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Music News: Social Distortion at House of Blues, the Kills add Observatory gig, Garbage at Wiltern

July 12th, 2012, 7:20 am by

As KROQ revealed on Monday, Social Distortion is finally returning to its favored O.C. stomping ground: House of Blues Anaheim, where in years past Mike Ness & Co. have often played weeks of shows throughout December and January.

So far, there are only two gigs at the Mouse House, Dec. 10-11, as well as a pair at HOB Sunset Strip, Dec. 13-14, and a trip to the chain’s Las Vegas club on Dec. 20. Tickets for all shows, $30 each, go on sale Friday, July 13, at 10 a.m..

Also coming to the Anaheim venue: August Burns Red with the Color Morale and Overseer, Sept. 22, $20 … and Alesana, Oct. 25, $18. Those also go on sale Friday at 10 a.m.

Alesana also plays Oct. 26 at the West Hollywood spot, also $18, while Motion City Soundtrack appears there on Oct. 25, $20, with the Jukebox the Ghost and Now, Now. (Also catch that bill Oct. 26 at the Glass House in Pomona, $20, on sale Friday at noon.) And one more a HOB Sunset: DJ Hype, July 21, $25.

And since we’re mentioning Pomona- bound bands, here are two more: Paramore and Needtobreathe. The first group, fronted by Hayley Williams, will take a break from work on its fourth album to headline the Fox Theater on Aug. 14, $30 in advance, $35 day of show. Meanwhile, South Carolina’s Rinehart brothers and their band come to the Fox on Nov. 2, with Good Old War and Matthew Mayfield opening, $25.50-$35.50. Both dates go on sale Friday at 10 a.m.

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Music News: 2012 OC Music Awards winners

March 4th, 2012, 12:02 pm by

It was an evening of fun and friendly competition at the 2012 OC Music Awards at City National Grove of Anaheim on Saturday night (get a full recap of the evening on the Orange County Register’s Soundcheck Blog here). Dozens of local bands competed in the various categories, made simple acceptance speeches, cheered on their friends and partied it up at the venue following the ceremony.

Click here for photos of the 2012 OC Music Awards red carpet arrivals.

Click here for 2012 for a photo slideshow of the 2012 OC Music Awards after party.

Click here for photos of the live performances and award recipients.

And the 2012 OC Music Award winners are:

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

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Review: Social Distortion at Fox Theater in Pomona

February 18th, 2012, 11:20 pm by

Anytime Social Distortion performs at a venue on or near its home turf, there’s bound to be a particular kind of overarching energy – the sort that stems from mass amounts of local love.

During its latest, rousing return to Southern California on Friday – a sold-out gig at Pomona’s Fox Theater – it was clear that the Orange County-based punk outfit was feeding off that very sentiment.

Click here for a photo slideshow of fans and Social Distortion’s performance at Fox Theater in Pomona.

“It’s goddamn great to be back in California,” said frontman Mike Ness, just after swaggering and soloing through mosh-pit-inciting older cuts, “Sick Boys” and “Telling Them.”

“You don’t realize how good you’ve got it ‘til you get back home,” he added, his genuine inflection drawing raucous applause.

That short speech segued into “Bakersfield” (one of handful from the band’s latest record, Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes, released just over a year ago), which began a brief round of the band’s more rockabilly and classic rock-toned tracks, including “Gimme the Sweet and Lowdown” and “Dear Lover.”

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Orange Pop: Suedehead readies for Coachella

February 16th, 2012, 11:01 am by

Life is good for Suedehead vocalist and guitarist Davey Warsop.

The England native, who left Birmingham to settle in Orange County, and his pop-soul band have been nominated for two 2012 OC Music Awards. Over the past year the group has landed slots on tours with acts like O.C.’s own Social Distortion and Irish punk outfit Flogging Molly, which it opens for March 9 at City National Grove of Anaheim. Most recently, Warsop and his crew have scored a much sought-after spot on April’s Coachella lineup.

Though they will play a small stage under a tent at the Indio festival, likely early in the day, Warsop says it was exciting to see his band’s name on the official flier.

“The strangest thing about it was the amount of hype and attention (it’s getting) before we even play the show,” he says, kicking back in his computer chair at Hurley Studios in Costa Mesa, where Warsop works as the main studio engineer. The singer says his voicemail, Facebook page and email exploded with messages the day the lineup was revealed. Being from the U.K., he really had no idea how much Coachella means to so many people.

“You have to count your blessings,” he says humbly in his thick English accent. “You don’t know when you’re going to do something like that again, so we’re really looking forward to it and very honored and grateful to be part of it.”

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Orange Pop: Local talent in the spotlight

January 5th, 2012, 5:21 pm by

It’s officially award season for local musicians as the 11th annual OC Music Awards announced the nominees for 2012 this week and kicked off its string of music showcases as contenders vie for the title of best live band and best live acoustic act. The awards will be handed out March 3 at City National Grove of Anaheim.

Irvine-based Young the Giant, the area’s latest breakthrough band, garnered six nominations – best album (though its self-titled debut was actually released in October 2010, it’s still new to most), best alternative, best indie, best rock, best song and music video for its debut single, “Cough Syrup.”

Last year, YTG was nominated for best indie, but lost to Kiev. The band did, however, pick up the trophy for best song, as “My Body” had just started to gain traction, being spun regularly during KROQ’s “Locals Only” program. YTG went on to its biggest year yet, playing shows overseas and various large festivals throughout the U.S., including landing opening slots at both of KROQ’s biggest yearly shindigs, the annual Weenie Roast at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine and Almost Acoustic Christmas last month at Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles.

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2012 OC Music Awards nominations announced

January 5th, 2012, 5:11 pm by

The academy has spoken and the nominees are in for the 2012 OC Music Awards. The annual ceremony celebrates the best in local music and this year the nominees include a few past winners as well as some fresh talent. The area’s biggest break-through act, Irvine’s Young the Giant (pictured), garnered six nominations including best album (though its self-titled debut was released in October 2010), best alternative, best indie, best rock, best song and music video for its debut single “Cough Syrup.”

Tied with YTG for the highest number of nominations is new quintet Jeramiah Red with nods for best new artist, best new album (“Ghost Tracks from the Getty”), best song (“Can’t Help Myself”), best blues, best country/Americana and best rock.

The OC Impact and Lifetime Achievement awards will be announced on Feb. 1 and the best live band and best live acoustic showcase series finalists will be announced following the final showcase on Feb. 15.  The People’s Choice award will be announced on Feb. 27 and the final event will take place on March 3 at City National Grove of Anaheim.

The free live showcase series kicks off tonight at 8 p.m. at Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa with Jeramiah Red, Paulie Pesh, the Gromble, Strange Birds and James Fletcher. The showcases will be held every Tuesday in a different local venue through Feb. 14. The final showcases will be held Feb. 24 and 25. The venues and bands are to be announced. For a complete list of OC Music Awards showcases go here.

For a complete list of nominees, keep on with this post.

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