OC Music Awards 2013

The OC Music Awards are approaching next month! It will occur on 9 separate days beginning January 8th and ending on the final awards night march 9th! See the flyer below for more information: 

Static Fiction (CD release party Dec. 29th)

Static Fiction will be having their CD release party on December 29th at the Mint!

Lucky Hero

Lucky Hero started recording their new song "She Knows" last month and documented the experience:

The Waters Edge

"The Waters Edge is a post-grunge rock band from Huntington Beach, California, United States, formed in 1996, consisting of Matt Payne (vocals), Ryan Clancy (guitars), Bryan Turner (bass), Branden de Haas (guitar), and Brian Curtiss (drums)"

For Pete's Sake

For Pete's Sake began in 1997 in San Dimas and just had a reunion show this year in July. They are thinking of having another show and if you think they should too, let them know on their page here: 
http://www.facebook.com/4PetesSake2012 

They have songs uploaded here as well: http://soundcloud.com/for-petes-sake-1

California Metal Fest Saturday Nov. 24th!

 The California Metal fest is approaching! Check out the complete line-up!

R.I.P. Jason Neal

Jason Neal from "The Kill Frequency" recently passed away in his sleep after a sudden heart attack. A page has been dedicated to him here:  http://www.facebook.com/JasonNealLADodgers 
If you knew Jason, please visit that page and share any memories you had with him.

Here is one of Jason's last performances:

Octane Mob

Octane Mob began in 2008 combining the innovation of today's metal with the timelessness sound of the classics. Catch them tomorrow (11/11/2012) at 06:00 AM @ Marquee 15 in Corona, CA! 

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/OCTANE-MOB/368329307952

Reverb Nation: http://www.reverbnation.com/octanemob

Smog Town

SMOG TOWN will be playing Saturday DECEMBER 15th, 2012! @ The Observatory - Santa Ana, CA with SMUT PEDDLERS, THROW RAG, & DISSENSION. 
This will probably be their last show of 2012 and then they will be having their 20th anniversary in April 2013!




Follow them here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Smogtown/169540823518

See their complete discography here

Niko Jasniewicz: "Paint the Sky Gray"

Niko Jasniewicz from Thought Police and the Danny Maika Trio just released his new album, "Paint the Sky Gray." Have a listen:

Give him a "like" on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/nikojazmusic
And a review on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/niko-jasniewicz/id531474872

Long Black Shadows

Check out Long Black Shadows' music video, "Kalifornia Kills" :

Kalifornia Kills - Long Black Shadows from Frank Felipe on Vimeo.

Follow them here on facebook and soundcloud:

DJ Culture’s last day of operation as a retail store

IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE

“September 30, 2012 will be DJ Culture’s last day of operation as a retail store”

Closing announcement from DJ Culture co-owner, better known as Simply Jeff:

It has been an honor to serve the EDM scene for the past 10 years as a retail storefront in the OC. I will especially remember all the unbelievable people we have met at the shop and at our events. From our first location in Costa Mesa to our present location in Huntington Beach, it was an incredible ride and it would not be possible without you! September 30, 2012 will be marked as a sad day in my life, but I look forward to happier days as I concentrate on new duties that need my undivided attention.
Myself, Russ and John would like to thank everyone for all the support over the past 10 years and will cherish all the good times we have shared with you.

We now pass the torch to the new store called “BEAT SYNC ACADEMY”. This new store will be owned and operated by DJ Culture’s longtime store manager Bryan Mizota. Myself, Russ and John will not hold ownership with the new store, but fully endorse and encourage you to support “BEAT SYNC ACADEMY”.

All the same services and inventory will still be available including: event ticket sales, DJ & production lessons and unique retail inventory catering to DJs, music fans & party people alike. The new store will also have new location, which is STILL in the Old World Village shopping mall (Huntington Beach). “BEAT SYNC ACADEMY” will open its doors in Unit 20 just around the corner from DJ Culture! There will be no downtime and the phone number will be the same.

Thank you all once again and best of luck to Bryan and the new shop.

The Beat Kidz at Nocturnal Wonderland Tomorrow!

With a fusion of Dubstep, Hip-Hop, Punk, and Rock, The Beat Kidz will be throwing it down live tomorrow/Friday at Nocturnal Wonderland! Don't miss their set starting at 7pm!!




instagram: thebeatkidz
www.twitter.com/thebeatkidz
www.thebeatkidz.tumblr.com
www.soundcloud.com/thebeatkidz
www.youtube.com/user/thebeatkidzmusic

The Social Scuffs

The Social Scuffs debut album "Beautiful Imperfection" is out on iTunes! They also have a show coming up in Santa Monica next month, October 13th! click here for more info.

Check out some live videos on their Facebook page.

Here is a sample from their Soundcloud profile:

hIPNOSTIC

hIPNOSTIC just recently released their album "Dissolve Me" !

Click here to follow them on facebook.

Listen here.

The HumDrum Rebellion

A short biography of the HumDrum Rebellion:



Click here to find them on facebook.

Christian Russell

Christian Russell has recently finished a new project! Check out his page on reverb nation.

Mark Moreno & Low Budget

Connect:

• Mark Moreno

• Low Budget

The Kill Frequency live at Malone's!

White Rabbit Presents: OC's Ultimate DJ Competition

Who will take the title as Orange County's #1 DJ?

White Rabbit is leading the way as it brings back the EDM Project, this time at the Detroit Bar. Last Tuesday was the first of five nights with two rooms playing music all night with your chance to vote for the best DJ in the main room. There are four categories to consider when choosing your favorite: 

• Track Selection
• Technical Ability
• Versatility
• Showmanship. 

Above The Clouds lead the second room with DJs Mystical Shaman One, JP STYX, Casey Z, and Audible Chocolate (watch/listen below). Click here for the official event page and be sure to be there for the second round on Tuesday July 17th, 2012. 

"Now that was an opening night! Good job to all the DJs who competed and a special thank you to all who was in attendance. The first round between Project Mayhem and Terrorista was so close I can't believe it! Between the judges panel and the voting Terrorista won the first round by 1%! The second round between Minaya & Vikus and Menikimati was a great match too, with Menikimati advancing! So the final round between Terrorista and Menikimati was very close as well and now its up to you! We will be uploading their sets today and you can vote!" - Mikey Made

The winner of last weeks competition will be announced this Tuesday and you will have your chance to vote once again for the best DJ that night. 

"Thanks to all who voted and came out last night, it was a great kickoff! We had some great giveaways from Above the Clouds, a station with live art, Club Cannex, and even a magician." - White Rabbit


Four more nights, every Tuesday at the Detroit Bar. Don't miss the next one! 

Timothy Skyy - Body Rock

Timothy Sky of “The World Famous Cabana Boys,” Ximozeo, and LoveWa[R]evolution is about to release, "Body Rock!" Stay updated by following him on his facebook page or twitter.

Adebisi Shank

Adebisi Shank will be in Los Angeles in August!

Akasha Arts

I recently met these talented people at the reddit global meet-up. Leave them a comment and tell them to keep at it! :

Brought Down Running

Brought Down Running (previously known as Bus Driver Roy) is in the recording studio once again. Expect new material in the future! Stay updated here.

Bastard Winos

Bastard Winos is currently working on a new album! Watch them play live and find out when their shows are HERE.

Made To Speak

Made To Speak will be playing a non-profit event at 7pm in Anaheim on June 16th!

No-Doz 20 Year Reunion

What an amazing time! Click here for a complete recap of the event with captured video.

"The event everyone is talking about this summer is finally here! Who's going to attend the No-Doz 20 Year Reunion on June 30th? Relive oldschool rave history with DJ's Ron D Core, DJ Dan, Barry Weaver, R.A.W., DJ Robin, Mellinfunk, Fester, E-Zone, Oscar Da Grouch, Machete, CRS?, Mordrum, APX-1, Slyten & Remo! Tickets are on sale now @ Dr. Freecloud's & TicketMaster." This will a 18+ event with valid ID and you can also purchase tickets here.
Click here for more info.

Hi Roots

 Hi Roots is heading up to San Francisco! Go see them live and stay updated on their facebook page!



They also have a new single out called "Gone" :

At The Skylines

At The Skylines is having their record release party right now at Chain Reaction in Anaheim! Tomorrow/Saturday they will be having a live chat on Ustream (click here) at 4pm EST.
You can currently get their newest album, "The Secrets To Life" at a Hot Topic near you!
Click here and here to stay updated on facebook and twitter.

No For An Answer

Orange County's premier hardcore punk band, "No For An Answer" from the late 1980's is back! They are currently touring and you can see the Revelation Records 25th Year Anniversary schedule by clicking here.

The Big Draw

Every 2nd Wednesday of the month Digitalcasm presents THE BIG DRAW featuring a number of artists including you!

As you begin your entrance into the underground bar, a table lay before you with a canvas on which you may freely share your vision of visual aesthetics. If you would like to attend this event, here is the event page for this Wednesday!

Jason Lynch and Rodney Sellars, will be showing and selling some of their rad work + shwag. Extended DJ set by Digitalcasm, and special guest sets by DJ Skip Breakfast. So Grab your sketchbooks and your drink money and plop both down at The Copper Door May 9th!

Jason Lynch

• http://jlynchgraphics.com/

Rodney Sellars

• http://farawayforest.deviantart.com/

The Copper Door is located just below "Chapter One" in Santa Ana. Make your way around the corner and you'll see a staircase.

As you make your way down the stairs, a friendly group of people are here to greet you.

On the table is a blank canvas for you to express yourself. Anyone is welcome to participate.

Eric Hodges

They featured Noel Madrid last week, April 11th. Drawing on futurist and expressionist tradiation, his works deal with varios ways of fracturing the observed landscape. 

Duvinx on the piano.

Digitalcasm providing music all night!

Check out the blog of Digitalcasm and join us this Wednesday! 

Official event info from April:

The Kill Frequency

The Kill Frequency! Give them a "like"! http://www.facebook.com/TheKillFrequency

C-GAK Live in Fullerton!

C-Gak (Christopher Tsagakis) LIVE at the Commonwealth Lounge on April 18th for a GRN+GLD event. Order anything on his etsy page and you get his new album free! Click here.


 



Visit his page here: http://technologymusic.tumblr.com/

West Coast DJs Live 2012

Sunday was the annual "West Coast DJs Live" event in Moreno Valley! Here are some pictures of the event and a video of Johnny demonstrating Moldover's controller "The Mojo." : Be there next year! April 15th, 2012 event info:

Lightning in a Bottle Is Approaching!

The Do LaB's Lightning in a Bottle 2011 - Official Video from The Do LaB on Vimeo.


Click here for more info.

Quest?ons

Quest?ons is a progressive rock band based out of Laguna Beach. "Like" them on facebook.

Sisaret Live

Sisaret released an EP last summer that you can now find on iTunes.

"Sisaret is a power quartet ...each of it's members is a songwriting force in their own right. Their music is a melding of diverse influences to a single stream of ideas, both collective and, at times, contrary. Sisaret spun off from the Alternative/Indie band Vivian founded in 2005; when founding members Jeff Brooks, Brandi Alexander and Gareth Friedlander joined forces in January, 2011 with April Tiger, a Roots/Blues singer/songwriter and close friend."

Homepage: http://www.sisaret.com/

Give them a "Like" : http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sisaret/177654682273275

OC Music Award Winners For 2012

The winners have been announced: 

Best album: Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes, Social Distortion
Best song: “Cough Syrup,” Young the Giant
Best new artist: Jeramiah Red
Best pop: the Aquabats
Best rock: Thrice
Best alternative: Young the Giant
Best indie: Kiev
Best blues: Jeramiah Red
Best country/Americana: Nicole Vaughn
Best folk: Micah Brown
Best club DJ: DJ Thrifty Lips
Best electronic: Free the Robots
Best hip-hop: Blok
Best jazz: Nancy Sanchez
Best Latin: Boogaloo Assassins
Best metal: Railroad to Alaska
Best punk: the Adolescents
Best surf: the Growlers
Best world: the Dirty Heads
Best live acoustic: Allensworth
Best live band: Railroad to Alaska
Best music video: “Cough Syrup,” Young the Giant
Best youth: Ugly Paint
People’s choice: Fusion Beat
Orange County Impact Award: Thrice
Lifetime Achievement Award: Rodney Bingenheimer, aka Rodney on the ROQ

Nutty Performing This Wednesday!

This Wednesday night, March 28th, the sexy lounge-mob known as Nutty, will host a two-set CD release party at NoHo's Skinny's Lounge from 8PM to 10pm. In case you're wondering, the secret Nutty formula is based on a brash, yet artful meld of Classic Rock and Modern Jazz classics -- a match made in Baby Boomer heaven.  Come dig the scene. 

Skinny's Lounge
4923 Lankershim Blvd. (south of Magnolia)
North Hollywood, 91601
818.763.6581
$8. Cover
www.SkinnysLounge.com
www.NuttyJazz.com

Watch them perform at Steamers March 21st, 2012:

GRN+GLD: Synthesis

"Forward," now called "Synthesis" is a monthly event every last Tuesday of the month. February 28, 2012 was the first of many exciting events to come. It all started with the  critically-acclaimed and multi-award winning avante-garde hip-hop trio, BLOK. See what you missed below and come out this Tuesday night/March 27th at the Commonwealth Lounge in Fullerton. G-Wrecks and Dirty Merlin will be stepping up to the decks again right after a very special guest, Jumpship, takes center stage! Click here for the official event page.




Event info from Feb. 28, 2012:

Speakeasy Sunday February 26, 2012

This is the final night of the Time and Energy / June Humor residency at the Commonwealth Lounge in Fullerton hosted by Mike Meza. Tigerbitch and Drinking Flowers opened for them this night. Both Time and Energy and June Humor have brand new releases! Check out Entertainica and Lethe's Tide. Also, check out Tigerbitch and Drinking Flowers!

Official event info:

New Release from "d" !

"d" has a few live shows scheduled from San d iego to LA and Orange County. Also, "New Alternative Funk" will be released at any moment this month! Here are some live shows from their YouTube Channel:

The Northern Labour Party Performing With Missing Persons

The Northern Labour Party is opening for the 80's new wave legend "Missing Persons" on Saturday, March 24th! Watch previous performances of NLP on their youtube channel:

Jordan Ferrin & Kurt Reeder at Chapter One

Join Jordan Ferrin & Kurt Reeder for a most elegant evening of fine dining at Chapter One: the modern local every Wednesday night:

Four Minutes Til Midnight & Kenta Hayashi

Four Minutes Til Midnight is from San Diego. Kenta Hayashi plays guitar in this band and also has his own solo project in Japan:

Thought Police @ House of Blues November 29th, 2011

• Website: http://www.thoughtpolicemusic.com 
• Contact: thoughtpoliceband@gmail.com

Speakeasy Sundays Presents Time&Energy/JuneHumor February 12th 2012

Catch them next Sunday in Fullerton!

Info from the event page:

True Entertainment presents: True Love February 11th 2012

Sound system provided by Adrii

Pictures by Carlos Sanchez: 

Click here to see them.

Click "Read More" for all the details.

BE THERE NEXT YEAR!

Benefit concert for Sycamore Jr High Band (music gear stolen)

About a month ago, Sycamore Junior High lost their musical instruments to theft. Please come out and do whatever you can to help. It's an all ages show and there will be a 50/50 raffle.

Day: February 4th
Time: 12pm - 1am
Cost: at least a $7 donation at the door
Location: 
Riff Haus Studios
1150 E. Valencia Dr.
Fullerton, CA


There will be a wide range of music genres and the whole event will be hosted by DJ Indigenous Noon. Some of the bands that will be performing include:

Wild Pink Horse 1:00pm
Casa de Calacas 1:45pm
Under a Tree 2:30pm
Better Daze 3:15pm
Solution 4:00pm
Consensia Negra 5:00pm
The Origninalties 5:45pm
Inhale 6:30pm
OKT 7:15pm
Rescue the Hero 8pm
The red Ties 8:45pm
Rompe Cabezas 9:30pm
Ruby Champange 10:10
Straight from the Grave 10:15pm
Los Rhythm Rockets 11:00pm
Pachuco Jose Y sus Diamantes 11:45pm

Click here for the facebook event page.

NEWS:

Thieves steal $25,000 in school band instruments.

"Sycamore Junior High leaders are seeking the public's help to replace $25,000 in school band instruments stolen sometime over the weekend.
The more than 20 stolen items include tubas, baritones, trumpets, saxophones and drums. The theft has left the campus without any instruments for music classes and for the afterschool the band program, Principal Joe Carmona said.
"Our students are really, really upset. They don't understand how someone could do something like this to a school," he said." Continue reading.

NPR: "There are no leads."

Thursday Throwdown (Like nothing else: You're in the band!)

Founded in 2008, Thursday Throwdown is all about Community Outreach Through Music. If you can play an instrument, show up and jam! Be a part of the band!

"Just bring your instrument and an amp (or whatever you need to make it heard) and we will provide the rest. We also strongly urge people to let us know of any music they would like to play at our sessions--original or cover songs."

They even take requests. Just send them an e-mail. Visit their website.
Sometimes the facebook site has the wrong dates, so make sure you visit the website for the correct meeting time and day. They just recently moved to Saturdays.
"As a community where the only necessary common interest is a love of music, Thursday Throwdown is a great place for people from all types of musical backgrounds to share insight with one another--to inspire, teach, learn, network, and of course, jam! If you are reading this message, and you have any kind of background in music--whether it be singing, playing an instrument, recording, music editing, or if you've listened to Led Zeppelin's Physical Graffiti a thousand times in a row--you have felt an urge to share your experience with other people. Well, we've all felt it. And if you have yet to give in to this urge, now is the time!! We want to help!"



"Our goal is to provide a creative outlet for people who have musical ideas or talents, but no one to connect with. We are here so that you can have a space and forum to bounce your ideas off. A passion and willingness to play music with others is all that you need. It's time spread sheer joy of music throughout our community in the best way we know how--playing it!!"



Mission: "The goal of Thursday Throwdowns is to create a fellowship of musicians in which people of all backgrounds gather together to share their love of music. Thursday Throwdowns provides the Southern California community with a creative outlet for musicians through the arts of jamming and improvisation, while also focusing on teaching, learning, and discussion, encouraging both personal and interpersonal growth."

The Mai Tais (rockin surf music)

 If you're looking for pure rockin' surf music, The Mai Tais are it! Hailing from Huntington Beach, these guys are the real deal. Look at all these awards:
• Orange County Music Awards, 2007: Winner, Best Surf Band

• Orange County Music Awards 2008: nominee,  Best Surf Band

• Orange County Music Awards 2009: nominee,  Best Surf Band

You'll just have to go see them live to find out why they're so awesome!

Amanda Holmes covers "I Shall Believe" by Sheryl Crow

Amanda Holmes beautifully sings, "I Shall Believe" by Sheryl Crow:

Ataxic Nation at the Doll Hut in Anaheim

Ataxic Nation LIVE January 10th, 2012 at the Doll Hut in Anaheim California! http://www.facebook.com/AtaxicNation

Mobhound at the Doll Hut in Anaheim

Mobhound LIVE January 10th, 2012 at the Doll Hut in Anaheim California! http://mobhound.tumblr.com

Volterock Reviews Horse The Band LIVE in LA

Click here for the full review.

Drinks opens for Horse the Band

Drinks recently opened for Horse the Band on January 8th 2012 at the Five Star Bar in Down Town Los Angeles!

Listen to more of Drinks' music and add them as a friend:
http://www.facebook.com/drinks.band
http://www.myspace.com/drinksmusic

New Video from Time and Energy