Photo by Christopher VictorioHeading to a protest in Irvine, for the people of Iran. Daniel B. Wood of the Christian Science Monitor spent some time with Iranian-Americans in Irvine over the weekend and discovered while they want to expose atrocities taking place in their homeland to the world, they fear speaking out too boldly will lead to repercussions against relatives who remain there.Interviews with Iranian-Americans at a rally here
Saturday offered a glimpse into their hopes and fears in t
The House of Blues in Anaheim plays host to a cadre of vaunted national acts each week--Yes and Asia on Sunday, for instance, with Rx Bandits, Mighty Mighty Bosstones and Pete Yorn coming there soon--but they also have been known to give local bands a chance to play the 1,000-person capacity venue (something that local bands are usually pretty stoked about). Bill Bennett of Sweet Relief Musicians Fund has helped put together one such OC-centric event on July 24, with some of our faves: The
It's been a while since we've heard from Fullerton's the Living Suns, one of our favorite local bands, who did the Thursday night residency at Gypsy Lounge in July, but have been pretty quite since then. But the silence has been broken! Band manager Bill Bennett has provided us with an mp3 of one of their new tunes, tentatively titled "Golden Sky." And it's a good one, even if it's just a demo--solid instrumental build, and a little different than what they've put out before. Check it out bel
