​In the mood for some post-hardcore rocking this weekend? We have two sets of tickets to see We are the Ocean at Chain Reaction this Sunday. If you want them, you'll have to read past the jump.More >>

​Anthony Raneri of Bayside, Dustin Kensrue of Thrice, Chris Conley of Saves The Day, Ace Enders of the Early November and Evan Weiss of Into It. Over It. are are all doing solo acoustic performances on Where's the Band? this Tuesday at Yost Theater in Santa Ana. (Check out our interview with Pryor here.)

The tour coincides with the release of Raneri's debut solo EP. Recorded at Hurley Studios in Costa Mesa, Raneri's guests on the album include Steve Choi (RX Bandits), Davey Warsop (Beat Union) and Jarrod Alexander (My Chemical Romance, Dead Country). "I basically wanted to create an awesome environment in the studio with a couple of good songwriting minds and really good vibes, stir it up and see what comes out," he says about his collaborators.

The solo EP has been a long time in the making, he says. "I always wanted these songs to see the light of day but I knew they wouldn't work for Bayside."

We're giving away three pairs of tickets to the show at Yost Theater; find out how after the jump.

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​Your favorite stoner rapper's favorite stoner rapper is back to standing on his own two feet.

After hopping offstage at the San Bernardino date of Rock the Bells this August, Curren$y broke his ankle. The injury was severe enough to keep him on crutches until mid-December, but it didn't keep him off the road. Transforming his set into a living room for his November show at the Music Box, the New Orleans' rapper was as animated as ever.

He -- along with L.A.'s own Dom Kennedy -- will be in fine, standing form January 13th at Pomona's Fox Theatre, and you can win a pair of tickets. Details below.

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​About six months ago, Kreayshawn--white chick rapper, music video director--dropped the polysaturated video of her infectious single "Gucci Gucci" on the interwebz. Twenty-eight million views on YouTube, a multimillion dollar record deal, numerous magazine covers and an MTV awards nomination later, she's coming to Orange County, mostly on the strength of that single alone.
Are you as curious as we are to see if she lives up to the hype? That's good, cause we're giving away five pairs of tickets to her show at the Observatory in Santa Ana on Dec. 30.  Find out how to get them after the jump.
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Balam Acab

​Balam Acab, a 20-year-old producer from Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, NY, was going to college for music education. Now he's back living at his parents' house. But he's no regular dropout. His watery dreamscapes have been praised by actress Ellen Page in Entertainment Weekly and picked up for a L'Oréal commercial starring Beyoncé.

He won our affection with his remix to '90s forever super jam, Ghost Town DJ's "My Boo." He's on Tri Angle Records, along with Lil B/A$SP Rocky producer Clams Casino, and we want to give you tickets to see him this Friday, December 16th, at The Echoplex. Read on for details.

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Peter Muphy

We've got even more tickets to give away this week! Two awesome Glass House shows: Unearth with Chimaira on 12/7 and Peter Murphy with She Wants Revenge on 12/9.
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​ Pearl Jam is having a pretty big year. Seattle's finest conquered what many bands dream of (second to marrying models, which Eddie Vedder has also been victorious in), and that is reaching the level of rock legend status.

This year, aside from the release of the Pearl Jam documentary PJ20, directed by Cameron Crowe, which will be in theaters in the fall, marks the 20th Anniversary that Pearl Jam released their debut album Ten (holy cow, we're getting old).

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​Well it's official. The Get Up Kids are on the road and will soon make their way to the golden state. Unless you've been living under a rock, you probably knew this anyway, especially if you're a fan. After 15 years together, the quintet from Kansas City, who begrudgingly accept the genre classification of emo, have a legion of fans, still dedicated after more than a decade of musical evolution.

Their latest album, There are Rules, was released in January and features an unexpected  foray to the dark side, even for this a band known for its melancholy lyrical themes. They'll  be playing High Desert hipster venue Pappy and Harriet's in August. In the meantime, front man Matt Pryor took a few moments to chat with me from the road in St. Louis about reunions, artistic visions and that pesky four letter word emo.
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Kingston, Jamaica-born artist Buju Banton.

​​It's time again for the annual Ragga Muffins Festival to take over Long Beach--and this year, the festival is dedicated to Bob Marley, who passed nearly 30 years ago (yes, it has been that long since the music legend left us). But this is no time for mourning! The Ragga Muffins Festival is a two-day reggae extravaganza featuring some of the finest musicians Jamaica has to offer. Find out how to win a pair of tickets to the second day on Sunday, Feb. 20 after the jump. More >>