Sam Farzin

Acrobatics Everyday Presents Open Melody 2011 at UC Irvine This Saturday

Dos (Mike Watt and Kira Roessler)​Another school year means another slate of underground and unexpected concerts at UC Irvine courtesy of the Acrobatics Everyday crew, with mid-November being the time when another Open Melody festival takes place. And, unlike something like, say, Playground Fe ... More >>

David Liebe Hart at Acrobatics Everyday Last Night

Rebecca ArandaDavid Liebe Hart​Joyce Manor, Crazy Band, Bleubird, David Liebe Hart & Adam Papagan December 2, 2010 Acrobatics Everyday (In the Cross Cultural Center at UC Irvine) "Hey James," I asked my brother last night. "Do you want to come with me to see David Liebe Hart, the puppet man a ... More >>

Acrobatics Everyday's 'Open Melody': A 20-Band Fest Born Out of Previous Disappointment

John GilhooleySam Farzin, Acrobatics Everyday founder​This Friday and Saturday, the Acrobatics Everyday promotion group which has once again made UC Irvine a key spot for both touring and local bands with an independent and underground bent makes one of its biggest splashes yet with Open Melody, ... More >>

TGIF: Thank God it's Friday, We Can Watch Tech N9ne

www.myspace.com/techn9ne​Tonight, Tech N9ne will be making an appearance at the Grove of Anaheim, part of his Independent Grind tour featuring E-40, Jay Rock and plenty more. 

Full Moon Pearl

[Locals Only] Irvine band experiments with a multitude of sound-and members

A Dog Day Afternoon with Moon Pearl

Rebecca Aranda​Whether they're tearing up a trailer at UCI's Acrobatics Everyday, touring small venues throughout Southern California, or taking their dogs out for a day at the park, the members of Moon Pearl know how to have a good time. Its roster is large and fluctuating, but the majority of th ... More >>

Acrobatics Everyday's No Junk Rummage Sale/Picnic/Show

www.myspace.com/tandollarTan Dollar at a previous Acrobatics Everyday​At last year's Best Of, we said, "Not only does Acrobatics Everyday, a concert series at various locations on the campus of UC Irvine, bring unconventional entertainment choices to the university's students, but it also bring ... More >>

Outgoing: Dan Deacon Cancels UC Irvine Show

​Remember that Dan Deacon show tomorrow that Ned Raggett wrote about in last week's Weekly? Not happening, sadly.

Dan Deacon Returns to UC Irvine as the Man Who Brought Him There Leaves

Locals Only Extra: Check Out Tan Dollar's EPs!

Tan Dollar--just last night at the Tribal Cafe in LA!​Jessica and Kady Bell, fresh talent (and sisters!) making their OC Weekly debut in our latest issue, told you about Irvine/Tustin's Tan Dollar in Locals Only. They've got a couple of shows coming up this week--tonight in Fullerton at the Santa ... More >>

[Sound Guy] Of Anteaters and Acrobats

Happy First Birthday, Acrobatics Everyday!

Acrobatics Everyday, a student-run organization bringing all sorts of unique shows to the UC Irvine campus and generally making your college experience seem a lot less cool, is celebrating its one-year anniversary in existence this week(-ish).Their first show was Jan. 16, with Dan Deacon, Ultimate R ... More >>

Feedback 2008: The Music Issue

[Feedback 2008] KUCI DJ Sam Farzin Takes the Term 'College Rock' Literally

Folk-Raga Guitarist Peter Walker to Play UC Irvine

Acclaimed folk-raga guitarist Peter Walker plays a rare solo gig at UC Irvine's Cross Cultural Center July 24 (5 p.m., $5). The show's another coup by Sam Farzin's Acrobatics Everyday organization. Walker recorded two albums for Vanguard Records in the '60s. In 2006, Tompkins Square Records issued ... More >>

UC Irvine's End of School Year Partay

To celebrate the end of another school year at UC Irvine, Sam Farzin of Acrobatics Everyday is throwing a partay (those are 34 percent more fun than a traditional party) involving at least 10 bands. The bill includes the following rising indie-rock luminaries (they're much more entertaining than des ... More >>

Last Night: The Muslims, Crash Normal, Wounded Lion, Some Days @ Phoenix Grill at UCI

The Muslims, Crash Normal, Wounded Lion, Some Days April 23, 2008 The Phoenix Grille at UCI Better Than: Studying for that test tomorrow. Download: Nightlife by The Muslims. This is cool: UCI student, Sam Farzin, has started to put on music shows at the UC Irvine’s The Phoenix Grille, one of the ... More >>

The Mae Shi at UC Irvine April 13

The Mae Shi will headline the latest event from Sam Farzin's Acrobatics Everyday organization. The action goes down Sun. April 13, starting with a noon pre-gig picnic at Aldrich Park. Then at 1 p.m. at UC Irvine's nearby Phoenix Grille, five bands will come at ya with some weird, youthful energy. ... More >>

Mount Eerie, Jeffrey Lewis & Others At UC Irvine Thursday

March 6 at UCI's Student Center promises to be an idiosyncratic indie-rock extravaganza of wild proportions. Mount Eerie, Jeffrey Lewis & the Jitters (also playing a free in-store at Fingerprints in Long Beach at 7 p.m.), BARR and Jeremy Jay will be performing, for free (all ages), starting at 8 p.m ... More >>