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Mad Clown & San E’s Crossover Journey to Becoming the Kings of Korean Hip-Hop

Mad Clown & San E’s Crossover Journey to Becoming the Kings of Korean Hip-Hop

April 19, 2018 By Alexis Hodoyan-Gastelum Leave a Comment

In a short span of five years, K-pop has gone from a ... [more]

Mad Clown & San E’s Crossover Journey to Becoming the Kings of Korean Hip-Hop

Mad Clown & San E’s Crossover Journey to Becoming the Kings of Korean Hip-Hop

Alexis Hodoyan-Gastelum

April 19, 2018 Leave a Comment

In a short span of five years, K-pop has gone from a relatively unknown music scene that made everyone look at it with “Gangnam Style” to harboring arguably the biggest boy group sensation in the world, BTS, who now break Billboard records with every release and are regular figures in U.S. media. Last year specifically […]

Filed Under: Music, Newsletter - Music Tagged With: korean hip-hop, la, Mad Clown, San E, show, union

Dashboard Confessional’s New Record Goes Back to Their Roots

Dashboard Confessional’s New Record Goes Back to Their Roots

Josh Chesler

April 19, 2018 Leave a Comment

If it seems like Chris Carrabba was just out here, it’s because he practically was. Not only did Dashboard Confessional play the OC Fair last July, but he also put on a set in the Constellation Room of the Observatory with his band Twin Forks less than two months before that. In the nine months […]

Filed Under: Concerts, Music Tagged With: Anaheim, Chris Carrabba, concert, crooked shadows, Dashboard Confessional, Fingerprints, Hollywood, House of Blues, Long Beach, Palladium, Record Store Day, rsd

Top 5 Songs Sure to Clear a Dance Floor According to Shawn Wayans (aka DJ SW1)

Top 5 Songs Sure to Clear a Dance Floor According to Shawn Wayans (aka DJ SW1)

Ali Lerman

April 19, 2018 Leave a Comment

Let’s take it back to 1990 for the “In Living Color” days, shall we? The skits were crushing, the Fly Girls were pumping those booties, and Shawn Wayans, aka DJ SW1, was spinning MAD beats that that would make even the most uncoordinated bust out the cabbage patch, sachey chantey, and pop lock and mother […]

Filed Under: Music Tagged With: Biz Markie, dance music, DJ, DJSW1, Harvelle's, list, Long Beach, Macarena, Milli Vanilli, Shawn Wayans

Coachella By The Minute: Weekend 1

Coachella By The Minute: Weekend 1

OC Weekly - Staff

April 18, 2018 Leave a Comment

Friday, April 13 4:35 p.m. Coachanimal spotted in near the Outdoor Theater wearing a rainbow-colored fur cape and a pink, sparkly, full-body banana hammock unitard. Comfort means different things to different people at Coachella. (Niyaz Pirani)   5:02 Rolling into the parking lot and within a minute I roll past a girl in a sparkly […]

Filed Under: Coachella, Featured, Music, Newsletter - Music Tagged With: Beyonce, By the Minute, Coachella, Eminem, Festival, Indio, review, The Weeknd

Stereo Brewing Company’s Passion For Records is Always on Tap 

Stereo Brewing Company’s Passion For Records is Always on Tap 

CJ Simonson

April 18, 2018 Leave a Comment

As I sit with Rick Smets in the taproom of Stereo Brewing in Placentia on a late Friday afternoon, a series of precursory warnings get thrown my way from the regulars at the end of the bar:  “Don’t bring up Tool.” “No Dave Matthews either. And he hates Beastie Boys.” “Alice in Chains and Soundgarden […]

Filed Under: Music, Newsletter - Music, Slider Tagged With: craft beer, placentia, rick smets, stereo brewing, Vinyl

Coachella Sets The Standard Of Security In High Risk Festival Environment

Coachella Sets The Standard Of Security In High Risk Festival Environment

Mary Carreon

April 16, 2018 Leave a Comment

It’s 90 degrees, and you’re waiting in line, except it’s more of a swarm of sweaty people herding toward the entrance, trying to get into Coachella. The wind stirs up dust, which blows in your eyes, sticks to your skin and coats your hair. A person passes out in line because of the heat. The […]

Filed Under: Coachella, Featured, Festivals, Music, Music Festivals, Music News, Newsletter - Music, Slider

See It or Skip It: How to Spend Your Time Wisely at Coachella 2018

See It or Skip It: How to Spend Your Time Wisely at Coachella 2018

Nick Nuk’em

April 16, 2018 Leave a Comment

With over 200 acts taking the stage throughout the two weekends of Coachella 2018, there are names you won’t think twice about passing on to maximize your festival experience but those inevitable slots of uncertainty bring stress and anxiety to what should be a carefree weekend in the desert. We’ve compiled a list to ease […]

Filed Under: Coachella, Featured, Music

The Tanning of Coachella: Beyoncé, Blackness, and the Collision of Cultures

The Tanning of Coachella: Beyoncé, Blackness, and the Collision of Cultures

Nick Nuk’em

April 16, 2018 1 Comment

In 2011, music executive and advertising guru Steve Stoute, released his book The Tanning of America: How Hip-Hop Created a Culture That Rewrote the Rules of the New Economy. Stoute analyzed how Black culture permeated mainstream America, going as far as proposing its swell helped Barack Obama get elected.  Stoute and his readership may be […]

Filed Under: Coachella, Featured, Music, Newsletter - Music - Lead, Newsletter Edit, Slider

11 LGBT Punk and Metal Artists Who Made An Impact

11 LGBT Punk and Metal Artists Who Made An Impact

Alex Distefano

April 16, 2018 6 Comments

If there’s at least one positive thing we’ve learned in the ongoing chaotic aftermath of the Trump administration, it’s that as a modern civilized society, we can’t take things like diversity and inclusion for granted. When it comes to musical genres like punk rock and heavy metal, one should keep in mind that there have […]

Filed Under: Culture, Featured|Music, Metal, Music, Newsletter - Music, Punk as Fuck, Slider Tagged With: Gaahl, gay, King's X, Laura Jane Grace, lesbian, LGBT, list, metal, OTEP, punk, Rob Halford

Jonathan Davis’ Dark Solo Project Gets a Moment in the Sun at Belasco Theater

Jonathan Davis’ Dark Solo Project Gets a Moment in the Sun at Belasco Theater

Alex Distefano

April 16, 2018 Leave a Comment

As this weekend marked the beginning of the Coachella music festival in Indio, there were still a considerable amount of local concerts happening that many still found worth attending. This was the case at the Belasco Theater in Downtown LA, as frontman from nu metal rock super superstar band Korn, Jonathan Davis performed a special […]

Filed Under: Concerts, Featured|Music, Metal Tagged With: belasco theater, Jonathan Davis, Korn, la, metal, nu metal, review

This OC Couple Has a Coachella Love Story For the Ages

This OC Couple Has a Coachella Love Story For the Ages

Nate Jackson

April 15, 2018 2 Comments

Love is to Coachella what LA smog is to sunsets. By 7:15 p.m. on Saturday at the Indio festival, eros covers the sky like a blanket, painting the clouds a pink and purple hue over the booming sounds the Outdoor and Coachella stages. A cocktail of David Byrne and Tyler the Creator swirls in the […]

Filed Under: Coachella, Featured, Music, Newsletter - Music Tagged With: Coachella, Festival, Indio, kids at Coachella, love story, marriage, Mike and Myrna

The Buttertones Revive Coachella’s Past Without Melting Under Its Pressure

The Buttertones Revive Coachella’s Past Without Melting Under Its Pressure

Nate Jackson

April 14, 2018 Leave a Comment

The Buttertones are having the best Coachella of their lives. Sure, most of the members in the band don’t have anything to compare it to. But when your first experience going to the biggest festival in the country is as a performer during a night time slot, the bar is already set pretty high. While […]

Filed Under: Coachella, Featured, Music Tagged With: backstage, Coachella, Indio, interview, Sonoma Stage, The Buttertones

Don the Beachcomber Officially Closes April 15

Don the Beachcomber Officially Closes April 15

Nate Jackson

April 13, 2018 1 Comment

It’s finally time to say aloha to Don the Beachcomber. After a two year fight to keep the historic building that once housed the legendary Sam’s Seafood and the home of tiki culture in OC for the last 10 years, owner Delia Wu Snyder just announced that the restaurant and lounge is officially closing Sunday, […]

Filed Under: Music Tagged With: closing, delia snyder, Don the Beachcomber, Sunset Beach, Tiki

The Best Concerts in OC, April 13-19

The Best Concerts in OC, April 13-19

Nate Jackson

April 13, 2018 1 Comment

Friday, Apr. 13 Kate Nash, Miya Folick 8 p.m., $22, The Observatory, 3503 S. Harbor Blvd., Santa Ana, (714) 957-0600,  www.observatoryoc.com. All ages. Rob Leines, The American Vagrants, Ruen Rivera, 8 p.m., $5, The Wayfarer. 843 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa (949) 764-0039, www.wayfarercm.com. 21+. In This Moment 6 p.m., $29, House of Blues Anaheim, […]

Filed Under: Music Tagged With: best concerts, Fartbarf, listings, Migos, OC, Orgone, shows, Smut Peddlers, The Brevet

Chelsea Cutler’s Rise From Soccer Player to Soundcloud Star Was Only the Beginning

Chelsea Cutler’s Rise From Soccer Player to Soundcloud Star Was Only the Beginning

Sarah Amaral

April 13, 2018 Leave a Comment

Chelsea Cutler is far from your average 21-year-old. You may have discovered the Westport native, jersey-wearing enthusiast, on Spotify’s “New Music Friday” playlist, or in your basic indie electronic music search; but with a light voice backed with power, you probably stuck around to hear a few more tunes. Long gone are the days where Cutler […]

Filed Under: Featured, Music Tagged With: Chelsea Cutler, interview, Quinn XCII, R&B, singer, Soundcloud

Los Angeles Azules Bring the Cumbia Heat to Coachella

Los Angeles Azules Bring the Cumbia Heat to Coachella

Juan Gutierrez

April 12, 2018 Leave a Comment

With Coachella quickly approaching this weekend, most festival goers are excited to see the typical headliners like Beyonce, The Weeknd, and Eminem. However, no group stands out more from typical this year than the legendary backyard dance troubadours like Los Angeles Azules. By far the most seasoned act on the Coachella stage, Los Angeles Azules are […]

Filed Under: Featured, Music, Newsletter - Music, Slider Tagged With: Coachella, Cumbia, Erik De La Peña, Los Angeles Azules

How the Coachella 2018 Set Times Conflict and Compliment Each Other

How the Coachella 2018 Set Times Conflict and Compliment Each Other

Nate Jackson

April 10, 2018 Leave a Comment

Damn, Coachella. Not only do you knowingly keep us in suspense every year as we wait for the moment to start planning every hour of our festival experience, but now you make us skip dinner to salivate over your newly released festival set times for 2018. Whether it leaves you filled with joy or aching […]

Filed Under: Music, Newsletter - Music, Newsletter Edit Tagged With: 2018, Beyonce, Coachella, compliments, conflicts, Eminem, Haim, Indio, Jamiroqui, Lineup, post malone, set times, The Weeknd

The Spirit of Long Beach Folk Revial Finds Rebirth at the Red Leprechaun

The Spirit of Long Beach Folk Revial Finds Rebirth at the Red Leprechaun

CJ Simonson

April 10, 2018 Leave a Comment

Walking around the 2017 Long Beach Folk Revival Festival was a blissful, if slightly surreal, experience. The craft boutiques that had long since been corporatized at other festivals felt once again local, the stages had an openness to them, and the blankets and folding chairs that dominated Rainbow Lagoon Park indicated a small festival where […]

Filed Under: Featured, Music, Newsletter - Music Tagged With: bar, Folk, Folk Revival, local shows, Long Beach, Red Leprechaun, Shea Newkirk

Coachella 2018 Comes Correct With the Rock, Despite What the Haters Say

Coachella 2018 Comes Correct With the Rock, Despite What the Haters Say

Nick Nuk’em

April 9, 2018 4 Comments

Dissonant groans among music fans shriek toward a fever pitch annually, in the earliest days of the year grâce à the unveiling of Coachella’s polarizing line up. Lately though, the complaints have taken on somewhat of a theme; the festivals distance from the “Rock ’N Roll” acts that brought the desert event to prominence from […]

Filed Under: Featured, Music, Newsletter - Music - Lead, Newsletter Edit, Slider Tagged With: 2018, Coachella, Eminem, Fleet Foxes, Folk, indie, Indio, King Krule, post malone, rock, St Vincent, The War On Drugs

Sabroso Craft Beer, Taco & Music Festival Kicks Off Spring in SoCal

Sabroso Craft Beer, Taco & Music Festival Kicks Off Spring in SoCal

Michael Silver

April 9, 2018 Leave a Comment

The 95.5 KLOS Sabroso Craft Beer, Taco & Music Festival returned to Doheny State Beach in Dana Point this past Saturday, bringing craft beer, mouthwatering tacos, and live entertainment oceanfront, a crowd of over 8,000 who enjoyed a punk rock fueled spring awakening. As the first stop of the festival series (now in its fifth […]

Filed Under: Concerts, Music, Music Festivals, Newsletter - Music, Punk as Fuck Tagged With: concert, Dana Point, Doheny State Beach, LIVE, Los Jung Fu Monkeys, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Naked Walrus, Pennywise, punk rock, Sabroso Craft Beer Taco Music Festival, The Offspring, The Vandals, Unwritten Law

Skull & Roses Festival Returns to Ventura to Celebrate the Grateful Dead

Skull & Roses Festival Returns to Ventura to Celebrate the Grateful Dead

Scott Feinblatt

April 9, 2018 Leave a Comment

This weekend, the spirit of the Grateful Dead returned to the Ventura County Fairgrounds. Though the Dead had played there multiple times back in the day, this weekend marked the second year the venue held the Skull & Roses Festival, featuring an eclectic variety of Grateful Dead tribute bands. The 20 bands that performed from […]

Filed Under: Music, Music Festivals, Newsletter - Music Tagged With: Deadheads, Grateful Dead, Skull and Roses, tribute, Ventura

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