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7:40 am
May. 16, 2012
Rock the Bells 2012 Lineup Announced
By Nate Jackson
Last night, the folks at Guerilla Union announced the lineup and dates for Rock the Bells 2012 and a couple new surprises to its format.In an obvious attempt to capitalize on the popularity of th... More >>

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5:15 pm
May. 15, 2012
Anthony Jeselnik Will Offend You. And You'll Like It.
By Ali Lerman
Anthony Jeselnik carried a confident air about him long before he became a favorite for his hilarious appearances on the Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump and Charlie Sheen. He has a gift of d... More >>

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2:46 pm
May. 15, 2012
Three Ridiculously Bad Celebrity DJ Ventures
By Nate Jackson
Few things stab us in the gut like watching a celebrity try to cut up tracks on a laptop or a pair of turntables. Sure, we'd like to give them the benefit of the doubt that their musical aspirati... More >>

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2:38 pm
May. 15, 2012
Philm's 'Harmonic' Unleashes a Sonic Tour de Force
By Gabriel San Roman
Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo's side-project Philm is defined by its ability to explore new horizons of metal-based soundscapes from a 'less is more' musical philosophy. That experimental ethos ev... More >>

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11:00 am
May. 15, 2012
Deke Dickerson on Musicians With No Arms, His Three-Cent Royalty From Pandora
By Josh Dulaney
Deke Dickerson, the lightning-throwing roots-rock guitarist and champion of those old honky-tonking tunes your grandfather boogied to, plays tomorrow night at Big's Grill in Fullerton.If you want ... More >>

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5:00 am
May. 15, 2012
Eclectic Roots Festival - Irvine Lake - 5/12/12
By Nate Jackson
Eclectic Roots FestivalIrvine LakeMay 12, 2012It's rare to find a spanking-new local event with as much potential as the Eclectic Roots Festival that planted itself  at Irvine Lake last Sat... More >>

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1:42 am
May. 15, 2012
Flight To Mars - The Constellation Room - 5/14/12
By Daniel Kohn
Flight To Mars The Constellation Room 5/14/12 Generally, opening nights of tours are when the small kinks that audiences don't notice are worked out. It could be the sound is off or that the ban... More >>

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2:07 pm
May. 14, 2012
Coachella 2013 Tickets To Go On-Sale THIS Thursday
By Daniel Kohn
As the dust settles from last month's double weekend extravaganza known as Coachella, why not build up some hype for next year's event, even if it is a mere 11 months away? Today, Goldenvoice a... More >>

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1:46 pm
May. 14, 2012
Tom Morello Receives "Life Achievement Award" from Orange County Labor Federation
By Gabriel San Roman
Tom Morello was in Anaheim on Thursday appearing at the Orange County Labor Federation's 12th Annual Solidarity Leadership Award Dinner. The guitar virtuoso for Rage Against the Machine was on ha... More >>

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10:27 am
May. 14, 2012
Infected Mushroom's New Visual Display: Five Reasons Why They are the Must See EDM Act of 2012
By Matt Oliver
Infected Mushroom has undoubtedly placed it's mark in EDM forever with the evolution of the psychedelic trance genre. In 2004, the Israeli duo took a leap of faith by moving their studios from H... More >>

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6:25 am
May. 14, 2012
Nikka Costa at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex May 12, 2012
By Mary Carreon
Nikka Costa The Luckman Fine Arts Complex May 12, 2012 Opening with the song "Dance To The Music" by Sly and the Family Stone, Nikka Costa and her band took the stage with an explosive amount ... More >>

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1:21 am
May. 14, 2012
Devo - The Observatory - 5/13/12
By Andrew Youssef
Devo The Observatory May 13, 2012 What better way to tell your mother you love her by taking her to see Devo on Mother's Day? Old-school punks and energy dome-wearing fans packed into the Obse... More >>

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10:18 pm
May. 13, 2012
Steve Angello's Size Matters Party - Hollywood Palladium - 5/12/12
By Alejandra Loera
The Insomniac Enhanced Concert series returned to LA with Steve Angello's infamous Size Matters party at the Hollywood Palladium on Saturday, May 12th. Angello, who is one-third of Swedish House... More >>

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4:49 pm
May. 11, 2012
Top Five Hits: Factory Records in Costa Mesa
By Michael Chin
Here are the top five selling records from Factory Records, 440 E 17th Street in Costa Mesa, (949) 722-8101. This week's top position goes to the new Off! self-titled LP. ... More >>

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3:49 pm
May. 11, 2012
Students at La Purisima Catholic School Dance to the Tune of Mexican Folklore
By Yasmin Nouh
It might only be in the United States, or possibly Southern California, where one finds Caucasian, Vietnamese and Latino students dancing together to traditional, folkloric Mexican songs. The Eig... More >>

Heard Mentality

12:46 pm
May. 11, 2012
Local Record Review: 'Elements' EP by Immortal Minds
By Ned Raggett
The Immortal MindsElements EPhttp://immortalminds.bandcamp.com/Stepping back a little with this one -- Elements was released last year -- but it's always good to give a nod to things that might ha... More >>

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11:00 am
May. 11, 2012
Snow Patrol - Fox Theater Pomona - 5/10/12
By Andrew Youssef
Snow Patrol May 10, 2012 Fox Theater in Pomona Snow Patrol blew into the Fox Theater in Pomona last night touring in support of their latest album Fallen Empires. With high production values, in... More >>

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10:09 am
May. 11, 2012
The Brian Jonestown Massacre's Anton Newcombe: "The Worst Thing Is You Don't Exist Anymore"
By Chris Ziegler
Anton Newcombe is ready to do his interview, but he's not truly ready to do his interview until he reaches back to grab his red aviator sunglasses. Once he's suited up, then we're set, and this Ne... More >>

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7:43 pm
May. 10, 2012
Mike McCready Flight to Mars Pearl Jam
By Rebecca Haithcoat
For the past 21 years, Mike McCready has provided the flair to Pearl Jam's sound. Blending elements of classic rock, blues and metal, McCready is responsible for two of Guitar World's 100 Greates... More >>

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3:12 pm
May. 10, 2012
Mare Is a Rapper Hell-Bent on Equality for Women in Mexico
By Gabriel San Roman
"I believe music is universal, and it responds to the context in which it was created," says Mare Advertencia Lirika--or Mare, as she's known professionally. "In my case, coming from indigenous r... More >>

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Flight to Mars Jam for a Cure Flight to Mars Jam for a Cure
By DANIEL KOHN

For the past 21 years, Mike McCready has provided the flair to Pearl Jam's sound. Blending elements of classic rock, blues and metal, McCready is responsible for two of Guitar… More >>

Mare Is the MC Mare Is the MC
By GABRIEL SAN ROMAN

"I believe music is universal, and it responds to the context in which it was created," says Mare Advertencia Lirika—or Mare, as she's known professionally. "In my case, coming from… More >>

Gamblers Mark Want to Bet the House Gamblers Mark Want to Bet the House
By ADAM LOVINUS

Technically, brothers Dave Gambler and Danny Exito hail from the San Gabriel Valley, but they're in Orange County so much and have so many friends here—the Moonlight Trio, Trash Monster,… More >>

Washed Out Rides the Chill Wave Washed Out Rides the Chill Wave
By REYAN ALI

Washed Out might be the most perfect band name ever. In two simple words, it captures the gist of Ernest Greene's music. Bright, explosive hues could have easily ruled his… More >>

Deer Tick Want You Deer Tick Want You
By DANIEL KOHN

After releasing Divine Providence in late 2011, alt-country band Deer Tick decided the songs that didn't make the cut deserved their own record. Thus the EP Tim was born. The… More >>

Countless Thousands Are Really Excited to Be Here Countless Thousands Are Really Excited to Be Here
By ADAM LOVINUS

Countless Thousands guitarist Danger Van Gorder calls the sound "enthusiastic rock," an aesthetic created in response to all those bored-looking rock-scene kids playing SoCal stages around his native Garden Grove… More >>

Suburban Legends Never Really Left Suburban Legends Never Really Left
By SARAH BENNETT

Longtime Orange County ska outfit and Disneyland's favorite choreographed band-with-horns Suburban Legends have been looking for locals to open for them at their upcoming album-release show at Chain Reaction. Day… More >>

Shiny, New Pennywise Shiny, New Pennywise
By RYAN RITCHIE

Many people's first introduction to Pennywise was the song "Same Old Story." Featured on 1995's About Time, it included the line "I don't read from the same old story." At… More >>

Audacity Gets Wiser Audacity Gets Wiser
By CHRIS ZIEGLER

Orange County already had the Adolescents, but when they got Audacity, they got the prepubescents—larval punks who started in second grade at Laguna Road Elementary School, where future guitarists and… More >>

Tenfold Return! Tenfold Return!
By ADAM LOVINUS

For a couple of years in the mid-'90s, Tenfold mashed up and down the coast, putting in serious work on the California tour circuit. Based in Tustin, they were part… More >>

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