FRIDAY The Adicts: 8 p.m., $25, all ages. House of Blues at Anaheim GardenWalk, 400 W. Disney Way, Ste. 337, Anaheim, (714) 520-2234; houseofblues.com. Day of the Dead Fest, with Simbala; Betty’s Mustache; Glifos; Sin Color; Ashley Irae; Soultrydubs: 7 p.m., $10, all ages. Garden Amp, 12762 Main St., Garden Grove, (949) 415-8544; gardenamp.com. D.I. …
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Best of 2019 – Winners Arts & Entertainment Editorial Choice Readers’ Choice Best Actor Wyn Moreno We give a shit in this country about mental illness for about two days a month—usually the day after a mass shooting occurs—and then we move on. But Brian Yorkey and Tom Kitt’s 2010 Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Next to …
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FRIDAY Big Bad Voodoo Daddy; Rumble King: 8 p.m., $45, all ages. The Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, (949) 496-8930; thecoachhouse.com. CAAMP; The Ballroom Thieves: 8 p.m., $25-$59, all ages. The Observatory, 3503 S. Harbor Blvd., Santa Ana, (714) 957-0600; observatoryoc.com. The Good Foot, with DJs Dennis Owens, Scott Weaver and Lili …
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Orange pop-punk band Dive At Dawn releases a new single titled “Shrink” on Thursday. Here is band member Andrew Rice’s description of the song: “The track kicks off with a cool filtered guitar riff, and then it breaks out into a massive post-punk / emocore type rhythm, with vocals that make me think of artists …
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Jimi Hendrix arrived in London on Sept. 24, 1966, as an unknown guitarist. By June 1967, The Jimi Hendrix Experience was one of the biggest acts in Britain. Heading to London in February of next year for his first-ever international performance, Huey Briss isn’t an unknown guitarist like Hendrix, but he is a gunslinging lyricist …
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[slide-anything id=”328959″] On Friday, the cannabis community connected at the OC Cannabis Awards at Garden Amp in Garden Grove. In addition to honoring the local industry, the event included performances from 25 artists and DJs. Among the vendors handing out free samples and information were Hush Supply and glassworks company Jerome Baker Designs, and there …
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FRIDAY Calmgrove; Thompson’s Rage; Model Home: 8 p.m., free, 21+. The Slidebar Rock-N-Roll Kitchen, 122 E. Commonwealth Ave., Fullerton, (714) 871-2233; slidebarfullerton.com. Good Foot 21st Anniversary Show, with Brenton Wood: 8 p.m., $30, 21+. Alex’s Bar, 2913 E. Anaheim Blvd., Long Beach, (562) 434-8292; alexsbar.com. Graves & the Bad Weather CD Release; Blind Octavius; Late …
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During the mid to late nineties, you could always tell how my Saturday was going to end up by listening to the music that my mother was playing around 9 a.m. If I was lucky enough to hear the delicate sounds of Sting, gently caressing my earlobes while reassuring me that we would someday walk …
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FRIDAY The Higgs: 8 p.m., $10-$12, 21+. The Wayfarer, 843 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa, (949) 764-0039; wayfarercm.com. Junior Brown; Hot Rod Trio: 8 p.m., $22, all ages. The Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, (949) 496-8930; thecoachhouse.com. Maiden USA—Tribute to Iron Maiden: 9 p.m., free, 21+. The Slidebar Rock-N-Roll Kitchen, 122 E. …
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FRIDAY Black VS. Death Metal Night, with Withermoon; Arachnigod; Scapeless; Phota: 7 p.m., $4-$7, 21+. The Doll Hut, 107 S. Adams St., Anaheim, (562) 277-0075; worldfamousdollhut.com. Dance Disaster Movement; Koibito; Deadly Finns: 8 p.m., $10, 21+. Alex’s Bar, 2913 E. Anaheim Blvd., Long Beach, (562) 434-8292; alexsbar.com. Mariachi El Bronx: 7 p.m., $25, all ages. …
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FRIDAY Agent Orange; Unit F; Bossfight; Room 304; Run With Hounds: 8 p.m., $13-$17, 21+. The Karman Bar, 26022 Cape Dr., Laguna Niguel, (949) 582-5909; www.thekarmanbar.com. Bodegas; The No. 44; Big Fun; Kicked Off the Streets: 9 p.m., $12, 21+. La Santa, 223 E. Third St., Santa Ana, (657) 231-6005; lasantaoc.com. Cinderella’s Tom Keifer; Generation …
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FRIDAY Adolescents; The Vulturas; Greg Antista & the Lonely Streets: 8 p.m., $20, 21+. Alex’s Bar, 2913 E. Anaheim Blvd., Long Beach, (562) 434-8292; www.alexsbar.com. Bay Ledges; The Palms: 9 p.m., $15, all ages. The Constellation Room, 3503 S. Harbor Blvd., Santa Ana, (714) 957-0600; observatoryoc.com. Breakthru Presents JMACK; Kill or Kapture; Pushing Veronica; Risk …
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