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There’s something immediately familiar about Beatnik Bandito Music Emporium. On the racks and walls of this record shop are not only clothes, records and guitars, but also the spirit of a different time—an old-school roadhouse around the corner from Santa Ana’s rampant revamping of its historical downtown. While most newer businesses rush to slap a […]
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Photography Has Taken John Gilhooley Places [OC People 2018]
With more than 100 cover photographs to his name, John Gilhooley is easily the most prolific and recognizable photographer whose work has graced the pages of OC Weekly during the past two decades. Born in LA and raised in Glendale before moving to Huntington Beach in 1988, Gilhooley’s career has taken him to the heights […]
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Stacy Butler Keeps the House of Blues Red-Hot [OC People 2018]
Running a venue like the House of Blues in Anaheim requires more than just the skills of a typical general manager. Overseeing one of OC’s largest, most iconic venues means you have to be a music junkie, an expert planner and statistician, an innovator, a star wrangler, a night owl, and a people person. All […]
Why 95.5 FM KLOS Keeps Restoring Our Faith in Rock Radio
They’re live, they’re local and they’re turning heads from coast-to-coast and around the world. Believe it or not, even in 2018, we’re talking about radio stations. In this social media age of iHeart, Spotify and Pandora-dominated trending loops, this movement has had a profound impact on all of us. For many of us, music is […]
Housekeeper Sexual Assault “Panic Button” Ballot Initiative Signatures Filed in Long Beach
Long Beach voters may have the opportunity to vote for the #MeToo movement at the ballot box in November. Unite HERE Local 11, a union that represents hotel workers, joined with women’s rights advocates in collecting signatures for a proposed measure that would equip housekeepers with a “panic button” should they encounter sexual harassment and […]
Well Hung Heart Rage Against the End of the World (and Noodles) in New Video for “Obey”
You’ve got to hand it to Well Hung Heart, a band that always knows how to go big. Between running their own production company and record label (Grow Vision Music), pumping out driving, radio-ready rock tunes with the quickness and shredding on stage, Orange-based duo Greta Valenti and Robin Davey have always been a force […]
U2 Brings The Big Top to The Forum
The U2 carnival has once again come and gone. That’s right, as part of their eXPERIENCE + iNNOCENCE Tour, the 22-year-old group from Dublin, Ireland arrived in LA for two dates at The Forum, in Inglewood, bringing spectacle and showmanship for the 35,000 or so folks in attendance. Had he been alive to see it, […]
Why ‘Hamilton’ Is More Than Just a Musical…It’s a Miracle
What can you say about a musical that’s dropped three years ago and has been touring since? “Hamilton,” which is Broadway’s smash hit of all smash hits, has been playing in New York for three years, Chicago for two, West End, is coming to D.C., and has two — soon to be three — national […]
SLAYER Rain Supreme One Last Time in Irvine
When it was announced that the thrash metal legends Slayer would officially retire after a final world tour, the band ’s concerts across the country began to sell out, and their OC stop at Irvine’s Five Point Amphitheater on Friday, May 11 was no exception. Despite the overcast rainy weather, and horrible traffic nightmares it inevitably […]
The Best and Worst of KROQ Weenie Roast 2018
Thousands of rock fans descended upon the StubHub Center in Carson on May 12 as KROQ hosted its annual Weenie Roast concert, with noteworthy performances from bands like Blink-182, Panic! At the Disco, Rise Against, Manchester Orchestra and Mike Shinoda. Just as the day’s weather couldn’t seem to decide between hot and cold, some aspects […]
Take a Bite Out of Burritos: A Brad Nowell Tribute Band Created For a Good Cause
Ever since Casey Sullivan was a kid, he has had a deep connection to music. His dad (alias: “Pops” at shows) introduced Sullivan to the Beatles, Phil Collins and many other classic legends, but when his brother tossed the then 11-year-old a Sublime tape (yes, TAPE), it was love-at-first-note. Growing up in Santa Ana, Sullivan […]
The Delirians Go From Backing Band to Front and Center
Guitarist/vocalist Angel Salgado began playing music when he was still in high school. His classmate Alan Pineda asked him to be in punk band called the Drunk Skunks during their math class. Salgado decided to join, despite the fact he didn’t really know how to play an instrument. The Drunk Skunks practiced in Salgado’s House […]
Marty’s on Newport Aims to Turn a Tustin Dive Bar into a Destination for Live Music
As I walk into Marty’s Bar and Grill on a Sunday evening, the night air in Tustin is decidedly stale. My arrival prompts the only two men in the bar to wrap up their conversation and leave, as though their secret watering hole had been discovered by an outsider. I order a rum and coke […]
Taken’s Melodic Hardcore Turns Hard Times into Hopeful Tunes on New EP
A decade after their reunion — and just about two decades after their start as a band — one of Orange County’s most poignant post-hardcore bands from the turn of the millennia is back with a brand new EP. It’s been 14 years since the guys in Taken released Between Two Unseens, but they’re all […]
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[UPDATE] Desert Daze 2018 Lineup Includes Tame Impala, Mercury Rev, Ty Segall, Jarvis Cocker, and War Paint
[Update May 8, 10 a.m.] Today, Desert Daze announced the Phase 2 lineup of the festival, with 13 new additions including Jarvis Cocker introducing JARV IS…Earth performing The Bees Made Honey in the Lion’s Skull, Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats (North American Exclusive), Damien Echols High MagickBeak> (ft. Geoff Barrow of Portishead), HIND, Boogarins, Föllakzoid, Wand, Bedouine, Imarhan, Hand Habits, and Mannequin Pussy. See the new version of the flyer […]
LCD Soundsystem Vs. Yeah Yeah Yeahs Was The Concert Of The Year
It was 7:15 p.m. on Friday, May 4, and it seemed as if the entire county of Los Angeles was sardined into the Hollywood Bowl. The crowd buzzed with an electric current even LA’s most apathetic cool kids could psychically perceive. It was impossible not to radiate: LCD Soundsystem and Yeah Yeah Yeahs were performing […]
Meet Argenis Garcia-Sevilla, The Founder of the Mexican-Based All My Friends Festival
Argenis Garcia-Sevilla started the All My Friends festival as a personal project in Tijuana, Mexico in 2011. Now, the project that took years to grow is being overshadowed. Garcia owns the rights to the name in Mexico. Respectively, Gary Richards — famous for Hard Events — owns the All My Friends name in the U.S. […]
Like Totally ’80s Festival Brings a Superior Sonic Time Warp to OC
Its Déjà vu all over again; it’s time for the 3rd Annual, Like Totally 80’s Festival. This year, the fest returns to Huntington State Beach on Saturday, May 12th. This year’s lineup is as stellar as in years past. For all of us, music means different things…for some, it’s music to work out to, for […]
Keeping It Low-Key at Loco Brews Loco Grooves
Loco Brews, Loco Grooves this past Saturday proved to be less loco and more clave Baja. Which is not a bad thing if you have a bit of festival fatigue (even though festival season is just getting started) get easily overwhelmed by too much choice at now ubiquitous beer/music festival pairings, or in my […]
FYF 2018 is Canceled Due to Poor Ticket Sales
Well, that was fast. Just a few months after being lauded for its rebranding for its balanced, diverse lineup, FYF festival has been cancelled. The lineup, which featured female headliners Janet Jackson and Florence + the Machine, along with St. Vincent, Charlotte Gainsbourg, along with My Bloody Valentine, Future and the XX […]
The Return of OC Music Fest is an Epic Win For the Jam Band Scene
It’s time to load up the car with camping gear, a cooler full of beer, and a portable grill; the Outdoor Camping Music Festival (OCMF) is coming back to town! For the first time since 2013, Ted Tesoriero, President/CEO at DJE Sound and Lighting, Inc., out of Lake Forest, is producing this three-day music festival, […]