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Scott Weiland @ the Galaxy
20 December 2011 11:04 PM | No CommentsWeiland is notorious for his ever-changing looks and persona, but when he finally came out on stage at 10:40, he revealed an alter ego that no one was expecting.
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Dan Vickrey & Tender Mercies: The First Fresh Batch
20 December 2011 10:49 PM | No CommentsYou might remember a little band called Tender Mercies we folks at OCMM fell in love with last month, thanks to the band’s stellar debut album.
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Headshine @ House of Blues, Anaheim
17 December 2011 11:33 PM | No CommentsWhen you hear about a local band opening for legendary Bob Marley’s The Wailers, presumably you have high expectations for that band’s talent.
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About Author: Chantel Donnan
Posts by Chantel Donnan
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Dan Vickrey & Tender Mercies: The First Fresh Batch
Posted on December 20, 2011 | No CommentsYou might remember a little band called Tender Mercies we folks at OCMM fell in love with last month, thanks to the band’s stellar debut album. -
Act As If Adorn Detroit Bar Sonically and Visually
Posted on December 12, 2011 | No CommentsPlease Be Worth This by Act As If Sleater Kinney by Act As If Wednesday night at Detroit Bar meant it was time for some good old-fashioned alt-rock, and the... -
Flower in the Foreground: Golden Afternoon’s Elizabeth Messick
Posted on December 6, 2011 | No CommentsSun Covered Town EP – 01 Winter Has Come by Golden Afternoon Sun Covered Town EP – 02 Sun Covered Town by Golden Afternoon At first glance, Elizabeth Messick looks... -
The Hollywood Music in Media Awards
Posted on November 27, 2011 | No CommentsNovember 17th was a night of celebrating all types of music, as the Hollywood Highlands hosted the 2011 Music in Media awards. The event, sponsored by Autism Speaks, recognizes excellence... -
The Tender Sounds of Tender Mercies
Posted on November 23, 2011 | 1 CommentWiseblood By Tender Mercies by OCMusicMagazine Ball and Chain by Tender Mercies by OCMusicMagazine Something strange happens to me around the holiday time, and I’m not sure why. Maybe it’s... -
Welcome to the City of Lions
Posted on November 9, 2011 | No CommentsThe Stray by City of Lions by OCMusicMagazine Let You Go by City of Lions by OCMusicMagazine “I was in this desert in the middle of nowhere, and somehow I... -
The Lovely Nicole Vaughn @ The House of Blues
Posted on November 7, 2011 | 2 CommentsMere Memory by NicoleVaughn Say it by NicoleVaughn The word “indie” has taken on a life of its own, and it is taking great strides towards world domination. Films are... -
Traveling All of the Miles with Lightyear
Posted on November 1, 2011 | No Comments“A Lightyear is an unimaginably long period of time or space… it’s incomprehensible and limitless.” -
The LA Font in the Room
Posted on October 20, 2011 | No CommentsLaughing quickly became a staple of our conversation, and with every joke or story they told one fact became undeniably clear: the “nerds” at LA Font are WAY cooler than your average indie rockers. -
Bella Novela: The Archeress
Posted on October 17, 2011 | No CommentsLong Beach trio Bella Novela describes their music as “Spaghetti-Western Disco Rock Opera,” a classification certain to pique the interest of any music-lover with adventurous tastes. -
Cinderella at House of Blues, Anaheim
Posted on October 1, 2011 | No CommentsThere are a vast number of Cinderellas at Disneyland. -
What’s Behind the Copper Door?
Posted on October 1, 2011 | No CommentsAs I made my way off the street and started down the stairs, I was instantly struck by the mystery of the room straight ahead. -
Preaching to the Choir: An Evening with The Preachers
Posted on September 24, 2011 | No CommentsThere are a great many things you don’t know about The Preachers. -
Kevin Miso Makes Us “Smile”
Posted on September 9, 2011 | No CommentsThe Quiksilver shop was crammed with tan, beautiful people; I was meekly hiding behind a rack of clothes, listening to the music. -
Kansas and Blue Oyster Cult “Carry On” at the OC Fair
Posted on August 20, 2011 | No CommentsThe OC’s Pacific Amphitheatre has hosted some incredible musical acts, and last week was no exception. -
Jimmy Eat World Conquers the US Open of Surfing
Posted on August 14, 2011 | No CommentsThe US Open of Surfing is a massive annual gathering of tanned, bikini-clad bodies, clamoring over one another for a piece of the sun and a view of the surf. -
Yuck Rocks the Casbah
Posted on August 4, 2011 | No CommentsAs Friday night inched into Saturday morning, Londoners Yuck took the stage, met an excited, cheering thrall of fans, and opened with a fun performance of “The Wall” that got everyone moving from the first note. -
Ben Folds at HOB: More Chords And a Little Less Truth
Posted on July 26, 2011 | No CommentsI could hardly move through the sea of people at Anaheim’s House of Blues the night of June 20th. -
Thing with Two Heads
Posted on July 16, 2011 | No CommentsCraig and Ryan Christy are more than the owners of Raygun Tattoo in Dana Point, CA; they are artists in the purist sense of the word. -
Album Review: Other Lives, Tamer Animals
Posted on July 8, 2011 | No CommentsI’ve heard people say that music soothes the savage beast, but those people are usually misquoting William Congreve.



















