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Daniel KohnThe Rolling Stones
Honda Center
May 15,2013
You have to hand it to The Rolling Stones. If you told any rock fan, critic or musician that they'd be playing live shows nearing...
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Michael CharlsonIn the day of the Internet-made superstar, Andy Grammer is a rarity. The 29-year-old has made a name for himself the old fashioned way: through hard work. For every...
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Kevin MazurPrince's show in Vancouver. There was no photography allowed last nightPrince
City National Grove of Anaheim
May 7, 2013 (Early Show)
When you've been around as long as Prince, you make your...
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Coachella
One of the more mysterious bands to play at Coachella this year is Sweden's Ghost B.C. If you had the chance to catch them during their early Sunday afternoon set...
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Communication between band members is one of the most important yet often-overlooked aspects of being in a band. Just ask the Colourist's Adam Castilla and Maya Tuttle. Their previous outfit,...
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After playing five shows last year in London and the greater New York area, the Rolling Stones announced this morning that they'll be embarking on a nine show run of...
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Oliver Scherillo / OC WeeklyAriel Pink
Burgerama 2
The Observatory
March 23, 2013
Beer was flowing, burgers grilling and music blaring as day two of Burgerama picked up where Friday left off. By the...
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Oliver Scherillo / OC WeeklyBlack Lips
Burgerama
The Observatory
March 22, 2013
Last night, Burgerama turned The Observatory turned into many things--a giant house party, a BBQ, perhaps even an old-fashioned kegger. For the...
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[Updated with new ticket information at the bottom of this post.]Fresh off a widely praised, nearly three-hour set at South-by-Southwest, rumors are running rampant that the Purple One, yes Prince,...
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If this doesn't scream excess, what does?Over the past few weeks, if you work in and around the so-called music biz, you've received hundreds of incessant emails about the shit...
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Chad Sengstock
Green Day Fox Theater PomonaMarch 10, 2013About 40 minutes or so into Green Day's set, Billie Joe Armstrong begin what seemed to be an acoustic version of "Boulevard of Broken...
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Iggy and the Stooges? The Offspring? Yep, those are the two big names headlining this year's Ink-N-Iron festival, which will once again take the Queen Mary...
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