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‘Enkrypt Los Angeles’ Made It Out The Struggle, Now She Struggles For Her Passion
Everybody’s a fucking photographer these days; HB bros with an iPhone 8s who go to the beach everyday, your annoying yet kind-hearted niece who just got her first Polaroid and just about every damn hipster in the greater LA area. But when you stumble on the work of someone like Enkrypt Los Angeles (a 27-year-old […]
Donavon Frankenreiter Brings The Sound of the Beach to OC Parks Summer Concert Series
Donavon Frankenreiter finds importance in giving back to the places he’s called home. Last month, the Mission Viejo-bred solo singer/songwriter helped raise hundreds of thousands of dollars in a benefit concert for the island of Kauai, where he’s lived for the past 11 years. Headlined by popular acoustic surf rock musician Jack Johnson, the show […]
Warped Tour Says Goodbye–And the Festival World Will Never Be the Same
It’s official, the last of the traveling music carnivals is saying goodbye. The summer of 2018 will be the final chapter of Vans Warped Tour. Of all the festivals out there, Warped has always been more than music, it’s therapy for the masses. Even though we’re sad to see it go, we’re so happy for […]
The Best Concerts in OC June 15-21
Friday, June 15 Sheck Wes, Valee, 8 p.m., $22, all ages, The Observatory, 3503 S. Harbor Blvd., Santa Ana, (714) 957-0600, www.observatoryoc.com. The Higgs, Shred is Dead, 8 p.m., $10, 21+, The Wayfarer, 843 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa (949) 764-0039, www.wayfarercm.com. Intocable, 8 p.m., $42.50, all ages, House of Blues Anaheim, 400 W. Disney […]
Honey County Savors the Sweetness of Hearing Their Music on Nashville’s Series Finale
Honey County’s career is finally starting to hit a sweet spot. In the last year, the three-piece band from Southern California has garnered national attention with a performance at Stagecoach, packed shows across the U.S. and the respect of the country community from the West Coast all the way to Nashville when they got to […]
Rhinestones and Twanging Tones Revisits the Flashiest Era in Country Music
The old adage “never judge a book by its cover” probably doesn’t mean much to anybody who values classic country, especially during the era of the Nudie suit. Popularized during the ‘60s and ‘70s, these bold, bedazzled articles of wearable art designed by Russian immigrant Nudie Cohn are nothing if not the finest cover known […]
Dutch Video Game Music Composer Joris Hoogsteder Finds Opportunity in OC
Three years ago, a devoted love for composing brought Joris Hoogsteder from the Netherlands to Orange County. He has completely immersed himself in his passion, earning his masters in Composition and Theory from Cal State Fullerton, working at Moonwalk Audio with the renowned composer Adam Gubman, and freelancing. Since living in OC, he has composed/arranged […]
School’s Out For Summer: Slightly Stoopid Hit The Road With A New Album
SoCal’s favorite reggae rockers, Slightly Stoopid, are getting ready to tour the states. You know what that means? It’s officially summertime! The band’s 9th studio album Everyday Life, Everyday People, is set to release next month on July 13th. The album features 13 tracks, and special guests include Ali Campbell of UB40, Alborosie, G. Love, […]
East End Block Party Organizers Comment About the Inert Grenade Scare
There’s no doubt that East End Block Party ended with a bang, though fortunately not a literal one. However, it was still pretty abrupt and destructive nonetheless. Though the Downtown Santa Ana’s music festival was going along smoothly for the majority of the day, chaos cut the event short when police found an inert grenade […]
The Growlers’ Beach Goth 2018 Festival Announces Lineup
Though it’s no longer happening in OC, today The Growlers announced of the return of the Beach Goth 2018, raising its former name back from the dead. After breaking away from its former home at the Observatory and temporarily rebranding as The Growlers Six, the fest is officially back, albeit in slightly different form. Headlined […]
Local Musicians Come Together for Bob Fest to Support OC’s Senior Super Fan
On most nights, it’s easy to find the nearly-80-year-old man Bob Rodman with his long white goatee jamming to some local bands and snapping photos at the Wayfarer in Costa Mesa. And while the man may look like a band member’s grandfather or even great-grandfather, he’s just simply a dedicated music lover at heart. Still, […]
Fellow Robot Melds the Worlds of Indie and Sci-Fi
If you’re a fan of indie music, lengthy stories, and cheeky science fiction, there’s a good chance you’re going to like Fellow Robot. The Long Beach band may have only recently started releasing music — such as their first two singles, “Clone Baby” and “Become the Sky” — within the past couple of months, but […]
Could Audio Bar Be OC’s the Next Step in Nightlife Evolution?
With over a dozen years of experience in marketing and event planning local music fan, Vincent Do is bringing his passion for EDM and Hip Hop to the OC with a new concept for a music-themed bar/restaurant known as the Audio Bar. However, this won’t just be your average music oriented dive bar. According to […]
Grenade Scare Puts the Untimely Kibosh on East End Block Party
While the hardcore stylings of the band Dumb Fuck nostalgically thrashed as the sun set on the corner of French and 4th street in Downtown Santa Ana, a fleet of cops rushed in like a bat outta hell, as the mosh pit raged on. You’d be forgiven for thinking the whole scene felt a […]
How OHNO Became OC’s Hip-Hop Heartthrob
An artist never forgets the feeling of being in front of a crowd reciting their songs. “Unbelievable,” says popular OC recording artist OHNO. “That is definitely one of the biggest reasons why I love to perform. Some crowds are absolutely amazing.” It’s one of the perks of being a headliner, a status that OHNO has spent the […]
The Best Concerts in OC June 8-14
Friday, June 8 Bleeding Through, 8 p.m., $20, all ages, The Observatory, 3503 S. Harbor Blvd., Santa Ana, (714) 957-0600, www.observatoryoc.com. Paste, Big Fun, the Lanitarians, 8 p.m., $5, 21+, The Wayfarer, 843 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa (949) 764-0039, www.wayfarercm.com. Oh Snap!: ‘90s Hip-Hop Dance Party with DJ Quik, 8 p.m., $15, 18+, House […]
Why Palm Springs’ Splash House is the Hottest Party This Weekend
Music and swimsuits–these are the two components that make Palm Springs is the hottest place to be this weekend as the popular annual wet and wild three-day Dance festival, known as Splash House makes its return, brought to you by Goldenvoice. Connecting three luxurious hotels within a two mile radius, accompanied by shuttle, party goers […]
East End Block Party’s Fire Grows in Downtown Santa Ana
While the last five years have seen a massive emergence and oversaturation of what’s become known as “festival culture,” it’s also brought about plenty of negative emotions and restrictions regarding what a festival can really be about. Every weekend, it seems like there’s a new for-profit music, food, or film festival making greedy promoters boatloads […]
Big Easy Sunday is Fullerton’s Acoustic Outlet for Punk Fury
The beauty of punk is its ability to take on many forms. Whether it’s the product of mosh pits and maxed out amplifiers or campfire songs with folksy twang, the ideas and the attitude are what qualify music as punk by definition. For OC legends like Steve Soto of the Adolescents, the ability to […]
Pocket Entertainment Turns Up the Summer of Ska at Garden Amp
The OC summer concerts season is now in full effect. We’ve already gone Back to the Beach with Blink 182’s, Travis Barker and Goldfinger’s, John Feldman. Scott Tucker and Vanessa Turbay of Sellout Productions pressed the button and sent us back in time to the Like Totally 80’s Festival. The entertainment is just getting started. […]
Above The Clouds: How LRG Looks Over The Streets
It’s not everyday a company pops up in your backyard and takes over the scene. In this case, Lifted Research Group (commonly known as LRG) is the exception. Started in 1999 by Co-Creators Jonas Bevacqua and Robert Wright, the apparel brand is now on the verge of celebrating twenty years in the game. Bevacqua was […]