMS markets products and services through a network of nearly 1,500 Toyota, Lexus and Scion dealers which sold more than 1.76 million vehicles in 2010. Toyota directly employs nearly 30,000 people in the U.S. and its investment here is currently valued at more than $18 billion.

About FILTER Creative Group

FILTER Creative Group is a fast-growing entertainment and lifestyle-marketing agency devoted to championing quality music, fashion, film, products, and services of substance. FILTER has implemented marketing and advertising campaigns for numerous major companies, including Toyota, Macys, Dickies, Nike, Universal, Warner Brothers, Capitol Music Group, Interscope Records, Columbia Records, MTV, VH1, Comedy Central, Ben Sherman, Landmark Theatres, VTech, and many others. FILTER Creative Group also has a publishing company that produces the international music magazine, FILTER. For more information please visit Filter Creative Group.

About FILTER Magazine

Good music will prevail. These are the words that we here at FILTER live by. In an ever-evolving musical landscape, we're here to help. Through FILTER's various outlets - our informative website, our irreverent blog, the FILTER Good Music Guide, our local listening parties and the jewel in our music-loving crown, FILTER magazine - we want to help you discover your new favorite band. Filter Magazine.