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  • The Coach House in San Juan Capistrano was packed last weekend with three generations of screaming fans.

    The Bangles Take the Coach House

    Posted on July 24, 2011 | No Comments
    The Coach House in San Juan Capistrano was packed last weekend with three generations of screaming fans.

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  • Last Saturday night saw Aloe Blacc, of “I Need a Dollar” fame, center-stage at Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa.

    Aloe Blacc Visits Detroit Bar

    Posted on May 27, 2011 | No Comments
    Last Saturday night saw Aloe Blacc, of “I Need a Dollar” fame, center-stage at Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa.

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  • On Thursday, October 14th, indie-folk duo The Weepies made an appearance at the Coach House in San Juan Capistrano to the delight of their ever-widening fan base.

    The Weepies: Be My Thrill Tour Makes a Stop at the Coach House

    Posted on October 22, 2010 | No Comments
    On Thursday, October 14th, indie-folk duo The Weepies made an appearance at the Coach House in San Juan Capistrano to the delight of their ever-widening fan base.

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  • Joe Garcia, James Gubersky, and Josh Covarrubias make up MAIN STREET LIGHTS, an Orange County rock band that’s kicking some serious ass with its good-natured little Punky Brewster of a debut EP.

    Main Street Lights, Self-Titled EP

    Posted on August 6, 2010 | No Comments
    Joe Garcia, James Gubersky, and Josh Covarrubias make up MAIN STREET LIGHTS, an Orange County rock band that’s kicking some serious ass with its good-natured little Punky Brewster of a debut EP.

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  • Intelligent. Unique. Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous. In her sophomore album Suburban Nature, 24-year old indie rock artist Sarah Jaffe takes us to new heights with her powerful voice and meticulously crafted music.

    Album Review: Sarah Jaffe, Suburban Nature

    Posted on July 30, 2010 | No Comments
    Intelligent. Unique. Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous. In her sophomore album Suburban Nature, 24-year old indie rock artist Sarah Jaffe takes us to new heights with her powerful voice and meticulously crafted music.

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  • Pop Songs Almost Lost from O.C. rocker Nick Cappelletti into your CD player and you’re instantly transported to 1994, for better or worse.

    Nick Cappelletti, Songs Almost Lost

    Posted on July 9, 2010 | 4 Comments
    Pop Songs Almost Lost from O.C. rocker Nick Cappelletti into your CD player and you’re instantly transported to 1994, for better or worse.

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  • Electronic pop duo GARDENING, NOT ARCHITECTURE, known for their power-punched performances of trippy visuals and ethereal tunes, will soon be gracing the stage at this year’s Warped Tour.

    Talking Transmogrifiers and Other Such Things with Sarah Saturday of Gardening, Not Architecture

    Posted on June 25, 2010 | No Comments
    Electronic pop duo GARDENING, NOT ARCHITECTURE, known for their power-punched performances of trippy visuals and ethereal tunes, will soon be gracing the stage at this year’s Warped Tour.

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  • No sophomore slump here: San Diego’s DELTA SPIRIT destroys with their second album History From Below, a package of folk soul-rock delivered just in time for the summer.

    [Album Review] Delta Spirit, History From Below

    Posted on June 18, 2010 | No Comments
    No sophomore slump here: San Diego’s DELTA SPIRIT destroys with their second album History From Below, a package of folk soul-rock delivered just in time for the summer.

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  • Okay gang, right now I’m struggle-central. I am furrowing my brow, clacking my teeth, and squinting a lot. And it’s all because of this dinky 5-track album, Live For Today, from rockers THE DROPPERS (name evolved from The Panty Droppers…YES). It’s no doubt an impressive debut album from the five-piece band, but the sound is so strangely familiar that I am pulling my hair out trying to place it. Who is their soundalike?

    [Album Review] The Droppers: Live for Today

    Posted on June 11, 2010 | 2 Comments
    Okay gang, right now I’m struggle-central. I am furrowing my brow, clacking my teeth, and squinting a lot. And it’s all because of this dinky 5-track album, Live For Today, from rockers THE DROPPERS (name evolved from The Panty Droppers…YES). It’s no doubt an impressive debut album from the five-piece band, but the sound is so strangely familiar that I am pulling my hair out trying to place it. Who is their soundalike?

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  • GREAT BIG THINGS may have released its self-titled EP almost two years ago, but the brief four-song taste test is still single-handedly managing to bring in new waves of fans from all over Southern California. Myself included. You see, while the five guys of GBT have yet to release a full-length album and have a piddling one upcoming show scheduled, I have somehow still caught wind of their, dare I say, ingenious nugget of a debut, and I’m here to spread the love.

    [Album Review] Great Big Things, Self-Titled EP

    Posted on May 26, 2010 | No Comments
    GREAT BIG THINGS may have released its self-titled EP almost two years ago, but the brief four-song taste test is still single-handedly managing to bring in new waves of fans from all over Southern California. Myself included. You see, while the five guys of GBT have yet to release a full-length album and have a piddling one upcoming show scheduled, I have somehow still caught wind of their, dare I say, ingenious nugget of a debut, and I’m here to spread the love.

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  • Have a thing for soft pop-rockers like Mat Kearney, Matt Nathanson, and Joshua Radin? If so, meet Philip Vandermost, a singer-songwriter-guitarist based out of Fullerton, CA, whose second full-length album, The Long Path, is currently for sale on iTunes. This set of tracks is not only insanely addicting and worthy of wearing out your REPEAT button, but is also a delightful showcase of intelligent and well-played music. My favorite!

    [Album Review] Philip Vandermost: The Long Path

    Posted on May 12, 2010 | No Comments
    Have a thing for soft pop-rockers like Mat Kearney, Matt Nathanson, and Joshua Radin? If so, meet Philip Vandermost, a singer-songwriter-guitarist based out of Fullerton, CA, whose second full-length album, The Long Path, is currently for sale on iTunes. This set of tracks is not only insanely addicting and worthy of wearing out your REPEAT button, but is also a delightful showcase of intelligent and well-played music. My favorite!

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  • As the sun reached its peak in a cloudless Ladera Ranch sky last Saturday, May 1st, five-piece band GOOD MAN DOWN took the main stage at the annual Taste of Ladera festival. As one of many opening acts for headliner and ‘90’s throwback Lit, the guys of GMD managed to hold their own and even gather a decent crowd in the early afternoon as they churned out catchy country-rock originals and even some badass covers, including Tom Petty’s “American Girl.”

    [Taste of Ladera] Good Man Down

    Posted on May 5, 2010 | No Comments
    As the sun reached its peak in a cloudless Ladera Ranch sky last Saturday, May 1st, five-piece band GOOD MAN DOWN took the main stage at the annual Taste of Ladera festival. As one of many opening acts for headliner and ‘90’s throwback Lit, the guys of GMD managed to hold their own and even gather a decent crowd in the early afternoon as they churned out catchy country-rock originals and even some badass covers, including Tom Petty’s “American Girl.”

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  • Orange County soul singer YAZZIE JAY impresses with her album Wild at Heart, a compilation of instrumentation and lyric far beyond her seventeen years. Just six songs long, Yazzie’s succinct debut album is reminiscent of Colbie Caillat’s wildly successful Coco: a gentle, bluesy voice layered over tracks of acoustic guitars, simple percussion, and fluid keyboard riffs. And while this could be enough to satisfy any late-night drive home, this album is more than that. Wild at Heart takes off in lyric, and we meet Yazzie Jay, the storyteller, as she sings her way through deeply personal experiences. The slow and sexy must-hear “Ex” rips into the confusion of getting caught up in a toxic love, while a sizzling jazzy “Max” pours out sadness over the inability to communicate with a loved one. The themes are all over the map, but they’re worth tapping into.

    [Album Review] Yazzie Jay

    Posted on April 28, 2010 | No Comments
    Orange County soul singer YAZZIE JAY impresses with her album Wild at Heart, a compilation of instrumentation and lyric far beyond her seventeen years. Just six songs long, Yazzie’s succinct debut album is reminiscent of Colbie Caillat’s wildly successful Coco: a gentle, bluesy voice layered over tracks of acoustic guitars, simple percussion, and fluid keyboard riffs. And while this could be enough to satisfy any late-night drive home, this album is more than that. Wild at Heart takes off in lyric, and we meet Yazzie Jay, the storyteller, as she sings her way through deeply personal experiences. The slow and sexy must-hear “Ex” rips into the confusion of getting caught up in a toxic love, while a sizzling jazzy “Max” pours out sadness over the inability to communicate with a loved one. The themes are all over the map, but they’re worth tapping into.

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  • Have a penchant for goofy white guys rapping about chips and dip? Meet Alwayz Double Dippin’, hip-hop trio extraordinaire from Huntington Beach, CA, made up of members Mr. Preston, Sleek Sheek, and DJ Richard Rocka. Following in the increasing popular footsteps of electro hoppers LMFAO and 3OH!3, Alwayz Double Dippin’ mixes humorous, and usually offensive, lyrics with danceable club beats to create a sound I don’t know whether to love or hate. Listen… their stuff may be catchy, but with song titles such as “Sharks With Laser Beams” and “No Hookerz”, I have trouble taking these guys with anything more than a grain of salt.

    Album Review: Alwayz Double Dippin

    Posted on April 21, 2010 | No Comments
    Have a penchant for goofy white guys rapping about chips and dip? Meet Alwayz Double Dippin’, hip-hop trio extraordinaire from Huntington Beach, CA, made up of members Mr. Preston, Sleek Sheek, and DJ Richard Rocka. Following in the increasing popular footsteps of electro hoppers LMFAO and 3OH!3, Alwayz Double Dippin’ mixes humorous, and usually offensive, lyrics with danceable club beats to create a sound I don’t know whether to love or hate. Listen… their stuff may be catchy, but with song titles such as “Sharks With Laser Beams” and “No Hookerz”, I have trouble taking these guys with anything more than a grain of salt.

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  • Straight out of Huntington Beach comes the fresh-faced rock band England Street… and when I say fresh-faced, I mean it. Lead singer Alie Dicus, keyboardist Anthony Haas, bassist Jake Briggs, and lead guitarist Ryan Nelson are only 17 years old, while drummer Joey Groth clocks in at a whopping 14. Don’t let their ages fool you though; the soft rockers have snagged over fifty shows at famous So Cal venues such as House of Blues, Glass House, and even the Whisky A Go Go in Hollywood. England Street’s self-titled debut album has only four songs; merely a musical amuse-bouche for the hungry listener, but enough to get an idea of where these guys are headed.

    Album Review: England Street

    Posted on April 21, 2010 | No Comments
    Straight out of Huntington Beach comes the fresh-faced rock band England Street… and when I say fresh-faced, I mean it. Lead singer Alie Dicus, keyboardist Anthony Haas, bassist Jake Briggs, and lead guitarist Ryan Nelson are only 17 years old, while drummer Joey Groth clocks in at a whopping 14. Don’t let their ages fool you though; the soft rockers have snagged over fifty shows at famous So Cal venues such as House of Blues, Glass House, and even the Whisky A Go Go in Hollywood. England Street’s self-titled debut album has only four songs; merely a musical amuse-bouche for the hungry listener, but enough to get an idea of where these guys are headed.

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  • Straight out of Huntington Beach comes the fresh-faced rock band England Street… and when I say fresh-faced, I mean it. Lead singer Alie Dicus, keyboardist Anthony Haas, bassist Jake Briggs, and lead guitarist Ryan Nelson are only 17 years old, while drummer Joey Groth clocks in at a whopping 14. Don’t let their ages fool you though; the soft rockers have snagged over fifty shows at famous So Cal venues such as House of Blues, Glass House, and even the Whisky A Go Go in Hollywood. England Street’s self-titled debut album has only four songs; merely a musical amuse-bouche for the hungry listener, but enough to get an idea of where these guys are headed.

    Album Review: England Street

    Posted on April 15, 2010 | No Comments
    Straight out of Huntington Beach comes the fresh-faced rock band England Street… and when I say fresh-faced, I mean it. Lead singer Alie Dicus, keyboardist Anthony Haas, bassist Jake Briggs, and lead guitarist Ryan Nelson are only 17 years old, while drummer Joey Groth clocks in at a whopping 14. Don’t let their ages fool you though; the soft rockers have snagged over fifty shows at famous So Cal venues such as House of Blues, Glass House, and even the Whisky A Go Go in Hollywood. England Street’s self-titled debut album has only four songs; merely a musical amuse-bouche for the hungry listener, but enough to get an idea of where these guys are headed.

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  • Four-man alternative pop band Rally For One is best known to their steadily growing fan base as a group of bubbly vocal harmonizers, heavy on spirited guitar rhythms and solid percussion.

    Album Review: Four Sides to Everything

    Posted on April 15, 2010 | No Comments
    Four-man alternative pop band Rally For One is best known to their steadily growing fan base as a group of bubbly vocal harmonizers, heavy on spirited guitar rhythms and solid percussion.

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