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Swimming Again with THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM History Books Tour July 9, 2024 by Nancy Evans With new tunes in tow, The Gaslight Anthem is back and ready to bring their positive energy back to the States this summer. Sure, it’s been a minute since we’ve seen them, but for their fans, it feels like anContinue reading “SWIMMING AGAIN with THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM HISTORY BOOKS TOUR”

North America Tour July 8, 2025 by Michelle Cooper After a decade together, Cannons have hit the mainstream indie music scene. The Los Angeles band got a kick in popularity thanks to their song “Fire for You” being featured on the Netflix series, “Never Have I Ever.” But now they have even bigger news: theyContinue reading “CANNONS | NORTH AMERICAN TOUR”

Live at The Glass House Pomona June 9th 2024 Review by Steve Allen Wow!! With bands like Bite Me Bambi from Orange County, and The Skeletones from Riverside opening for The Selecter from “Across the Pond,” those of us at the Glass House in Pomona were set for a night of dancing and smiles fromContinue reading “THE SELECTER | LIVE IN POMONA”

Styx & Foreigner Live at Honda Center RENEGADES & JUKE BOX HEROES TOUR July 5, 2024 Review by Jimmy Alvarez “Hype,” is a word that has a few meanings depending on the intended purpose. For those in the entertainment industry, it’s what you do to promote an event. For concertgoers, it’s the litmus test toContinue reading “STYX & FOREIGNER | LIVE at HONDA CENTER”

Live at KROQ Helpful Honda Sound Space July 4, 2024 Review by Shane Pase Seeing a hugely-popular band in a small venue is always special. Seeing Imagine Dragons in the KROQ Helpful Honda Sound Space was incredible! The show emcee was the always charismatic KROQ DJ, Megan Holiday. Holiday took the stage to a hugeContinue reading “IMAGINE DRAGONS LIVE at KROQ’s HELPFUL HONDA SOUND SPACE”

blink-182 Live at Petco Park ONE MORE TIME TOUR July 3, 2024 Review by Jimmy Alvarez As soon as we got the news, we heard the voices in our head: “Hey mom, there’s something in the backroom, hope it’s not the creature from above!” Sure enough, San Diego’s favorite sons (by way of Poway) blink-182Continue reading “BLINK-182 | LIVE AT PETCO PARK”

More Oz.’s of Coming to US Open of Surfing July 2, 2024 by Nancy Evans It’s July 2nd, 2024, and we know many things of what makes Orange County the place to be. Recently, we got the news, the re-formed SUBLIME featuring Bradley Nowell’s son, Jakob will be heading the Lexus US Open of Surfing.Continue reading “MORE Oz’s of SUBLIME COMING OUR WAY”

Live at YouTube Theater July 1, 2024 Review by Michelle Cooper What a totally bodacious night to be thrown back into our youth with this lineup of Totally Tubular bands at the YouTube Theater in Los Angeles! The Totally Tubular Festival is making its way across the US now and features a lineup of ‘80sContinue reading “TOTALLY TUBULAR FESTIVAL LIVE AT YOUTUBE THEATER”

Return to Pacific Amphitheatre July 1, 2024 by Todd Markel One of the highlights of my summer has always been the Orange County Fair and its Summer Concert Series at the Pacific Amphitheatre. This year is even more special following the closure of Irvine’s FivePoint Amphitheatre, making Pacific Amp the only large, outdoor venue inContinue reading “THE AQUABATS RETURN TO PACIFIC AMPHITHETRE”

Live at House of Blues Anaheim June 28, 2024 Review by Amber Crouch Although the date was June 24, 2024, the fans in line to enter the Say Anything show could have made me believe it was the early 2000s. Gathered at the House of Blues Anaheim to celebrate the 20th anniversary of “…Is aContinue reading “SAY ANYTHING | LIVE AT HOUSE OF BLUES ANAHEIM”