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Billy Kernkamp

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2012

    Devious Means Release Their New EP Tonight at the House of Blues Anaheim

    ​The Devious Means' album release show tonight at the House of Blues Anaheim has been garnering a buzz for several weeks now, and is even projected to sell out. They've been in the studio since last fall have now they've taken the extra steps to make sure they send deliver their hard work into the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2011

    Detroit Bar And Local Musicians To Support Fight Against Cancer

    ​Music has been said to have healing powers and the ability to soothe the savage beast. Local musicians and Costa Mesa's Detroit Bar are gathering to soothe the pain of the savage beast that is cancer Saturday. Come Together: A Benefit for Brita will help raise funds for Brita Corradini, 31, wife ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2011

    Tag, You're It: Steve Carson of Echo Echo Interviews Justin Suitor From Railroad to Alaska

    Tag, You're It is Heard Mentality's new weekly interview feature. The concept is simple: One local artist picks another local artist to interview, then the interviewee becomes the interviewer of an artist of his or her choice the following week.  Steve Carson/Echo Echo​I honestly couldn't t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2011

    TGIF: Agent Orange, Yo La Tengo, T-Pain and Gang of Four

    Brian KasnyikAgents have diplomatic immunity?​Friday kicks off the weekend with Agent Orange ripping into things at Friar Tuck's Bar and Grille in Pomona. It may seem odd to have a now-veteran act be our Locals Only focus this week, but Mike Palm has always been about the area he grew up and start ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2011

    OC Music Awards at Slidebar Last Night

    Christopher Victorio/OC WeeklyBLOK​Click here to see the slideshow!The unifying theme of last night's Orange County Music Awards showcase was high-energy performance. And for the most part, every band that played demonstrated a minimal level of competency, which was lacking in previous showcases. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2011

    Tag, You're It: Billy Kernkamp Interviews Singer Steve Carson From Echo Echo

    Tag, You're It is Heard Mentality's new weekly interview feature. The concept is simple: One local artist picks another local artist to interview, then the interviewee becomes the interviewer of an artist of his or her choice in the following week's issue. Danielle Bacher/ OC WeeklyBilly KernkampMy ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2010

    The White Buffalo, aka Jake Smith: 'I Didn't Know I Could Sing at All, or That I Had an Interesting Voice'

    Danielle Bacher/ OC Weekly​Folk singer Jake Smith, a.k.a. the White Buffalo, has released his new five-track EP entitled Prepare for Black & Blue. Smith captivates his audiences with his folksy jangles, earthy vocals and poetic lyrics. Even though he doesn't quite understand the compariso ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2010

    Dinner With Dave's Fourth Anniversary Show Featuring the New Limb, Billy Kernkamp, Echo Echo and DJ Oldboy

    ​Gustavo Arellano already wrote about the food part, but Dinner With Dave's Fourth Anniversary Show also has a ton of live music on for free tonight. Erstwhile guest bloggers The New Limb, former Locals Only subjects Billy Kernkamp and DJ Oldboy, plus Echo Echo are all going to be performing ... More >>

  • Food

    October 14, 2010

    Cleaver-Wielding, Pants-Optional Man About Town

    [Best of OC 2010] Dave Mau's 10 OC Survival Tips

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2010

    Orange Bits: Lilith Fair, Billy Kernkamp, Pacific Amphitheatre and More

    Meg Strouse / OC WeeklyEmmylou Harris at Lilith.​This week in local music coverage that isn't ours: Lilith Fair gets positive-yet-bored reviews, Billy Kernkamp gets real, big-name touring acts get money problems.

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2010

    The Mysterious Indie Peddler, Kim Conlan, Revealed

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  • Blogs

    June 7, 2010

    Over the Weekend: Jameson and Billy Kernkamp at the Gypsy Lounge

    www.myspace.com/weareechoechoJameson Burt of Echo Echo​The Hype: Though he probably gets a bit more stage time as the tall, mustachioed guitar player in Santa Ana alt rock band Echo Echo, we were excited to see Jameson Burt step up and deliver a full-band performance ... More >>

  • Music

    May 13, 2010

    Billy Kernkamp Is Music-Mad

    [Locals Only] And he grew up to woo the girls with his sensitive singer/songwriter skills

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2010

    Last Night: OC Music Awards Showcase No. 2, the District at Tustin Legacy

    The Hype: OC Music Awards Showcase's debut of the Best Live Acoustic category featuring local faves Matt Kollar and the Angry Mob, Barrett Johnson, Billy Kernkamp, Stacy Clark  and Canvas took place outside at the District at Tustin Legacy. A shopping center courtyard instead of the coffeehouse se ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2009

    OC Music Awards Announces Artists for Free Showcase Series

    ​A whopping 35 local acts will participate in the OC Music Awards Showcase Series. The seven-week event launches Tuesday, January 7, at Detroit Bar in Cost Mesa. It will continue at various venues countywide. All showcase dates are free. The artists are competing for Best Live Band or Best Live ... More >>

  • Music

    October 22, 2009

    [Sound Guy] The Union Line and Avi Buffalo: Signed, Sealed, Hopefully Delivered

    ​A whopping 35 local acts will participate in the OC Music Awards Showcase Series. The seven-week event launches Tuesday, January 7, at Detroit Bar in Cost Mesa. It will continue at various venues countywide. All showcase dates are free. The artists are competing for Best Live Band or Best Live ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2009

    Dinner with Dave Celebrates Three-Year Anniversary

    ​Time to back up our words. In last week's "Best of" issue, the OC Weekly declared Costa Mesa's the New Limb to be the "best live band" in Orange County. Quite the title! And you judge for yourself, tonight, for free. With free food, too. Pretty good deal, all things considered.

  • Music

    October 1, 2009

    [Sound Guy] Irvine's Entice Have 10,000 Reasons to Be Happy

    ​Time to back up our words. In last week's "Best of" issue, the OC Weekly declared Costa Mesa's the New Limb to be the "best live band" in Orange County. Quite the title! And you judge for yourself, tonight, for free. With free food, too. Pretty good deal, all things considered.

  • Music

    August 20, 2009

    [Sound Guy] Tweeting Up and Geeking Out

    ​Time to back up our words. In last week's "Best of" issue, the OC Weekly declared Costa Mesa's the New Limb to be the "best live band" in Orange County. Quite the title! And you judge for yourself, tonight, for free. With free food, too. Pretty good deal, all things considered.

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2009

    Ska Still Being Performed in Orange County (At Least Tonight)

    ​If there's one thing that I've learned about Orange County during my time here, it's that in the early-to-mid '90s, ska was apparently the only genre that bands were allowed to play. Sadly, the "scene" seems to be pretty quiet these days, but for tonight at least, that changes with the "ska circu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2009

    Geeking It Up with Billy Kernkamp

    Classic concentration.​Costa Mesa-based singer/songwriter Billy Kernkamp is playing four shows at the Gypsy Lounge in Lake Forest this month, a Thursday night residency that kicked off last week. So what better way to prepare for this historical musical event than shopping for comic books and G.I. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 10, 2009

    TONIGHT: Last, Last Show at eVocal with Yellow Red Sparks and More

    Follow last week's all-day "Freedom Fest II" blowout, eVocal in Costa Mesa is saying goodbye for realsies tonight, in a sure-to-be stellar show with Yellow Red Sparks, BFFs Barrett Johnson and Billy Kernkamp and Railroad to Alaska, the musical project of Honeypie's Justin Suitor.Being that eVocal wa ... More >>

  • Music

    July 9, 2009

    [Sound Guy] With eVocal's Closing, Youth Will No Longer be Served in Orange County

    Follow last week's all-day "Freedom Fest II" blowout, eVocal in Costa Mesa is saying goodbye for realsies tonight, in a sure-to-be stellar show with Yellow Red Sparks, BFFs Barrett Johnson and Billy Kernkamp and Railroad to Alaska, the musical project of Honeypie's Justin Suitor.Being that eVocal wa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2009

    Lineup for 4th of July Show at eVocal Takes Shape

    We've been following the story of eVocal's untimely closing all this week, and now we have some more information on what looks to be the Costa Mesa all-ages venue's second-to-last show. Dubbed "Freedom Fest," festivities are planned to go for a full 12 hours--from noon to midnight--with back-to-back ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 27, 2009

    Slideshow: Everest at Detroit Bar

    Not only did OC Weekly clubs editor Vickie Chang write this swell piece on LA's Everest for the Weekly, she also was at the show Thursday night, and came back with these pictures. Full service! Two Guns and Billy Kernkamp opened.

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