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Steve Aoki

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2007

    Steve Aoki at Detroit Bar Dec. 28

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2008

    To Do Tonight - 2/22

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2008

    Video Savant: The Jacksons' “Can You Feel It”

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2008

    HARD Lineup Announced; Tents Pitched in Many SoCal Dudes' Skinny Jeans

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    June 13, 2008

    Club Pick Of The Weekend: Boogie Nights Dirty Disco Party At Sutra

    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 >>

  • Music

    October 22, 2009

    [Sound Guy] The Union Line and Avi Buffalo: Signed, Sealed, Hopefully Delivered

    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 >>

  • Calendar

    May 8, 2008
  • Music

    February 28, 2008
  • Music

    September 13, 2007

    Sprawl of Sound

    Putting Rock in Your Electro (and Vice Versa): Dan Sena’s Busywork Night Is Anything But Drudgery

  • Music

    August 30, 2007

    Sprawl of Sound

    Moving Asses Is Their Asset: Dirty Money’s DJS Favor Raunchy Rhythms Over Filthy Lucre

  • Culture

    December 7, 2006

    Trendzilla

    Black on black on black and the phenom of the designer hooded sweatshirt

  • Music

    October 5, 2006

    Shameless Plug

    LA Weekly Detour Music Festival

  • Music

    October 6, 2005

    Piracy Funds Superstardom

    LA Weekly Detour Music Festival

  • Music

    February 17, 2005

    Come To Smile

    Ben Lee does it best

  • Music

    November 11, 2004

    If You Close the Door

    After-hours at All Tomorrows Parties

  • Music

    December 25, 2003

    Pass the Sheep!

    Beyond the Valley of the Dance Disaster Movement Video

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2009

    Incoming: The Horrors Coming to Detroit Bar and Glass House

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2009

    Dance Music Pick of the Week: Charles Feelgood at Focus (With MP3 Link!)

    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 >>

  • Music

    July 9, 2009

    Chicago DJ Bad Boy Bill Goes Old-School, Releases an Album

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2009

    TONIGHT: Steve Aoki and DJ Mom Jeans at Detroit Bar

    ​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 >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2009

    Last Night: Steve Aoki & Danny Masterson (DJ Mom Jeans) at Detroit Bar

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2009

    Outgoing: DJ AM Gig at Detroit Bar Postponed

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2009

    The Willowz Set to Release 'Everyone' November 17

    Amanda Milius​Remember 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.

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2009

    What You Missed: Steve Aoki, Long Beach Turkey Trot, UnderGround Concert, Thunderbox, Cafe Tacvba, Julian Casablancas

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2010

    Finally, a Tenant for Triangle Square: A Music Festival

    Doug Neill / OC WeeklySteve Aoki at Detroit Bar last August​Costa 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 >>

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2010

    Steve Aoki Talks About Pacific Festival: OC and How Growing Up in Conservative OC Turned Him into a Hipster Icon

    ​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 >>

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2010

    Scenes from Pacific Festival: OC

    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.

  • Music

    September 16, 2010

    See and Be Scenes

    The many subspecies of OC bands in their natural habitats

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2010

    DJ/Promoter Ana Calderon: 'I Think A Lot of DJs Hate Me Because...I Made the Promoter/DJ Situation Become More of a Norm.'

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2010

    Steve Aoki, ?uestlove, Kid Sister Collaborate with Artists on Hennessy Bottle Designs

    ​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. 

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2011

    Get Ready to Roll: Identity is Coming to Town

    ​ 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 >>

  • Calendar

    June 2, 2011
  • Blogs

    June 17, 2011

    Snoop Dogg Headlines Steve Aoki's Pacific Festival: OC 2011 (Also, What an Awesome Lineup!)

    Chad Sengstock/OC Weekly​Get 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 >>

  • Music

    June 23, 2011

    Summer Music: What Kind of Fan Am I?

    [SUMMER GUIDE] Can't decide which shows are worth opening your recession-lightened wallet for? We're here to help!

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2011

    Pacific Festival OC: Get 50 Percent Off VIP Tickets!

    ​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 >>

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2011

    Buy Identity Tickets for $20

    ​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 >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2011

    DJ Dan Sena: From Playing in Punk Rock Bands at Koo's Cafe to Collaborating with Del Tha Funkee Homosapien

    ​ 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 >>

  • Music

    September 1, 2011

    'That Was a Good Club'

    The Good Foot ends on a high note

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2011

    UCI's Student Services Want to Spend $170,000 to Bring Swedish DJ to UCI

    Avicii​UCI'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 >>

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2011

    Destructo aka Gary Richards: 'Steve Aoki Was Like, Why Don't You Call it Hard On? Like, I Got a Hard On for LA'

    ​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 >>

  • Music

    October 27, 2011

    Moby Gets to DJ at a KCRW Halloween Event Instead of Monster Massive

    [Mental Notes] Avicii, another DJ, won't be coming to OC either

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2011

    Mike Tunney is Detroit Bar's New Talent Buyer

    ​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 >>

  • Music

    November 24, 2011

    Steve Aoki Hijacks the System

    The prolific electronic music performer/producer talks U.S. dance culture and his upcoming album

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2011

    Remix Steve Aoki's Deadmeat Tour T-Shirt

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2011

    The 10 Worst Music Videos of 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2012

    Steve Aoki Talks About 'Wonderland'; Watch Official 'Ladi Dadi' Vid

    ​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 >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2012

    Joachim Garraud Talks About Coming to Orange County and Dubstep

    ​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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