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Steve Aoki celebrates another smooth transition. A lot of people talk shit about Steve Aoki (a.k.a. Kid Millionaire), especially in OC. He's just a trustafarian, some say (pops founded the Benihana restaurant chain). His DJ skills are wack and his selections mediocre, others claim. He's a marketing ... More >>
2000 LBS OF BLUES, 4 p.m. And an extra 2000 lbs of attitude. The Blue Dog, 4111 Viking Way Long Beach BELLY DANCE SUPERSTARS, 8 p.m. A little wiggle room. Orange County Performing Artscenter, 600 Town Center Drive Costa Mesa STEVE AOKI: KID MILLIONAIRE, 9 p.m. Scratching it up at Sutra. Sutra Lo ... More >>
2000 LBS OF BLUES, 4 p.m. And an extra 2000 lbs of attitude. The Blue Dog, 4111 Viking Way Long Beach BELLY DANCE SUPERSTARS, 8 p.m. A little wiggle room. Orange County Performing Artscenter, 600 Town Center Drive Costa Mesa STEVE AOKI: KID MILLIONAIRE, 9 p.m. Scratching it up at Sutra. Sutra Lo ... More >>
2000 LBS OF BLUES, 4 p.m. And an extra 2000 lbs of attitude. The Blue Dog, 4111 Viking Way Long Beach BELLY DANCE SUPERSTARS, 8 p.m. A little wiggle room. Orange County Performing Artscenter, 600 Town Center Drive Costa Mesa STEVE AOKI: KID MILLIONAIRE, 9 p.m. Scratching it up at Sutra. Sutra Lo ... More >>
If there were ever a guide to throw a great party, Sutra sure got it right this time. The blueprint is simple, although damn near impossible to recreate unless you've got the cred and resources. First thing, you need a theme. Dirty Disco? Boogie Nights? Yep, sounds good. It's been a while since th ... More >>
If there were ever a guide to throw a great party, Sutra sure got it right this time. The blueprint is simple, although damn near impossible to recreate unless you've got the cred and resources. First thing, you need a theme. Dirty Disco? Boogie Nights? Yep, sounds good. It's been a while since th ... More >>
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Any band with a drummer named "Coffin Joe" has to be worth seeing, right? Well, you'll have your chance to do just so on September 30, when London's The Horrors come to Detroit Bar. Can't make that? Why, they'll be at the Glass House two days later, on October 2! This is the band's return to the are ... More >>
BY DENNIS ROMEROListen/download "Charles Feelgood vs. Michael Jackson" here.Revealing a favorite DJ can date you like an exotic entertainer who plays Bon Jovi for her pole-dancing finale. (She thinks she's rocking out like it's 1988 on the Sunset Strip, but she's really putting on a sad bio-drama.) ... More >>
BY DENNIS ROMEROListen/download "Charles Feelgood vs. Michael Jackson" here.Revealing a favorite DJ can date you like an exotic entertainer who plays Bon Jovi for her pole-dancing finale. (She thinks she's rocking out like it's 1988 on the Sunset Strip, but she's really putting on a sad bio-drama.) ... More >>
You know something big is going down when both of Detroit Bar's most recognized DJ nights (Busywork and La Boite Funk) have to join forces to host an event. And really, what could be bigger that Steve Aoki performing in mom jeans. Oh wait, correction... playing WITH Mom Jeans. Tonight Steve Aoki, ... More >>
Doug NeillDJ Mom pants in normal pants and a fedora.Ah, yes, hipster mavens Steve Aoki and Danny Masterson (otherwise known as DJ Mom Jeans, a handle that admittedly rules) brought their MacBook Pros to Costa Mesa and took over Detroit Bar's intimate digs last night, 8/12. It was packed, it was s ... More >>
Ah, the concert gods giveth and they taketh away. On the heels of the news that the Detroit Bar is bringing the Duke Spirit to town on Aug. 30, comes word that a DJ AM gig scheduled for July 29 at the very same Costa Mesa venue (the anniversary party for the "Busy Work" dance night) has been postpon ... More >>
Amanda MiliusRemember the Willows? They're back! In Pog form! Well, that's just not true (unfortunate, yes). But they are back with a new album, Everyone, scheduled for release on November 17. It's their second album on Steve Aoki's Dim Mak label, following 2007's Chautauqua.
Chris VictorioSteve Aoki's birthday bash... Steve Aoki, not pictured Ah, yes: Collective Monday morning sadface, Orange County. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves this four day weekend and we kept ourselves really, really, really busy. And we've got the photos to prove it. First, we checked out Stev ... More >>
Doug Neill / OC WeeklySteve Aoki at Detroit Bar last AugustCosta Mesa's Sutra nightclub is one of the few establishments remaining in the prominently placed mall-turned-wasteland Triangle Square, and while we rarely think of Sutra as being a proper concert joint, it has wracked up some impressive ... More >>
Steve Aoki grew up in Newport Beach in the '80s and '90s, and he says growing up in a very conservative, white part of Orange County definitely "turned me into the person that I am." Aoki took solace in Orange County's hardcore punk scene and immersed himself in music. Fifteen years after moving ... More >>
Douglas Neill/OC Weekly Pacific Festival: OC, held this weekend in Costa Mesa's Triangle Square, was conceived because co-founder Steve Aoki knew there wasn't much going on by way of music festivals. So how did the first installment of the event go? Find out in photos, after the jump.
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Doug Neil/OC WeeklyDJ Ana Calderon (with hat) at a recent Club Mesa event. To her left is SUN Group co-founder Brendan Thomas.If you're one of the lucky ticket bearers, the doors of the Fox Pomona will part Oct. 19 so you can witness the sold-out, ethereal post-punk glory of Interpol. Arriv ... More >>
Hennessy V.S calls it "Blending of Art," which basically has 10 artists and hip-hop artists collaborating on bottle designs. Personally, it's about time Hennessy acknowledged all the free advertising their product has been getting from hip-hop artists since 2Pac.
Who knew it could happen? Break out the glow sticks, kids. Identity Festival, touted as the "first-ever touring electronic ONLY music festival," is coming to Orange County. The festival has stops at 20 major outdoor amphitheatres throughout North America in August and September. The one-day ev ... More >>
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Chad Sengstock/OC WeeklyGet ready: Snoop Dogg is the official festival headliner of Steve Aoki's second annual Pacific Festival: OC, to be held August 13 (from 10 a.m. to midnight). Last year it was at Trafalgar Square venues; this year, like Lightning in a Bottle, it upgrades to Oak Canyon Ranc ... More >>
[SUMMER GUIDE] Can't decide which shows are worth opening your recession-lightened wallet for? We're here to help!
We interrupt our regular programming to promote today's Voice Daily Deals promo--not because it was brainstormed by our company, but because it's a pretty sweet deal. For $75, you get a VIP pass to the Pacific Festival: OC. The one-day music fest in Oak Canyon Ranch has more than 50 bands in the ... More >>
On Wednesday, July 13, electronic-only festival Identity, which we'd talked about here, will be selling $20 general admission tickets for only 20 hours (for any one of the Identity Festival shows). Starting at 9 a.m. until 5 a.m. the next day, fans can buy the tickets via any Ticketmaster outlet. ... More >>
Orange Country DJ Supreme, long-time resident spinner of the Detroit Bar, Dan Sena, recently released his newest EP titled, Candy Floss Art Capitalism. From being part of the indie-emo band Give Until Gone to punk-rock group Bullet Train to Vegas, the Santa Ana native has done it all. Now, Sen ... More >>
The Good Foot ends on a high note
AviciiUCI's Student Services want to host a huge, paid admission concert at the UC Irvine Bren Events Center with the artists Avicii, Steve Aoki, and Dev, but they're requesting the use of the association's emergency funds to foot the bill. Some students are complaining about spending $170,000 ... More >>
Years ago, Destructo, also known as Gary Richards, spent Halloween 2007 promoting the first-ever HARD NYE in Vegas, which, by his own admission, made for a sucky Halloween. Since then, HARD has become a ubiquitous representation of high-quality DJ acts and has no problem moving tickets. Destructo ... More >>
[Mental Notes] Avicii, another DJ, won't be coming to OC either
Maybe you've been wondering what's up with Detroit Bar; since its former co-owner and talent buyer Jon Reiser bought the Galaxy Theatre and opened the Constellation Room within, the Costa Mesa's calendar has been mostly empty. Today Detroit Bar owner Dan Bradley announced that Mike Tunn ... More >>
The prolific electronic music performer/producer talks U.S. dance culture and his upcoming album
Give these men some shirts!DJ/producer and celebrity friend Steve Aoki is asking designers to redesign his official "beard" t-shirt on Facebook (check out the contest here). Lest we get a slew of clown faces on this baby, you should know that the winning design will be used as Aoki's official mer ... More >>
We're on the fence about Katy Perry in "E.T."Every year, the MTV Video Music Awards give the best music videos of the year with a statuette. But personally, we think its way more fun to laugh at the stupid ones. So this year, for your amusement, Heard Mentality will recognize the worst music vide ... More >>
So Newport Beach native Steve Aoki's latest set, Wonderland, is out, and you can watch the Dim Mak head talk about the making of the album, which has guests Rivers Cuomo, Lil Jon, Kid Cudi, Wynter Gordon, Travis Barker and more. The album has an ode to Occupy Wall Street (You'd think the Benihana ... More >>
Joachim Garraud is one of the most well-known techno personalities in the world; his Iconic Space Invader mask has terrorized every country he has visited--in a good way. (Proof is in his Youtube Channel). All the way from Paris, France, Garraud will be invading Sutra on Friday night with his key ... More >>
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