Static-X, fronted by the animated Wayne Static, headlined House of Blues in Anaheim on Friday night. Davey Suicide and Gemini Syndrome opened.
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Though it’s about 1,000 degrees still outside, the summer is rapidly coming to an end. Why not celebrate the final weeks with an End of Summer Ska Splash headlined by local favorites Starpool on Friday, Aug. 24 at House of Blues Anaheim. My Super Hero, HB Surround Sound, Defunked and Stupid Flanders will also perform.
Doors are at 7 p.m. and tickets are $12.50-$15.
Photo taken of Starpool at Chain Reaction in July by Alexander Avina, for OrangeCounty.com.
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Hollywood-based rock band Steel Panther performed at House of Blues Anaheim Friday night and fans showed up decked out in ’80s rock gear.
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Dashboard Confessional, featuring singer-songwriter Chris Carrabba, performed to a crowd of loyal fans on Thursday night at the Mouse House in Anaheim.
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Rock band Fountains of Wayne along with the Relationship and Mike Viola performed at House of Blues Anaheim Friday night.
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Music and beer fans turned out for Local Brews, Local Grooves at House of Blues Anaheim on Thursday night. The evening included performances by Dylan Holton and Finish Ticket and a couple of new local brews on tap.
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Local Brews, Local Grooves happens every Thursday at 10 p.m. Admission is free for those 21-and-up.
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During the summer of 2010, local rock outfit Echo Echo was riding high while recording its full-length debut, Fall Like You’re Flying, at L.A.’s Henson Recording Studios.
They had decamped there with noted producer and engineer Alex Gibson, best known for assisting artists like David Lee Roth, Sting and Damien Rice, and also got to work with English musician and producer Rupert Hine, who has collaborated with everyone from Tina Turner and Stevie Nicks to the Fixx and Rush.
The actual recording process was a great learning experience, vocalist Steve Carson said in a recent phone interview. Echo Echo was able to fund the bigger-budget recording thanks to a couple of local investors – or what Carson jokingly refers to as a little armed robbery and extortion.
“The biggest bonus to having that budget was that it allowed us to work with Alex and Rupert, and that was just mind-blowing, but it wouldn’t have happened without some money,” he explains. “Just being able to work with a producer of Alex’s level of talent, and recording at Henson – it was all an amazing experience.
As the lights dimmed, members of Fullerton rock quintet Lit began to appear on stage, and die-hard fans who turned out at House of Blues Anaheim Saturday night went absolutely bananas. Though the gig wasn’t completely sold-out, this passionate bunch crammed in as close to the stage as possible, clearly ready to have a good time. Surprisingly, a majority seemed to have already memorized lyrics to all of the new tracks off the band’s fifth studio album, The View from the Bottom, just released on Tuesday.
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Coming out hard with the anthem “The Broken,” vocalist A.Jay Popoff emerged through a side door and sang his way into the pit to get to the stage, flanked by several security guards and a camera guy. Leading off with such a big-sounding new song was a perfect example of how much fuller this band sounds now with the addition of guitarist Ryan Gillmor. Lit thanked the audience on several occasions throughout the performance for celebrating the new album in its home county. As A.Jay put it, the night would be way more of a party than a “professional” gig, so “let’s all get drunk tonight together!”
Fullerton-based rock quintet Lit celebrated the release of its latest album The View from the Bottom at the Slidebar Rock-N-Roll Kitchen in downtown Fullerton on Tuesday night. The band even brought out Mulletron (a robot with a mullet) from its “Lipstick and Bruises” music video for the party.
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Fans lined up early for a meet and greet with the band which posed for photos, signed autographs and chatted one-on-one with the die-hard crowd.
Read a full interview with the members of Lit here.
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Local alternative rock outfit, Ceasefire celebrated the release of its debut EP, This Love, on Saturday night at the House of Blues in Anaheim along with friends, family, fans and four other local bands.
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The night got off to a slow start, due in part to electronic-experimental trio Theory by Sound. The group’s set consisted mostly of instrumental material, but it seemed that the band focused too much on the experimental portion of its music while writing and forgot to include some song structure. A very evident lack of drums, along with the genre of music Theory by Sound identifies itself with, made the trio seem a little out of place while mixed in with the remaining acts.
Whether it was the change of band, the catchy melodies or the energetic performance on stage, five-piece rock outfit Forgiving Yesterday managed to turn the night around and really kick-start the evening. Amherst Aisle followed with another solid set and generated an all around feel-good vibe throughout the venue.
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