Email Author CHRIS ZIEGLER

2008 Stories by CHRIS ZIEGLER

• [Aural Reports] KUCI DJ Ashley Eliot Keeps It In OC, No Matter What

  published December 18, 2008

  Local SupportKUCI DJ Ashley Eliot keeps it in OC, no matter whatWhen Ashley Eliot is awake—which is 17 to 18... More >>

• Giving it Back

  published December 18, 2008

  Rapper the Grouch is the son of a fire-setting piano player—Stu Blank, not Jerry Lee—but he puts a little of both into his music. On... More >>

• Jessica Dobson's Solo Career With Deep Sea Diver Is Benefitting From the Beck Bump

  published December 11, 2008

  Deep ThoughtsJessica Dobson’s solo career is benefitting from the Beck bumpLet’s go back to the best... More >>

• [Aural Reports] Luke Allen Takes Over the OC Music Awards

  published December 11, 2008

  Rewarding PositionLuke Allen takes over the OC Music AwardsLuke Allen already got praise from the Weekly... More >>

• Brazilian Rodrigo Amarante Teams Up With the Strokes' Fabrizio Moretti for Some Little Joy

  published December 4, 2008

  The Boy From BrazilRodrigo Amarante teams up with the Strokes’ Fabrizio Moretti for some Little JoyIn their... More >>

• [Aural Reports] DJ/Student Mono/Poly Violates No Anti-Trust Laws With His Beats

  published December 4, 2008

  Game ChangerDJ/student Mono/Poly violates no anti-trust laws with his beatsCal State Fullerton student Mono/Poly... More >>

• [Feedback 2008] Greyboy Looks to Make a Name for Himself With a New Best-of Compilation

  published November 27, 2008

  DJ’s DelightGreyboy looks to make a name for himself with a new best-of compilationThere’s a platinum... More >>

• [Aural Reports] Koichi Sanchez Is Conquering Music One Second at a Time

  published November 27, 2008

  Tiny MusicKoichi Sanchez is conquering music one second at a timeIrvine’s Koichi Sanchez began his musical... More >>

• Wave Runners

  published November 27, 2008

  Blank Blue began with a concept album born behind the counter of Long Beach’s Fingerprints record shop, and they have now grown into a... More >>

• [Aural Reports] Long Beach's Erick Coomes Lives High on the Low End

  published November 20, 2008

  Bass BoosterLong Beach’s Erick Coomes lives high on the low end Bassist Erick Coomes wakes up... More >>

• Dennis Lluy of Koo's Cafe Brings a Bunch of Bands to Santa Ana With the SoundDowntown Festival

  published November 13, 2008

  Goin’ Down(town)Dennis Lluy brings a bunch of bands to Santa Ana Just minutes after he’ll... More >>

• [Aural Reports] Producer/Remixer Wes the Mess Readies Releases From His Dana Point 'Cave'

  published November 13, 2008

  Another Fine MessProducer/remixer Wes the Mess readies releases from his Dana Point... More >>

• Saucer-Eyed

  published November 13, 2008

  Embedded within the great-man theory of history are all the little guys who get to watch it happen—the first row at the Gettysburg Address,... More >>

• All Aboard

  published November 13, 2008

  In between intimate but excellent live sets by such locals as Free The Robots and Look Daggers, Fullerton’s Continental Room programs club... More >>

• Loudon Wainwright's Latest Recovers the Singer's Old Material

  published October 30, 2008

  Loudon’s Head RevisitedWainwright’s latest recovers the singer’s old material Loudon Wainwright III... More >>

• Sandy Jams

  published October 30, 2008

  Arabian Prince might be remembered as the Pete Best of N.W.A., but that’s not exactly correct. He did leave the group just as they were... More >>

• Strak Beauty

  published October 30, 2008

  When Lavender Diamond put out a flawless album of honest songs about peace and love, an unbelieving nation tried to figure out if they were... More >>

• Warpaint's Live Show, Coming to Detroit Bar, Is Enough to Inspire a Pants-Off Dance-Off

  published October 23, 2008

  Reverb-al SkillsWarpaint’s live show is enough to inspire a pants-off dance-offA demonstration of the... More >>

• Class Is In Session at the University By the Sea/Schooled In Song Music and Arts Festival

  published October 2, 2008

  Rock & Roll High SchoolClass is in session at the Schooled In Song/University By the Sea festival Last... More >>

• 100 Worst Album Covers

  published July 31, 2008

  There’s a lot of ugliness in the world, but it’s hard to see it all at once—thanks then to Jim Washburn, who presents here far more... More >>