I'm moving from Placentia to Seal Beach next week—my fourth relocation since 2001—and once again, I'm forced to confront a moral quandary: what the hell am I supposed to do with all the CDs that were given to me by hopeful Orange County and Long Beach bands looking for ink back when I was the Weekly's Music Editor?
Should I sell them? No, because that's just not cool on so many, many different levels—these are (or were, in most cases) struggling local bands, not lavishly wealthy major-l
Last Thursday I wrote this post talking about the Saturday all-star extravaganza at the Gypsy Lounge, and I wondered why the esteemed Chris Hanlin wasn't on the bill. Well, here's your chance -- the extremely talented Mr. Hanlin is playing tonight at the Gypsy Lounge's Tuesday acoustic night, sharing the stage tonight with his brothers-in-sound Jay Buchanan, Chris Karn (of the incomparable Deccatree) and AJ Degrasse.Here's a clip of Hanlin rocking the 12-string on "Tall Trees," probably my favor
I'll use any excuse to post Jay Buchanan videos, or those of just about every artist playing this shit-hot show Saturday at OC's venerable Gypsy Lounge. It's an acoustic-Christmas-type toy drive gig benefiting the Joyful Child Foundation, featuring (deep breath) . . .Jameson, Jay Buchanan, the Pawn Shop Kings, Chris Paul Overall, AJ Degrasse, Sara Overall, Mike Vitale, Cory Joseph, Molly Jenson, Brett Bixby, Deccatree's Chris Karn, Jadon Lavik, Joe Denges, Skee, Jonathan Blake, and Paul Schulte
