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Music News: GrooveFest takes over the Queen Mary in Long Beach

May 23rd, 2012, 12:49 pm by KELLI SKYE FADROSKI, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

The sweet sounds of funk, Latin and soul will take over the Seawalk just outside of the Queen Mary in Long Beach on Saturday, May 26.

Several local DJs and artists including OO Soul, Breakestra, 2012 OC Music Awards best Latin winners Boogaloo Assassins (pictured above) and the Original Stone City Band are on deck to perform. There will be specialty food vendors and food trucks onsite and beer and cocktails will be served in vendor tents as well.

Festivities begin at 5 p.m. Admission is $25 in advance and $35 at the door. VIP tickets are available for $85 in advance and $100 at the door and include private event entrance, a meet and greet opportunity with the artists, five drink tickets, an event poster, a return ticket to the Queen Mary good through Jan. 31, 2012 and complimentary event parking. Guests must be 21 or older to purchase VIP tickets. General admission tickets are available to all-ages.

To buy tickets, go to Queenmary.com.

Photo by Armando Brown, for the Orange County Register.

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Posted in: Local Music • Music News • Boogaloo Assassins • GrooveFest • Music News |

Music News: Thrice adds final (?) date to farewell tour

May 23rd, 2012, 6:58 am by BEN WENER, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

So this will be it, right? Two nights at the Observatory after three nights at House of Blues Anaheim, with a Club Nokia gig in between?

That would appear to be the touring finale for Thrice before the long-running Orange County band goes on indefinite hiatus. Previously announced dates for the entire run — June 14-15 and 17 at the Mouse House, June 16 at the L.A. Live venue, June 18 at the renovated spot in Santa Ana — all sold out weeks ago.

What would appear to be the final night, June 19 at the Observatory, is on sale now, $27. As at all other dates, Animals as Leaders and O’Brother will open.

Also new at the former Galaxy Theatre: Fortunate Youth, with Tatanka, July 7, $10; and reggae veteran Don Carlos, Aug. 31, $22. Meanwhile, in the club’s Constellation Room: Ab-Soul, June 27, $18; and Terraplane Sun, June 30, $10.

Elsewhere: A reminder that Carrie Underwood‘s fall show in Los Angeles, Oct. 16 at Staples Center, goes on sale Thursday, May 24, at 10 a.m. Prices: $46-$66.

British duo the xx are returning to headline July 23 at the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood. Tickets, $40 for general admission ($200 VIP), are on sale Thursday at 10 a.m. as well.

Reel Big Fish is readying the release of a new album, Candy Coated Fury, and will help usher it in with their umpteenth appearance at City National Grove of Anaheim, on July 28. It’ll be a full night of ska-pop: Big D & the Kids Table, Suburban Legends and the Maxies will open. Tickets, $22.50 in advance, $25 day of show, go on sale Friday at noon.

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Posted in: Local Music • Music News • House of Blues Anaheim • Music News • Soundcheck Blog • Thrice • Yost Theater |

Slideshow: Kurch vs. Risk One DJ Battle + DJ Turbulance and GLO Poker

May 23rd, 2012, 6:50 am by GUEST

Silk hosted a DJ Battle featuring DJ Kurch vs. DJ Risk One on Friday, May 18 and DJ Turbulence and Glo Poker took over on Saturday, May 19.

Click here for a slideshow of the weekend happenings at Pechanga.

Silk has a $20 cover. For VIP tables, contact Eric at 951-595-9476. The guest list is free before 10 p.m., just RSVP by 5 p.m. the day of the event via the Silk Facebook page, or e-mail your full name to eromo@pechanga.com or text your full name to 951-595-9476.

For upcoming music and comedy events, check out the events calendar here.

The dress code (stylish and elegant club attire) is strictly enforced: No hats, no T-shirts (long or short sleeved), no shorts, no tennis shoes and no athletic apparel. Management reserves all rights to enforce this dress code.

By Derek Hackett, for Pechanga.com.

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Posted in: Nightlife • Slideshow • nightlife • Pechanga • Silk the Club • slideshow |

Music News: Turkey & Friends hosts MS Benefit Show at Malone’s

May 22nd, 2012, 11:17 am by KELLI SKYE FADROSKI, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

Local charity organization Turkey & Friends is hosting a MS Benefit Show at Malone’s Bar & Grill at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 25 featuring performances by the Relative Strangers, Argyle Street and 20 Bux.

DJ Avenue will be spinning throughout the evening and there will also be a fashion show courtesy of Collaborative World and some of Southern California’s up-and-coming designers.

To further raise funds there will be various art auctions and raffle prizes.

Tickets are $10 at-the-door and the vent is 21-and-up only. Malone’s Bar & Grill is located at 604 E. Dyer Road, Santa Ana.

Turkey & Friends is dedicated to giving back to the community by spreading and sharing its love for the arts. The organization hosts numerous local benefits including concerts (such as the annual holiday toy drive Operation Band-Aid), fashion shows, parties and more to raise funds for various causes including multiple sclerosis and cancer society charities.

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Posted in: Music News • Upcoming Events • Argyle Street • benefit • Malone's Bar & Grill • the Relative Strangers • Turkey & Friends |

Slideshow: Steve Miller, Buddy Guy and more fun at Doheny Blues Day 2

May 21st, 2012, 4:28 pm by KELLI SKYE FADROSKI, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

With great weather conditions the sold-out 15th Annual Doheny Blues Festival in Dana Point saw dozens of top-notch acts – including Steve Miller and Buddy Guy on Sunday – and brought out thousands of blues fans.

Click here for photos of Day 2 of the 15th Annual Doheny Blues Festival.

Click here for photos of Day 1 of the 15th Annual Doheny Blues Festival.

Read a full review of the Doheny Blues Festival on the Soundcheck Blog.

Photos by Drew A. Kelley, for the Orange County Register.

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Posted in: Slideshow • blues • Dana Point • Doheny Blues Festival • music |

Slideshow: 28th annual Long Beach Lesbian & Gay Pride celebration

May 21st, 2012, 4:14 pm by DREW KELLY, FOR THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

Thousands turned out for the 28th annual Long Beach Lesbian & Gay Pride celebration over the weekend which concludes with a parade that runs along Ocean Boulevard.

Click here for a photo slideshow of Long Beach Pride 2012.

Photos by Drew A. Kelley, for OrangeCounty.com.

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AfterWork: Ten Asian Bistro in Newport Beach

May 21st, 2012, 9:06 am by GUEST

It’s hard to believe that Ten Asian Bistro has been around only seven years.

The trendy Asian fusion restaurant near the airport has been talked about so much and for so long that I assumed that it had been a fixture on the Orange County nightlife scene for decades.

Click here for a photo slideshow of Ten Asian Bistro.

The restaurant and adjacent nightclub, which was known as Tentation Ultra Lounge when it opened, was the place where the Real Orange County Housewives hung out (or so we were to assume from the TV show). Later, the restaurant and nightclub achieved an unwelcomed notoriety swirling around its previous owner. There seemed to be a perpetual dark cloud hanging over the place, and some of the troubles were criminal in nature.

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Posted in: After Work • Nightlife • Slideshow • AfterWork • nightlife • slideshow • Tentation Ultra Lounge |

Slideshow: Death By Stereo celebrates ‘Black Sheep’ release in Santa Ana

May 20th, 2012, 6:55 pm by KELLI SKYE FADROSKI, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

Though local metal-punk outfit Death By Stereo released its “Black Sheep of the American Dream” last month, the quintet celebrated the release with its rowdy hometown fans at the Constellation Room in Santa Ana Saturday night.