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Top 10 Skateboarders That Became Musicians

Skateboarding and music mingle nicely, from the soundtracks of skate videos to the shredders themselves hitting notes. For some skaters, it's hard to say what comes first, the music or the maple. It's not uncommon while learning about a band to find that a member or two has skateboarding in their pa ... More >>

The Best Five Shows in OC This Week: Big Business, Major Lazer

Monday, October 15Big BusinessAlex's BarFor those not familiar with the genre Sludge Metal, meet Big Business. Hailing from Seattle and signed to Gold Metal Records, they traffic in crunchy, chugging jams with wonky, drop-tuned strings. Reminiscent of instrumental metal band Pelican, Big Business fe ... More >>

Allensworth - The Copper Door - 4/27/12

Allensworth The Copper Door April 27, 2012 The Copper Door in downtown Santa Ana has pros and cons. The eclectic beer bar turned live music venue is a haven for local talent and an incredible melting pot of college students, hipsters, fine beer connoisseurs and the occasional gangster. In the past ... More >>

Parker Macy, Danny Maika, Tully James Wilkinson and More at the OC Music Awards Showcase at the Continental Room Last Night

​Mandie and Ruby, Foxxhound, Danny Maika, Parker Macy, Tully James Wilkinson  Continental Room, FullertonFeb. 7, 2012The biggest criticism this curmudgeon will heap upon night six of the OC Music Awards has to do with the venue. Of all the beer bars and juke joint hosting this season's showca ... 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 >>

Harry Shum: The 'Glee' Actor/Dancer Is On the Good Foot

The show's poppin'-and'-lockin' 'Other Asian' steps out of the shadows

Last Night at the OC Music Awards Live Acoustic Finals

Christopher Victorio/OC WeeklyMicah Brown​OC Music Awards Live Acoustic FinalsFeb. 24, 2011Fullerton Museum The best acoustic act of the 10th annual OC Music Awards was announced last night at a showcase in Downtown Fullerton. And the winner is (drumroll...) Micah Brown. 

Tomorrows Bad Seeds at the Coach House Last Night

Taylor HambyMoises Juarez of Tomorrows Bad SeedsTomorrows Bad SeedsDec. 2, 2010the Coach HouseWhen Tomorrows Bad Seeds kicked off their Holidaze winter acoustic tour at the Coach House last night, it marked their first (almost) acoustic show. Singer Moises Juarez said normally, "there's a lot of e ... More >>

Tomorrows Bad Seeds Aren't So Bad

In fact, they're more inspiring than Ke$ha

Local Music News Links: Tom Petty, Rascal Flatts, and Other Oldtimers

Christopher VictorioPetty, please​Another week, another list of links to music coverage around the OC music blogosphere.

The Double Play's the Thing

[Summer Guide] The sweet science and the ol' ballgame dominate the theater's sports-themed lineup

Record Review: Ozomatli, 'Fire Away'

​The Hype: Surviving for 15 years on a steady mix of rhythmically infectious World music, LA's Ozomatli come out with Fire Away, their first album since 2007 as well as as their debut release on Downtown Records/ Mercer Street. The new record comes to us on one of the music world's holie ... More >>

The Dirty Heads Up for Best Hip-Hop, Best World Honors at OC Music Awards

Huntington Beach band tours in April as opener for Sublime with Rome

Tom Morello Rages Against Disney

[Mental Notes] Also, two decidedly different takes on ALO's visit to Long Beach

Dance Music Pick of the Week: Caldwell at Code

​ Evolution is a beautiful thing. While it has been nice to see California smooth-house artisans such as Kaskade, Jay-J and Andy Caldwell gain international clubland acclaim, their Kenny G.-like dance music often lulled us into a deep siesta. But artists change. Kaskade has moved on to trancier cl ... More >>

Zee Avi Brings Her Personal Lyrics From Malaysia to Costa Mesa

Last Night: My Mother Makes Her Detroit Bar Debut

iPhone battery was dead, so no blurry far away photos this time. Sadface.There's no doubt that I'm at Detroit Bar a lot, and that I've seen the acts that played there last night--Yellow Red Sparks (pictured), Stacy Clark and the New Limb--plenty of times. So how could I possibly keep such an experie ... More >>

Losing Your Coachella V-Card

Apatow-comedy parallel alert! By my age, most rock-lovin' dudes who grew up in Southern California are able to sit around -- maybe at a beach bonfire, maybe around a Lake Forest hookah set-up, or maybe over a steaming bag of Pedro's Tacos -- and swap tales of how "experienced" they are with the Coac ... More >>

Busted Rhymes: The Top 10 Most Preposterous Rap Songs of 2008

By Ben Westhoff Hip-hop A-listers including Rick Ross, Akon and Plies were caught grossly exaggerating their gangster credentials this year. (Turns out they were painfully law-abiding. The horror!) But even if your favorite rapper wasn't caught in a lie, you can bet he or she put out a hilariously ... More >>

Shwayze Carries the Fruity-Drink-Soaked Banner for 'Douche Rap'

Hitsville: The Year in Music, by the Numbers

You don't need a half-wit music critic to tell you it's been a remarkable year for America, one historians will be discussing and researching for centuries to come. War, financial collapse, politics, technology: All have been dinner-table topics for many Americans. Racial barriers in 2008 were de ... More >>

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

Mason Conspiracy

Mason Jennings

Coachella, Day 2

Recovering from yesterday’s illness forced me to miss 120 Days, MGMT, Little Brother and Boys Noize. Bah. But I arrived in time to see some Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks. Their loose rock jams slash sea shanties were adorned with much proggy filigree. It was nice big-sky music for a big-sky setting ... More >>

Coachella: It's Too Much . . . Thankfully

Prince to Headline Coachella April 26; Portishead Now Sulking Big-Time

Prince: Sexy vegan MF, fixin' to steal Jack Johnson's thunder. Srsly. This just in: Prince will leave his lavish Minneapolis lair to headline the second night of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival (as nobody calls it). The veteran funk-soul-R&B guitarist/vocalist agreed to participate in ... More >>

Hit Tingles

Crinkle your nose to Colbie Caillat's bubbly folk-pop

High Water Mark

Rogue Wave roar to a new peak with Heaven's Gate

Thursday - 11/29

Brett Dennen at the Grove of Anaheim, the Oohlas at Detroit Bar

Tooting Our Own Horn

One California Day

Something for the Kids

Slightly Stoopid and G. Love & Special Sauce

Hits!

THE NOIZE MUSIC

I Hate People

Poor, pitiful pearl goes to OCMA

CD Review

Piers Faccini , Tearing SkyThis Week in Thirty-two

The Happening

Excellent Bedlam

Helmet mainstay Page Hamilton carries on

No Marshall Stacks!

No. 2: In case you havent heard, OC has a new sound

Virgin Megastore

Stupidity

Aug. 4 - Aug. 11

SUMMERTIME!

Goof Prevention Squad

Famous friends make Sublime tribute album

This Week In Nightlife

A problem with no solution

Ladys Chattering Lover

My gay husband can outtalk your gay husband

Feedback

Are You Too Late for the Trend?
28 Local Greats

Strum-Gasm!

Persecution of a freedom fighter

My day in the park with Michael Lavery

Sound Salvation

94.3 aims to be OCs independent rock radio