In the eyes of talented local bands and many of their obsessed, merch buying followers, the fight for respect, recognition and a paying gig is a battle waged night after night.Whether it's on cramped stages in half empty bars or packed small-time venues in their stomping ground of choice, some wouldn't have it any other way. But hey, getting a sweet break or a little extra exposure always helps. In the narrative of several hard-working OC bands, that's where the Anaheim House of Blues comes in.
Usually "VIP packages" are shameless ripoffs, but here's one that's seriously enticing: for Peter Murphy's June 8 show at the House of Blues Anaheim, $100 will get you not only a seat in the loge section (alright), a "limited edition poster" (yawn) and early entry into the venue (eh), but also a meet-and-greet with the Murphster himself (whoa!). On sale nowNow, there are a lot of musicians that would probably be complete bores to meet (and greet) in person, but the lead singer of Bauhaus? The go
Huntington Beach's Venus Infers are not exactly new to having cool things happen to them as a band--they've gotten a ton of local awards and acclaim, placement on TV shows and some prime gigs supporting big names. But they're still assuredly psyched about this: opening up for former Bauhaus frontman Peter Murphy tonight at the House of Blues on the Sunset Strip.We got word from VI singer and guitarist Davis Fetter late yesterday afternoon, so things must have gone well Monday night at the House
The recent return of the Galaxy Theatre in Santa Ana means that there's another venue in Orange County--and a big one--to showcase local bands. One such showcase is tonight, and it may have a goofy name ("Planet Squared Presents: A.I.R. Music Fest," with "A.I.R." standing for "alternative indie rock"), but there are some nifty bands on the bill. Like OC's Entice, for whom tonight serves as the album release show for Let the Fire Come, their new record. Buy a ticket ($15), and you get a free digi
It's easy to hate Venus Infers. Out of any yet-unsigned Orange County band, they get the most awards (three trophies at the OC Music Awards earlier this year), the most critical acclaim (just check out all the quotes on their MySpace, and, yes, a plurality of them are written by me), getting the most radio play (KROQ's Locals Only show seems to play them every week), their music on the most TV shows (appearing on The Real World, Damages, among others), and the best gigs (having toured with Pe
First off, what's a Haverstraw? Secondly, pray for the people of the Hudson Valley, where the economy is apparently so devastated people have to hold up Taco Bells for job applications: Police are searching for a man who brandished a gun at the Taco Bell on Route 9W and later asked for a job.
The man, whose description was sketchy , entered the
fast-food restaurant just after 2 p.m. Monday and pointing a gun at the
cashier, demanded money and told the cashier to get on the floor, said
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