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Doheny Blues Festival-Doheny State Beach - May 18, 2013

Doheny Blues Festival Doheny State Beach May 18, 2013 Summer festival season officially started in south Orange County over the weekend as the 16th annual Doheny Blues Festival kicked off the 2-day concert series at Doheny State Beach. Although weather remained temperate with cool ocean breezes, the ... More >>

The Big Island Sound of Tini Grey

[Locals Only] The Samoan singer/songwriter stays true to his legendary roots

Jane's Addiction and The Flaming Lips to Headline Doheny Days

Boy, oh boy, this year's edition of Doheny Days is looking mighty strong. Yesterday, KROQ confirmed the lineup for this year's festival, which will be taking place on Sept. 8-9 at Doheny State Beach in Dana Point.Headlined by Jane's Addiction and The Flaming Lips, the lineup for the alt-indie-regga ... More >>

10 Ways the Doheny Days Music Festival at Doheny Beach Rocked Last Weekend

Bob SheshetzBen Harper​ Doheny Days Music Festival Sept. 10 to 11, 2011 Doheny State Beach, Dana Point The Doheny Days music festival breezed into Doheny State Beach in Dana Point over the weekend like a much-needed relaxing day at the, err, beach. For the average OC concert-goer in terms of the ... More >>

Sweet Limited Edition Releases for Record Store Day

​Record Store Day is like Christmas in April for both fans and independent record shops. Fans make pilgrimages to local shops seeking limited edition releases, free shows, band signing, bonuses, sales and if you're lucky, free food. The releases are hyper-limited--smaller stores may only get one ... More >>

Big-Wave Surfing's Swell Guys

The monster swells can be big business, but for one group of OC surfers, it's still all about the ride

It's Not Easy Being Green

Call Jack Johnson the Robin Hood of music: He donates all concert proceeds to charity and makes sure venues are green

'[It] Hurt Like Hell': Jack Johnson On Fighting With Andy Samberg in the Video 'At or With Me'

​You know you've really made it when you're the butt of the joke of a Saturday Night Live skit. And a few years ago, singer/songwriter/ultimate feel-good mellow dude Jack Johnson found himself in just that situation. All of a sudden, there was Andy Samberg on the television sporting that signatu ... More >>

UPDATED: Fun Facts About Fistful of Mercy (aka Ben Harper, Dhani Harrison and Joseph Arthur)

www.myspace.com/fistfulofmercy​UPDATE: You can also watch Fistful of Mercy's KCRW show NOW, on demand. Supergroups are generally boring (Monsters of Folk? Them Crooked Vultures?) and shortlived  (hello, Audioslave? Velvet Revolver?) so we don't know what's up with Fistful of Mercy, which ... More >>

Jared Watson of the Dirty Heads: "I Want to Do a Song with Ben Harper Really Bad."

www.myspace.com/dirtyheads​The Dirty Heads are back in Huntington Beach for a bit after touring with Sublime, but that doesn't mean their massive tour is over; tomorrow, they're performing at the U.S. Open of Surfing with Rome of Sublime, this weekend, they'll be in San Bernardino, and next w ... More >>

Zack de la Rocha's Arizona Boycott Grows

​On July 29, the government of Arizona will enact Senate Bill 1070, also known as Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act. The law addresses immigration control and regulation, which was traditionally a federal responsibility. This law makes Arizona the first state to require all aliens ... More >>

Director's Own Words: Mark Jacobs of Jesse's Story

​"The story of Jesse becoming a quadriplegic while surfing is so emotional. His story of getting back in the water and surfing 15-foot waves in Fiji, diving with Great White Sharks, skydiving, etc., etc. has changed my life and those that have seen it are affected (so I've been told) for days ... More >>

[CD Review] Roman Alexander and the Robbery (Self-released)

Cinco great CD releases today!

Okay, let's pretend for a second that all you bloggers out there still buy albums (wink, wink). Well, in case you do, there is plenty of great Cinco de Mayo releases today. Number one on my list is Akron/Family's full-length Set 'Em Wild  Set 'Em Free. Released to considerable critical success, ... More >>

Fullerton's Roman Alexander & the Robbery Break and Enter the Local Scene

Will Record Store Day Spin Right Past Orange County By?

April 18 is Record Store Day. The National Association of Recording Merchandisers is sponsoring this celebration of "the unique culture of indie record stores all year long" with sales, in stores and other mayhem. NAMBLA, I mean, NARM has the backing of fellow sponsors Music Monitor Network, the Coa ... More >>

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

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Newport Beach Film Festival: Schedule of events

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How Sweet It (Still) Is

Standing in the Shadows of Motown and pleasure and pain

Goodbye, John Lee!

Hello, Jackie DeShannon

Various Artists Badlands: A Tribute to Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska (Sub Pop)

Hell Booglarize You

John Lee Hookers spooky tone poetry

The 90s Didnt Suck

Survey says: Many, many great discs produced in past decade!