Stacy Clark

OC Music Awards Nominees Announced

I'll have some more thoughts on the more, uh, interesting choices made by the academy (which I am not a part of, despite what their Web site says) a little later, but for now here's the full list of nominees, unedited from the OC Music Awards press release.

TONIGHT: The Yost Returns with the Bird and the Bee and Melanoid

We've written a lot about the resurrection of the historic Yost Theatre in downtown Santa Ana--now operated by Dennis Lluy and booked by Ashley Eckenweiler. It started with November's SoundDowntown, and continues tonight with a show from LA's delightful The Bird and the Bee. I last saw them in ... More >>

Last Night: The Bird and the Bee, Melanoid, Stacy Clark at the Yost Theatre

Last Night: The Bird and the Bee, Melanoid, Stacy Clark at the Yost Theatre, Santa Ana, Feb. 26, 2009.Better than: Breaking into the Yost during its dormant period and attempting to put on your own show. Folks, that's illegal, and also pretty weird.Best fashion choice: The bow on Bird and the Bee si ... More >>

Wener Watch: Compound Sentences Galore!

We've all heard that there's an elegance in simplicity. Well, all of us except for the Orange County Register's music critic/blogger Ben Wener, apparently.Here's the opening paragraph to his nearly 900-word (!) review of U2's latest, No Line on the Horizon. Bring a bookmark:"It's been streaming fr ... More >>

TONIGHT: Final OC Music Awards Showcase at Gypsy Lounge

The 10-Tuesday run of OC Music Awards showcases started with four gigs at Detroit Bar, followed by two at Chain Reaction, and two more at eVocal, before moving to the Gypsy Lounge in Lake Forest last week. But nothing lasts forever (and we both know hearts can change), and the final showcase is toni ... More >>

Commie Girl

This Ain't No Picnic

Crabby, grabby at the Southern California Music Awards

TONIGHT: Cory Case, Stacy Clark, Faded Paper Figures, Melanoid, Venus Infers at Slidebar

Jack ColemanTazy Phyllipz is known for a couple of things--having more "Zs" in his name than most this side of Eastern Europe, and for spending many years promoting the Orange County music scene. He hasn't slowed down, and is now booking showcases at Slidebar in Fullerton. One such is tonight: a fre ... More >>

[Sound Guy] Yost Theater Operators Are Choosy When It Comes to Booking Their Venue

Jack ColemanTazy Phyllipz is known for a couple of things--having more "Zs" in his name than most this side of Eastern Europe, and for spending many years promoting the Orange County music scene. He hasn't slowed down, and is now booking showcases at Slidebar in Fullerton. One such is tonight: a fre ... More >>

ALSO TONIGHT: Dinner with Dave with the New Limb and DJ Oldboy

Here's a recipe (pun! sort of!) for an extremely pleasant Wednesday evening: free food from Dave Mau, free music from The New Limb, and tunes spun by DJ Oldboy (also free, natch). Sound like some beautiful dream? No sir and/or ma'am! It's reality tonight at Memphis in Santa Ana, with the latest of t ... More >>

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 >>

[Locals Only] The Stacy Clark Experience

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 >>

Local Music Reacts to Michael Jackson's Death Via Twitter (How Else?)

Word of Michael Jackson's death at age 50 pretty much shut down the Internet, with Twitter in particularly nearly crushing under the weight of the news (failwhales a'plenty!).Unsurprisingly, plenty of local music folks weighed in on Jackson's passing, and here's a sample of some of the more tweeted ... More >>

Slideshow: The New Limb and Stacy Clark at Detroit Bar

Keith MayYou weren't at Detroit Bar last night? Oh, that's a shame. You missed out on some fun: balloons, crowns, birthday cake, The New Limb (whose Lauren Salamone is pictured here), Stacy Clark, a cameo from Cory Case, LA's Civalias, and, it's rumored, a certain alt-weekly music editor may have ev ... More >>

Fun with The New Limb and Stacy Clark Last Night at Detroit Bar

Last night was the second installment of the Monday night residency with The New Limb and Stacy Clark over at Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa. Here are some notable things that happened:

TONIGHT: The New Limb and Stacy Clark Start Monday Night Residency at Detroit Bar

I first wrote about Costa Mesa's The New Limb back in February, with this little bit in Locals Only. We were all so young back then. Little did any of us know  then that less than four months later, they would be playing the June residency at Detroit Bar?Well, it's science fact, as they're play ... More >>

VIDEO: Stacy Clark Song in Canadian Palm Pre Commercial

Normally, a television commercial hyping the Canadian release of a cell phone that's been out in America for nearly two months wouldn't be that big of a deal, but it is when the spot uses music from one of our local Orange County artists. It's "Touch and Go" by singer/songwriter Stacy Clark, a song ... More >>

Food, Charity, Local Music: Orange County Twestival

​We're all about the sweet tweets here at Heard Mentality--you can read ours and follow us through the little blobbies of text to the right. And we're also fans of local acts the New Limb (pictured) and Stacy Clark, who we've written copious amounts about in the past. And who doesn't love supporti ... More >>

Stacy Clark on 'One Tree Hill' Tonight

Chris Bishow​Orange County singer/songwriter Stacy Clark is certainly no stranger to "placement" (that's what they call getting your songs in the background of TV, movies or commercials in the, um, "biz")--she had her song "Touch and Go" featured on an ad for the Canadian release of the Palm Pre c ... More >>

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 >>

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 >>

Support Haiti's Recovery and Local Music at the Same Time

​Last night's OC Music Awards showcase at the Continental Room in Fullerton brought the crisp, Maroon 5-ish rhythms of Pawnshop Kings to the stage. It also brought a plea from the Kings to check out a project called "Be The Drum." It's an online-only compilation of songs from Southern California m ... More >>

Flier of the Week: MS Benefit Show at the Yost Theater, April 2

​The only thing that makes us prouder than writing about kick-ass bands inside our county lines is watching them combine forces to kick-ass for charitable non-profit organizations. 

Relative Strangers Things Have Happened

[Locals Only] The Santa Ana twin-fronted psych-rock quintet takes up residency at Detroit Bar

Friday: Thoughts on Stereofix Trying to Blow Minds at the Yost

Christopher Victorio / OC WeeklyStereofix's Ray Alexander gets bull-horny.​This is bad, but we need to disclose that our intentions in going to Friday night's show at the Yost Theater in Santa Ana weren't entirely pure. 

What You Missed: MS Benefit, Common, the Cool Kids, Kevin & Bean's KROQ April Foolishness

Christopher VictorioStacy Clark enjoys some Stereofix. ​On Saturday night, Turkey and Friends helped put together an awesome lineup of talented bands to benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Local faves like Stacy Clark, Stereofix, Beta Wolf, the Relative Strangers, We Are the Pilots ... More >>

Multiple Sounds for MS Benefit at the Yost

[Mental Notes] Also: the New Limb's homey debut, Coachella's late-night special

Denny White's Problem

[Locals Only] A modern-day troubadour who's always looking for love

Local Music News Links: Snoop, Green Day, Runner Runner, Lucinda Williams

Christopher Victorio / OC WeeklyGreen Day at Verizon Amphitheatre on Tuesday.​This week, we discovered another OC music magazine to link to. Guess what it's called! In local music news, we've got Runner Runner, Green Day, Snoop Dogg and more...

What You Missed: The Adolescents, Eat.Drink.Pink OC, Gobble Gobble Fest

Christopher Victorio/OC Weekly​What'd you miss this weekend? We saw the Adolescents and the Bouncing Souls performed at the House of Blues Anaheim. And then we went to check out Eat.Drink.Pink OC for pink-hued baked goods and even drinks like the Cotton Candy Martini. And finally, on Sunday night, ... More >>

OC Music Awards Announce Live Showcase Series and New Submission Categories

​Can you believe the OC Music Awards is celebrating its 10th anniversary? The newest season kicks off on Jan. 4, and as usual, there will be seven weeks of free showcases at different venues around OC. Today, they announced the Best Live Band and Best Live Acoustic Showcase series (see the schedul ... More >>

Orange Bits: Stacy Clark, Lights Over Paris, the Steelwells

The Steelwells​In this week's edition of news we didn't write, we have the Steelwells, Stacy Clark, Lights Over Paris and more...If you ever wanted to know more about Fullerton's the Steelwells, here is a nifty new video interview from USFTV. [YT]

OC Music Awards at the District Tonight

​It's the second night of the OC Music Awards showcase, and bands are competing to move forward in the Best Live Acoustic Act category this week. OC bands including Skee at the Motion Detectors, Honeypie, Headshine, Canvas and Stacy Clark will all be performing at the District at the Tustin Legacy ... More >>

OC Music Awards at the District at Tustin Legacy Last Night

​OC Music AwardsJanuary 11, 2011The District at Tustin LegacySee the slideshow here!Tonight's event showcased five bands competing to move on to the finals for Best Acoustic Band. Performers included Skee and the Motion Detectors, Honeypie, Headshine, Canvas and Stacy Clark.  Though the event ... More >>

Grrl Fair Turns 10

[Mental Notes] Also, a new drummer for A7F, a new name for the Grove, and new nominees for the OCMAs

OC Music Awards Nominees Are Out Now!

Dagha Bloom nominated for Best New Album​​Finally, the nomination ballots are in, and the 2011 nominees have been announced. Some artists are past winners, while other nominees are fresh faces to the OC scene. The OC Music Awards added two new categories for this year: Best Youth Artist and ... More >>

OC Music Awards Finalists Announced!

Christopher Victorio/OC Weekly​The five finalists for Best Live Band and Best Live Acoustic Showcase Series have been chosen! These 10 bands will perform at the Showcase Finals on Feb. 24 and Feb. 25 where the category winners will be announced on stage at the end of each night.‬ Find out who wo ... More >>

OC Music Awards Finals Starting Tomorrow Night

Christopher Victorio/OC Weekly​Well folks, it's finally here. After navigating the sonic marathon that is the OCMA's, we are near the light at the end of the tunnel: the two-night award show finals event. The top five artists were picked from both the Best Live Band and Best Live Ac ... More >>

Tonight: OC Music Awards Best Live Acoustic Finals at Fullerton Museum

​Tonight, the Fullerton Museum will host acoustic artists vying for the Best Live Acoustic title at the 2011 OC Music Awards. The winner will get a four-day recording session at Red Bull Studios, $1,000 Best Buy gift card, an Ernie Ball endorsement and a chance to perform at the big event on March ... More >>

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. 

Bob Dylan Opens OC Fair

[Mental Notes] Also: The winners of two OCMA awards, Amateur Chemist is on hiatus

Ten Years of the OC Music Awards

The OCMAs have been pimpin' local acts since 2001

The OC Music Awards Last Night at the City National Grove of Anaheim

Christopher Victorio/OC WeeklyThe Growlers won Best Surf​10th Annual OC Music Awards The City National Grove of AnaheimMarch 5, 2010As the 10th Annual OC Music Awards sails off into our memories, there are a few highlights to discuss. The final award show, held Saturday night at the City ... More >>

Jesse Thomas

Viento Y Agua